The New York herald., 1851-12-19


While our learned contemporaries ere gravsly
discussing the insxPedisncy of abandoning the
rable policy of non Intervention in the affairs of
Europe, they seem to forget that it has already
been abandoned. The doctrine has practically be-
come an obsolete idea-s dead letter. tradition
from the primitive days of the republic. II was
well enough in the days of four-horss post coaches
and sailing vessels; but in this age Of electricity,
railroads, and steamships, the antiquated idea Of
passive neutrality is exploded. The action Of Gen.
gress, and of the Executive, at Washington, has
introduced the modern doctrine Of active interven
tion in behalf of fRepublican principles on both sides
Of the water. We have broken ground in several
initiative steps, in this new policy.
/. The act Of Congress detailing vessel Of the
United States navy to the shores Of Asia was SUBJ
stantally IN act of intervention in support of the
republicans Of Europe, and the casting down of the
gauntlet to the despots.
g. The recomme ndation by the President, in his
annual message OF an Official reception by Congress,
ofGov. Kossuth, was second step OF active 90.
speI alton with the cause Of the European democ-
racy.
8. The joint resolution Of the two houses, well
coming Kossuth to the country and the capital, the
despatch of special messenger by the President to
bear the official invitation to the distinguished
exile, and the appointment Of committees in Con.
gress to receive him upon his arrival at Washing
ton, form another very decided chapter Of active
Intervention.
1t snot necessary to rsfsrto municipal and popu-
lar rSemonstrations-to proceedings Of State lssis-
latures, and party asssmblsgss of all parties-to
thu thousand deputations Of welcome extended to
Kossuih since his arrivalin support of his prnci-
pies and his cause, as marking the inclinations of
the people. Nor is it necessary to advert to the
enthusiastic response, al sides, to the appeal for
" material and financial aid" to Hungary. Our
reports of the donations and collections from day
to day, to the Hungarian fund, afford the most
striking asd absolutely startling proof of the sub
stantisl character Of American sympathy. No
sooner does the great exile proclaim the financial
bran n OF his mission, than money comes pouring
in upon him, as if his cause and the liberties OF
Europe were our own cause, and tho guarantees of
our own independence. But these proceedings are
strictly par. and parcel Of the practical adop-
tion by the United States Of the doctrine Of active
Intervention. Congress and the Executive Depart
ment Of the general gov eramens are alone invested
with the ractical contrel Of our foreign relations,
and their action alone can decide upon the future
policy of the country. Bat they have done enongh
to initiate the new doctrine Of active Intervention
in European affairs, in favor Of republican princi.
ples, and az ainst despotisu.
The old doctrine Of neutrality being thus pra,ti-
cally superseded, it bscomss al interesting ques-
ton how far the new one iI likely to be pursued.
Whet course will 1t take? Perhaps it may
60 no further; but . new principle once intro
duced into the policy OF our government, Of any
government, is more likely TO be prosecuted than
suddenly relinquished. This l especially true of
popular doctrine-a republican doctrins-a doctrine
fully up to the lift Of those high pressure engines Of
popular sentiment, steamships and electricity-a
hundred pounds to the square inch. The iniatia-
tive steps have been taken. We have crossed the
Rabicon Of the old stand still idea Of Chinese ECU
trslity and isolation from al outside barbarians."
Whittier are we tending, and what ars the pros
pects Of this enlargement Of the Os foreign
relations
During the last summer We had several inter
We've, il Paris, with Napoleon Bonaparte, son of
Jerome, and nephew Of the great Napoleon, and
TIE oily remaining scion of that family who bears
resemblance to the great conqueror, in his couu-
tsrs-ce AID in his naturally quick perception Of
eo--ec; conclusions. At one these interviews he
remarked that the act Of our government Of sending
: vessel Of war to the relief Of Kossuth and his as
sosatts L captivity, act Of direct interven
;i,r IL tie affairs of Europe and in support Of the
-eprbl cans, and that it would probably lead to
-uus er cas- Of the greatest moment. in view Of the
threatening aspects Of affairs upon tae Contiaent
Stet ty sep that act has been followed up by 90.
ye.1nen;al action until nothing is left to be done
excsTt he ofcsl declaration of Kossuth's doctrine
cfi,jeryelton to enforce non-interven.ion
M- Walker, Of Wisconsin, the lard reform candi
dAie io- the Presidency, has introduced resolution
II lie senate, covering the whole ground We can
ha-6y venture to predict the passage Of the resol
iior C; i;s Introduction is significant Of its popu
la-.ty u The West; and the agitation Of the ques
tios &c Senate will be like adding combustibles
to TIE Gre. It will be laid upon the table, but it
VII s,. be ssitsted throughout the eountry, until
the meeting Of the national party conventions TO
select their candidates for the Presidency.
what will be the action Of these conventions on
this inrortan; subject this grave and tremendous
a-fts.t--tecomes - The next inquiry IL is manifest
that ,Ls vhgs will have nothing to 90 with this
thing. Tkey will not touch it. Tammany Hall
Las Indicated decided leaning to lEtervention bu;
lie South is Jealous of The movements Of DR.
K1Et tzd the sbolitionists have rendered southern
politicians susJ cious Of the ultimate consequences
G! r.r1 gi1g into a general war. Il may rebound
n them AID their inEtitutsa q slavery So that,
VIA. With tie conservatism Of the old hunkers
az IKE misgivirgs Of the south, the doctrine
q active nterferenee in the p-ospecivs European
corvuls.er is net likely to be adopted even By the
democracy, a. ;keir platform FOR the Presidential
csmlsign.
-; thsre is 3 ;hiTd party party Of active vital-
~. r tie North-a party which seems to have
received new pulse stree the arrival Of fkossuth,
.r bav.1c opened to them a new dsld Of agitation.
Th. Sc The free soil and abolition party. Nothing
vii salt ;hem better than the rejection Of this new
a,.slre ty The wings and the democrats The
4-ss .,I convention a, Pittseurg will thea do the
b..,r.si-sd5r, the principle, and aius Themselves
ir,o he grand crusade for the emancipation OF
rrsrErd In an quarters Of the world, and from all