Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-20
aEN. - on INrnaYENTIoN.

The Senator from Michigan has recently de-
liyered speeeh, occupying several closely Ifin-
ted columns, ON the subject of interventien.-
He argues that the United States should pro-
test against the future interference of Russia
in the affairs of Hungary, and sustains his posi-
ton mainly by quotations from the opinions OF
Lord Palmerston and precedents drawn from
European history. \ correspondent ot the
Southern Press disposes of the Senator's argu-
ments on this point i'll manner 50 conclusive
aud satisfactory that we cannot do better than
quote an extract from his article
These opinions and preeeents among foreign nations
and foreign statesmen are deemed BY the Senator sut
cient authority Justify the government oil the United
States in following their example, IN opposition TO the
uniform policy of our most distinguished statesmen,
from WASHINGTON down 10 the present time: The
Senator sudiousy abstaas from pointing out the CIR
cumstances which, in measure Justified these pro
tests ofEngland and France and which were totally dit
ferent from those in which similar protest ofthe United
States would be founded. The different powers of Eu
rope are constituent parts OF great system OF ma
tons and each is equally interested IN preserving
that balance ofpower which is indispensable to its IN
dependent existence. They are either contiguous or
neighboring nations their interests either mutual
antagonstica and it therefore otens becomes ust
fable, if not absolutely necessary, interpose, pro
test against any system act OF aggression directly
and inevitably operating against their interests safe
Inc United states, the are
ties to this European system nor have they the slight
est ground otpocy interest to ntepose IN these lam
lily quarres The precedents cited by the Senator do
not IN the remotest degree apply to the case on winch
they are brought to bear And this may be applied to
all presidents drawnfrom European, especially British
history in fact, may say, all history There never
instance of any two nations being placed IN pre-
clsely the same predcament In all Its circumstances
and consequently the pursued by one Is no rule
for the conduct of another This is most especially the
case with the United States, whose government, st
f1n,,C indie
constuen to identity renders them SUI Senes-an ex
ception to all former examples Happy for them could
their statesmen realize and act on this conception III
stead borrowing their maxlms and their practcelron
British presidents and British statesmen.
But whilst insisting that our government shall
protest against Russian intervention, Gen. Cass
does not propose that we shall go to war in case
our protest shall not be respected. On this
point he differs widely from Kossuth, who ex-
pressed himself boldly and frankly on the sub
ject in his speech at the Bar Dinner in New
York. On that occasion he employed the fol-
lowing emphatic language:
q will steal intoyour sympathy by evasion Yes
gentlemen. confess, should Russia not respect such
declaration of your country, then you obliged lite
rally obliged to go else be prepared to be de-
graded before mankind from your dignity
| Very different is the language of Gen. Cass
on this subject; he says:
sit appears be assumed that there peculiar
pagnacous quality attachedto protest which necessa-
rily leads to armed action This is not So A public
declaration in that form imposes the nation
making it the duty of vindcang it by arms than the
everydav representations which the usual diplomatic in
tercourse renders necessary 70 be sure the proceed
ing is solemn the subjects generally more
igrave and 1t goes forth to the world under ccumtan-
Ices Of dehberaon which give TO suchdecaratons
than usual Importance. But that they necessarily
followed by war; whenever they fail i'll the result, is
Ii,alor of
| ern times.
We have here direct conflict of opinion be-
tween these two distinguished expounders of
International law and co-labourers in the
cause of American Intervention in the affairs of
Europe. But Kossuth, we think, takes by far
the more sensible view of the question. We
can conceive Of no policy better calculated to
lower the dignity of our country in the eyes of
the world, and sink us in our own self-respect,
than that recommended by Gen. Cass. To
protest against an anticipated wrong and then
to sit with folded arms and permit that wrong
to be perpetrated with ippunity, will look in
American eyes very much like cowardly aban-
donment of our position and will be SO regard
ed we have not the slightest doubt, by the
whole civilized world. Moreover, incalculable
mischief to Hungary herself would in all proba
bility follow the adoption by Congress of such
a resolution as that advocated by Gen. Glass;
In the present excited state of popular feeling
in that country, such protest the part of our
government as Gen. Cass proposes to promul-
gate, would almost certainly be regarded as a
pledge to resist Russian interference, and would
In all probability be the signal Of another re-
bellion against the authority of Austria. Rus
STA, if she chose to treat our protest with con-
tempt, would pour her legions across the from
tier and re-enact the same terrible scenes of
bloodshed and massacre which disgraced her
arms three years ago. According to the doc
trine Of Gen. Cass, Hungary, under these cir
cumstances, would have no right to expect us to
lift finger in her defence; but we apprehend
that nine tenths not only of the American peo-
pie, but of all civilized nations, will concur in
the declaration of Kossuth that we could not
adopt such a course without being "degraded
from our dignity in the eyes ofthe world"
p In the Mississippi House of Representa-
tives on the I'd instant, bill was reported
from one of the standing committees, for the re-
lief Of John t. Henley. 1t appropriates $3.50
to Henley, for pursuing John c. Golf, to the
State of Georgia, 'aoho 1--WE quote the phrase
ology of the billy had stolen negro girl, from
ttas State By request Of the Gouernor"! The rea.
ding of the bill produced a tremendous risible
explosion in the House. 1t was finally recon-
mitted, to be shaped with little more courtesy
towards the then acting Governor.
SLAVERY IN NEW MEYICO.
The New FORK Tribune having published a
statement made by its Washington correspon-
deut, to the effect that Judge Baker, one of the
| Indres of New Mexico WINS In Mnshinntoo cit,r