The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-11
BROAD PRINCIPLES.

held in this city, series OF resolu'iO"' "a'
passed with tremendous cheers" we copy 'he
first four Of the series.
RESOLVED, That the People Of me U"uea NaeS
sympathize NTH The oppressed o. aH Maroon" m"s'~e,
fond ia Europe, or ASIA, or Air'a, o. [n1ernu'
whether groaning under the iron heel VI nay n
nau in Hungary, or RsdetIKy IN i'sy ~ -
dnot in Rome OF a royal imbecile IN NsPieoi VI
| in the land OF Koscusko under the oarosrous
Russian or under the endless and boundiess ag-
gressions and butcheries Of the universal roo-
ber.' whether in India or Southern Africa, or IN
unhappy Ireland and especially DO we ieei ply
for our neighbors Of Cuba, whose e&iies 30 oi'eh
find q refuge among u.s. and whose groans are
borne on every breeze 10 our shores :,
Rssolped, That we trust in an oVerrunne
Providence, which mil OUerthTor az me PgolS, tt"e
all these tyraaieS, and establish cru ana 'e'tS'0N'
! liberty throughout the frorld.
Resolped, That our nation processes to De gov
erned not oniv 6v the holy impulses Of sympathy 6M
by Iaw 5y the first ,pe are taught 10 ply ana 0SSi@
The wretehsd, and BY The latter 10 reSPea me "S"
rights of Others whie IRE mdndam our ow"'
! 7" Resolved That Spain has stripped her nnnap-
by subjects in Cuba of every right which eleva.es
man above the beast Of burden, and has forfeited
every claim to their allegiance
These are broad principles, and we are glad to
see them 30 boldly and heartily announced oy the
Washington People Aut-Savery sentiment
must be more prevalent in the District th'n we
had supposed Some two or three years ago an
immense meeting in front of the Patent ofhce'
resolved to pull down the Era, because IL advo-
GATED these very principles Now, an immense
meeting publicly and BY reclamation proolaims
its faith in them, 1Syu,pGthy Nth me oppressed
of all nations rhether m~FrsOps, Asa, africa, or
Ameriean-a Trust IN an 6ps-Astug Providsnee, 'rheh
MIL operthrow at the proper 'ime all these fyr0"'eS
and establish eiu and religious liberty Throughout the
,rorldn-Pdy and aid TO The rraehsd, respect Jor
The legal rights Of others, and no less for our 0TH-
No allegiance due by the unhappy subjects Of Cor
ernnseu whieh strips than Of all thU nghS-Noble
principles Let US hope that our Washington
friends will be faithful to them under all circum-
stances in all cases.
The Republic undertakes to object to the resO-
luton which asserts that our nation processes to
be governed "not only by the holy impulses of
sympathy, but by law" No ouch thing, says that
asn.c ear Gover2mar. u scysssesl BY 1ss, not
impulse Well, the resolutin says nothing about
the Government 1t asssrlti tlGa the nation, that
I. is the American People, pf{fsss 70 be governed
4 not only by the holy impulses Of sympathy, but
by law )" and we suppose even the Regs1le will
i not deny this
! BY the way, the Republic not only misnppFe-
bends the resolution, but it gives utterance to a
sentiment which has as little affinity with COM
uor aoosa nd Cb >; sf;a nitv no ANYTHING we have
ever seen, even In its columns Impulses Of
sympathy it says, "have nothing to do with
our Government, or any other Government"
What kind of an impulse led Congress, within
the last few years, to pass resolutions rejoicing
over the downfall of monarchy in France, to pass
bill, authorizing the use Of United States ves-
sell to convey relief to the starving people of Ire
land, to pass another bill, authorizing the em-
ployment of United States officers to take COM
mand Of the vessels sent out by Mr.. Grinnell, in
search Of Sir John Franklin. What kind OF i'm
pulse prompted the Government to assert its right
to protest against the barbarities of Mexican war
fare, prompted the Administration of Gen Taylor
to send an agent to ascertain whether Hungary
was not in fit position to be recognised IS an In
dependent Power, prompted Mr.: Clayton, az
Secretary Of State, to avow his s for the
Hangarians prompted Mr.. Web cretary
Of State, to proclaim in behalf nericar
People, deep solcitude for the tn Rof every
people struggling against dsspotism2 What
kind Of an impulse was it which led Congress tc
Soshorise tho President to c}nPloy a United
\ States vessel to bring Kcsauth @ this country
iDh6Yss 'ind6eifed me tScks " tsS vsiss'
States with those of England and France, to pro
test, few years ago. against the atrocious mas
sacre Of Christians in the Turkish dominions
What kind Of an impulse has led the English
French, and American Governments, to seek tn
release of the noble, but unfortunate Kossuth
Time would fail to recite all the instance
in which the action of our own Government an,
Of others, has been stimulated and controlled b,
"impulses Of sympathy" What is it but pit
for the suffering that lies at the foundation Of al
those magnificent charities for the blind, tn
deaf and dumb, the insane, which occupy so lsrg
a share of the attention Of our State Govern
ments
And yet this sublimated philosopher of tn
Republic informs US that "imlallseS Of Synlpath
hare nothing 10 do nth our Government, or any Othe
Government B0rbarOM naiions-saOGge tribes
may be governed more or less 'by impulses Of synpa
thy' holy or OTHERWISE bat eiuiiiz>d men are govern
ed By lanes and constitutions, e'elHsiUe Of all I'M
pulses good or badn
This passion for laws and constitutions amounts