Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-08

try as government. But when the people of
either rise and seek to throw off the yoke, or
break the chains that gall them-and the other
would interfere to prevent thenl-this becomes
au international conceTn-an affair bet,ceen ma
| tons, and involves breach of the law and
morals Of nations, in which we become an in
terested party with all other nations Against
such interference would not only have our
country protest, but would have her interpose
both her moral and physical po,uer, whether in
conjunction with England or alone. In this
case we, have the right to interpose; and !
contend that justice as well as our interest and
security, makes it our duty to interpose.
Mr.. Walker said of two things he felt GER
tain; first, that the spirit of Russian absolutism
| unless prevented by the nterposition of constl-
tutional governments, will triumph and prevail
! in Europe, and ultimately turn upon liberty
here and elsewhere; and second, that the only
powers on the broad face of God S earth which
| can interpose and prevent it are the United
States and England. Severaly or in concert,
then, they must act or fall or ,aif not fall, III
timately suffer and bleed TO degree of deple-
ton ten fold that which their timely interposi-
tion would cause.
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The next day Mr.. Walker offered the fol-
lowing resolutions for the consideration of the
Senate: ..- .e.s's .l a5. ..1siggr a.-.
Whereas the signs of the times are porten-
tons of an approaching struggle in Europe be-
| tween the republican masses, for constitutional
governments, on the one side, and the advo-
Gates of monarchy, for absolute governments,
on the other; and whereas it pressingly be-
hooves the representatives of the American
people, and of the united sovereign States of
America, to seriously consider, and betimes to
inquire into the relation of the government and
country to this struggle, and their duty, in
view of it, to themselves, to foreign nations,
and the International law therefore,
Be IL resolred, That the Committee on For
eign Relations be instructed 10 inquire into
and report upon the expediehcv of an open
declaration by Congress TO foreign nations and
the world, that the United States hold strictly
to the policy and principle that each individual
nation, State, or power, possesses for itselfthe
exclusive right and sole power TO take care and
dispose of its own internal concerns, without,
and exempt from, the intervention and inter-
ference of any foreign government, State, con-
federacy, alliance, or power whatsoever; and
that any such Intervention or interference by or
on the part of any foreign government, State,
confederacy, alliance, or power, constitutes an
infraction of the law of nations, authorizing
and justifying the interpostion of any or all
other governments, confederacies, or powers,
at their discretion, to prevent such intervention
and TO repair such infracton of the law of ma
tons.
Resolved, further, That the same commit
tee be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of requesting the President of the United States
to cause negotiations TO be opened with all 9TH
er constitutional governments, with view OF
obtaining their cooperation with the United
States in the declaration aforesaid, and the
policy and principle thereof, and in the obser-
vance, defence, and maintenance of the law Of
nations in this respect.
Although Gen. Cass and one or two other
Senators have indicated some disposition Of
leaning towards more liberal construction Of
our neutrality policy, we believe that Senator
Walker, in his remarks above, makes the first
open, unequivocal avowal in favor of such 9
change. His arguments are not without
weight, and seem to be dictated by com.
mensurate spirit of self sacrificing patriotism
to say the least. Ee--.r -.