The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-31
Non-Intervention.
From he BaIiimors Sun.

From me BalttAaoTe sun.
Suppose some spunky little republic had grown
up upon American principles alongside OF old
Eance, and in the midst of European despotisms
aud suppose the aforesaid little affair, apprehen-
1Ise that the recession of France to Bonapartist
empire would be disastrous to the great cause Of
popular freedom the continent of Europe, was
nov urging the French people to take arms for the
maintenance Of republicanism, and Offering them
tyeir services in the feld-what then? Brother JON
fian having taken the new kinck of non-ineryen
Don into his head, bawls out across the water
siIallo, there, yeou-whaps your name-stand off
ysou sassy little republican rascal, ycou, and keep
ybur fin gers out of the Frenchman's Chico WIDER,
I'll blow ye right out o. your Alpine fiKins into the
Mediterranean will" Is sauce for the goose
siuce for the gander in this case TO inter
vtne at our own 'discretionS" Let's get the hang
Of the thing before cut our swarth lfinteryen-
Sion is TO be established principle, then we are to
Know nothing or e1pediency. We should like to
have the measure of that American administration
which would intervene in such as this, as
soon after il had been tried by the next operation
Of the ballot box az possible. "a cents worth OF
soap after days wash" conveys homely and APP
probable idea Of the diminutive, but it would hard
ly equal tho exhaustion which such an administra-
ton would undergo at the hands of the American
people by such feat of intervention as this.
Again, suppose such q case, and any liberal Eu-
ropean monarchy in alliance with upon this
principle should, finding rather slow to move,
undertake to act on ito own suggestion, and warn
oil the saucy little republic and finally, becoming
involved in conflict with both the Frenchman and
his coadjutor. call upon to aid the of non
Intervention, in what an agreeable position should
find ourselves 40, but such n thing that
cannot be-" That is merely an objection in words,
while facts daily transporting ofsucha character
as assure that much unlikely things than
this may occur at any moment. 1t is certainly
possible for Italy 10 make successful movement.
And, were she now republican, it is not unlikely
that she would requite the peridy of Louis Napo-
leon, by aiding the republican party of France,
whenever it might be induced to make demon
stration.
Indeed, cannot doubt that whenever republi-
Canism develops itself with efficiency and power,
in any Of tho European nations. others will in
stanuy be on the move; and success with one will
induce ready disposition to aid others And how,
in the OF honesty, could we intervene to pre-
vent it! Our alliances" il we had been commit
ted to any, would be "entangled" indeed, and
difficulties be surpassed only by folly.
Either non intervention must, principle, be
applicable only against the institution of mon
arohy, it may commit TO resist the progress
of republicanism. On the other hand, if we to
select cases, it is no longer to be regarded
principle, but simply srpedient, for the pro-
pagation of republicanism, which no nation in Eu
rope would respect, and which of course abilities
the idea of an America European alliance.
From fAs Ne,o York Commercial Advertiser.
Beyond oil question the policy of the United
States is, while boldly asserting principles to re-
fain from any interference with European nations,
and by that policy we feel sure Government
will abide. Whatever be done by asserting
the great principles of republcanism, and by indi-
vidual contributions in aid of Hungary, Congress
and the American people will most gladly do.
But they will not, at the bidding of the most elo-
quent of strangers, depart from that policy which
Washington recommended, and which the coun-
try has so far pursued with unbounded honor and
profit to itself The House of Representatives and
the Senate, the Executive and the Cabinet, love
freedom intensely M Kossuth does, and they
true patriots as he; for which reason they
will bear in mind the prosperity of their coun-
try az sincerely he advocates the freedom of
his.