New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-09


,Cermnn Views or Americas Interventien.
IL was natural that the excitement which
attended the arrival and progress OF Kossuth In
the United States should excite the interested
attention of the German Press, and we were
therefore not surprised TO find in recent num-
Der of the AHge,neine Zeitung, the leading jour
nal in Germany, long criticism OF the political
aspects Of the United States from the Kossuth-
Intervention point Of view. The Augemere lei
tung, of this City, devotes leader to the
article of lbs German namesake, and hints that
the author is German resident in this country
The article is of no great ability. After say
ing at length that we have now reached mans
estate in nationality, and mean to have our I'm
ger in the pie of universal affairs, wherever our
interest may summon us to put it, the Ger
man critic naturally laments over the fact,
and proceeds to declare that the curse OF our
political organization is the DamOcles-sword
which hangs forever over all officials, and makes
them the slaves of the opinion of the majority
This remark reduced into less rhetorical form
is simply this, that in Republic the majority
governs, and The Nes. York Allgemeine Zeitung
very pointedly suggests that the happy subjects
of German potentates might not be grieved to
see the same Observation-Disclosures means
popular eections-o verhanging their rulers.
The critic then comes to the poin, that this
question of Intervention is to be the hinge OF
the Presidential election and that the candidates
will outbid each other in their zeal for the new
policy, and he implies that the candidate who
promises most fully will secure the prize. "All
the American Statesmen have already gone too
far, and they will be forced further: even If they
would, they can no longer retreat" This Is
confession that the popular sentiment of this
country is so strongly pronounced in favor of
MISUNDERSTANDING "the Southern States
and few New-York merchants"-that no man
can hope to be President who does not promise
to favor that doctrine.
This is probably more than the American foes
of Intervention would be willing to acknowi-
edge, and, in his evaporation at the fact, the
critic has probably confessed more than was
polite in him to allow. Because the moment
you admit your adversary TO be very important
and very powerful, you have deprived Yourself
of the advantage which scornful assertion OF
his insignifcapce always secures. Bat we do
most fully agree with the assertion. There can
be little doubt that the justice and generosity Of
the American heart do impose upon US, with
imperial fotce, an action commensurate with
our national position and oar Political faith.
The article in question calls 10 aims. II sum-
mons new holy aiance of the governments
"by divine Iis h,' 10 resist this possible auda-
clous encreachmcn. across the sea. q hat
would be the issue" cries author, If Europe
should tolerate this interference, II the un-
principled ambition OF American Presidential
candidates should effect, at viii, changes In IN.
ternatioual relations, for which there was no
reason in the nature Of the case, but only wild
enthusiasm, an irresponsible popular cry upon
the banks OF the Ohis OF the Columbia :"
But he may rest assured that Wild enthusl-
assn and popular cry will batter the heary waits
of Despoiism until they crumbe. Joshua WITH |
rams horn blew down Jericho. The people
of the United States, whatever active steps
Wisdom may dictate, will not cease to protest
and cry aloud against popular oppression. And
that oppression will have to tolerate the cry, ana
to yield to its requirement. In this matter 1t Is
the voice of human rights which speaks with
the voice of the people of this country. we
speak az men, and only as Americans IA SO Tar
ss we have reached point whence VIC can
speak with the authority Of experience as well
as of conviction. !