Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-01-01
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boldly his wishes and no longer discnscs
his belief, that the possible, il not probab IL. !
effect ofthc new diplomacy he desires our
government to adopt would be WAR. In
his speech at the banquet given him by the
Bar Of New York--hc reiterated lis pur.
pose to induce, ifpossiblc, the government
TO declare, that the United States will not
permit foreign power to Interfere with
the right of sovereign nation 10 regulate
its form of government, and dispose its do.
nestle concerns, as it may choose. Such
declaration. he said. he Ind been told
might lead to war. Upon this he remarks:
"Well. am not the man 10 decline the
consequences of my principles (Great
laughter and loud aprlansc) | viii no,
steal into your sympathy by slippery eva
sion. Yes, gentlemen, confess, should
Russia not respect such declaration of
your country. then you are oJ'iged-liter.
ally obliged 10 go 10 ,car. or else Be 3,repar.
ed 10 Dc degraded before mankind from
yoar dignity. applause Yes-l con-
Tess that would be the case.
"But you are powerful enough to defy
any power on earth IN Just cause, as
your Washington's-and SO may God help
me, as ii is true. that never was there vet
a more just cause. (Applause)
There was enough ofwar cn the Garth
for ambition, or cgotistica interests even
for womanly whiras-to give to humanity
the glorious example Of a great people 20
ing even 10 war; not for cgoiistcal interest
but for justice, for the law Of nations. for
The law Of nature aud ofnatures Cod
and it Will be no great mischief after ALL
(Applause.) 1t will be the noLlest, the
greatest glory which nation has vet
earned, nobler and greater that any nation
yet has earned; and its greatest benefit will
be, that it will be the last war, because it
will make the laws of nations to become u
reality. which nobody will dare ,olatc
seeing them pu; under tic safeguard Of al
humanity. 1t will be the last war, because
1t viii make nations OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
because free. (AppIause.)
"And what still must be iorcinostly cor
sidcrcd, you have nothing 10 fear hy that
war for your own country, for your oMl
security. II it were Otherwise, never
would have pronounced that wish. Bu
| am certain that there Is not Il single ciii
zen OF the United States who would moi
agree wilhinc that there is no plausible IS
sue ofthat supposed war Which could af
feet the security Of your own country -
(Grcnt applause)
ii think, gentlemen, ii is time to get rio
Of the horror to recicc former opiaioas,
as Mr.. Rash says. believe It is limo Il
establish that Mil, and believe the pco-
pie Of TIC United States are called 10 cs-
'ablish it. The policy must be made sub
serylcnt 70 justice, international law, and
the everlasting principle Of right.
There Is AN axiom in jurisprudence
which hope you will no. contradict:
Laws were a VAN word # nobody ware to
execute item [Chocrs. Unhappy man
KIND! that was the condition Of tby com
mon laws until now-evcry despot ready
70 violate them, but no power on earth to
defend them.
people Of The United States! here
bow before thee, and claim out oil the bot
tom Of my National Declaration; raise thy
voting and gigantic arm and be the exccu-
tive power Of Nature and Of Natures God;
which laws thou hast invoked when thou
hast proclaimed thy independence. Pro-
tect them, defend them cvcr-if thou hast
70 20 to war lorl! That viii be horer
war than ever yet VAS, ana the blessing Of
God will be with thee Great cheer
ing.
However nattcring 10 our pride as pco
pic, this appeal Of kossuih may be, it
strikcsu US as not being very complimentary
to our Judgment The proposition is moth
ing less than that the United States should
assume 70 bc tie great arhicr Of nations;
sort Of universal constable. whose duty
it should be to enforce the laws, and keep
the peace Of tie worI--a scheme, the
gigantic absurdi,y Of which would be
without equal in the history Of human
folly.
There is an aspect Of tbs matter which,
in our judgment, should at once and for
ever determine it, in the Southern Statcs.
TIE rigM u one Tcollc d mtr11,osc 70, ne
emancipation ofanotdcr pcop'e, tco4id b. d
Iatcl admission jov tie dac(hoidisg Staics
tomalc. We are aware that, with US,
slaves are noi regarded as people. il 20
li';cal sense, and that tie principle would
not according to mr. construction Of it ap-
ply 70 them. But We should recollcct that
our construction Is not AMI would not lc
that Of other nations. Upon this subject
we invite a.ru'ion 10 the pregnant Facts.
stated in tie following extract from the
New York Hcrald:
In England and on the continent, the
equality Of all races is admitted. This
was illustrated at the Crystal Palace. il
lie lliitatious between The rosy daughters
Of The island, ard the dark and wooly
headed descendants Of Congo or the gold
coast Of Africa. We see il illustrated IN
he French Assembly The two delegates
rrom lie island VI Martinique. sitting ii
hat body, are Black as the King of Dabo-
ney, but are, IN caste, on a footing of per.
1ect equality and fraternity with NJ Der
,ier, Victor Hugo, and The whole Assem-
oly, and the whole nation. The same prn
.iplc Is universal on the continent. The
from their isolated position,
ire practically ignorant Of thenaturc Of our
Internal controversy On this question. But
lie rest Of Europe understands ii, and the
socialist Germans. are especially, idcndf-
ID in sentiment with our Aboliiionisis, next
2 lhc English agitators. Atriis lime, So.
;iaist agents " tie continental revolution
SIS are busy among US, propulgaiing the
doctrine Of negro emancipation. DR.. Kin. |