The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-17
.DOctOrs Diner.v

General CAss's speech in the Senate on the
question of Intervention has inspired many OF
our Democratic contemporaries with fresh rea
sons for the belief that intermeddlng by pro
test in the affairs of other nations is very
harmless business. redounding largely TO the
honor of the country protesting, and entailing
no risk of unpleasant consequences. These
parties proceed on the maxim that a display of
patriotism Is cheap, very cheap, and at the
same time very serviceable in view of pending
domestic differences. 1--WE don't want to
fight" these embryo heroes say; 1--WE think
it would be highly criminal to plunge this
country into war in behalf of Hungary; but
protest. mere piece of paper-will cost but
little. while il will make Russia and Austria
think that America is power on earth, after
all" That is the substance Of the majority
Of the speeches and articles that have appeared
on the side of Intervention; few apparently
being willing 10 incur the odum which the
adoption of the whole creed would entail. The
view we have endeavorcd To put forward has
been this: that protest, to be respected, must
be supported by a determination to 90 TO war,
if necessary; and that protest without such
support would be bsgatele, and be laughed
at as such.
On this question General CAss is a disciple
~ the Hungarian exile. and is to all appear
ance as anxious as Mr.. ex Secretary WALSrR
10 extract political capital out of the exile'r pro
gress. Il happens, however, that the master
and the disciple are at variance in their teach
ngs in regard to protests, and we think 1t due
TO them TO bring into Juxtaposition their respec-
tive versions Of the doctrine, IN order that they
may determine which is true aud which false
II Intervention is hereafter TO be fundamental
article ia tho Democratic creed, the followers
Of that creed have a clear right to he specIfcal-
ly informed whether the master or the disciple
is the expounder Of the true doctrine.
Eo,suts at N, bar Dinn,r. Ca" IN me Scnob.
81 will not steal into ut sppesrs to be a.
your sympathy by slip ,umed thattherc Is some
perry evasion. Ycs. gen peculiar pugnsciou,
tlcmcn, 4 confess, should quality attached 90
Russia not respect such protest which neccsss-
declaration Of your riy lcads 90 armed &C
country then you are ton. This - not 40. A
obliged literally oblig- public declaration in that
Cd. 20 20 10 war, or clse form more imposes on
be prepared 20 be de the nation making II the
graded before mankind duty Of indicating II by
from your dignity. Wee, arms than the everyday
confess that would be representations which
the But you the usual diplomatic in
powerful enough TO defy tercourso renders neces.
any power earth ina cary. To be sure. the
just causc, as your wash. proceeding IL more sol
ington said 20 msy God cnn. tho subjects arc
help me- ~ il IL true, generally more grave,
that never vas there yet aud u goes forth 90 the
a more iust cause. There world under oirrum-
YVES enough Of war on stances Of dcberation
the earth for ambition, which give 20 such de
or cgotistical interests, clarations more than
even for womsnly ubims, usual imports nee. Bu,
10 give TO humanity the that they are necessarily
glorious example Of followed by war. when.
great people going even ever they ial in the re
to var, not for eeotisti- cult, IL oonusdictcd by
cal interests, but for jus all the diplomatic erpe-
iice, ior the law 81 Of modern times. -
tons for tho law OF ma
ture and Of natures God;
and it will be no great
mischief after all"
II would he an easy task ~ show by a series
of parallel extracts that the difference between
the real kossuTH and the koasUTH umitators
is not confined to this point, bat pervades
ihef puDlished speeches 10 an extent winch
proves one Of two things either that the
question is not understood by parties who pro
Tess to expound II, or that they are engaged in
deliberate attempt to hide from the people
the actual nature and tendencies Of the con
templated policy.
General lIoUsroN, Senator from Texas, LEFT
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