Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-12

- " asiitg.on guided Us through these per.
ilnas times, and We gradually acquired
strength and security. But Washington
would not now adminis.er the foreign policy
TOR his country as he did then, nor would
Jefferson nor Madison. DO you believe,
sir, That either OF those eminent statesmep
would now suffer those notorious violations
nf our maritime rights which then took
place withcut resort 10 warf Do you be-
iirys they would stop 10 argue the iHegality
Of such acts Of injustice, Instead Of meeting
them with oil the powersof ihe republiel--
Would they now en,er tito diplemalice
correspondence hboui inpressmeni, or Ber.
lin or Milnn DEGREES, or orders in counciIl
Or would they think of non. intercourse OF
an emhargol No, Sir, no We have gol
far ahead ofail that. The first mai taken
from IN american ship by force, and mol
immediately disayowed aid atoned for,
would be The signal Cor war--io be ended
only by complete atonement-s Thanks to
this age OF progress, our country, its power,
iis position. and its influence, have ail
changed since then, and a corresponding
foreign policy. Let US keep onsths level
Of our position, and add our experience to
ihat Of our fathers, and no. shut oul the
light Of our own day. ..t.sss 81 = s.
The Senator from Rhode Island, to cast
reproach upon kossuth, compares his con.
duel to thai Of Genet, the French Minister,
during the Administration Of Washing nglon.
Mir President, there il no more analogy in
the Two cases than there is resemblance in
rho character ofahe.two men. Mr.. Genet
was the accredited Minister Of France TO
this country, reca.yed and recognized as
sach. In The phrenzy which seemed to
accompany the French revolution, Genet
made propositions to.ihis Government. in>
consistent with lis neutral position and
du.ies; and these being rejected, he appeal
ed from tho Government of the People to
the People thelnsslyes-thus violating all
the comfy of national intercourse. as we'll
40 the law of nations.
L was one Of The most VI jast iflsble as
vel as imprudent steps ever taken by q di-
piamaiic agent. But the Hungarian exile
Games among US rs q private and banished
man, with no relations 10 the Government:
but thnse common TO every onei citizen or
stranger. He talks TO The American peo-
ple uhout the wrongs Of his country, and
he ta.ked 10 The British people in the same
W., mud even in England, whore Ihe
GeNernmeni is sensitive enough Oh The esub14
.st OF It's rights, no man, private or public,
Arraigand his course, as even ildeIcate 10
authorities, while addressing the people, -
J,wns q discovery reserved for this country.
sad. indeed, for the bosom of The American
Ssuaie. And ara we SO jealous four au-
tnosily that We are to ceusure, perhaps to
punish aforeigner because he tells The story
Of his country's wrongs 10 this great peo-l
p1ea Or, perhaps, we are 10 punish the
psap1s iur hearing him! hage heard oil
snsny difficult eb undertak en- by igner-
. .ce and presumption, but think never
heard Of ons like that. ,s. 80;
The honorable Senator quoted yarious
psssages from men moro or less eminent,
rsIsu.e to the doctrine under discussion,
and in support of his position. He did moi
rsad ihen, nor have had an opportunity
T.. OK aaline them. cannot, therefor q, say
what they inculoats, nor how far The views
expressed are controlled or limited by the
context without which il is impossible to
tera eorfecs opinion upon this subject. II,
issweyer, he was mol more fortunate in the
o.her rel erences than in the one he did me
sac hennr 10 make 10 What said upon q
Former occasion upon Ibis subject de moi
sse thai lhay add any strength to the .posi-
tion he has assumed. He quoted The re-.
n,arks made deprecaiory Of war, and ex-
presses the same opinion have TO day ex
presses, thaiihis cnuntry was not prepared,
hoi In a condition, to support the rights OF
Hungary by war. Veil, sir. what has
fhas 10 do with The right Of declaring our
upinion upon nsquesiion a ofviolated public
lawl The qiesrion involved in this discus
sion IL, n hethsr we shall nssert a great
principle Of the law of nations; anda@hen
sne Senator quotes ma. Us he does correct
", ne coptending that We are not in a con,
dnion 10 intervene by arms, he refers 10 a
sentiment which has not the slightest bear.
ing upon the question between Us. That
is mt whether we shall go 10 war, but
whether we shnll exercise a co-equal power,
ns nnsnf the Governments of the world, in
the adjusiinent of The greal principles of
public law. 81
sILyeR CuRaENcY.-Fhe bill engrossed
IL The II S. Senals on Monday last, from
tho committee ON Finance, provides for q
nsw silver coinage, in pieces of the denom-=
inatioB Of hall q dollar and less, to contain
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