Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-01-28

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to interfere and prevent the consumna-
ton of the deed, If either had chosen 10
do so. If another alliance shall be form.
ed by the despots Of Europe to destroy
the last vestige of freedom that now re-
mains, the question will then arise, what
course interest, duty, and honor require
us to pursue? We viii have the right,
under the law of nations, TO interfere or
not, according to our convictions Of duty.
when the case shall be presented. i will
not say, as most Senators have said, that
in no event will be for interference by
this Government. 1 win Judge of the
case when it arises. To say in advance
that the United States viii not interfere
in vindication of the law of nations, is to
give our consent that Russia may inter
fere, IN violation of the international code,
to destroy the liberties of an independent
nation. Such declaration would afford
as much encouragement to Russia and
Austria in the consummation of their work
of blood and vengeance, as similar dec
laration by our Government on a recent
occasion did, in instigating Spain to
butcher American citizens without the
form of trial, and in violation of treaty
stipulations. will make no such decla-
ration. I will grant no such license to
the absolute governments of Europe
On the other hand, will not advise the
declaration in advance that we will inter-
fere Such declaration might be looked
upon as clustering, empty threat. 1
would make no declaration upon the sub
ject either way until the proper occasion
shall arise. would have this Republic
retain within herself the control over her
own action, so that we may be in condi-
ton to do whatever our interests and du-
ty may require when the time for action
comes. think this is the most dignifed
and imposing position our country can
occupy. 1t gives us the control of our
own movements, and enables US to per-
form our duties to ourself and to the rest
of the world according to our convictions
from day to day and year to year as the
occasion shall present itself
Sir, something has been said about an
alliance with England to restrain the
march of Russia over the European Con-
tinent. am free to say that desire no
alliance with England or any other crown
ed head. l am not willing to acknowl-
edge that America needs England as an
ally to maintain the principles of our
Government. Nor am / willing to 90 to
the rescue of England to save her from
the power of the Autocrat, until she as
Stimulates her institutions to ours. Hers
is halfway house between dcspUtism
and republicanism. She is responsible,
as much as any Power in Europe, for the
failure of the revolutionary movements
which have occurred within the last four
years. English dip lomacy, English in
triguc, and English perfdy put down the
revolution in Sicily and Italy, and was
the greatest barrier to its success even in
Hungary. So long as England shall, by
her diplomacy, attempt to defeat liberal
movements in Europe, am utterly averse
to an alliance with her TO sustain her
monarch, her mobiles, and her privileged
classes. England must sustain her con-
stitutional monarc ny. even against abso-
lutism, without receiving aid from repub.
lican America with my consent, and es-
pecially so long as she condemns to i'm
prisonment and transportation for life the
noble Irish patriots, whose only crime
consisted in attempting that for which
the great Hungarian is now idolized by
the English people. She must do justice
to Ireland, and the Irish patriots in exile,
and to the masses of her own people, by
relieving them from the oppressive taxa
ton imposed to sustain the privileged
classes, and by adopting republican in
situations, before she can have my sym
pathy, much less my aid, even against
Russia. l wish no allegiance with mon
OIL he No will
ever succeed SO long as the people put
their trust in princes. The fatal error
committed i'll Italy, Germany, in France,
wherever the experiment was tried, con-
sisted in placing a prince at the head of
the popular movement. The princes all
sympathized with the dynasties from
which they were descended, and seized
the first opportunity to produce reaction,
and to betray the people into the hands of
their oppressOrs.
There is reason to believe that much of
this was accomplished through British di-
plomacy and intrigue. What more natu-
raj The power of the British Govern
ment is in the hands of the princes and
the nobility. Their sympathies are all
with the privileged classes Of other coun-
tries, in every movement which does not
affect the immediate interests of their own
kingdom, Republicanism has nothing to
hope, therefore, from England, so long as
she maintains her existing government,
and preserves her present policy. l re-
peat, desire no alliance with England.
We require no assistance from her, and
will yield none to her until she does JUS
tice to her own people. The peculiar
position of our country requires that we
should have an american Poticyin our for
eign relations. based upon the principles
of our own Government, and adapted to
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