Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1851-12-20
Non Intervention.

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PRINCIPLES of oll f~ptalgii intercourse,
aud Ill ths Presidents since hia zine. have
constantly declared this u be oiis 81 siia
cardinal principles ID oar policy 10 4
State.
At the lime the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
nude of tie determination t5f this governs
nitnt ID permit I'D fttefiafaiiee Oh tie part
ef Earope4fn liatiolis wial tile aHaifs
Of tbls continent, and that We would mot
illtsfFefe With them, our position among
llte liHlioHs Of The saflfl was 80 iIiee1sid.
alls, thai II was thought worthy Or tlt
little attention alfead. and was not much
thought 81 here. Small ID repliiatloli,
and that population scattered oyer Hn Id.
mallss. territory will D form 81 govern.
ineiit lien scarcely more than oil esperi-
nlett. and tie experiment bearing 10 Ger
tni e proof If success. this position, a~sslltt.
cd ly the chief authority Of the country.
was looked upon more As ttl elnpty boast
tlH.n ~ d dpetfilie which could DO produet4
i've of airy consequence ID the aid OF .detfi.
iiant Of any European State But tit,s,
while II has constantly aided 10 ouf terri
tory, lIas also constantly added to our pop
nialion-Ifum five millions Of peoples will
i weak government, few eiies, a small
commerce, and no improvements, we
number move q population Of thirty mill.
lions, that which was considered us d mere
experiment, has stood tile test Of many
trials, until the then dependant country liHs
now bacoine one Of the most powerful
Suites Of .tl,e earth, mid Of more reui Inn
puftaIlee iii the affairs Of The world than
aAy other lasion BIZ The Globe. Our com;
tliafue y upon every sea, or produce II
every laid, and cur Industry fell every
wliefeMwhile we number more f~IrstfAta
cities liiaB any other people, and 10 alI The
eaiefftas tending 70 tie Improvement oil
mankind we are altogether alisad Of oil
uolapatitersg And Ii izbeing luolcd 1T
iii this slight, that all nations WHO have The
Iu,ss Of freedom. OF who are now striving
fr IL, which makes this position Assumed
long ago, of interest now. They cast
theif eyes upon W. bacaiisel they rstneai-
ber Tint we struggled against tyranny aid
conquered Il, heeosiAe they know Va must
necessarily be opposed 70 everything like
il m"otiafahieal government, atld that Me
will not anly cailnteiiailea any movement
byy which snsll gogafuments tiay BID over
ttt.fned, but that We also fael inclined. my
hound. 70 take ati aetise aud positive lurt
iii their heltaif. i.
We'll, We siipposa there u iiot 4 man
i'll this country, III ill uveiits not al ,Atlnf-
ieals, Who ilas llot MI this sympathy fvi
tile oppressed of other nations who
est,t,la not wish to sec every king WHO
uneiimbsFs d throne deprived Of lhis III
natural authority, md made 70 live ~
fripnr men Us their fellow mutl--who
does not hope for d Rspal,lir tanivTrfal
Nor DO we euppese any considerable
lumber Of men could he found here. VIII,
.wetld uot render my personal iissiatutlee II
their power, fit Tie promotion ii any cause
having for itA object Che freedom Of any
uountry from oppression. But Dir con.
duct IL individuals Il very different from
whit our conduct Al 4 nation SHOULD o.;
mud here rests the Importance Of this subj
iert ! consideration.
II il possible that b struggle. severe
aud bloody, vii soon agitate Europe, 81.
~laeneing the dsastipy of tils people d
that continent. What coas.e are W. ~
! iintipn foinr u rifala9 How are We
going To stand Id refsrclce u Il
Kossuth las lately landed III this conn.
try-Kossuta who was liberated from
captivity mnitly w the Intersections Of
this government. After IN etithiissastic
reception d England, lie comes amongst
ila, and our people crowd round him, Of
ia1ost Milling down atld wofstiping hum.
Tile recoIlertiens DC Ills heroic attempts 90
iree bis country from q terrible desrotisls,
his constant labofs il the cause Of Liberty,
dis suiIeriags. his pfivatio.ls, ail epeak 70
the hearts of these who look Anpo1 hini,
mixing them rejoice At tils delivery from
captivity Of 4 grett maii md true lover
of his country, while his magnificent elo-
qusnee. makes them forget everything. ID
their admiration of tie mai, md siloit
With exnltation u tie possible prospect oi
tlae realization of HE hopes. And what
are these hopes9 IZe seeks III 10 manner
10 conceal them; Ne boldly sayx they me-
~iflserarably coaffected with Tie freedom u
bls native lana, nor does 10 hesifate now
10 say that the Unitcd States are looked
10 for assistance, and support He does
not my that he wishes fof troops md
mems 10 fght with Hungary agailat Aus
Tin, but he wishes aud expects that Ne
should stand Ri, really 70 step n and pre;;
vent any inteffsrance III Gle past of Kns'
sia, Of anyotlier power which may wish
10 take sides with Austria. This II !
mere political snove, for ~ knows thas
Russia Miliiaserfnre. and that then. ncfif1n