The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-07

its powers to espouse the cause Of your lndcp"n-
dence! But, perhaps, will be told that
FRA! &C did This not out OF love OF freedom, but
out Of red towards England Well, let 1t
be but let me also ask, shall the cause ot old
en- tim s-hatred-he more efficient in the drs-
TIM IS of mankind than love Of freedom, princI-
pies ofiusticc and the laws ofhunanty' Per-
haps will be told that Europe is so far from
America. Bat let me ask, Is America in the
days Of steam navigation more distant from Et-
rope to day thln France was from America sew
cniy three years ago However, | most
sol"aln'y d'cia:e that it is not my intention To
rely literally upon this example. 1t is not my
wish TO cntan1lc the United Sta cs il war, or TO
engage your gr at people 10 send out arnIC $ and
fleets t. restore Hungary TO its sovereign indie
pcndencc Not at all, gentlemen I most solemn
Iy declare that | have never entertained such cX-
pectations, such hopcs--and here | come to the
practical point.
The principle of the evil in Europe is the
cryating spirit Of Russian a1soluiism. Ii is up
OH this rests the dlring boldness of every petty
tyrant to trampe upon oppressed nations and
to crush down liberty. To this Mol,cil Of am
biion has fallen a victim my poor native land -
1t is this with which Mnnt;leabcrt threatens
the French rIpub, Guns. 1t is Russ an in.rrven-
ton in Hungary which governed French inter
vcnloa III Rome, and gave The cncri'y to
German tyrans 10 crush down all the cDd'av
ors for free don and unity in Germany. The
dcspots Of the European continent are loarucd
against the freedom of the world. That is Il
mltter of fact. The second matter Of fact is
that the European continent is on the eve OF n
new revolution. 1t IS rot necessary to be initi-
aed III the secret preparations of the European
democracy to be aware of that approaching con
t!ngcncv. 1t is pointed out by the Frcnc,Ic II
s.nu!ion itself, prescribing new Presidential
election for the II, xt spring Now suppose that
the ambition of Louis Napoleon, encouraged by
Russian sccrc aid awaits its time, { which
scarcely believe, and suppose that there Will
be peaceful solution, sach would make con
tended the friends Of Republic III France, Of
course the first act of the new French President
must b., at least, to recall the French troops
from Rome. Nobody can doubt that rcvolu,
ton will follow, if not prcccde this recall in ia
iy. Or, II there Is no peaceful solution IN
france, but Il revolution, then every man know,
that whenever the heart of France boils up, the
palsaion is felt throughout Europe, and cypress
cd nations once more rise, and Rus ia again in
trrferes. Now hunbIy ask, with the view OF
these circumstances before my eyes, can il be
convenient to such great power as this glori-
| Gus Repupiic, TO await the very outbreak and
| then only to discuss and decide what direction
you Will be willing to take in your foreign poli-
cy: 1t may come again, as under the late Pre-
sidcnt, at late hnnr, when agents were sent to
see how matters stood IN Hungary. Russian
| interference and treason achieved what the sac
religious ilapsburga dynasty failed to achieve.
You know the old words, ''while Rome debated
oaguntum fell So respectfully enlreat the
people OF the United States in llnn, TO express
It's W Ill as 10 what course 1T wishes to be pursued
by is National Government in the case Of the
approaching events have mentioned. And |
| most confidently hope that there is only one
course posslb le consistent with the above re-
| corded principles. Ii you acknowledge the
right OF every nation to alter It's institutions aud
government to be a law OF natlons--n you ac-
| knowledge the interference Of foreign powers
i'll that sovereignty right to be a violation Of the
laws OF nations, as you really do-if you are
forbidden to remain Indifferent to this violation
"f international law, as your President openly
processes that you are-then there Is no other
course possible than not to interfere i'll that SOW
crrignty right OF nations but also not to admit
| whatever other powers to interfere.
But you will, perhaps, object to me that is so
much as to 90 to war. 1 answer no, that it is
so much as to prove mt war. What is wanted
| to that effect, 1t is wanted, that being aware
of the prccarious condition of Europe, youi ma
tional government should as possible
send Instructions to your Minister at London,
| tn declare to the English Government that the
! United States, acknowled ging the sovereignty
| right of every nation to dispose of its own do
mcstic concerns, have resolved not 70 interfere,
! but also not to let interfere, whatcver foreign
power, with this sovereignty right, in order to
rrprcss the spirit Of freedom in any county
| Consequently, to invite the Cabinet Of St Jane S
to unite with the United States in this policy,
and to declare that the Quilted States are re.
solved to act conformity with England i'll that
decision in the case Of that approaching crisis on
the European continent, which it is impossible
not to fUrcsce.
IT the citizens of the United States, instead
Of honoring me with the offers Of their hospital
ity, would be pleased to express this their will,
BY passing convenient resolutions, and ratfying
them to their national governmental the poo
pie by all constitutional mcans-if the lndc-
pendent press would hasten to express the pub
lie opinion IN a similar sCnSc-Ii in consequence
of this, the national government would ms ruct
lis Minister in England accordingly, and by a
convenient communication to the Congress,
give, so as it is wont to do, publicity to this his
step, am entirely sure that you would find the
people Of Great Britain heartily joining this d.
rcction of policy; NOBODY in the word could
feel especially offended by j. and no existing
relation would be broken or injured, and still the
interft of Russia in tie restoration of Hun
gary TO lis independence formally declared in
IS4S) prevented Russian arrogance and pre-
pondcrancc checked, and the oppressed nations
of Europe soon become free. There may be
some over anxous men who perhaps would say,
s'But if such declaration of your government
will not be respected, and Russia still does inter-
fere, then you would be obliged by this previous
declaration to go to war, and you do not desire
to have a war" That objection seems to me
= IL. L, e
Heaven breaks down, what will we do - My
answer is, '.But it will not break down." even
50 answcr-but your declaration Will be re-
spected, Russia will not interfere, you have no
occasion for war, you will have prevented war.
BE sure Russia would twice, thrice consider to
provoke against itself, hes dcs the reused fury
of nations-bcsidcs the legions of Republican
France, also the Engl sh Leopard, and the Star
surrounded Eagle of America Please to con
slider the fact that you, united to England have
made already such a dec!araton not TO admit
any interference of the European Ahsolutistical
powers, into the atiairs of the formerly Spunish
Colonies of America, and has this declaration
brought you u war: QItc the contrary it has
prevented war-so it would b. in Cur case also.
Let me, therefore, most humbly cntrcat you,
gcntlcmcn-ct you cntrcat you on this occasion
by means Of pubIic,ty-the people Of the Uni
ted States 10 be pleased to give such practical
directions to Us generous sympathy for Hun
gary, to arrange meetings and pass such res
oIutton5 here ard there, and in every 3ssiblc
place of this great Union, as took lie Liberty to
mention above. Why not do SO? beg leave
to reiterate whit had the honor to say yes.er-
day to a committee Of Baltimore. Suppose
there should in Cubl a revolution occur,
a revolution from the Inhabitants of Gu
ba themselves, and whatever European power
should send down fleet to support Spain
against this revolution, would you admit
tnis foreign intervention in foreign country
am confident there is not one in the United
Safes who would not oppose this Intervention
Then what is the difference between this sup
posed case AMI the case Of Hungary Is there
difference in priaciplc' NJ. Then WHAT
The difference IS that Cubl is at SIX DAYS dis
lance from New York, and the port of Hungary,
FIume, at eighteen days distance That is all,
and who would affirm that the policy Of such Il
great, free, and glorious milton as the United
States shall be regulated cy hours and not by
principles? Allow me to remark that there is
an immense trah in that which the French Lee
CATION in the United States expressed to your
government, in an able note OF the 9th Octo-
Der past, which ! beg leave to quote -" Amer