The southern press., 1852-01-08

dently affirm, that in your great county lhei
exists not single man through whose 6rai
has ever passed The thought, that ne would Wis
/ to raise the seat of his ambition upon the rnln
-of your country's liberty, If he could. such
I wish is impossible in the United > ses. lnst'
lutions react upon the character of nations IL
who sows wind will reap storm History Is th
J revelation of Providence. The Almighty rule
by eternal laws, not only the material but In
moral world and every law is principle, an'
every principle is a law. Men, as well as ma
, tons, are endowed with free viii, 10 choose I
principle, but that once chosen, the consequences
must be abiled
With selfgovernment is freedom, aud WIZ
freedom is justice and patriotism. WIN cen
traliz tion is ambition, ard with ambition dweli'
despotism. Happy your great country, str' io
being warmly addicted 10 that great prineIplt
Of self.goyernmcnt. Upon tins foundation you
fathers raised a home TO freedom, more glorious
than the world has ever seen. Upon this fonn-
dation you have developed it to living wonder
of the world Happy your great country, SIR
that ii was selected, by the blessings OF the Lord
to prove the glorious practicability of a fedora
tive Union Of many sovereign States, al
conserving their State rig is and their self
government, and yet united IN one--every
Star beaming with its own lusre, but all to-
gether one constellation mankind's canopy
Upon this foundation your free country has
grown to prodgious power in a surprisingly
brief period, attractive power Ia that your tunda
mental principle You have conquered by II
more in 70 years, than Rome by arms in cen
tures. Your principles will conquer the world
| BY the glorious example of your freedom, well
fare and security, mankind is about to become
conscious Of its aim. The lesson you give TO
humanity will not be lost.
The respect for State rights in the federal
government Of America and in its several States
will become an instructive example for universal
tolera,ion, forbearance and justice to the future
States and Republics of Europe. Upon this
basis will be got rid of, the mschievous question
of language natonalies, raised by cunning des-
potsm in Europe to murder liberty with. Small
ler States will find security in the principle OF
! federative union, while they will conserve their
national freedom by the principle Of sovereign
self government; and while larger States abdi-
eating the principle OF rehabilitation, will cease
to be blood field TO sanguinary usurpation and
a tool to ambition of wicked men. Municipal
institutions will ensure the developement OF
local particular elements; freedom, formerly an
abstract political theory, will become the house
hold benefit to municipalities and out of the
welfare and contentment of all parts, will flow
happiness, peace and security for the whole.
That is my confident hope. There will once
subside the fluctuations Of Germany's fate. 1t
will become the heart of Europe, not by melting
North Germany into a Southern frame, or the
South into Northern not by absorbing his
torcal peculiarites, by centralized omnpotence
not by mixing in one State, but by federating
several sovereign States into Union like yours
oil ii,r hoci oil al fba
tionaI regeneration of Slavonic States, and not
upon the sacrilieious idea of Panslavism, equiv
aent TO the omnipoteuce of the Car. Upon n
similar basis will we see fair Italy independent
and free. Not unity, but union viii! and must
become the watchword of national bodies, sew
cred into desecratcd limbs by provincial rival
ries, cut of whic flock of despots, and COM
mon servitude arose To be sure, it viii be a
noble joy to this your great republic, to feel that
the moral Influence of your glorious example
has operated this happy development in man
kinds destiny, and have not the slightest doubt
of the efficacy of your examples influence.
But there ia one thing Indispensable to it,
without which there is no hope for this happy
issue. This Indispensable thing is that the OPP
pressed nations of Europe become the masters
Of their future, free to regulate their own domes-
tic concerns. And to this, nothing is wanted
but to have that "air play" to all, for all, which
you, sir, in your toast were pleased to pronounce
as a right Of my nation alike sanctioned by the
law of nations as by the dictates of eternal JUS
iice. Without this ''iar play" there is no hope
for Europe--no hope Of seeing your principles
spread.
Yours is happy country, gentlemen. You
had more than fair play. You had active, oper-
ative aid from Europe in your struggle for in
dependence, which once achieved you so wisely
used as to become prodigy of freedom and
welfare, and book Of life to nations.
But we in Europe,-we unhapply have no
such fair play. With us, against every palpita
! tion Of liberty, all d., spots are united in com
mon league. And, to be sure, despots will
never yield to the moral influence of your great
example. They hate the very existence of this
example. 1t is the sorrow Of their thoughts
and the incubus of their dreams. TO stop its
moral influence abroad, and to check its spread
ing dcveiopemeut at home, is what they isll, in
stead of yielding to its Influence.
We will have no fair play The Cossack al
ready rules by Louis Napoleon's usurpation, to
the very borders of the Atlantic ocean One OF
your great statesmon--now 10 my deep sorrow
bound to the sick bed of taradvanced age (alas
that am deprived of the advise which his wis
| uoiu tou't nave PHhh w mS,J~Jpui SlSd
statesman told the world thirty years age
that Paris was transferred to st. Petersburgh
What would he now say when st. Petersburgh il
transferred to Paris, and Europe is but an appen
| dix to Russia?
| Alas. Europe can no n ore secure to Europe
fair play. Albion only remains but even Albior
casts a sorrcwfu glance over the waves. Still
we will stand our place, g sink or swim, live o.
die"-you know the word 1T is your own, W,
will follow it. 1t will be bloody path tt
tread Despots have conspired against the
world. Terror spreads over Europe, and anti
cipating persecution rules. From Paris to Pestl
there is gloomy silence, like the silence of na
ture before the terrors of hurricane 1t is
sensible silence, only disturbed BY the thousand
fold ratling of muskets by which Napoleon
murders that people which gave him hom'
when he was an exile, and by the groans of new
martyrs in Sicily, Miano, Vienna and Pesth
The very sympathy which met in England ant
was expected to meet here, throws my sister
into the dungeons of Austria Well, Gods will
be done! the heart may brenk but duty will b.
done. We will stand our place. though to us
in Europe there is no " fair play" But so mucl
| hope that no Just man on earth can charg,
| with nm nh..n ,Iyha b,,r.,