The republic., 1852-01-08
Foreign Interference with Domestic Az
fairs.


fairs.
The American people will shortly become
tamillarized with the practical operation of the
principle of intervention as applied to AmeIi
can affairs. They have already had many eX-
amplcs of this kind, some of them local in their
influence others general and national and
every month seems now to add to their number
and importance.
When GEORGE THOMPSON, member of the
British Parliament, visited our northeastern
States in the capacity of an adventurous ncen-
diary, devoted to the two-fold object of reapiDg
a moneyed harvest and sowing the seeds of
civil war in a nation with which he had no
concern, patriotic men of all parties wondered
at his impudence, and pointed TO his unchecked
career as proof of forbearance under an une1-
ampled abuse of the freedom of speech and ac-
tion guaranteed by American institutions. But
the adventure was not peculiarly profitable,
aud THomrsoN, having played the "star"
awhile aEaidst NIcroRIA's sable subjects in
Canada, finally returned to settle an account
with his British constituents, and leisurely
to libel every thing pertaining TO this country.
DR.. KINKEL, poet and patriot, was the next
visitor of this description, though with profess
sions and aims somewhat different. He came
as a missionary Of the German people, to ira
verse our territory as the agent for loan, de-
signed TO furnish sinews of war to European
revolutionists. We saw no particular harm in
/ the early stage of the Doctors movements,
\ though we felt bound TO warn our readers that
/ the stock he proposed TO issue would form a
very poor investment. 1t soon transpred, how
/ ever, that the necessities Of his position forced
/ DIR. kINKEL to abandon the neutrality with
which he set out in relation 10 our domestic
/ politics, and to form an alliance, offensive and
defensive, with the party most inimcal to our
domestic peace. In other words, he covenant
ed with the most fanatcal aboitionists Of north
en Ohio, black and white, that in consideration
Of their providing certain aid TO the German
loan, its managers and subscribers would here
after repay them. by supporting them in their
assaults upon southern slavery.
While KrsKEI was consummating this bar
gain in Ohio, cer-a.n other Germans, residents
at Richmond. Virginia, were figuring before
the public as the expounders Of new republi
cansm-a wild admixture Of socialism and
arrarianlsm-whicht they propose to substitute
for the system reared by our forefathers, and
sealed with their blood. The same class o
theorists are found in most of our Northern and
Western cities and States; they land on oui
shores with no experience ofnational liberty with
little knowledge Of the principles on which ou
institutions are founded, and with none Of the
mode of their operation; and forthwith they Sc
themselves up to teach American citizens
what republlcansm means, and how it may
be most efectually carried out.
We are far from chasing any considerabl,
proportion Of immigrants in this category .
mischiefmakers We are satisfied that grea
majority Of those who come here. come in th'
search Of labor and independence, and with
desire to become identified with the American
people Still it is unquestionablc that tn,
Richmond revolutionists represent party no
destitute Of numbers or intellectual activity
and with whose schemes it is right that tn,
public should from time 10 time be made ia
miliar.
Ir any thing were required to show the grow
ing efirontery that characterizes these new-l -ligh
, Democrats, it would be supplied by prospec
tus Of German newspaper which the New
) York Herald has translated and published. Th
subJoincd is a copy
"PRosPECTUs AND PLATFORM.
"Thc undersigned respectfully announce to tn
public that their paper, called the Nn" York;
D,,fschr Zeiftfng will terminate with the end
December From the let Of January, 1852, il wi
appear under the title Uemokraiisehu Voeikobunc
edited by Messrs. Gyurman and WutscheL
( Mr. Gyurman was FOR three years colaboratcu
( for the newspaper Pest Hiriap, the principal Ell
e tor Of which was Mr.. Kossuth. II is known wit
= what success this paper melted the agitation
. Hungary against the oppression Of The family
j. Hapsburg. and prepared the revolution of lsi
During the whole existence Of the Hungarian nj