The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-24
CORRESPONDENCE.

New York, December %, 1851.
To The Editor of The Union: ,#-
SIR There is an old adage that can have too much
of good thing and this is emphacally true of the
Kossuh excitement Deeply as sympathize with the
which he eIoquently advocates yet am quite
pleased that the usrous Magyar takes his departure
for Philadelphia to-day, We may now hope that Reason
will regain her sway the public mind, and that
calm retrospective glance will be taken the events
Of the last fortnight and their nature and consequences
deliberately weighed. The Gar himself does not
else unreening despoism his subjects than
that which has been enforced upon the people of this
city by the worshppers OF Kossuth during his short stay
among us. No one, whoever he may be- or whatever
his talents character has been suffered dissent from
any of the principles he has put forth their application
even, but all have been required to bow down and
ship, and cry 10 all that has been demanded by the
great Magyar But in all this ebulliion of feeling there
is nothing remarkable than that exhibited by the
Protestant clergy. In sermon delivered on Sunday,
compared him to the second coming Of Christ. and
another preached from the text the man OF God for the
times But they all seem TO have in him special
agent sent by God TO overthrow Romansm and establish
true Christianity. they understand it, throughout the
world. is little strange that those who have hereto
fore interpreted the Gospel able make its way TO the
hearts OF men by peace should now be willing to CO.
operate spreading it by the sword kossuth has not
been slow to seize upon this enthusiasm, and has on
several occasions admitted that his had been 80
extraordinary that II really did seem as ii mere was
special providence his favor So fully has this conf
dence been reposed in him by the clergy that many
put in ecstasies by his assertion, IN one OF his
speeches, that the proposed with Russia to COM
pei her respect the law of non-ntervenon /" would
be the last because the nations would be
made free, and hence contened" III the sword Is to
be beaten into the ploughshare and peace exist
after among the nations the may be OF the great
est blessings vouchsafed TO Human nature, how
ever, easily regeneraed II The doctrines which
we have been taught TO believe from childhood be not
egregiously FALSE there will be among till the
end of me-Kossuth's declaration TO the contrary
withstandng
| am an opponent of obsequous adulation, under all
circumstances Nothing shor, of inspiration could Justify
the praises and euoges that have been passed upon Kos
su,h lie is designated the Embodiment OF liberty
the very essence the salt, Of freedom. That principle.
which, like truth, supposed 10 exist wherever per
found TO embrace it, follows his footsteps
and must be understood he understands IT, pain OF
being Kissed and hoo,ed at by iyrannical majority.
This great pdruenu in repubcansm comes to teach
the principles of liberty and duties to ourselves and
others. We, who have not heorized merely but have
actually put practice the largest liberty for three
tiers OF a century, told that Washington mistaken
in the character OF the government which he formed and
the principles he laid down for its guidance The extra
ordinary assumption evinced in this declaration is only
elualled by the imprudence that could make IT,
This is only preparatory 10 the demand which kossuth
makes upon us to revise the law of nations and change
certain fundamental rules which he indicates Its OF no
consequence that this law was established by all: IT may
be repealed by one nation and the United States called
upon to perform that duty.
lie insists first, that shall proclaim that no nation
shall interfere with the internal concerns OF another I'M
der any circumstances and them il Russia any other
nation shall fail to act in accordance with this principle
we must 90 with her. or be disgraced IN the est-
nation of the civilized world We are to be charged
with the execution of the law OF nations generally. All
a. l,,v az afipn1 vlgad hu
Kossutb are 10 be chassed by the United States.
That is the doctrine We did not interpose any
such declaration when the English made war upon
China for refusing 10 allow English merchants TO poison
the people with opium, more recently, when The
French government sen, expedition to overthrow the
epubc of Rome because interference IN such cases Is
to be determined by the circumstances OF each case and
in neither did deem Il duty TO intepose our power
We sympahized IN both instances with the outraged and
oppressed nations yet we did follow the dictates oil
our feelings Nations not a, liberty any more than
individual to follow invariably the promptings OF the
heart We did declare in the of the South Amer-
can republics that we would inerpose in their behalf, If
The nations Of Europe should interfere with them and we
should, trust pursue the same policy now IN a ike IN
stance but this cannot bind us TO establish general
rule to nlepose in all instances throughout the world
| can conceive OF where interference might not
be deemed so monsitous the friends OF ms general
rule would have us believe. Suppose that one nation
should maxi such changes in lis internal government as
10 place another nation in imminent danger; would not
The latter be justified the ground OF sei.peservanoa
IN interfering 10 put end to that danger3 For exam
ple Suppose Mexico should elect to transfer her gov
eminent 10 the Car OF Russia, and he should establish
there the dcspolsn which exists IN hrs present do
mnions would the United States permltna Would they
not inerpose overthrow that desposm They certainly
would Hence contend that each must be Judged
Of by the circumstances which surround it, The general
rule undo ubtedy is that each nation may determine its
and 10 ita nte
cerns and no nation has any right TO interfere with il;
but we have that there may be exceptions to ths
# would be useless 10 quote authority this point for
kossulh sets by repudatng the wisdom Of the past.
and relies upon his Interpretation OF the laws OF Ma
ture and Of Natures God, he had received special
commission to eypound these laws.
The aboonsts and IRE solers have been oudest in
their praises of Kossuth and his principles and IS man
iles that they are using the occasion to forward their
peculiar views II is be hoped that IN rendering 10 the
iluslrious Hungarian that honor which he merits. Con-
gress will not follow the example OF New York, but will