Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-15
7 II E B U G LIE .
From the Savannah (Geo.) Republican, April 8.
Southern Views on KOssuih's Course.


Kossuru on STATE RIoHTs.--In his speech in
New Orleans. on Tuesday last, Kossuth correct
ed the telegraphie Misrepresentation that he
had spoken disrespcctfully and unkindly of
Mr.. Clay, at Louisville, and then went on to
give his views of State rights and the True
policy of tho South. Tho South, he says, con-
tends for tho right of regulating its own affairs,
without distinction or interference frorp others.
In other words, the policy Of the South, as he
understood it, is non-intoryention. Such is his
policy-such is the policy Of Hungary-and,
therefore, he thinks the South ought to support
his measures. To do this, it would be nccessa-
ry for US to do the very thing against which he
must Hrst intervene-otherwisc our protest
would be mere 6ratum .taimea.
Kossuth also contends that the South should
not oppose him, simply because some of the
abolitonats support him. In maintaining his
cause, the South would maintain State rtghtsi
and oppose all interposition in its domestic af-
fairs. This is all very plausible, as in every
thing else which proceeds from the Hungarian
but the premises being false, the conclusion is
false also. The abolitionists look upon Hun
gary as in u state Of political bondage, and up
on Austria and Russia as her masters. In this
view, it is case OF unjustidable oppression
Hungary being the oppressed, and Austria and
Russia the oppressors. They take tho same
view OF the master and the slave of tho South
with this exception: the servitude of the Hun.
garians is political; that OF the Southern slave
social as well as political. The same motive,
which impeis the aboltionists to interfere in the
one case, actuatcs them in the other. They
denouncc Russia for her interference in the do
mcstic affairs Of Hungary; they dcnouncc the
white man for his interference with tho negro
They advocate intervention by the United States
to save Hungary from the opprcssor's foot !;
they advodate intervention in behalf of tho
slave to rescue him from the dominion OF the
master.
Such is the reason which induces the aboli-
tonsts to accord to Kossuth material, fnan.
eial, and operative aid, #" and such arc the base
uses" to which they seek to apply the prccc-
dents of Intervention for the sake of non inter
vention, in the case OF Hungary. Kossuth's
illustration is unfortunate, and so is his frc-
quent allusion to State rights. lie disclaims
all intention of taking part in any of the poiti-
cal questions of the country, and yet he not un-
frequently accompanies his declaimcr with art.
full allosions to this or that party or faction.
Kossuth repeats for the hundreth time, that
intervention by this country will not involve
us in difiiculty-will involve us in no war
"but, says he, "if you do not protest, then
YOU will bo certainly led into difficulties, and
have war;" This is strange logic; it is losi-
eally logis. II you spit in mans face who is
quarrelling with another, he will not return you
blow; but if you let him alonc and say moth.
ing to him, then he will be sure to strike you
Kossuth, We fear, undertakes the American
character for intelligence. Perhaps he has ncv-
sr witnessed the expressive pantomimc perform
ed by incredulous boys when they hear long
winded story. If he could look behind the
curtain, when no advances such an argument as
the foregoing, he would probably find the whole
audience with their thumbs upon their noses,
and their little fingers wriggling most mysteri-
ously in the air.