The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-10

ment were the means not the Objects Of govcrnments
and nations live and flourish in proportion law order
peace, justice, and liberty maintained We support
at great cost arnaments to shield national rights
These will have to be increased by the silence OF pus
fare This induced Mr.. Clay. twenty years ago.
to sny that, with regret, he owned that tone
fnitey below that which belongs to the country Tho
Great Lawgiver imposed duty without attaching
penalty for Its neglect He inquired what was to be
lost by this protest? He had no desire for lie
would counsel it, except when all other remedies
failed and then only In defence. lie maintained that
such protest could give cause for war If fol-
lowed IL would be aggressive war by our enemies Aus
tria protested against Dudley Manns missn and Prcsi
dent Taylor's avowsi of it, We did not go to No
one thought we should. II was answered by counter
protest In the celebrated ettcr of Mr. Webster the
Austrian Minister. Austria did not maintain hcr pro-
test by the measure be pacific II IL said Russia will
disregard It, and il will be useless For twenty Ave years
protested and demonstrated in defence of neutral
rghts and vindcstod them at last by resistance against
one party, and open war against another fling
then stranger-ouT principles unknown now, both
regarded with respect and affection by the people Of
Europe, II We speak out, Great Britain will not be
silent When Great Britain End the United States
speak tho faternizing bayonets of France would
open a passage the voice of that mpusve nation
Who believed that Russia would brave the
these e great powers sustained by the voice Of Chris
tendon, He did not know If this protest would do Hun
gary European democracy any good but in the words
of MIR Webster in similar cases, he could say hope it
may" 1t replied that il the protest dsrcglrded
must resort to to maintain it, and that Mr. Kos
suth had confessed nuch hc would not stay long
the quibte of lawyers who claim To have circumvened
the guest at tho feast TO which they had hidden him Il
that Of old sought to cutsnge in con
structions of their national traditions the Grea
Teacher who came not to dispute with Doctors
but to call all to repentance. This waa his pro
ccedng, and not that Of Kosluth. II was to b. de-
tcrmincd by arguments here, and not concessions
lie preferred to abandon Tie cause OF Hun
gary after effort her behalf to abandoning her
with that effort unIied lie alluded TO Mr.. Clemens OBJ
jcciions TO Kosuths rcpublcansm and asked what had
they to do with the issue involved here This Is
trial of Russia How could her conduct be affected
by any imagined misconduct Of kosuh here after Rus
vious misconduct Of which Hungary and not Russia
ought to complain The character OF kossuth had been
decided by Congress with unexamplcd unanimiLy. IIe
had been received with ovation equacd only by that
in the Of Lafayette Freedom often undervau and
sometimes mistakes. her friends but tyranny
deceived Let trcacherous Bonaparte be taught that
Kossuth IL not to be fearcd-Metcrnich that kossuh
Ia not to be hated. Until then, we must stand
upon the judgment We have already rendered Hun
gary formed integral part OF Russia none could
object to the protest against her conduct though they
thought that Hungary part Of the Austrian empire
conservative pens in the United States and freely
from the stpcndary presses Of Paris and Vienna that
Washington II was strange that Louis Napoleon and
Francis Joseph should be deeply interested in OBJ
Of the policy Of Washington He knew by hear
say Of association during the last war, who called
themselves the Washington Benevolent Society who ccle
bIaed his nativity and quoted his farewell address TO
cmba,rass the administration in what they called un-
just and unhoy war, even when It had become war
defence lie knew, also, OF faction that planted them
selves the sacred text to confne the privileges of
citizenship to persons OF American birth. good
needed not the sanction Of that awful name bad
often seeks, though It cannot Justly claim it. lie then
to the propositions made by Washington in 1792
TO the Senate, whether it would ratfy treaties with
Algiers. to effect the of thirteen American citizens
for $4,000 and peace BY payment Of 81? GOO in hand
and the amount annually That was then
vic policy. Who would vote for II now!
Would the Senator who introduced these rcsolutions
Would the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Millcr)!
Would that other Senator who in the triple character Of
Senator Commodore and General presided at the birth
day banquet in honor Of Washington and dishonor
IlpD Oh
Of the United States for the continuance Of th
wise and humane policy of washington--and Why Til
answer may lie easy-the times have changed. and
have changed with them. No thought that til
rape OF the sabine women by the Romans was policy
ngtons policy directly in question consisted in avoin
new and ontangng alliances and artificial ties with
il admitted of expressions, and manifestations
sympathy and OF interest in behalf Of nations contend
ing for the principles Of the American Revolution and of
protest earnest and decided against the intervention OF
foreign powers to suppress those principles by forcend
this the traditional policy Of the United States,
and has been pursued on this very day and hour.
lie then at great length sustained this position by
ca of the events Of that period and those following af
ter the French revolution the reception Of the French
minister by the President and Congress, &c. &c He
fcrred to the revolutions i'll South America and the cf
forts by tho holy league to maintain tho supremacy Of
Spain; and cited the action OF Congress and Mr. Monrocs
proceedings all as solemn protests by the United States
All these events he detailed with much rnutens and
precision and commented upon them IA he progressed
He referred also to tho proceedings pursued in the
Greece lie referred to the prompt recognition Of the
French republic lsis by the United States minister,
and the subsequent approval Of that conduct by the go
yernmcn of the United States spark from the fame
which broke out in Paris kndled the material which had
long been gathering by KoSuth and his compariots IN
Hungary. That revolution watched here with in
tense interest An American agent WAS there ready to
tender congratulations; but Russia trod down the
The exile then sought, his release procured and
while Russian and Austrian monarchies with menaces,
ds ma ndcd his surrender from the Ottoman Porte,
own chores and received him with honor, but have di-
vided the homsge Of mankind between ourselves and him
bile this debate Is going on we have interceded in
formally for clemency to the Irish patriots Here the
history ended lie would not ask the Senate country
TO Distinguish between nterceson solicitation pro
est on the side and armed intervention, cniaugng
alliances and artificial the other lie would
either say that this protest not intervention
have done little else than intervene in every contest for
freedom and humanity throughout the world, since
became nation If this act be wrong, we have never
done right we approve and own the precedents OF our
predecessors this net which cannot be justly or
wisely omitted shall depart from, adhere to-
traditional policy He called upon any one to show any
act Of the United States word ever spoken, or
thought Of congratulaon sympathy or even of toera
tion towards falling despotsn or successful usurpaion
lie thought causes which induced Washingons policy of
neutrality longer existed aud the United states arc now
in d position TO commend their fortune lie would
have senators remember what nation it was OF which
they were goyernorsa nation quick and vigorous in
thought free and bold In speech prompt and reoue in
action--a uaon existing and designed for something be-
yond indifference and inertncss in times OF universal
speculation and activity. Why else this nation cho
that out of her out Of snn should BE- proclaimed
and sounded forth the fret tdngs and trumpet Of polti
raid that IL lad already come to thstat whenever in
any country advocate Of freedom by changes Of toE
tune Is driven into exile he hastcns 70 seek asylum
herc-that whenever hero falls In of freedom
any Of her battle fields his eyes inyountarily turn to-
wards and he commits that cause, with conhding
trust to our sympathy and Never value the
security Of freedom and the welfare and happi-
OF mankind and the favor Of Heaven that has ena-
bcd TO protect both let that exile be nhoptaby re-
pulsed Never let the prayer of that dying hero s on
unused TO hear spend itself upon hearts that re-
fuse to be moved.
MIR JoSEs (whig) Of Tenn got the floor and the sub.
iect postponed until "Wednesday Of next week.
The Senate then adjourned
House OF Representatives,