The republic., 1852-01-10
Fallacics.

Fallacics.
The people of the Union are urged to adopt
the principle of intervening between the peo-
pie Of other nations with view to prevent
such Intervention by others. At the first blush,
this would seem 10 involve the existence OF fa-
lacy somewhere, and rot the less will il be the
case, as we think, when the problem shall come
| TO be worked out. With Russia we are to be-
gin telling her that we resolved to stand
by and see fair play between Austria and Hun
gary, permitting no interference. That done,
is our work fnishedl Certainly not. France
at this moment interrenes between the Pope
and his subjects at Rome, and Austria between
the Grand Duke and his subjects at Florence.
Having established the principle we must carry
it out, and say to both France and Austria that
they must withdraw their troops and permit
the people of Rome and Florence to settle their
accounts with their masters in the form and
manner that may be most agreeable to them.
That done, is the work then fnishedl As
snredly mott is scarcely begun. England,
through the East India Company, nierrenes
in the affairs Of numerous allied States in Hin
dostan permitting the sovereigns, for a consid
Grafton, to plunder their subjects at discretion,
aud ready at any moment to aid the little des-
pots should their subjects desire to strike for lib
eriy. Are we to say TO England that the doc
trine of non Intervention is isestablished, and that
hereafter the East India Company Is not To be
permitted 10 interfere in the affairs OF Berar or
| OF Dude, or between the NiZam or the Guieo-
war and their subjects? Certainly, the principle
must be carried out; but shall we then have done!
Not YET The throne Of Afghanstan Is now
vacant. and 1t is important 10 England that it
should be properly filled, while To Russia il
may seem equally important. and it may prove
necessary that we say To both those powers that
the Ahghans must be permitted To settle their
affairs among themselves, and that we are de-
teunined to permit no interference by any ma
ton in the internal affairs of any other nation
All these things should we do if we once deter
mine to adopt the principle advocated by NJ.
kossuTn, aud we see no reason why we should
hesitate to aid the enslaved people OF India.
that will not equally apply to the oppressed
people Of Hungary. All these things we must
do. or belle our professions.
1t is not, however, as we uQIerstand il, con
tempaed that the rule shall apply to any ma
iion that processes to have liberty, however de
spotic may be it's measures; and therefore Eng
land may continue. IN the name of freedom, to
tyTannize over ireland and India, and yet be re-
eeived as an ally Of the Americaa people in the
cause Of Hungary sgainst Austria and Russia
There is assuredly some falacy at the bottom
Of system that leads to such results.
Neither, aswe understand, is il contom plated
that we shall interfere to prevent Intervention
ia any cause in which the cause OF freedom is
to be aided; and therefore England may be al
lowed TO interfere ia the affairs of Spain or Por
tugal whenever II ls 10 support the cause that
she thinks leads to freedom. But she is to be pre-
vented from interfering should she again deem
it expedient to ally herself with the despois of
Europe for the suhJugation Of France, or should
she again find it necessary to blockade Norway
into submission to the sway Of Sweden--Genoa
or Venice into submission to Sardns or ustria
Should she conclude 10 destroy another Turkish
fleet, in aid of the cause of national indepcnd-
ence, 1t is 10 be- permitted; but should she send
another fleet or army to Syria to aid in continu-
ing Egyptian dependence, it is, we presume, to
be- interdicted Intervention on the side of
freedom is always to be permitted; but against
it, never
Such being the case, it becomes Of some
importance to ascertain on which side freedom
lies; and in studying the speeches Of NJ. Kos
sUTH, with a view 10 determine this-question.
We find new fallacies, consequent upon the ex-
lstence Of the great one which lies at the base
Of all his system In addressing his audience
at Manchester he urges that the establishment
Of freedom in Europe will be followed by inca
sures that will enable them to supply the peo
Pile Of the continent more largely with manu-
factures; and yet, when we come to examine the
question, we find that the more free the people
Of Europe the greater is their determination to
protect themselves in their efforts TO bring the
loom and the anvil To the side of the plough
and the harrow. The people Of enslaved Ire
land have no protection, and the consequences
are seen IN the fact that starvation and emrra
tQn are depopnlsting the land; while Bel
gum, the ifeest portion Of continental Europe
IS The very paradise ofprotection." Portugal,