The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-09

crushed; if the despotie power would try to estab-
lish . monarchy in Mexico (as surely they will try
even nearer than in Mexcol win not oppose them
VIII you not support rcpublicansm only because
the abotionists also are republicans! Oh, my
God! avert the doom from humanity that even free
nations may, the only truly free nations on earth,
commit national suicide out of blind party spirit
And again, am of opinion, that if you maintain
the principle OF non-interference and national
protest against the principle of interference, and
your protest will be disregarded, then you will be
entangled in difficulties and even in war.
But, no; quite on the contrary, your protest will
not entangle you in any ificultes-involve you in
war-but if you do not protest, then you win be
certainly led in difficulties and have war.
A protest maintaining the great principle that
every nation has right to regulate its own nstitu-
tons, and choose its own form of government, and
that foreign power can dare to interfere with this
right. Such protest obges you to do nothing, but
leaves you free to do all, or so much as you deem
convenient to do. 1t points out only direction to
your foreign policy but does not impose how far you
should go in that poliey-and you have thousand
to add practical weight to your protest with
out resorng to warso. for instance you can recog-
Mise every government dc acto, established by de-
claration of independence, which towards Hungary
you neglected to do. and thus contributed much to
our downfall. You may, by such recognition, en-
power the free governments of nations asserting their
independence to carry on a lawful commerce with
you and even to issue for enerprising letters Of
nayque-you may establish the principle of true
trality, which (mark well, gentlemen,) now you
have not. The Car of Russia, the unlawful Empe-
ror Of Austria-the usurper ofFrance--every despot
in word-has the right to arm her yessels-to en-
list volunteers, to propose armed expeditions against
their own people, but the unfortunate Polish nation
the outraged French nation, you do not permit to
do the same. If would get out an armed expedi-
ton only out Of my own fellow exiles, you would
send me to prison for ten years. Is that neutrality!
Mo- il is submission to the despots-it is charter
granted to them against republican aspirations
Of down trodden millions: it IS almost an alliance
with kings against nations, Once you were neutral
at the time Of war between Spain and its former
colonies
You opened your ports to both parties-offercd
your commerce to both partes-that neutrality:
but now you are not neutral. Then, again. you can
add weight TO your national protest, by declaring
that you desire your commerce with foreign nations
to be protected whether they be in state Of revo-
luton or not--thus you empower your citizens to
follow their natural inclination to join nations strug
Cling for republican institutions, which they are
forbidden to do. You see therefore, gentlemen,
that you have several means to add Il practical
weight to your national interest, and to insure the
success Of the approaching European revolution,
without either creating that revolution, which you
can by interference prevent, orwithout entanglng
yourself in any dficulties-least of all, in a war
You will neither prevent war on your own part
and will contribute to the speedy revolution Of the
European struggle, and to the speedy establishment
of a lasting peace, connected with free commercial
intercourse, so necessary to your prosperity.
On the contrary, if you do not protest now for
the maintenance of the principle of State rights
against interference, then only two cases past
till either we will succeed IN our European strug-
gle, though you have torsaken Ms, or we will sue
cunb.
II the European nations succeed then thcy must
remember if that in the struggle for your indepen-
dence you have received such an aid from Europe
without which you scarcely could have succeeded
to establish then your INTERCHANGEABLE you have
ah med Europp N n.
those principles upon which your own future rests
they will remember that you have not even thrust
the weight of n protest into the scale where the
laws of nations weighed and Europe will so-
late itself from you in the days Of its happiness,
because you have isolated yourself from Europe in
the days of its adversties. Whereas, on the con-
trary, if we, in our struggle, succumb, by want of
your operative sympathy, then you will not only be-
come entangled i'll difficulties but by no means will
be able to avert %
The despots victorious over Europe viii be forced
by the instincts of seltpreservaton, to check your
powerful developement because you would become
dangerous to them-frst, they viii exclude your
commerce from Europe; they must do it because
you are republicans. propagating by your very in
telcourse republican principles; secondly, because
you are the most dangerous competitors of Russia
in commercial goods i'll the European markets
whereas Europe free offers an immense product to
Your commerce. Hungary. comparatively small
Hungary alone, market Of Sl3 0H0000 to your cot
ton, were you now sell not for gle plastic.
Victorious despotism excludes you trou the Eu-
rorean markets, and only think. for single year,
your commerce stopped, what IN incalculabc mis-
cnietto your country-brought home to every tami-
ly, to every shop. every bank. Then you will not
see omnpotent dcspotism establishing monarchy
III your neighbcrhood--in Mexico and in Central
and Southern America--out OF Cuba made bat.
tory against the mouth Of the Misssissippi-out o.
tie Sandwich Islands made a barrier against you
commerce with Asia. and YOU will see your inter
nal dissensions fos,cred by foreign intrgues-yoar
domestic tranquility troubled by foreign corruption,
ard then checked-your prosperity distressed in
your comneIce-srTounded by monarchies-wel TX
cned by party disscnsons-you will see foreign in
reference stepping in with the declaration that yoa
have silently consented to the principle of interior
ence your example is dangerous to monarchiei--
they, therefore. interfere against your dangerous
example 1t is thus you viii have war, and q terri
bic war, because you have to fight singe-handed
ard alone against a whole world united against by
all Overwhelming despotism.
l. il POSSIBLE that the United States is it rossha
ttt tLt -NItl, .D E~...J i.t..-iseG - t44e p1st
of State rights and of self government, should re-
main Indifferent to these interests; nay even opposed
10 them. only because some enemies OF mine have
falsified facts and misrepresented my principles!
No il is mrossible-impossible chiefly in New Or
leans, that glorious battlefield Of American ndepen-
dcnce. consolidated by democratic energy
Gentlemen. have nothing to do with your domes
tic party questions, but am permitted to know that
in New Orleans az well AZ elsewhere, two great pc
litical parties exist
The democratic party in general pronounced in fl
vor of my principles. long before my coming to the
United States
As to the whg party Of Louisiana, it few days
ago pronounced III favor of Mr.. Fillmore n candi-
date for the next Observation-Disclosures, for the
principle, of his cxeelicncy, President Fillmore.
Now, what are these principles! Mr.. Fillmore
has declared them in his late message to Congress,
saying
'1hc niicd states forbidden to remain indifferent
whenever the strong arm q foreign power i invoked to
repress the spirit Of freedom to any country
The principles Of Mr. Fillmore, besides, arc de-
clared by ging the department of foreign policy
through Mr.. Webster, who wrote the immortal letter
to Mr. Hulsemann. who pronounced so high-minded
noble principles. the occasion of the Congressional
banquet was honored with, and on the last meeting
ofthe Historical Society in New York
Now, that being the condition Of beth great pc-
litcal parties in New Orleans, it would be strange,
indeed to see New Orleans, the first city, refusing
to support my cause, either politically or at least
by private material aid, given from your wealth. as
an aims to the Of national independence, free
dom and the maintenance of that principle of State
rights, the fate Of which il to be decided on our
next battlefield.
That national aid, at least, would not entanglc