Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-29

that be might steadily go toward that noble aim which
the people of the United States have sancfed by its
sympathy"
What does this mean Does IT indicate any thing les.
than the hope and expectation this Government the
people of the United States will lend countenance and aid
this sacred aim Of his life I" Il needs argument to
show that this is with which nation can
have nothing do without violating the first principles
which our Government rests and the sad experience Of
those who failed in similar attempt in another quarter
should be warning people against any such inter
ference in reference to Hungary.
It that the attempted revolution in Hungary
understood certainly there two sides to that questions
and il is not understood by all alike. Its history by impair
tal pen remains be written We have read that
republican form of to have been establish
ed the ruins the present dynasty, if the revolution had
succeeded Kossuih himself prefers, told in bis
speeches, constitutional monarchy to any other form Of
government The ancient charter of the Magyars secured
them representative Government composed in part of
hereditary nobility wealthy, naughty and dspoic
controlled the mind and body Of man. When Austria sought
limit the powers of this Government and to extend her
the mobiles Of Hungary resisted encroachment upon
their constitutional rights. They had lived under dy
nasty arstocatc empire could be. They had
horror Of strong arbitrary Government but they claimed
constitution The peasanry and others of the masses en-
ssged in the resistance because they had any idea of
publican liberty but they fought for things remain they
had been They preferred Magyar rulers the domination
Of Austria claiming be Huasarys impartial MISTRESS To
the each Government in which they would have
little voice. The choice not of rule but Of rulers;
between foreign nobility and aristocracy io the
born" The object Of the Hungarian PATRIOTS and
Kossuhs hopes now given in the following extract from
one Of his speeches at Southampton
II increase the liberties and security of the Crown
that in Hungary endeavored to widen and enlarge the
basis which constitution founded, include
the whole population and thereby give them an interest in
maintaining social order (Cheers hope to God that the
development of the human intellect will by and by raise the
doctrines Of political freedom all the world and that nv
poor country, continuing confde it's trust in God may
again take that place in the list Of naons which its honest
and courageous endeavon enle it to-" Loud cheersl
part Of the mission Of the United States to estab-
ish monarchies, absolute limited, this side beyond
the Atlantic And if Kossuth and his followers expect aid
from in realizing the sacred aim Of his life, it becomes
weigh well the subject and becomes great ma
ton, whose whole history has illustrated cardr princ-
peshe right Of the people in all nations determine their
own forms of Government and the duty of nonineerence
the part of Others As pertinent the subject we quote
in part from the Cincinnati Gazette, when speaking Of the
foreign policy Of the United States:
"How know that any parry may assist in Ger
many is the majony-that it is the nation How we
know that should not act against the will of the nation
There is not aegisave assembly convention in Europe
which calls upon for assistance How it in
luton Every colonial assembly in America against
Britain made its formal announcement and its ambas-
sailors to the courts Of Europe the nation which ask
ed assistance and the nation only which assisted
6 For whom shall we interfere For what Shall we
interfere to put in power the burghes Of Berlin Or shall
put in power the peasants the University students
Shall determine the between the Socialists the
Republicans. and the Monachss Shall we vote for Ledru
lin, for Lamarne for Prince de Joinvile, for Louis
Napoleon
"When Europe does not understand iteelf how can we
understand it We assume that certain people in Europe
are on the popular side, and that there opportunity
their nations would side with them How do we know that
Was not the revolution in France accomplished by party
Of whom Ledru Rolln and Lamartine chiefs And
who did the people, by their voes put in power Those
who exled Ron, despsed Lamarne and marched army
against the patriots Of Italy great conAc, going in
the world of which Europe present is the great theatre
but from that conflict the clouds have themselves
enough for to distinctly the array of different forces
And if they had the question returns, shall change
established policy and embark the tempesuous Of Eu-
ropean politics If do lie such consistent with
those principles of peace of justice and equity which we
have heretofore laid down for political guidance :"