The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-01

have not seen him vet He is considered a
truly great man, and the cause he advocates n
most sacred one He seems to expect that our
Government will aid in the establishment of
the Republic of Hungary do not think that
all his expectations will be realized, but | do
hope that our Government and People will de-
wise some way to do something to stay the pow
er of the despOts of Europe. | do not suppose
that we, as Government are going to take
upon ourselves the business of redressing all
the wrongs which exist among the nations of
the earth, but | do hope and insist that we
should adhere to our policy of non-interven-
ton. Our rule has been to send diplomatists
with credentials to whatever Government they
might find existing The only exception to
this rule was in the case of Cass Charge to
Rome in 1S4S. When he reached Rome he
found the Republic in power No Government
was ever more fairly established than that Re-
public. There was but one dissenting voice, in
the large Chamber of Deputies which had been
elected by the People, to the forming and es-
tablishing of Republic. Now Cass was not
accredited to the Pope or the Papal Govern
ment and it was not his business to inquire
into the kind or character of the Government
but present his credentials Immediately to what
ever Government he might find existing. The
this Minister of Republic refused to present
his credentials, thus throwing the entire moral
influence of this great Republic into the scale
of the imbecle despot, who had just been ex-
PEELED by the people, and who had no hope of
being restored except by foreign bayonets,
What more shameful act could Republican
and Protestant do? This was done by Cass
to secure the influence of the priests in the
election of President Cass was sent there
under Folks Administration, and has been re-
tanned there under that of General Taylor and
Mr.. Fillmore Had Mr.. Cass remained quiet
it would not have seemed so bad J.; but he fire.
quently went out of the city to the French
camp to visit the officers, while they were bonn
harding the city and battering down its walls
At the same time, 1000 of the National
Guards of Rome were laying at the cafes, and
refused to fight, because they said that it was OF
no use to fight with four nations on their back;
they would have to surrender, and they might
well surrender first as last. Had Cass been
true to our principles, he would have fastened,
with all possible despatch, and presented his
credentials and then "a an American he
would have gone among those National Guards,
and melted them to fight; and had he have
had the spirit of Patrick Henry, or that even
of any honest man, he would have done it. An
honest man in his place at that time might
have saved the Republic was told by men
of all parties at Rome-the priests even admit
it-that there never was a better state OF
things in Rome than during the existence OF
that Republic There never was greater Sc
curty for person and property within the walls
of the Eternal City The people almost exen'-
plifed the spirit of the Apostles and early
Christians They had all things common
They divided their provisions with all lhey
took the best of care of the sick and wounded
and. there was the greatest unanimity and good
feeling among the people. How great the con,
trast between the state of things then and now
Then the prisons were empty-now they gr9ah
with some thirty thousand of the best OF her
citizens. Now the Inquisition is in full blast
Then an edition of the New Testament was
published. which was seized as soon rs the
French succeeded in their Internal work, and
the whole edition of more than three thousand
comics have been taken to the rooms of the In
ouis;ton. Now a man is imprisoned if a New
Testament is found on him, and if he be a for
eipner he is sent out of the country.
II is q shame that all that our people can do
for the cause of freedom in other countries
should be counteracted by such diplomatists
abroad, and that the present Administration
should neglect to recall such demagogues from
places that they are so utterly unworthy to
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