Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-16


single hand and that hand armed in most cases with
despotic power? What would they have said, could
they have realized even in their dreams the scenes
which are now being enacted in the Legislative Halls
in Democratic convocatons, at. the Hastings every
where by the active leaders of the Democracy, and
appauded with maddened shouts or peals Of idiotic
laughter by many who understand no more of what
is said than that if the Democratic party triumphs,
we are not only to overrun and subdue all the
peaceable and friendly Governments of this CONT
nent, but pursuing this career of conquest are also
to subdue and den,ocratze all the Powers of Europe?
What would Mr.. JEFFERSON himself have thought,
could he have foreseen that i,s his name such doc
trines, as those which have been openly ayowed by
distinguished Democratic Senators within the last
six weeks, should have been preached and printed
under their sanction the tenets of the Jeersonian
Democracy? What would he, deeply imbued though
he was with that French philosophy of the period
of 1870, in the propagation Of which so many perish
ed on the scafold that the cutters Of Paris ran
with blood whilst the river Seine, passing through it.
was glutted with the dead bodies of the victims
sent to their last account with still less ceremony
cited, it is in support of such sentiments as the
following, with which, in an article under the title
of eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two and the Pre-
sdency,' the literary organ of the Democracy, and
Of Young Democracy" especially, opened the po-
litical campaign of the present year?
I'VE need even but few emissaries among them, [the
People of Europe; best emssaries of late years
lett tn thair In of
Italian, German and Irish emigrants These the pres
tige of our Republican flag the knowledge that there
are twenty-five millions of the most warke and adven
turous population in the world to back it, the organi-
cation Of whole International quasi CODE and of our
stupidity diplomatic system, and the cruel wrongs and
the unuterabe suferngs under which the populations
of Europe groan, sufficient in bold Republican hands,
meanng the hands of the Democracy the
hty of American soil against all aggressors and the
y Of mankind against epey monarchy oHgarchy, lag
clerical under Heace which sacrilegiousy dares to
desecrate it. We conquer and not fight But such
a result can only be expected from Democratic Adj
mnistraton and progressive than zoe hare h-
| erto been content arith"
| In this fight, entering upon this Presidency, our
hands shall not be tied The Democracies the world
lie open u.s. stretch forth their arms to us and shall
are not embrace eu knoaoiag that monarchy in Europe
is moi north one years purchase, and that The people
is eternal2 ~
Sympathy with the English Democracy, oOertro,o-
ing he monarchy which Expresses them and India is
but the third Punc war, of which the wars of rs and
1912 the legitimate and natural predecessors
Sympathy the practical with the Hungarian Po-
lish German, Italian, and Russian Democracies
to orerrow andcrush The dnastic poer all Russian Of the
Tar, is but paying back to Europe according tie Cos,
pei Of the Saviour and The law Of equity, tie blood Of Laay
cite and Kosciusko. While, the other hand, SYM
pahy with the Indian peoples for the overthrow both
Of English monopoly and Russian arms, and for the
adjustment, from Cape Comorn to the Himalayah of
eerdde and free Governments in amity and commerce
with Pacific States is but act dedicated by
tural justice by national law, and that american
policy upon which is based the pre-eminence and very
existence of our mercantile marine Among the beaten
and macerated peoples Of India the name and the glory
Of our flag has not yet entered But the Democraces
Of Europe alive and anxious for our friendship our
moral support-he Hungarian people, the Italian and
the Irish people have already asked it. With the Ger
people flag is the thunder-coud of an omni-
ponent and just Jove The suffering millions Of Eng
land appeal brethren, and for years years
have established associations to initiate among them
selves the rudments Of our institutions and Of our
equality"
The Democratic party expects from the Baltimore
Convention man, statesman Of sound Democratic
pluck and worldly wide ideas to use it sate-rights
man, who can show hands clean Of the stain of
faction eetrdde man, who will break down the
riffs Of every rotten monarchy under Heaven and open
to the industry and Of the United States the
trade and exchanges of the world Of large ssu
and open heart who will maintain in the teeth Of the
despots of Europe the Democratic doctrines upon phh his
popularity and success based here bold man. cho can
stand The btmt Of foreign por and maintain By The rgor
and reach Of his councils The honor Of fGg WhetLer on
ths land or ne sea; and yet astute and wise
Cato, who can By The use Of foreign material
shores from attack and CRUSH THE DEsPoTs or THE
WORLD IN THEIR VERY DEss man tried in the con-
tests Of laws, and yet than lawyer man who
has heoretc learning sufficient get rid Of the entan
clements which now surround our diplomatic code, and
The monGrche Ian Of Nations which has been pushed
upon US" SC. SC.
One Of the objects, and leading one, for which
the Government Of the UNITED STATES was estab-
shed was to secure the observance of the faith of
Treaties with Foreign Powers, which the incompe-
tency Of the old Confederation to command obedience
by the several States for its recommendation made
impossible, under that form Of Government 1t
was Justly argued by the trainers Of the Constitu-
tion that it was Of high importance to the Peace
of AMERICA that she observe The Lam Of Nations
towards all those Powers with which the Confede-
ration had made Treaties, and to all others with
which it might hereafter make Treaties: which, it
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