The southern press., 1852-01-15


Read the history of the progress of Chris
tianiiy. every step of which is marked wit
blood. From that, turn to the career OF Islam
ism, which passed over Asia in tempest 0
blood and fire; and from that, turn to the strug
\ gle between the Roman Catholics and the dis
ciples of Luther and Cavinin Europe, which i
computed TO have cost tie lives of thirty mil
] lions Of Christian men, women and children
Shall the United States, happy under the aus
pieces of a benign and national religion, which
has never yet stained their soil with blood; al
equally rational system offreedom of body anG
mind, and absolutely revelling in. the full en-
joyment Of every constituent of prosperity and
happiness; shall they wantonly, wilfully, and
unnecessarily place all these in imminent jeop
ardy, by plunging head foremost into chaos
| may say, Pandemonium? Let them answer
for themselves.
The next question involved in the mission Of
the Hungarian exile is, whether the Intervention
Of the United States and England will enable
Hungary, and the rest of the nations of Europe
to establish system ofrepublics identical with
or similar to that of the United States II can
only produce this consequence in one of two
ways. Either in frightening Russia, Austria
Prussia, Naples, and His Holiness the Pope
from interfering with the struggles Of the people
for freedom; or, failing in this, coercing them
into submission by arms. Much has. been said
of the "moral effect" of such interference, on
the part of England and the United States; and
whenever | see despotism adopting the princ-
Piles of morality as its guide, / shall have some
faith in moral effects in regulating their policy.
But until then, do not believe they will be
governed by anything but their interests, their
ambition, and their fears. There seems to me
not the slightest reason to believe that this
proposed declaration against Intervention will
have any effect on those lordIy conspirators
against the rights of the people of Europe, ex-
cept that of including the people of the United
States in their plans, in consequence of their
making common cause in these struggles for
freedom. Shouldit be thus disregarded, it must
be either abandoned, or enforced by commercial
restrictions and blockades; and, if these fail, by
a resort to arms. This brings us to the last act
of the tragedy, or rather farce, and it remains
only to enquire whether, should this Intervention,
in behalf of nonintervention, be successful in
reducing these refractory monarchs to subms-
sion, the liberties of Europe will be established
on secure and permanent basis.
This opens wide field for discussion shall
consider it briefly, and express my opinions
frankly. do not believe that such would be the
result and will give my reasons for this con-
viction. The people of Europe-at least large
portion of them-differ as much with those
of the United States, in their ideas of freedom,
as do the wild Indians Of North America. The
prevailing doctrines are those of socialism, which
will bring us back to,a state of nature, or a state
of anarchy. They are not struggling for polit-
ical freedom alone, but for social equality: they
are contending not only for equality of rights,
but of property. In short, they are aiming at
the entire overthrow of that system of social md
political organization, which subssts in the Uni
ted States; and their disciples here, are just as
much enemies to that freedom which rests on
our institutions, as the despos of Europe are to
the rights of their subjects. Have the people Of
the United States any common interest or com
mon sympathy in such doctrines, or any duty
connected with them, except that of opposing
their progress so far as they themselves are i'm
mediately affected! Shall they enter on cru
SADIE 10 overturn their own government, as well
as those of Europe! Will they commit suicide
in vain attempt to save the lives of others, or
drown themselves in the desperate attempt to
pluck them up by the hair Of their heads Let
them beware of the contamination of European
principles, which, on one hand, are those of un
mitgated despotism, on the other, those of lieen-
tious, unres;rained, ungovernable anarchy.
have in previous letter, If remember right,
laid down principle, which defy any one to
inyalidate, namely: that no people, not well
grounded in the principles Of reason and justice,
are susceptible of the enjoyment of national lib
erty, or capable of self-government. There are
but two ways of governing man, and these are
reason, and force. Iftbey are incapable Of being
restrained by one, they must be coerced by the
other, or permitted to run wild like the beasts
Of the forest. The question then is, whether
the people Of Europe are in condition TO be
best governed by reason, or by force? To de.
eide thu, let us contemplate the past, and look
steadily at what is now presenting itself TO our
view The question is every dav becoming of
greater practical consequence, and propose to
consider il in a succeeding letter ! cannot
promise TO do il impartinlly, for / have most
decided and inveterate bias in favor of the free
dom of mankind, and at the same time, implicitly
believe, that the great arbiter of nations will be-
stow on them that inestimable boon, whenever
they become worthy Of its enjoyment by vol
untary submission to the restraints Of reason
and justice. q
A NORTHERN MAN, AND
"A FRIEND TO THE IJEfrr