The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-01-14

IA 6p IL lie iufmoils % EuIopean poll
Iics and cause % n szpfndlhe blood and
lreasuR Of our free riiizens IN disrnlss
wilh which lllsy have no eonrern. and
fras which lhry Gao derise NJ tene-
81. terminate a. they may, makes in
his rrsprr, no difference 10 me. can
agree 10 welcome neither The one nor The
osiser.
Il may b~. sir. that 4 have not got lhe
idea 81 progress which 10 peculiar 10
lie times. My honorable friend fram
New Jersey. r Mr. Stockton. an speaking
cfihal policy ni ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which we
received rom Washington. ssid that what
was proper thrn might not be proper
nov. and he asks. 10 adherins "a thai po-
iiry. pragr~ss, think il j.. A man may
advance. though lac does not change The
mad in which NE travels, To make pro-
eress il is nol necessary that . mao
should he perplered and bewildered with
REPEATED changes Of direction. and perpe-
Iually reiracing his steps. aud beating out
new and de-, ioas paths in which 10 tread.
! want progress in old principles towards
the fnll development Of our institutions
Ito The consolidation ofour liberty. Pro-
gress upon old principles To make MS aud
tn keep us AmericanIzed forever. This is
the progress wish.
Nor can { consider il eniirely harmless
in person To rome and inhame the peo-
pie Of the u. States. or particular portions
Of The United States. hastily To commit
themselves tn measures like this. u is
moi only against the seilled policy. but il
is against the statute law Of this roun'ry.
Our Law forbids armed intervention in all
forms. by ciiizens or Others from the
shores of The United States. In the affairs
&c other nations with whom we are al
peace.
Mr.. FoorE. OF Mississippi. believe
The se,liiion law has heen repealed.
Mr.. BADGER. Il migh:perhaps he foi-
innaIe FOR some. in certain events. that The
sedi,ion law has heen repealed. am
moi alerled bv any reference 10 the sedi.
lion law. THERE'S sedi,iun that does
not depend uponihai sialuie. and although
that sediiion law has been repealed. the re.
peal has NOT made srdiiion honorable. /
Say il is not entirely innocent for any man
tn endeavor 10 inf inc particular p,ril.ns
If the people Of ,hIs country. in favor OF
this measure which Kossulh desires 10 re.
commend. Why is il moi so! was
about 10 state why. when The anticlpaiive
genius OF the Senator frum Missi,s ppi nj
once sprang far ahead Of me. and he saw
in his minis eye that bughear Of The DE.
mocrary-ihe srtliiion law. We have
a situate which iorbi,ls all armed inierven.
ton from This county in the affairs Of a.
ny nation with which we are al peace.
That statute frbids the sending firth. or
setting an fp,i. of any such expedition.
and u necessarily condemns al prepara,o.
~ steps by which such a result is in'be
produced. If they do no, fall wiihin',l,e
provisions of The statute. so as 10 be pu.
nislable by law. they certainly and indn.
bi,ably are morally criminal in sheis chA4
rarier
What docs this gentleman want these
fellow ri,izens of ours 10 commit them
selves TO! WHY 10 this: that this cnun
try shall furnish the material and means
10 proven, the Emperor of Russia from
interfering in the future comics, between
Hungary aud Austria. What means
Paper resolutions. printed pro,e-t.. or
protests written upon parchment with the
seal ofihe United States attached! How
much do we suppose they will sway The
mini nf the Gar! No, sir, the moment
we take tina, ground-ihe moment we os
cnpy the postum he desires. do not say
what gentlemen here contemplate. we
will have. in my judgment. PLACED our.
selves in such position that we must adj
vance in the e mi Of future conflict and
The inierposilion 81 Russia, which sup
pnse is Just as certain AS the future con-
fliri itself. ar we must inglori"usly retire.
We must either abandon The policy ~
the county aud involve ourselves in dis
tani and future quarrels. 81 which no man
can forpsee the Issue. or after having threat
tened we must ignohly retreat. ! am
willing III welcome foreigners who come
10 nur shores Cor just and lau,lahle and
nsefuI purposes hu, | am moi willing To
welcome hy my vote aav man wha.cnmes
here 10 endeavor 10 commit The cilizcns oil
this country To anv intervention Inlareign
transactions. IN SAYING this d mi mean
to east rpproarh upan Ko-suth. for ran
understand The enthusiastic temper and the
. character of The man. can understand
how he has heen led. on his fir-t landing
in the United States. Ia believe that the
people were ready tn pour by thousands
AMI hunhle.I IL of thousands, to join biz
STANDARDS. II is natural, lie is wrapt
up in Hungary. lie is devoted To Hun.
gary. lie lives fnr Hungary. aud he is
prepared tn die f.r Hungary. We ran
understand his natural feelings on this az.
count. We can un,ler-land his strong de-
sire to snlici aid forh country: but when
am called upon Ia vote Tor restitution.
and welcome Ia our shntes one who has
opeaIv aud puhlicly made this announce.