Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-20

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might get into trouble with Austria; might insult
Russia Yet Russia and Austria do not hesitate very
much about insulting republicanism by putting down
free country Now, sir, look upon this melancholy
fact and think is not hopeful fact for republican
ism liberty France scarcely becomes republic be-
fore she sends army to crush sister republic for as
Stunning the very right which she assumed for her
self She would not allow that right to the Italians Our
own America becomes republic, great and powerful
She got aid in the hour Of trial and that she
is powerful and great she says to Others you may fight
1t out in your way we safe and we mean to CON
tnue Now, think that is carrying the matter little
far Permit say that if there is any thing
which is carried too far it is the ostentatous parade Of
this principle of non-ntervention. P0haps may act
upon it. 1t may be prudent to act upon 1t !; but why
parade it before the world? Why tell all the nations Of
the earth that matter what republic may be crushed
this country win interfere? We should stand as
were selfexcommuncated from the rest of the world
think sir have said, that it may be very well to act
upon the principles and hitherto it has been we'll It has
doubt made this country great But Think, at the
same time that is not prudent to parade 1t before
the world as permanent 6xed and unaterabe principle
of policy adopted by this nation Now sir, can imagine
state Of things like that suggested by the honorable
Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. SrocKroS when this
principle could not be acted upon. Sir if the present
appearance of the world be taken indication Of the
future, God only knows how long shall be permitted
to act upon this policy; can tell. Reaction is
triumphant every where all over Europe; and while
there is continual commotion there who can tell how
long shall be permitted here to remain unaffected by
the political tumults across the sea !!
But that is not the question at this time. say again
that it does not matter whether this resolution passes
the effect of the resolution is destroyed by this
opposition Kossuth in coming to this country Mr. Pre-
sdent must either have benefited his injured his
He for the purpose of beneftng his
How He says he wants you unite with England and
form alliance for intervention the in
tervenon Of other countries in the Affairs Of Hungary,
and make other countries observe the principle Of action
which have laid down for ourselves We wish make
our principle universal He says that it would not do for
any country not to intervene because that would require
that country to be unfaithfu in its duty humanity.
There is something in that view. He asks to unite
with other countries to prevent Intervention Sir he
shores for that express object Now sir this
Government need not give any that they will
act upon that principles but by receiving him with kind
hospitality quietly, magnanimously would have made
favorable impression upon him. He would have gone
back to Europe and accomplished his object far his
poor country is concerned.
Mr.. President, do not wish to say much more upon
this subject at present. nor would have said this ii had
not introduced similar resolution and certainly should
not have done but the resolution having been intro
duced and withdrawn by the Senator from Mssssip
p Mr. FooTE) thought necessary to take deci
sire action upon it. Sir think That resolution
should have been either carried defeated in my opin
ion But matters not what do with this 1t is
my impression that the of Kossuth has not been be-
Melted by our proceedings in this body
One thing more, Mr.. President, wish to say which is
this want to beg honorable Senators to abstain from
saying any thing which would nuriously affect Kossuths
prospects in this country Sir he is going back to Eu
rope His object and destiny are in Europe 1t sounds
like prophecy, but, in my opinion, before two years,
you will revolution in Europe such has never
yet been seen there-never, sir Kossuth is the man
formed for the emergency by misfortune fitted for by
educaton and may say raised by the hand of God to
prepare the materials for that great and hope final and
successful revolution in Europe. Senators may get up
here and say he is not Washington Lafayette, and
compare hin, with this that say, no; this
country to Lafayette immense debt; but at the
time say that the present age has produced
to compare with Louis Kossuth. He is, in my humble
in md
in war. His country is his ideal. He looks over the
whole field of Europe, and but the image of his
bleeding country; and no man could be what he is if he
had not that grand holy ideal which is constantly in his
view
He has studied only the politics of Hungary but of
Europe in the mass Sir in England he seems to know
her institutions her weakness her strength well
Lord John RUSSELL the Premier They this and they
astonshed at it. So with regard to France; with
regard to Italy Sir, regard him therefore raised
by the hand of Destiny for this great mission The time
man, here amongst His course is Watched with in
anxiety in the Old World. His speeches thrill all
Europe for they feel that the of Hungary at this
moment is the cause Of Europe Every felt that when
Hungary fighting, she not fighting her own bat
tie, but the battle Of liberty Of nationality of civilization
Kossuth win 60 back to his country. Whether you
ceise him here reject him whether you give him this
little compliment refuseit Kossuth goes back to Eu
rope and the FIRST revolution that takes place in Eu
rope-and that may be before long-my impression is
that Hungary is erect and free again Hungary cannot
be rodden down; for the fate Of Hungary is involved in
that of Europe But they will not keep Europe down
nevernever There is most extraordinary phenomena
Europe now that ives perhaps witnessed before
by There more men in arms from the Volga to
the Rhine than there when the battle of Lepsc was
fought when Napoleon was the head of his army and
had aroused all Europe. Napoleon is dead he is not at
the head of the armies He lies buried the banks
of the Sene and yet Europe is trembling under the
tread of What is Europe afraid of? Where is the
enemy? No nation is afraid Of any other Sir they
have armed themselves against such men as Kossuth
against the spirit he brings and against the principle he
to the world They have armed themselves
against the spirit of democracy-I do not mean demo-
cracy in little, petty, party but in the broad
tional, mundane sense. ~ $500 NJ isf Eth trF
And say now that there are Governments on Gods
earth possible but deocracies and absolute Governments
Where are, your mixed Governmental In England tits
effete it will GO. She feels it, Her statesmen now
preparing to launch her into the tide of democracy She
cannot remain where she is She must go either with the
absoutists with the democracy Her statesmen per-
ceive it. Why Kossuth warmly received there not
only by her people, but by the first men in the land
his dungeon in Turkey Why has he shown such friend
ship to him in England? Sir Kossuth is fighting the bat
tie fliberty every where and he feels it, If the abso
lutte Governments succeed, as they now dong-for
there seems to be but mind from ST. Peersburgh till
you to Lsbon--al Europe win have become abso-
lutists they all working the same way England
sees it, and if that absolutism prevails England is
communicated from the continent Of Europe. She knows
and she feels It. She feels that the continental system
of Napoleon WAS nothing 70 that system which is now
threatening to be realized; and Engand would be very
do ito launch herself the side Of the principle of lib
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