The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-25
kOssu rus DIANER APHGCn n. r,
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kOssUTn's DINNER APE1Cn n. r..
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Thcse arc highly memorable words.
gen,lemcn, Here l take my ground {,
and casting II glance Of admiration over
your glorious laud, | confidently ask
you. gentlemen. are your insti,u ions
settled and maiUreJ, or are they not !!
Are ytu, or are you not come TO that
degree Of strength aud consistency to be
the masters Of your own foriunes1
Oh. my God, how thank tho for
having given NC the gloi ious views Of
'his coun,ry's greatness, which answers
this question for me
Yes you have attained that degree
Of strength and consistency, when your
less fortunate brethren OF mankind ms J
well claim your brotherly, protecting
hand.
And here ] stand before you to
plead the cause Of these, your less for
iunate brethren - the cause Of humanity.
I may succeed, or l may fail. But |
will 60 on, pleading With that faith OF
martyrs, by which mountains were
moved; and I may displea.e you, per-
haps; still | will say with Luihe,. May
God help me- can do no o'hsr~isc'
One word more 10 prove that Wash.
ington never attached TO his doctrine Of
neutrality more than the sense Of tenn
porary policy. l refer 10 one Of his
letters, written 10 Lafayette, wherein he
says s:-' Let " only have twenty years
Of peace, and our country will come TO
such degree Of power aud wealth that
we viii be able in u just cause, TO defy
whatever power on earth
In Just cause! Now in the name
Of eternal truth, and by all tta, Is sac-
red and dear 10 man since the history
VI mankind is recorded, there has been
no cause more just, than the cause OF
Hungary. Nsver was there n people
without the slightest reason more sac
rilesiously, more ireacherously, and by
fouler means, attacked than Hungary
| Never has crime, cursed ambition. des-
potism and violencs 10 mor" W cked
manner, united to crusI, down freedom,
! and the very life,--lhau against Hon.
gary. Never was country more
mortally offended than Hungary i,.--
All your sufIerines, all your complaints,
which, with 20 much right drove sour
forefa,hcfs to take up arms. are bnl
Sigh, grievances compared with those
immense, deep wounds, on, OF which
the hear, OF Hungary blceds IF the
cause Of my people IS not sufficiently y
Just to insure the protection Of God, aud
the snppor, of goodwilling me",--'l.n
there IL no just cause, and no justice OF
Earth Then the blood Of no new Abe
will move towards Heaven. The gen
| ius Of charity, Christian love and jus
,ice, will mourningIy falI, lI,--olTre.set
men despair, and only tho Gains Of hu
mani,y walk proudly, with impious brow
about the ruins Of Liberty on Earth.
| have shown, gentlemen, that Wa'h
ins,on has never beqursthed the viola
tion Of international law has not be
au.athed the doctrine Of ind,hrrentisn
TO his countrymen, bu, only neutrality
I have shown that these two ideas AZ
essentially different ] have show
that even the doctrine d neutrality Ia
Seyer intended 10 recommend 10 hl
counirymen as n lasting constitutions
: principle. but only rs measure OF ten
porsry policy, advisable until the I'm
t ted States should progress in slr.ng'
and consistency, 10 which end lie In'
, ged twenty years to be soflicient--si,s
which he himself declared 10 be resol'
ed 10 espouss any jus. cause. Now =
low me briefly to consider how you
policy has been developed IN the couri
of time. with respeo. to the principle
J, non.in,-ryen,ion IN foreiga concerns.
d Twin only recall 10 your nemor
the message Of President Monroe, whs
he clearly stated tina, the United S,a''
uoald take up arms 70 protect II
American Spanish Colonies, now f''
Republics, should the 80 called lio
(ra.her uaholy) Alliancs make mn
tempt either to aid Spain TO reduce u
: new American Republics 10 their "a
, cirnt colonial state, or TO co:npe the
{ TO adop, political systems more co
u formable 10 the policy and siew' o' to
}. alliance. / enlreai you 10 mark We
o g.n,iernen. not only tbs forced 'nto
" due,i,n Of MonarebiAl Government
,e Ls, IN general the interference Of fore'I
,s powers IN the contest ivr 'ndepsndsn
Of the Spanish Colonies, was d.cisf
n sufficient motive for the United s,a'
" TO pro,ec, the naiurs! right of those II
lions 10 dispose u tLemscise..
beg leave to desire you 10 reine'
Der that tti, dseiarsi,on ~ 're'I's
Monros WAS 10. only approved "a
c: confirmed sy the peoiis - the ln''
l S,s,... bat ,hs, Grea: i|s!a'n h'
jo.asa t.s La,ted .Sot.s ~ 'lie hoe'
!. u,,,ut. II ,h.s dueis.7a sul 'e.' policy