The New York herald., 1851-11-01
A Congress of Republics.
TO THE EDITOR OF The NEW YORK HERALD
Rr.alr,.. nnL - L.

BosroS, Oct. D, 1851.
The speech OF Mr.. Corey, of Ohio, upon olr
foreign policy, the Tammany Hail resolutions, and
your remarks thereon, u. they appeared in the
HERALD Of Thursday, are causing some s,usatioa
here; ana the matter is one which should, and
doubtless very soos will, com and the dsep atten-
uon OF every portion OF our country.
The aespois OF tue Old World are holding con-
claves 20 weigh the danger they stand in from do
mocracy, and to devise the best methods OF sup
pressing i; ard short sighted, indeed, must be bs
who surposes their efforts will be confined 20 tho
eastern Continent. Rossed by tho brilliant example
which our country affords Of self government, and
the happiness resulting therefrom, the oppressed
milors OF Europe have determined to cast OFF their
feters From all its are con-
stantly reaching shores, 10 swell cur ranks aud
taste the blessings of liberty tyery return all bears
back to their lends cobfrm lton OF the GLAD tdnys
which have excited the Old Wcrld-thus enlarginy
snd tanning the discomfort; while eacn steamship
built, and every improvement made ia the same,
widens ard shoTtens the ocean bridge destined ere
long, to bear to their rescue the American knight
Grants Of liberty.
With these facts before the world Is Il reas N sb!o
to suppose that the monarohies OF Europe will bo
contt to combat the disease now sapping their
vtals, and make no effort to roach tho exciting
cause And in view OF the Avowcd combination
they have formed for the suppression OF republican
ism Of the far sighted craf, cunning and knlvery,
which have In all modern times marked their
coufFe, and the belsh disregard Of justice, mercy
and truth, evinced by them whenever they have an
end to plsh, Is it wise is 1t safe. to await at
their hands a blo~ before even thinking Of prspa-
ration Or Is IL natl )ns duty es the m Dat pro-
miDent and powerful of lberty's childrcn gone
rousy TO shield the weaker, and pru Ienty seek to
frsternize with and unite all the republics Of both
continents i'm other words, send forth call for
The necessity for action Of this kind may soon
openly appear; Switzerland and the free cities Of
Germany are already threatened. The former, APP
preAensve Of her DANGER has already forth
to Us her hand; though limited ia extern; she pre-
ten's despite all secret attempts to pro 20 anar-
chy and confusion within her borders TOO success
full an example Of democratic government to he
longer tolerated in the heart Of Europe; and the sea
ports Of the latter presen. also terminus for our
republican steamers, of which absolutism will
always be jealous until they obtain the control or In
TACT, u commercial and financial interests did nos
forbid, they would gladly see every ocean steamer
sunk or buried that the old and world light be-
kept apart as Of yore; for we'll they know that tho
wish Of the republicans Of Europe, as expressed in
the words used by Kossuth In his address 10 the
United States-"Oh, tha. you had been a mel xhbor-
ing nation'-wil yet be, to all intents, fulfted,
through the thousand lines by which our Collin ,ss
will reach every seaport in Europe; and then Italy,
Hungary, and well deserving Turkey even, will NOT
want for bsckers
The absorption Of Switzerland and the FREQ
Cities j. but the first step OF the despotic combna-
tion. France Of course Ia TO follow; and with ree-
renee to her, cunning move seems already making
"a sort Of second edition TO Prince President Ma
poleons Roman one,-that is, the pittiug Of the
Gallo Cock against the American Eagle, out Of
pretended sympathy for Spain This would be .
master stroke, could IL be effected but the people
Of the two countries are too wse too fraternal, to
be humbugged into any serious collision, whatever
the French ministry may attempt; and though tho
English aristocracy, who would prefer the rule OF
the Russian Gar to that Of On English President,
might second the movement, never would the Bri-
tish people, despite their commercial interests.
Let us watch and pray, for a brilliant scene may
open upon the world in 1852. The despots of Eu-
Iore have, at Warsaw, thrown down the gauntlet
Let Congress Of Republics speedily take IL up.