Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27

Nav we not hoist the robes and inquire who them
Nav we not Justly hoist their folds and ask whether the
man wearing them in the name Of Washington, repre-
SCENTS his principles and policy? Here was Washington
rejoicing that the French people had established Gov
crnmen and formed constitution in accordance to- or In
similarity with, those that had and it is brought up
here to the doctrine of Intervention the quarres
of Europe But 60
Again. the Senator resorts to another point and quotes
the Senator from Kentucky (Alr CLAY) attempting to
prove that he had sustained this doctrine of intervention
Now undertake to say that at no period of his history
at moment Of his political life has that distinguished
said done any thing to justify that conclu
sion The quotation made by the Senator from New York
upon the subject of the South American States They
were struggling to establish republican forms Of Govern
Mr. Clay expressed his sympathy with their efforts,
and moved that commissioner should be appointed to
no there and inquire into the facts and that is taken
Justify and prove this doctrine Of mordern Intervention
do claim stand here to vindcae that distinguished
manitis not necessary; but stand here to vndicate
the truth of history. If the Senator from New York
had eager and anxious inquire into all the
opinions of the ilustrous Kentuckian he to find
something sustain feeble and totering cause if he
had looked little further, he would have found bold
open, manly declaration years ago, from that Senator
against this doctrine of Intervention. May be permitted
read it? Mr. CLAY, in his instructions to Mr. Pom
sett upon the Panama mission, used this language:
Finally, have ii in charge direct your attention to The
subject Of the forms of government and to the of rec
institutions this continent The United States lave
BEEN and not, animated by any spirit Of propaganda m
They prefer all other forms of government perfect
ly contented with, their Confederacy. Alowin,
foreign interference, either in the formation the con-
duct Of their Government they are equally crupuoas in
retaining from all Interference in the original
subsequent interior Of the Of other in
dependent nations Indifferent they not because they
not be indifferent 10 the Happiness a amy aatio But the in
which they cherish the wisdom
folly which mark the Of other Powers the adp
ton and execution Of their political system rather sypa-
Thy Of feeling than principle Of action"
There is what he says upon that subjects and yet
MA.;-e.s~ Is quoted and Mr. CLAY is quoted to prove
that It all hung upon the simple question that they sym
and
on then TO establish free governments.
But again: The honorable Senator from New York,
hard pressed TO md arguments to sustain his position
comes down TO the French revolution and the expulsion
of Louis Philippe and quotes the action Congress
of the United States and the opinions Mr. Polk upon
that subject They are just in keeping with the posi-
tons assumed before. There Government that had
broken down and expelled tyrant and established what
they said was free republican form of Government and the
question whether our Government should recognise
that Government as IT was formed. II not ques-
ton of interference in putting up or down or establishing
any particular form of Government.
There IS another point to which wish to allude and
then shall have done In the conclusion of his address
the Senator from New York paid glowing tribute to this
Union. He told that the Union was in no danger;
that we need give ourselves fears no alarms no ap
prehensons about the perpetuiy of this Union and
for himself he had fears and alarms its safety
and that there power which could dissolve this
Union OF ours. wish had faith approximating to
that That suppose, is of the revelations of this
new political manifest destiny would that could feel
that this glorious Union of ndestructibe the
throne OF Omnipotence. would rejoice to believe it.
While have my fears, admit that my convictions are
strong and am strengthened when hear the learned
Senator from New York tell there is no danger If
there be danger how does that we believe there
is danger Are machines borne along by this
manifest destiny, or have work perform If
there IS any security remember the words of him who
says eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" Now,
if this Union is to be indestructble it depends upon us
to make it If this Union is to endure with all its
brancy the agents and the instrumentaties by
WhI tn he had. and
Senator here who loves this Union-and would to God
that all of them did love tiff they are ready to take
step which, by possibility may endanger this Union
What your sympathies broad boundess they are
compared to the interest to the honor to the duty we
to own country We 90 throughout the whole
world in quest of objects of sympathy forgetting that
have country to be saved and country that is to be
honored and made prosperous and happy Sir, love
this Union in all its length, in all its breadth in all its
heighth in all its depth Yes sir from the Aroosook to
the Rio Grande from the Pacific the Atlantic through
out all borders love this Union For it am ready
to live and by the grace Of God if necessary for 1t
ready to die love it, and because love it. want
act to preserve it. Why should endanger this
Union by faction, either North South? have af-
fnities for the the other. Wherever there be
man, community, or principles which endanger the
Union, if had the power would borrow thunder
bolt from the armory Of Heaven and dash the accused
wretch into utter humiliation.
Sir, love this Union-ove Of the Union is idoatry
with and is because love and cherish with the
fondness Of devoted affection that against any Of
progress manifest destiny, higher lower law,
come from what sources they may Why should we 60
abroad? Have we not enough to do at home? Have we
not field broad enough for the sympathes of Senators
Are all our sympathies TO be exhausted Hungary
Weep her wrongs to your hearts contentI will join
you in the holy Office but ask you back in the
hours Of quietude and look to your country Have
you not enough here to engage your time to enlist your
talents enlist the talents Of the loest intellect of the
age, See your country, with twenty millions of popua-
ton, extending from to ocean territory Of
city of some gentlemen The world itself scarcely
large enough to contain their boundess sympathes.
is enough for know that there interests here
that command and demand my attention Look at the
interests of this country You have territory almost
boundless unnumbered millions and hundreds Of millions
Of public domain that might be made the basis upon
which the hopes the prosperity the happiness the gran
deur and the glory Of the mghtest nation upon earth
light be established And yet sir, that is small mat
ter, that concerns nobody We must 20 and weep
Hungary. If your sympathies large 60 into the
vaeyo the Mississippi that have the honor in part
represent the honored representative Of my dis
trict here now Go there, and the unnumbered and
numberless lives that constantly sacrificed to the i'm
becty and weakness Of this Government Of There
is hecatomb of living spirits carried down into the deep
and angry waters Of the Mississippi and its tributaries
There sympathy for them We must 20 abroad and
shed tears OF blood and compassion for the surngs
Hungary. Better come home and weep over widows and
orphans left husbandess and faheress by the neglect OF
the Government to give protection and to improve her
inland and her external That is enough to
engage the time and the talents Of the whole
the oftiest genius that lived Yet these are very
small matters-we may forget them all! We have sea-
coast almost boundlcss with harbors improve inter.
csts to protect thousands and tens Of thousands of Ame