Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-07-17
Rossuth In Party Politics.

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ty has given it an implied and indirect con-
dem a;ion. There can be no reasonable doubt
that the policy of intervention is no more favor
ed by the latter party than the former. Let any
one carefully read the resolution in the Demo-
cratic platform, commencing with "Resolved,
That in view of the condition of popular insti-
tutions in the old world" etc, and he cannot
fail TO perceive that while it does not affirm the
doctrine Of uon-iDterventjon in so many words,
it means nothing else. The fact is, neither
party is willing 10 commit itself in favor OF the
Knssu b doctrine. This is doubtless the sem
timent Of the great body of the American peo-
pie. Having failed TO secure for his views the
sanction Of the American people, Kossuth now
seek, 10 Introduce them as an element in our
domestic politics. He wishes to make them
one of the issues in the Presidential election,
and to make them the test by which the foreign
vote of our country shall be determined. If
this is not a mingling in our internal affairs,
there can be no such thing. On landing on
our shores, he s~olemnly declared that he would
have nothing to do with them. He came to
the American people as a whole 10 excite in
their breasts an interest in behalf of his country, |
and he would keep aloof from all sectional
and party issues. How far he has adhered to
his pledges, we perceive in his recent attempt
in New York to guide the German vote in the
election soon to ensue for President. He ad.
vises them to support the power that is most in
favor of interfering to give liberty to the ma
tons of Europe; and as the Wing party has
declared against such intervention, and the
Democratic party is silent, he says that silence
is less unfavorable than declared opposition.-
In certain contingencies, he ~counsels his friends
to vote SO as to defeat an election of President
by the people, and throw the question into the
hands of Congress. =,
This Intervention in our political affairs, by
o foreigner, may well accord with the doctrines
he has been laboriously trying to propagate, but
if we are not greatly mistaken, Kossuth will
find that the temper Of our people will not
brook it. His course has a decided tendency p
to dry up the fountain of sympathy in his be- $
half and stop our ears to his appeals, though so tt
and pathetic. Fl
The following is the substance of his aG-
dress in the Tabernacle, New York:
Finally, regard it as my duty to utter a few I
modest W ords as to the mission of the German D
citizens of America in their position as ritizens. .
| do it, because the naturalized Germans of =
Newark have expressly asked me to do 3d. L
They say that, since the origin of the Union, a
no Presidential election has had a higher or L
greater significance than the present. This is :,
true.
They say that the condition Of Europe, the U
voice of the majority of the people, and partic- +
ularly the interests Of the United States, rem +
der it an imperative necessity that the course :
of political isolation which has formerly pre-
vailed must be relinquished, and the principle Z
Of active sympathy in the international relations +
of Europe be established. Therein they are
again right .
They say, moreover, that the platforms of |
the two great parties are deficient, and do not c
correspond to the spirit of the times-which is ii
also true. y
And they say, finally, that they are resolved
TO support those politics only, which, while
they will emancipate Europe, will lead to the
enduring welfare of the United States, Now !
this is a view which, if | had the honor to be o
Q native American citizen, bound by no special +
ties to Europe, and only anxious to determine :,
my patriotic duty, / would AXE as nv guide. '
Even my enemies, who heap me with calum. n
nies and stale tests, which defIe them but not q
me, ana VINO indulge in the most malignant !,
peFNefstoh 81 my language, cannot deny that :
nave never spoken to TIE Germans in America u
without saying hat their first and hottest duty h:
~ a'nefiea vas to De Americans, and that ttev P
s1"u 9 take the tfae lnte'rsts of tEfeir adopted r.
lang. "iRa'su. regard to Their personal feelings, -
as their guide. ly
say that, 10 day, Vir ue is the basis of Re-. fri
publican government, and there is no Virtue be
wnicn Is not pa riotlc. But as matters now
STAND, philanthropy is the only true American =
PATRIOTISM. Selfish isolation is either a short,
sighted mistake. or an illusion and treason of
the passions. tn,
1t is q principle Of mine never to minoIe with to
any internal question Of this coun1rv1and -.
shall not DO it. Bat no one can regard it as an '"'
offence TO say that Europe is profoundly con. str
'efned ~ the question as 10 what course in re- the
ara TO the foreign policy of the country the the
1tare administration may pursue: for nv own :.
oantry ana Germany and all Europe are the my
'bjecfs of that policy. oul
1t y proper, therefore, to express nv views Tn
n that head. Il
And since my views Of that question en- ".
the whole future of America. and il j. uni
lat question which is to give the main direc. the
TO the nexf administration. | say that tho the
~ Wnicn American patriots have to choose
clearly indicated BY events. They must not
Yea q. party names or party ~afinities, but :
principles. nat.
NOW, one party has already pronounced it. of
4 rs openly hostile to that view of foreion tai.
hey which the German citizens of New York s
ofess. and which ! regard as the only ~salutary .or
" for America; the other party has passed hgh
in silence. es-
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