New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-06
I'D erpedieney for ourselves, upon the gre., idea

md expedieney for Ourselves, upon the gre1 ices
Of national dlstiIciness. !LcepeEcence anu Aosoiqts
individuality. II c'scountenances leagues, Ah-
arcss and compromises for the mischief hich there
j. IN them aud while n serves "a a gilot TOT our
separate action. affords rs a 50 MS elgh aiinoiy
for oppos,ng as occasion demands, and N the man
ner which our opposition warrants, al s'.n an,
arcts among ether powers, when ihey arc turner
against the peace afd ~tliare OF the void
In the war bet~eea Ereiaad and France Which
Immediately followed oar Revolution, washington
enforced the neutrality o! our Dung Republic VITA
all the earEesue>s OF ms s;rOas character, and al
the powers Of his high Office Mere ,cnsdefNpns
OF prudence may be assigned as his tnouFe' out.
hossyer explained, Il IS 10 precedent aeSna u.s.
for II in DO wise opposes the doctrine Of non lntsrye-
ton by foreign powers, out 50 far as n rests upon
princiDl,, rather supports II. HIS an adhinisIra-
ton OF the Government. u It's then circumstances,
is easily rec0Ic.led With the suiy "hicn presses
u2on US now. AID u Is alike due 10 his honor, and
our Interest IN MS FAIR ,2me 10 corsiEpe as worcs
and his deeds according to the justice OF ms sehu-
In.nis and the vast bread h 81 his views tie ~as
born an American, he achieved the independence
and became the Fs,her Of MS country. bnt he be-
longs to the world Buiu Is not a new thing under
the sun to see even The greatest and tIues; men
quoted in an sfer "a, against the very spirit and
sin OF heir own liberal sentiments and heroic deeds
The teachings OF the hgSt Apostles OF 'ariSuaniSy
have been, IN Ike manner, cited Tor me claims OF
political GespotSm all tnrough the ages OF the great
conflict until the pilgrim fathers OF repuhhcAnism
IL ehiy in word IN deed. settled their construction
u favor OF universal liberty forever
There were MANY reasons for neutrality IN the
wsIs Of ambition which ss.istet Europe a. the close
OF the last snG the beginning o. the present century,
besides the supposed indifference of our pcSluon ;
for there was nothing IN them which immediately
involved the hope, assufedly promised tae bless
irgs Of purely nee institutions ard Il must DOT be
overlooked. either. that We were then incapable OF
effective inierposition. Bur conditions ard new
occasions teach new duties and O. answer Ia the
changes of progress and i,ne, they must np"art
sti'l. ard onward. Who would keep abreast ~ iruta
What places We Occupy today "a the scale ot
nations What paTl a'e NC appointed u pff0rmin
the drama OF the worlds hfe The mar OF Europe
unroS To our startled VISION as one srett oatsle-
chart. 4 war shout ihunders along the nations ana
our name and principles aTe heard distinctly through
the din.
VIVA, is our answer 70 the call which echoes or
own birth CIV when ~e appealed 20 God and tue
reserved power Of our fellow. men The pivot N IN
OF the great revolutionary movement is an MS pl-
srmage OF PRAYER among us. Urged 0y an impulse
like that which sent out the Magi Of obi when sAey
saw The star of the Redeemer III the East, and fol-
lowed It's light TIL 1t stood over where the yonag
child Law" he comes TO us for the word that. ID a
world IN bondage, shall prove the Wont Of Lite
For we, Also in far distant, but true corresp'n-
dence, are 1.-THE desire OF nations And We an
not. we viii not, send the messenger OF suffering
humanity empty away.