The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-01-15
vossurH AND WAR.

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faction, If wc may be permitted 10 Joos'
from the n.nber Of complimentary remark
That have come to us from members OF ina
|n,,tv which stands identified with inter
lyen,ion. We are grailied that the sp'ri
lof Christianity is so difiused in this comn'H
Unity that it's members irown down al 9
forts to enianole us in alliances that can
no, bu, lead to war. Those Of our colem
lporarics who have been so unfortunate a
j, to embrace the side Of Intervention IN thi
question, would fam impress upon the'
READERS the opinion, that no fears need %
entertained of war II our Government IN
Itertcre in the Hungarian struggle agains
Russia; or say 10 Russia, 1--WE declare .ht
RIGHT Of Hungary 10 settle her own govern
ment aud protest against you assisting
Austria 10 cocrco Hungary" They dc
rive their arguments from kossuth's speech
es, as though the opinion Of the grea, Mss
var, though ever 50 eioquently expressed
would weigh down the experience OF ages
that experience which be would in verl
~ wish us to cas-, away whcu he says, thai
the doctrine of neutrality as recommended
i by Washington, "wns not taught as per
manen, rule, but Us temporary convent
ence.n We will give an extract from
speech delivered BY knssnih before The
bar, of New York to show bis sPecoas
reasoning upon the subject OF "wsr.' a
defensive war is horrible enough, but an
offensive war, who can picture the ca!ami.
ties il would bring upon orr country:
II may lie answered-'Nell, il we Qhe
United Staies) make such declaration al
non admission ofihe Interference Of Russia
ia Hungary. (because ,hat Is The practical
meaning of the word will not dcny,) and
Russia will not respee, our declaration,
then we might have 10 60 to war;. Ant
here is the rub.
Well, | am not the man TO decline the
consequences Of my principles. l"lli n,
steal into yonr sympathy by slippery esa-
sion. Yes, gontlemep, ! confess should
Russia not respect such 4 declaration %
our country, then hoa are obliged, liter
ally Obliged 10 goto war, or else be pfepar
ed to be degraded bofre mankind from
your dignity. Yes, lconless that would be
The case.
Bit you are powerful enough to def
any power on earth i'll just eause--1s
Your Washjngton's 50 may Gli NJ lp
nc, as il is true, that never was there yet
more just cause.
There was enough Of war on the earth
for ambition, 81 egotisticai interests ever
t1r womauls whims, 10 give 10 humsnil,
the glorious example If a grea, people 60.
ing even to war. mol ior egollstical interest.
BIT for Justice, for The law 81 nations, iof
the law nf nature and natures Gad-andlt
viii be no great mischief after all. II vii
he the nobleS', the greatest glory which Z.
na,on has vel earned; aud is greatest henl
f. will be, that il will be the last war, be-
cause il viii make the laws Of nations =
become reality, which nobody vii! dare
violate, seeing them pat under the sale.
guard of all humanity. u vii! DC the last
war, because il vii! make nations content
ed---contenied because free.
And. what still mast be foremostly con
sidered, you have nothing to fear BY ,sio'
war for Your own country--ior your own
security. Ii il were otherwise. ! never
would have pronounced that wish. Bat
am certain that there is no, single cili-
zen Of the U. States who would not agree
with me tina, there is no plausible issue Of
that supposed war which could affect The
security Of Your Own country.
Think. gentlemen, il is time to get rid
Of the horror to 'rerieD former opinions,
a Mr. Rush saws. believe it is time e
establish that viii, aud believe the people
If the United States are called to establish
li, The policy mus, be subservient Il
justice, international law, and the ever
lasting principle Of right.
There is an axiom in jurisprudence
which | hope YOU will not contradict
Laws were a vain word if nobody were 10
execute them Unhappy mankind! that
was the condition Of thy common laws IN
IL now-every despot ready To violate
them, bat no power on earth TO defend
| them.
People Of the United States here bow
before thee; and claim, out Of the bottom Y
my National Declaration; raise thS young
gigantic arm, and be tho executive power
# nature and Of natures God; which laws
hon Inst invoked when thou hast pro
claimed 'hy independence. Protect them;
defend them ever, if thou hast TO 90 10 wa
for il! That will be bolier war than ev
er yet was, and the blessing Of God will be
with thee.
And vet, if the question Of war is To y,
considered. not from the view Of right, du
rs, and law; which still, in my opinion, il
decisive one but from the view Of mert
policy, then believe that you must ~
shrink back from the mere word War
There is no harm in the mere empty word
three little letters, very innocent, that
lal! But you must consider il there reali
is any probability that your declaration
would not be respected, and you really hat
10 go to war;
Our FOREIGN RELATIONS seem TO be as
: suming rather squally aspect. We hav'
the Prone,heus affair on hand to se,tl
with Great Britain: the Thrasher aifai