The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-22
ry- In the Senate, On Tuesday, MI. CAS-

So In the Senate, on luesday, MI. LASS
and Mr. SEWARD, respectively, introduced the
following resolutions on the Intervention pol
icy. II will be seen, that although silent on
the subject so long, Senator SEWARD has no
idea Of being outbid by Senator CAss.
Mr.. CASS. / desire to lay upon the table,
with view of having it printed, a resolution
which intend to offer as substitute for the
resolution offered by the Senator from Rhode
Island [Mr. CLARKE yesterday | was not
present when the Senator offered his resolution,
and merely wish now that the paper | offer
may be printed, and give notice that when the
resolution comes up, will move this as sub
stitute.
The substitute proposed is as follows:
RESOLVED By The Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentati,es Of he United States of America, IN
Congress assembled That while the people Of the
United States sympathze with all nations who
are striving to establish free governments, yet
they recognize the great principle of the law of
nations which assures to each of them the right
to manage its own internal affairs in its own way
and to establish, alter, or abolish its government
at pleasure, without the interference of any other
power; and they have not seen, nor could they
again see, without deep concern, the violation Of
Z The PRESIDENT. This can only be received
informally.
Mr.. CASS. merely wish that this resolu.
ton may be printed, so that when the resolu-
ton of the honorable Senator from Rhode ISL
and comes up, may be able to offer this as a
substitute.
The resolution wasordered to be printed
Mr.. SEWARD submitted the following in
formally, that it might be printed 1T is an
amendment which he will offer TO the joint reso
lutions offered by Mr.. CLARKE:
Strike out all after the second resolution, and
insert the following MS a substitute:
Resolped, That while the United States, in
consideration of the exigencies of society ha
bitually recognize governments de facto in other
States, yet that they are nevertheless by no
means indifferent when such government is
established against the consent Of any people by
usUpation or armed Intervention of foreign
States or nations.
Resolred, That considering that the people of
Hungary, in the exercise of the rights secured
to them by the laws of nations in a solemn
and legitimate manner, asserted their national
independence and established government by
their own voluntary act, and successfully main
tanned it against all opposition by parties law
fully interested in the question, and that the
Emperor of Russia, without just or lawful right
invaded Hungary, and by fraud and armed force
subverted the national independence and poiii-
cal constitution thus established, and thereby
reduced that country to the condition of pro-
vince, ruled by foreign absolute power The
United States, in defence Of their own interests
and of the common interests of mankind, do
solemnly protest against the conduct Of Russia
on that occasion, as wanton and tyrannicali in
fraction OF the laws Of nations. And the United
States do further declare that they will not here
after be Indifferent to similar acts of national
injustice, oppression, and usurpation, whenever
or wherever they may occur.