Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-01
DMmoNsTRATIoE TOWARDS KOS.
EUTH.

devoted to the expression OF our own views
with reference 10 the distinguished guest Of tn,
nation. In New York the demonstration wal
50 enthusiastic towards Kossuth that he was un
able to proceed with his speech, and we deplor,
the tendency Of such cxtravagance. Be this al
il may, however, it is nothing more than the ex.
preston Of individual sympathies, and can bc
regarded in no other light than the spontaneou,
outbursts Of the people, without the stamp Of
official dignity, but giving this the sanction o.
government, BY investing il with this dignity
we loudly deprecate. The action of Govern.
ment has been such to afford, if not Just, some
ground AT 'cAai for lhe iasinuation of the Lon
don press, ''that we have thrown our balance Of
power into European affairs sooner than was an
ticipated." Upon the primitive principle Of
non-intervention, our consolidation receives its
guarantee Of renewed vigor and accommodating
strength. This novel feature in governments,
peculiar TO our own, has in no instance been de-
waited from, except where passive submission
on our part--in the case Of the South American
States-would have proved to be an active in
Jury to ourselves. Shall we espouse Hungary
and indemnity ourselves with her interests?-
Sending vessel; and even che vote Of welcome
(Which was useless and inexpedent) are not
perhaps sufficient to do this any farther than
they stereotype in unmistakable characters, the
solicitousness with which we watch, and sym
patize with those principles which distinguish
us, and so lately sought after and Swallowed
forth in the unfortunate sons of Hungary. But
when this has been done, enough is done, and it
ill becomes the recipients of our hospitality to
overlook that hospitality, in the endeavor to pro-
mote their own interests. A union with Eng
land to check the onslaught of Russia is an idle
pretence at best. II says in effect, do this, or
we will compel you to do it, and perhaps Kos
suth, encouraged by the fawning adulation of our
fellow citizens, hopes to cajole them into po-
sition that may compel them TO urge upon the
Gar the claims of Hungary by the potency of
our arms. OF what avail is it TO say to Russia,
thus far, and no farther? Is the mandate
"When l ope my mouth let no dog bark" suAi-
clently terrible to terrify Russia into measures?
Ii not, then the alternativeis one Of two things:
that we entirely disregard our policy, or assume
the very ridiculons attitude Of cc,a!.,o.,!;I,a
without the intention of enforcing, in case these
commands are disregarded- too, when Rus
STA is very well aware the United States Gov
eminent must depart from policy which has
distinguished the progress of the Republic from
he hour of its birth, "a thing not ct all proba-
'le] to enforce her mandates. We must dis
play grand parapharnalia before the palIor-
stricken Czar-the might of our arms and the
strength of our nayies. We are told this will
not lead to war, but the position is equally RI
iiculous, and it is far from prudent to allow the
,pt'lion of an interested person to assume the
Importance of a certainty. Prudence and reason
ssuredly dictate otherwise. Grant, for the
axe Of brevity, that non-intervention was not
'equeathed 10 us from Washington, and that
eutrality, as contradistinguished by Kossuth
rom non-intervention was regarded by him as
othing more than policy. Is it not our true
'olcy nowP If it was absolutely necessary be-
ore the consolidation of the States, in what res
ect is il inexpedient after that consolidation? Re-
ard il not as constitutional principle" 'for all
ntnre time," but only as a Temporary poIicy;"
is for the people OF the United States TO de-
themselves, without instructions
rom the opponents of European parties, wheth-
r the considerations which induced them 70 A.
opt such policy, are not, to some extent
that they then were. If there are reasons of
hiticient Importance TO command consideration,
i them be well established before we depart
nd at the instance of foreign influence, from
he course marked out by us. As the represen-
tives in Europe of great principle, welcome
-ossuth and his followers to our hospitality, and
private citizens aid them in the righteous
luse. Is this doing nothing? We watched
18th jealous eye the spark of freedom before
was smothercd in Greece, and when Poland \
batled to be Free" we watched her struggles
painful solieitude Hungary repels the ar
mt pretensions of the House of Hapsburg, and q
no was il placed upon the walls of freedom a ,
srald who should first proclaim to the wonder ,
g nation, her redemption from thearm of OPP i
-ession9 Is this doing nothing2 Andyhen il {
'came necessary to give something more than l
-mpathy, our fellow citizens came forward, I
18th generous liberaity-as in the present in t
nnce, to establish Hungarian Fund" In h
If own opinion, as we have said, the vote OF h
elcome was unnecessary and inexpedient- n
ftaer tifa irs we may irot adySaioe without Il
niger. Shall we then rescind this novel fea- a
re which distinguishes our own from the poll S
! of other governmental II we once depart q
pm IL, we can boast of nothing more stable :