New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-28


nut under the guarantee OF international night, and
the Law Of nations must acknO~ledge as IT'S bass
the principle Of broi berhood in international reia
tiops. This is the idea of the cont, derafiou OF
nations for the maintenance Of the laws OF nations
Without the realization Of this idea liberty never
secure and the future even of so mighty country
as this united Republic here is exposed to the VI
cssiudes Of chance.
In the name Of humanity-in the name OF eternal
rieht-in the name Of their own future and their
present interests, ! have claimed OF the United
States active cooperation, tor the real zailon oil
this great principle. because they have Tn. power
to do it-and who has the power to do right, has
also the duty to do il, and who does not fulfill his
duty, he does harm to himself-for the omission
of duty is guilt and every guilt takes its revenge.
Andtowhom shouldIrather bequeath theicare ofths
great principle than to those whose history pears
the stamp Of brotherhood and Federal Freedom
Federal Freedom was always the historical direc-
ton OF the German nationality. Since the herman
nation emerged for the first time out OF the dark
ness of the trans alpine forests, we behold them
alwa, divided into different tribes, each clingng
pertinsciousy to its own institutions, but united
for the maintenance of national independence
against the encroa chments of foreign invaders.
This German principle of federation raised the
first dyke against the flood OF the Roman Empire,
and said efficiently to it, Thus far, and no lar
Their"
And since this first appearance in history, the
Germans ever preserved the idea of Federal Free
dom like the holy fire of Vesta, and though the
cnncate nat on of events did not allow that TINS
idea should permeate the whole Of their State or
eanization, it could yet not be crushed entirely
neither by monarchy nor by feudallsm. Ii lied
behind the walls of the free cities cOnfederated to
friendly intercourse and common defense, and
ruling over the seas and defying the power oil the
kir gs under the name Of the Hanse Confederation.
And when the power of this confederation was
broken, and when the walls OF the cities were no
more sufficient protection for Freedom, at the
time when the House of Hepsburg came 10 pc yer
In Germany, Liberty climbed up to the mountains
of Switzerland and found shelter with those shep-
herds who were always ready, with WIsKELRlED,
TO break an open way for Freedom through the
lances of the foreign knights and princes. AND
this Liberty, by which the Alps Of Switzerland
appeare like as many bright columns OF fire IN the
darkness of the Middle Ages it was again tede-
ralOne-a confederation Of free sovereign States
And when sgsin the Spanish branch OF the
Hspsburg had destroyed with iron hand the last
traces. Of Ii Ierty in the west of Europe, and
made an attempt to crush the free German spirit
where the Rhine rolls its waves into the sea- IN the
country Of the Prisons, the Flammands and the
Dutch-the people rose to the struggle OF despair,
and the armies and fleets and treasures OF the ng,
on whose realms the sun never set. were wrecked
on the firm resistance of the confederation OF the
seven provinces of the Netherlands, and for two
centuries they became the asylum OF all the VIC
tins of despotsm-and under the protection OF
Ft deral Freedom they rose for time TO the posi-
ton of a power on earth.
Wherever the German attained liberty, it was
al.ay in the form of Federal liberty. But though
the golden thread of free dom never was broken
with them. and remained always visible in the
history of the German Nation, this freedom re-
manned isolated, and did not spread and by this
isolation destroyed itself for isolation rs weak
ness, community is security; and Switzerland as
well as Holland, were powerful but for short
moment. Their prosperity was not lasting, and
they secured even their existence but by the Inu-
tual jealousy of the neighbor States and even
this could not secure them from partial inteTen-
tions and occupations. And it could not be 9TH
erwse the logic of history rs lmmoya6ly strict.
Both the confederation of Switzerland and the
general States as soon as they achieved their
freedom, adopted the same policy OF solution aud
neutrality which YOU hearcOmmended and praised
by the Platforms IN Baltimore. They never sup
ported the struggles of liberty which approached
10 then frontiers-they feared to- give ohene to
the drspots and BY their concessions they enddn-
rered their own freedom. They desired To act but
by their example tor the disse nDatOn of the prm-
cples on which their exis 'ence was based, just
as here in America they have copied at Baltl-
more the Platform of the general States, and the
Swiss Confederation, and they thought they acted
wisely by copying platform which has gwen
precarious existence TO those States and the po-
siton of third. rate powers.
May this warning Of overture history not re-
main unheeded -.
have sown to those with whom the principle of
brotherhood-the principle Of federation be-
longs to the main feature of their nationality, and
who have felt the curse OF the policy oil isolation
in he history oftheir own system! One thing more,
dear friends. wish to impart to you the c0nVlc-
ton that il is not the excitement epers0nal graf
itude or a hollow phrase which dies away when
assure YOU of my faithful adherence TO the cause
ofGernan liberty and where tender the hand OF
nv nation to the covenant OF nations.
No. tender the brother hand of Hungary to
the German people, because | am convinced that
il is essentially necessary for the freedom and IN
dependence OF my country. Destined as we are
10 be the vanguard of freedom, know IL well that
as long as Germany remains enslayed, even the
victory of our liberty would remain insecure as
long as Germany remains an army, whose power
is welded by the criminal hand of the house OF
Hapsburg: as long as Russia has nothing 10 fear
from Germany, because the two masters Of Ger
many are but underliDgs Of Russia-obeylng the
command Of their master, because he maintains
them on their tottering thrones. against their own
people: so long Russia will always have the AFRO
gance TO throw her despotc sword OF BRENNUs in
the scales against the freedom OF The world
am not the first who says it, that the freedom
Of Germany is the condition of the liberty of the
world history tells it with thousand tongues,
every statesman acknowledges it, and all the des-
pots know it.
Twenty years past, when the German Princes
red from the stunning blow of the July
Revolution, by finding out that LOUIS PHILIPPE
was not in earnest With his phrases Of liberty,
when, in the year 1882, they united to enslty the
German people, and to retract the concessions
which they had given, in the fright of their hearts,
and when they curtalled all the Constitutional
guarantees, then Henry LYTT9N BCLwER, the
same who was Ambassador IN Washington during
the last wear. rose in the English Parliament, and
claimed that England should not permit that the
liberty and Independence of the German people
should be crushed. He claimed the attention Of
the world to the great truths, that the peace Of
Europe cannot be secured without strong Ger
many, and that Germany cannot be strong without
freedom. free Germany Is bul"ark against
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