The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-27
MR.. WALKERS SPEECH AT SOUTHAMPTON.

Lord Dddley Stuart spoke, saying he re-
ioiced that England, Turkey and the United
States, had been associated in the great work
of kossuths Liberation. He could not help
feeling proud of his position ON the present oc-
caslon. On one side Of him was a man who
had been Governor of Hungary, and who, he
hoped, would soon be Governor again and, by
Il remarkable coincidence on his other side
was man Mr.. r. J. Walker who was likely
soon to become the President of the United
States Loud cheers.
Rev, Mr.. Wyld proposed, "The Constitu-
tlonal Governments of England and the United
States
The Hon. Robert J. Walker responded lie
said he rejolced in the privilege Of Speaking in
the town of Southampton, endeared as it was
to Americans by its reception of Kossuth. As
an American, he felt no miserable jealousy that
k0Ssuth had first landed on British soil nor
would any such Jealousy be entertained by his
cOuntrymen That was due to a country which
had exerted itself 80 much for his liberation
Most OF the great fundamental principles of the
free Government of England were embodied in
the Constitution of the United States; and he
would declare his conviction, that if their NUM-
clpal institutions were Oyerthrown, the result
would be anarchy or despotism. That u re-
public was not, under all circumstances, favor
able to freedom, was shown by the example of
neighborng land where half Il million bayo-
nets were employed to sustain the Government
against the people. The Americans had never
INDUCED in the visions which had damled 50
many in Europe. They had never supposed
that labOrers would he benefited by thu de-
struction OF that capital without which wages
could not be paid. Hear, hear He was de-
lighted to hear their illustrous friend allude
to free trade The United States struck off
half the shackles from commerce. and, God be
thanked, intended to strike off all the rest
lCheers. The people of the United States had
always maintained, NJ their able representative
at that port had set forth in an address which
he had read with peculiar pleasure, the doe
trne of nOn-nterventon Its but a few wears
since they were an infant State they were now
probably approaching manhood and they still
held sacred the doctrine that no Government
had any right TO interfere in the domestic affairs
ofanother country. Hear. hear Ifthe people
of other countries desired to wear the chains Of
despOt let them draw the shackles around
their limbs, but if they desired freedom let no
dcspotic power be permitted to impose shacklcs
upon them. They were in favor then. of the
doctrine of non-interyenton, and hoped that
every nation in the world would establish for
itself whatever institutions it might think best
calculated TO promote its material and other
interests. Nor were the American pronaOon-
distsl except 10 Tar rs prOpagandsm might arise
from the success of their own example But no
desired now to endorse the sentiment of the
American Consul-and the people of America
would be ready TO endorse it too-thnt whilst
10,
concerns OF other countries the time MIGHT
come when il despots should combine 20 over
throw the liberties of any nation the pcople of
'he United States would be prepared to unite
WIN Their ancestors, Loud cheers. amidst
"hich hoSsuth rose and gratefully acknowl-
eIscd the tone of the speakers remarks These
ISLANDS were, from their remarkable insular
position sort OF brcakwater of liberty between
'ne American and the European continents,
ana the Americans felt that if the surges Of
ueslotlsm were ever to break on their own
shore, they must first oyerwhelm this country.
Hear hear. IT, then, this alliance of despots,
headed by Russia, which was the soul and body
OF the whole, hear, hear should attempt to
make war upon free Governments il it should
intimate to England asst did to Hungary. that
1t must give up its free institutions il it should
say To England Abandon your Queen, give
up your throne, give up your parliament give
up your trial byjury, give up your hdJeas corpus,
give up all those great fundamental principles
which mark you as free people; if these
tyrannous demands should ever he made, and
the people of England should say to their rela-
tyes-ior they felt that they were related to
them in blood and in language, and by thou
sand endearing recollections of the glories of
inc past cheers and they would BIO related,
700, as he believed, looking at those two flags
Po'nung to the flags of the two nations in the
room by thestll brighter glorics of the future
Shu II inns country should ever say TO the United
S o.a The time is come when the great con-
l h mus. commence between the principles OF
uSspItlSm and those of liberty IA conflict
winch he believed was close at hand-Ihear
hearl-there were millions of his countrymen
who would delight to flock to the shores Of
Great Britain, and under its and their standard
70 overthrow despotism Immense cheering
Why should England and America, united FEM
the world in arms Hear, hear, and cheers