Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-12-26
AND NON-TNTERvEN.
TA0N

INTERVENTION AND NON-INTERvEN.
TsON
The words which make the caption of this ar
tcle, are destined, we believe, TO occupy more
prominent and every day place in the vocabula-
~ of our national politics than ever before The
advent of kossuth upon these shores-the er-
rand of this distinguished apostle of human lib
erty--the mission Of this eloquent champion of
Freedom for the down -trodden millions of Eu.
rope, will awaken widespread and deep-seated
feeling of hostility to tyranny in the breast of
cry born republican who listens to his eloquent
voice, or reads the impassioned appeals of this
talented and out-spoken man.
The presses in the interes, of the administra-
ton are already throwing all The obstacles in the
way Of the successful issues of bis visit in their
power. Il seems to be The especial business of
class of conservative politicians Gas they call
themselves) to raise every sort of impeachment
TO the progress of freedom, or liberal sentiments,
among the masses of men. They look upon
the least expression of sympathy for Kossuth
as the direct violation Of some solemn treaty by
which the whole nation will be plunged into i'm
mediate war with all the powers of Continental
Europe. They dread to invite Kossuth to the
seat of Government, lest Nicholas, Of Russia,
should also come unbidden and drive home the
representatives Of the people, and again burn the
capitol of the nation. These timid souls think
that government can do no more now than they
could when its foundations were first laid. They
seem to think the full grown man should sub
nit to :!e treatment which belongs to the child.
And they seem to think, also. that the food which
was adapted to the infant is still the best for the
stomach of the admit.
If our government in its infancy adopted the
mottos, Neutrality with all, and entangng ALI
ances with nome it was that they might have
time to rear the young infant that was begoten
BY the revolution, and which had been baptized
LIBERTY, in the blood Of its parents.
And now the young infant has grown with
the wise nursing OF the founders of our govern
ment, shall we cripple the life-givihg energies of
the unswaddied giant, who now rises in lis might
to boqueath his name and offspring to the world
Shall we, by this want of confidence in the very
measures which they took to help its growth and
power, check its increase and sirangle its life ?
Our ancestors in their revolutionary struggle did
not decline the sword or the purse which Lafay-
cite brought aud welded with such effectual
purpose in the cause of American Liberty. And
we teach, as holy rite, our children to rever-
"A bapo. u,
MARQUIS De LAFAYETTE.
We do not, in the discussion Of this question,
ask our government to do for Hungary what
France in the Revolution did for us. But we
have right to ask, and it is the duty of our gov
eminent to see that the peace of the world is not
broken by the blood-sucking tyrants who have
grown fat and gray upon the miseries of the mil
lions of Europe's laborng poor. Il is the duty
of America to see that the Bear of the North
stays in his hole and sucks bis caws-and If he
threatens TO make a descent upon the lambs Of
Hungary, it will be time to tell him that he does
it at his peril. What does the Car of Russia
care for the example of liberty upon the uncyil-
lied Indians of America, as he may be pleased to
call them, if they do not disturb the TRANQUILITY
of his throne-and docs not this stop the gold Of
the south of Europe from flowing into his cof-
iers! The fact is, the people in the United
States are prepared for this question; they are
not afraid to look it in the face, ard say what
they ore read$to DO. And Kossuth is wise, and
shows his mastery sagacity when he prefers to
M his tD tho Il
sources of power, in preference to fawnng upon
officers who have no will of their own. but 10
keep in office. There is no need of misreprc-
senting or Disgusting the proper Interpretation
Of the intervention we believe in.
Already has England offered to do more for
liberal principles in Europe than our govern
ment, by any of its agents, has consented to
and the question is not whether we are dis
posed to take up arms and march for the es.
tablishng of a Republic here, and the over
throwing of DEsPoT there but whether we are
willing TO recognize the duty of saying to the
proud nyrmdons Of tyrant, thus far shalt thou
60, and no father and here shall thy naughty
steps be stayed. 1t is in the power, to day, Of
England and America 10 command the peace of
the world. 1t is in their power to say to the op
pressors of the Old Word, take off your foot from
the necks Of those harmless subiects-and il is
IN their power 10 say to these oppressed and
down-troddaH, you can have such a government
as yourselves shall choose. This would be the
extent, for the present, that we should advocate
the intervention on the part Of the government,
and this should be done in conjunction with
England; and when France again gets still, she
will be ready, too, to throw her powerful iRfu-
ence III the same scale This second revolution.
which we first publish an account of to-day, will
be like other revolutions which never 90 back
wards = and she will take her foot from the
neck of Italy, and the small States of the South
Of Europe will then be able 10 unite to keep off,
better than ever, the invaders of their soil. MAJ
zini still lives kossuth still lives! And wh.;
mey not the cause Of Liberty in Europe hope,
while two such men belong 10 one age, and that
the nineteenth century! Can the conservative
Congress OF the L. s shut up the Golfers Of the
nch' And what can unlock those treasures of
silver and gold quicker than the charmed and
charming key of kCSsutb's ol,,,,.r,. r-.:.o