The southern press., 1852-01-12
For the Southern Press.
Intervention.
No. 3.

ever since the first French revolution, can for
moment believe that it has the slightest sympa
thy with the struggles of the people of Europe
for liberty, or that it will, either now or in fu
ture, aid them in the establishment of free gov
ernments, based on the Democratic republican
principle. With the people of England it ma,
be different; and the popular demonstrations il
were no doubt sincere, for the people are al
ways sincere. But that the government of Eng
land will ever aid the Hungarians in establish
ing republic, based on the principles of tha
OF the United States, ] neither believe myself
nor do see how any one else can believe it
SO long rs that government is determined t.
maintain its own institutions, it would be little
less than suicidal to become an instrument il
establishing systems directly at variance will
them, and whose example would be dangerous
to its existence. The object of England il
making this overture, thro ugh the Hungarian
exile, for CO. operation with the United States
in maintaining the principle of non Intervention
is not to assert the independence of nations, bu,
to check, if possible, the progress of Russia
which threatens not only TO overturn the bal
ance of Europe, but her Eastern empire.
Russia and England, while Germany and
France continue in their present unsettled state
are the two great powers OF Europe--one is
progressive, the other stationary or rather retro
gading. Both are struggling for the ascendancy
in Europe and Asia, and were either out of the
way, the other would have no rival, at least in
its gigantic schemes of conquest in the Fast.
England has now scarcely an ally in Europe
for though the President of France may in some
measure be dependant on her support or neu-
trality the nation is evidently jealous of the in.
fuences Of their ancient inveterate rival and enc
my. They may for the present maintain sort
of united partnership, but il will be long before
the people of France forget that England was
the great instrument in bringing about the occu-
patton of their capital by foreign armies, and in
obliging the nation to submit to the intolerable
necessity of paying the price of its own degre
dation. In this state of things, the proud, stub
born old British lion is looking askanco towards
the New World for new allies and new acces.
sions of power; and making indirect overtures
through one who has deservedly awakened the
warmest sympathies of the people OF the United
States in behalf of himselfand his cause. Eng
land feels herself sinking, and drowning men
catch at straws.
To show that am not looking beyond space
and time, when | contemplate the period in
which England will cling for support to the
United States, here present the reader with an
extract from late number ofthe London Times,
which is one of the feelers which the great Po-
lypers puts forth to ascertain the pulse of the
United States, either in tickling their soles or
boxing their ears. Those accustomed to read
that paper, must have observed that the first in
dications of British policy are uniformly shadow
cd forth in its leading articles. Though not actu-
ally official, they unquestionably indicate the
views of the government. In remarking on one
of those humming speeches with which Mr.
Walker is amusing the crcduity of John Bull,
for purpose sufficiently obvious, when we re-
the Times, after specializing on the present
condition and future prospects of Europe, says:
"What will be required of us! What at
tempts will be made on us? What crusades
ought we spontaneously to undertake? What
assistance in any case are we to expect from
America? For our islands we have no fear
Despostism is great on land, but impotent and
craven on the sea- Wherever our ships can 90,
there we have no compeer. AS on the former
occasion referred to by Mr. Walker, we can
protect the New World from the tyrannes of
the Old. What, then, remains to be done
Are we expected to land on the continent of
Europe, and to fight single-handed with four
huge military mOnarchies, mastering two or
three millions of armed men? What degree of
assistance are we to expect from America in
marching into the centre of Europe? None, we
should think. However, there are many things
to be considered. A hundred years ago what
was Russia? A hundred years hence what
will be the United States? An empire, with
not far short of two hundred million souls
Should anything happen to u.s. should we ever
be exposed to unmerited indignity and oppres-
sion, and our services to Europe be forgotten,
we have only to pray EToriare aliquis nostriS er
ossibus uitor, and that prayer will one day bring
that can apply to its purpose the resources of
continent and two oceans"
The question thus fairly presented-why
should the United States interfere in behalf of
England against Russia? To answer this, it
becomes necessary to enter somewhat more
minutely into the natural and existing relations
between these three great powers. Russia be-
longs to another world, and so far from having
any conflicting political or commercial interests
with the United States, has never, on any occa-
sion, either directly or indirectly interfered to
their prejudice, and always entertained the most
friendly relations. The United States and Rus
sia never have, and never can come in contact,
either on the ocean or the land. Asia is within
reach of the shadow of Russia; America is dis
tant thousands of miles in one direction, and in
the other separated by a frozen ocean. Her
possessions on this continent consist only of
trading establishments, and yield nothing but
furs Her armies cannot reach us, and her navy
ia not an object of national jealousy; nor can it
ever be, until the character and habits Of her
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