The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-01
LANCASTER. DEoEMBER go, 1851.
INTERVENTION MAY LEAD TO Wharf.-The


INTERVENTION MAY LEAD TO wAR.-lhe
banquet of the New York Bar to Kos
suth took place on Friday evening. at
Metropolitan Hall. late Tripler Hall.
There was large attendance of ladies'
and gentlemen. Kossuth was received
with much applause, and aftor brief in.
PRODUCTION by Judge Jones, and an ad.
dress Of welcome, on the part Of the
bar, from Judge Sanford, he rose and re
piled in one of his usual able and elo
quent speeches. during which he referred
to the objections of many persons that
Intervention on the part of the United
States might lead to war between her
and Russia, in case the latter should dis.
regard our declaration On this point
he remarked:
Well, am not the man to decline the
consequence of my principles. (Great
laughter aud loud appIause) l will not
steal into your sympathy by slippery e.
vasion. Yes, gentlemen, | confess, should
Russia not respect such declaration Of
your country, then you are obIiged-lit.
orally obliged to go to war,or else be pre-
pared to be- degraded before mankind
from your dignity. (Applause) Yes
! confess that would be the case.
But you are powerful enough to defy
auy power on earth in ust cause, as
your Washington's-and so may God
he p me, as ii is trne, that never was there
yet more just cause. (Applause.)
There was enough of war on the earth
for ambition, or egotiStical interests
even for womanly whims-to give to bu.
manity tho glorious example of great
people going even to war, not for ego.
tstical interest. but for juslce, for the
law Of nations, fJr the law of nature and
of nature's God-and it will be no great
mischief after all (Applause) 1t will
be the noblest, the greatest g Iory which
nation yet has earned, nobler and great
or than any nation yet has earned, and
its greatest benefit will be that it will be
the last war, because it will make the
laws citations to become areality, which
nobody will dare violate, eeiug them
put under the safeguard of all humanity.
1t will be the last war, because it will
make nations conteuted-conlened be
cause free. (Appause)
And what still must be foremostly con
sidered, you have nothing to lear by that
war for your own cOurtry. If it were
Otherwise never would have pronounced
that wish But am certain that there
is not Y single citizen of the United
States. who would not agree with me
that there is no plausahle issue of that
supposed war which could affect the Sc
curity of yolr own country. (Great ap
pIause.
think, gentlemen. it is time to get rid
of the horror to o"reUiew f1rmer opiaioaS,
as Mr.. Rush says. believe it is time Ia
establish that will, and believe the peo'
pie of the United States are called to es,
tabIish it, That policy must be made
subservient to Justice, international law,
and the everlasting principle Of right.
There is an axiom in jurisprudence
which hope you will not contradict: -
Laws we're vain word if nobody were
to execute them" Cheers -Unhap
py mankind! that was the condition OF
thy common laws until now--every des
pot ready to violate them, but no power
nm earth tndpfend them
People Of the United States! here |
bow before thee; aud claim out of the
bottom of my National Declaration:
Raise thy young gigantic arm. and
be the executive power Of Nature
and of Natures God; which laws
thou hast invoked when thou hast pro,
claimed thy independence. Protect
them; defend them, ever-if thou hast Ia
60 to war for it! That will be a hoicr
war than ever yet was, and the blessing
of God be with thee. Great cheer.
ing.)
Add yet. if the question of war is to be
considered, not from the view of right
duty and law which still, in my opinion
is decisive one-but from the view 0I
mere policy. then | believe that you must
not shrink back from the mere word
"war." There is no harm in the re:e
empty word; three little letters, very in
nocent-that's all! daughter and cheers.
But you must consider if there really is
any probability that your declaration
would not be respected, and you really
had to go to war. Aud here | most de
cidedly, most solemnly declare, that there
is not the slightest probability, nay, moi
even any possibility oft.
MIR. CLAY's REsIGNATIoN.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia