Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

Of the Senate to another view Of this subject to Quss
ton Of the gravest character and deeply affecting
the dearest interests Of the oounrya question growing
out of considerations which have heretofore occupied
the best minds and interested the pureSt hearts our
country has produced: WOULD IT DE WISE IN Us TO
cHANdE OUR ESTABLISHED POLICY UPON THE SUBJECT VI
POLITICAL CONNEXIONS WITH FOREIGN STATES
TN answer 10 this question: Mr. VAN buren, quoted Sc
yeral passages from Washingtons Farewell Address,
Again. aWhatis the reason why foreign connexions
were by Washington and have since his day.
been avoided by country IL is because between
foreign and own there are dyersities IN
sudtion interest feeling, prejudice, and views which
nreclude the probability Of preserving the relations we
may form with them, and greatly increase the contngen-
cies by which our country may become involved with
others"
Mr.. BERRIEN: "What are the duties which these
propose the questonin sober sad
ness of this House Thus situated what's
that we owe the Republic? Is it to embark in quest
of novelty the of experiment to yield ourselves
to the visionary and fantastic schemes of political pro-
jectorsto the splendid but deusve suggestions Of wild
and reckless ambitions Is it not rather to preserve, to
cherish to guard with than vesta vigilance, that
enlarged and LIBERAL but stable and sefdependent system
of policy which, by the blessing Of God, has conducted
to present happy and prosperous condition What
is that policy? Sir, it is the policy which guided the
councils of WASHINGTON which produced the celebrated
proclamation of neutraty-a measure which saved us
from the vortex Of European contenon which each
successive Administration has adhered with fidelity
which Washington himself thus emphatoaly announced
The great rule of conduct for in regard to foreign
nations is in extending commercial relations to
have with them as little political connexion as possible.
So far as we have already formed engagements let them
be fulfilled with perfect good faith Here let as STOP
The contemporaneous Debates upon the same
question in the House of Representatives were of a
like tenor The Democratic Members, more ear
nestly even than the Wings, took their stand upon
the doctrines Of WAsHINGToN's Farewell Address,
appauding to the echo the wisdom and the patriot
ism of that great legacy to the American People.
Rarely do we meet with any thing in oratory more
!, brilliant than the following passage in Speech Of
Mr.. HAMILTON, of South Carolina, upon this occa-
sion Referring to the part Of the Farewell Address
in which WASHINGTON speaks Of the counsels which
he gives "the disinterested warnings Of parting
friend, }" he said:
EYES, they the warnings of parting friend.
Founded the then and enduring circumstances Of
country these counses Sir they rest perma-
nently immutable condition federative repub
nave
entered into the bosoms of people, they have gone
with them such to their affairs and fredes We are
sir believe about erect in the piety and fondness of
gratitude, monument in this capital the memory
of this good man. But will we we any thing
that shall outve this precious memorial of his soctude
for people and country he loved to doatry could
CALL from the ashes of thousand years. the genius Of
Phdias the chsel of Praxitees-f we could bid the
marble breathe with the animation of human life
and unite to the durability of Egyptian monuments all
those beauties of execution and design which once made
Greece the glory and delight of the world we would then
have only procured that which viii have crumbed into
dust and have faded from the faintes traces of human
tradition long, long after this volume shall have continued
to live and flourish in the affections man. and to bless
him by its wisdom and truth
No comment of ours can add force TO the argu-
ment furnished by the unanimous expression of
opinion BY the leading DEMOCRATS in Congress anho
got into poaccr 5y the election of Gen Jackson to e
Presidency upon Ole strength Of these professions
against the position taken by Gen. CAss in regard
to the principle of interference in the affairs of the
nations of Europe, or even of those on this CONT
nent. The policy of NoN-Intervention, SO firmly
maintained by President WASHINGTON throughout
the different phases of the French Revolution, and
so eloquently impressed upon his fellow-ctizens in
his parting Address to them, was quite as strong
ly affirmed, the reader will have learnt from
these quotations. by the Fathers Of the Democratic
party, by whose orators it is held up to rdicue
asst is at this day by the Wings.
AS the embodiment" of the idea of agitation,
and of those newly discovered principles of "pro-
gress" and manifest destiny" which are now IN
uogue with the Democracy, we have had occasion
heretofore to introduce to our readers the name of
Mr. Senator DOUGLAS With his peculiar doctrines
other points shall have to deal at large in our
next number and we refer now to his Tammany
Hall Speech only to show with what evity it is be-
coming fashionable for honorable gentlemen, by way
of answering Wing arguments, to treat the maxims
and counsels Of the Father of his Country
The Wings don't understand the doctrine Of progress
They point always to Washington the Father Of his
Country Suppose he had pointed to the policy Of his
fathers what would have become Of the American
luton Cheers and laughter Or again, Of Jefferson
If he had stood st and abided by the Law and govern
ment which prevailed in the time of his fathers how
would have achieved present independence
ICheers The fact is fathers ell progressive
Democrats They accomplished more in the way Of pro-
gress in their lives than the world had done for six thou
sand years before [Cheers.] Our duty successors
Of those great is show that the spirit that govern
ed them should govern The spirit Of progress govern
ed all their acts Would il be good argument against