Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-25

which you have avowed to the whole world
the right TO claim the realization of these
expressions which your sovereign people Of
the United States have chosen. out Of your
own accord, to raise in the bosoms of my
countrymen, and Of oppressed humanity
J gu will excuse me, gentlemen, for having
dwet SO long upon that principle of non
interference with European measures, but
| have found this rock thrown in my way
when | spoke of what humbly request of
the United States. | have been charged
with having the arrogance of attempting to
change your existing foreign policy; aud
as, IN one speech, =, of course, cannot ex-
haus, the whole mighty complex of my mis-
siuu, | choose for the present opportunity
to develope my views about that lundamen-
! tai principle Of not caring for European
concerns-and have shown, not theorell-
caly but practically, that it is a mistake to
think that you had, at whatever time, such
apology, and having shown that, should
you ever have entertained such policy,
you had abandoned it, aud were forced by
circumstances to abandon it, So much, at
least hope to have achieved. My humble
requests to your operative sympathy may be
still opposed by | don't know by what other
motives but the objection ! will never
more meet not 60 Interfere with Europe
an concerns--ths objection is disposed of,
and forever, hope /, remains now to III
yestigate, that having protested not To be
indifferent to European freedom, is the
cause of Hungary such as to have just
claims to your active and operative assist
ance aud support 1t Is, gentlemen Ito
prove this do not intend now to enter in-
to an explanation cf the particulars of our
struggle which had the honor to direct. 40
The chosen chief magistrate of my native
land lit is highly gratifying to me to see
that the cause of Hungary is-except some
ridiculous misrepreseutations of III will
correctly understood here. will only state
one fact, and that is that our endeavorings
for independence were crushed down by
the armed interference OF foreign despotic
power--the principle Of all evil on earth
Russia And stating this fact will not a.
gain obtrude upon you with my own views,
but recall TO your memory the doctrines es-
tabllshed by your own statesmen Firstly,
again return to your great Washington.
lie says IN one of his letters to Lafayette,
My principles are PLAN and simple | think
every nation has a right to establish that
form of government under which it con.
ceives it can live most happy, and that no
government ought TO interfere with the in
ternal concerns OF another" Here take
my ground-l take my ground on prlncI-
pie of Washington s--a Prinoipte and no
/ doctrine of temporary policy, calculated for
the frst twenty years OF your infancy
Russia has interlered IN the internal con-
Germs oi hungary, ahd by so dong has ylo-
lated the policies OF the United States, es-
tabllshed as lasting principle by Wash
Ington himself. It's a lasting principle
would invoke IN my support the opinion of
every statesman IA the United States, of ev-
cry party olevery time-but to save time
come from the FIRST President of the United
States, at once to the last, and recall TO your
memory the words OF the present Annual
Message OF His ENcellency President Fill
more, " Let every people choose for itself,
aud make aud alter ITS political institutions
to suit It's own condition and convenience"
Here again take my ground upon this
prluciple established by Washlngton-mak-
ing the basis of your own existence, aud
prolessed aud acknowledged by your pres
enl government, only to show YOU that i am
aware of the policy aud political opinions of
your present Government also. | beg leave
to quote your present Secretary Of State.
Mr.. Webster's statement, who in his speech
on the Greek question speeks thus: THE
law of nations maintains that in extreme
cases, resistance is lawful, aud that one ma
ton has no right to interfere ia the affairs of
another" Well, that is precisely the
ground upon which we Hungariaus stand.
But may perhaps meet the oblection-I
am sorry to say | have met it already
" well, we own it has been violated by Rus
STA in the case of Hungary, but after ALL
what is Hungary to usl' So some speak
it is the old doctrine Of private egotism
" every one for himself, and God for ALL
| will answer this objection not by my own
humble views, but again by the words of Mr.
Webster. who. in his alluded TO speech OF
the Greek question. having protested the
sovereign right Of nations TO dispose of their
own concerns, to be a law of nations. he
proceeds.- -" But il may be asked svbat is
that to usP The question is easily an
swered. We are one of the nations. and
we as nation have precisely The same IN
terest in international law as private indi-
yidual has in the laws of his country"
You see. gentlemen. had aOain rood
authority 10 quote. The principle which