Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-16
ISSUES BEFORE THE PEoPLE-M. ?
THE SUPREMACY OF THE LAWS.

of this series, it has been demonstrated that whilst
in regard to the Foreign Relations of the United
States, the Wing party has presented to the People,
in its platform, principles most clearly defined, which
it holds to and will maintain in good faith under all
circumstances the Democratic Party, as represented
by its most distinguished leaders, pays no sort Of
regard to the principles contained in its own Plat
form, but exerts all its eloquence in the assertion
of strange and until lately unheard-of doctrines of
which It's Platform gives no sign.
OF these doctrines we have already partially ex-
amined one-the newest and most startling among
them-that of the duty Of INTERVENTION IN the
affairs Of Europe, and have shown it to be, in the
language of MIR. Senator BELL, European born"
and essentially Ant-American. The object and in
tent of this movement undisguisedly to convert
the Republican population of this country, from the
natural and lawful objects of their reverence and
careful regard and affection, to Hungarian other
European interests and projects. In Quixotc plans
of support to these foreign interests, Govern
ment is to commit to the winds and waves Of tenn
pestuous sea own peerless political institutions
and invaluable liberties; the very first sacrifice
demanded of US by this new-light school of politi-
clans being the abandonment Of our independence
of foreign nations and of our old and honored policy
of looking at home, instead of abroad, for the
sources and means of our happiness and prosperity
as a People.
Yes, we are asked by grave and sedate gentlemen,
in addresses to the People-instead of placing a
proper valuation upon the actual position and
peculiar advantages of our country, and making the
most of them as the planter or farmer does of his
landed estate, artfcers in every branch of indus
try do of their skill in their several vocations-to
adopt the quarrels of distant nations and neglectng
our proper interest," to sally forth in crusades against
Austria, or Russia, or France, or England or what
ever other Power; to commit ourselves to war with
any one of these nations at the instance or appeal
of any other nation which happens to have the will
without the force to maintain an equality of power
with other nations on the same continent. We
have said that the principles of the Democratic
Party, as expounded at Tammany Hall and other
party gatherings, require to go to the extremity
of WAR; not in defence of American institutions or
American rights, but on one side or other of con-
tests between nations far distant from this CONT
nent questions which can have no application to
the United States. The foreign promulgator of
this entirely new principle of National Law betrayed
has knowledge that the course which he proposed to
the Councils of the United States would lead to
War; and the fact was as plainly confessed at the
Hall of st. Tammany, few days ago, by the ven
cradle Senator from Michigan, when he said that
he did not advocate going to war-going to war
nor but that the time would come-and he even
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that the time would soon come-when there should
not be clash of arms in any part of the world
but we should take hand in it exclaiming, in an
ecstasy Of delight at his own prophecy, "and a
glorious consummation that would be for the esta-
blishment of true Democratic principles ~ No one
can, after this, deny that Intervention has be-
come cherished principle of no small portion Of
the Democratic party.
That this doctrine is truly of European birth, is
most clearly shown by recurrence to the Speech of
the Magyar at Albany, which has lately met our
eye and has acquired some title to circulation from
its endorsement by such high Democratic authority.
We make the following extract from it:
1t would be indeed very strange to see that while
the world is shaking in its very foundation while the
United States to the point where either they
must take boldly the position Of Power EARTH
sign their proud destiny, and sink avowedly to the posi-
ton Of secondrate Power-not taken in any account
when the balance Of power regulated anew, either by
the Kings or by the Nations, you indeed have not
been taken into any consideration when the balance Of
power equateray regulated the Congress Vienna
in 1916 and again when it upset in favor Of Russian
preponderance in 1S49t would be indeed very strange
to that at such moment teeming with the destiny Of
centuries and with uoh prospect before the eyes railroad
tracks and other similar topics would enter the platform Of
Presidential election, and the question Of life and foreign
policy be left OPEN undecided unprovded for exposed
the changes Of uncertain events whereas it is mahema
tically sure that ne nert Naturalization during rAich
The future Of f great Republic its security and its further
rising or its decline, wn Be decided.
SO much gentlemen, that do not hesitate to say,
in respect 10 The Uon-this fundamental pillar Of
your national existence II is not the Slavery question:
not The Compromise, not whaepr interval question highly
important may be- but il is he question Of foreign po
icy which you win have to decide Yes, gentlemen it is
the profound conviction Of my SOUL which formed upon
calm reflection and careful consideration Of oil the cir
cumstancesit is my profound conviction that there
the batte6elds Of Hungary Germany and Italy on the
Bosphorus and the Neva u be decided THE FUTURE
YOUR UNION"
Coming from such a source as the Hungarian
Exile, such mere choriatonrte as this would be
worth no serious notice. unless in terms such as we
are not willing to apply to its author, now that he
has departed from our shores. But when we find