The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-18

sword, and the slightest motion might the break
ing OF the hair, WILL Is, not step In the And
10 wait, have no time in Turkey lies al
ready al The mercy Of the Gar and will be grsspcd al
onceDoi TO speak OF little Switzerland few other
Insignificant States. And have nothing TO hope
from any one Of the European governments.
Now, let despo,ism triumph, of which issue many OF
US are convinced land you least are bound to &C
knowledge the probability what else win be the next
aim oil the Holy Alliance and its chief (he Cza but the
entire extinction, the whole surface of the EARTH OF
that nimea principle which they routed on their CONT
nent You and England will then have 10 go TO war
against victorious foe, armed with the power OF pop
ulaon OF over two hundred Millions kept in fear by no
living enemy at home. Whether this, their aim, will be
realized sooner later does not matter II will be re-
allied as soon the hangman gets out OF work home
DO not object that II is impossible to subdue the once
awakened spirit OF freedom II has been done with many
eroc people, and you cannot deny at least the posi-
biliiy that il may happen again-yea, may say the
probability, under present circumstances.
think that all who agree about the probability Of an
approaching crisis and its unhappy issue, in case Of
America remaining neutral and who agree about the in
cyitabiy Of an ensuing between the two CONT
nens are hound agree also about the necessity to pse
vent those coming calamites by decided position to be
taken now, in view Of the unmsakeable aim OF the Eu
rcpean alliance.
The object OF these, my words. is to direct as far
as It lies within my humble power the attention OF this
mighty people the imminent dangers dawning over man.
kind. and imploe them TO take the matter into serious
consideration Thss all want; because know il they
take up matter in earnest they have always goa aad
wiHEet II IN the right way At once-hsnks to yu6f
blessed political institutions, which have no other
purpose but to beat fair track for the free announce
men OF the peoples voice and as the peoples voice is
Gods voice. You cannot hesitate to take it Immediately
up, when considering what immense advantages imme
date action implies know that voice will thunder il
in the ears OF the Holy Alliance. that "the domestic SOW
eegnty of every nation is true and righteous principle
that you the young giant OF the New World proclaim as
law in the face of the whole GLOBE and that you resolve
topoect and enforce il far your arm may reach In
this declaration Of the independence Of every nation
you will stand alone. don't believe it, and therefore
don't say it. that England will join you England as ii
is, will not join you, though it can-and will moi dare
to step on the other side; it will send any amount of
diplomatic phrases to the right and TO the left until the
hair Of the Damocles sword breaks Meanwhile, though
not protecting and enforcing it. it will respect the nterna-
tional law you proclaim because. trembling within it's
very Shores il afford the power nor the holiness
to challenge you. The European Alliance, of course,
will not respect this law, they did respect
will respect any law whatever They will take the first
opportunity TO violate it Them certainly you will have to
70 to war. But your position will be most powerful and
overwhelming The nations OF Europe strengthened
by your avowed sympahy-naons not subdued in hope
less bondage, but rising for the last struggle-are your
natural allies and if your gallant men of war surround
Europcs shores from the Black up the Baltic sea- and
up to the very mouths of splendid streams pro-
tect undsturbed trade, and the nations right for fair
pay-afoding by this your conduct to every nation the
unmstakeable opportunity to the struggle and
causing the rising TO be general unanimous one
who can doubt that the sacregious alliance will be
overlhrown IN short and comparatively easy campaign
This it is ask OF you. We will fight our battles our
selves, as far domestic foes are concerned but
more than this we not able TO encounter Non-in-
PREVENTION guarantied-unresrcted commerce secured
the victory will be ours. You will be blessed by the
free nations OF Europe and you will have laid the foun-
dation 10 boundess progress of Europe of America,
and OF mankind Culture and progress are matters con-
corning mankind, and ought not to be left at the mercy
OF the occasional policy OF or another nation or
government. i cannot believe that you, mighty and
happy people, will lei drop the occasion to fulfil great
and sacred mission; cannot believe that your glorious
Washington, with heart full of love OF humanity
whatever he may have said at the time OF your infancy
that he now could look at the great contest between
right and wrong without utterng word of deestaon
and grasping his sword. believe that the gem
people OF America will eagerly take up the op
portuny to pay housandfold back the European blood
which flowed freely in your battles. mngling with the
blood OF your very fathers But il you let drop this oc
casion. then second will certainly be offered you
where you will be obliged to fight for those principles
attacked in your own country. You powerful and
rapidly growing, and am convinced you will come out
victorious. but mol till after torrents OF blood have been
shed, and not till after immense sacrifices Then it nay
perhaps, be your lot to carry back culture and freedom
10 Europe, il she will be yet susceptible of IT, H,w-
ever ii will have to be done by renewed wars; since
the moral influence OF example, and such things $50 often
held up by different people OF very little concern
with nations whose printing presses are thrown in PIECES
and whose authors moulder under the gallows
II has been repeatedly asserted that il was foolish to
expect the American people to stand up against foreign
Intervention now, while nowhere the fact OF such an in
teyenon lies before their eyes. for my part, consider
it the very time to proclaim this principle now when
most sacriegious violation of il has been perpe,rsed
crushing down the victorious OF heroic people,
and reducing the international laws to the awessaess OF
piraies-when similar and still more sanguinary vio
laon very likely happen in the very next future and
on the very fields consider il wise to establish
laws which righteous Ones before the
right which they ought to is ovehrown Despots
always formed their treaties and alliances to secure what
they call right before II attacked; they got along
pretty well up to this day. and, in this respect, might
perhaps be OF advantage adopt their practice TO
secure what zoe call right canno, see however how
can for one single hour be delayed is recog
missed to be necessity moral duty amongst civilized
humanity.
Another objection against the intern ational law OF nom
intervention was that il not reconeileabe with the
Christian duty help where oppressed nation struggles
against the oppressor But is il not obvious that most Of