Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21


sensible prudent, and patriotic character entities it
to place in columns.
LETTER FROM GEN. WOOL.
Troy "WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 81, 1851.
Ny DEAR SIR: Ere this reaches you the old year win
have passed away and the win have commenced its
onward course. With the compliments of the to
you and your kind family would tender my fer
vent wishes that all may enjoy for all time come what
may most contribute their pleasure happiness
Iperceive that the great Magyar has been with you.
He takes captive all heads and hearts The witty the
wise, and the foolish equally swayed by his powers
There appears to be limit to his influence over the
man mind In the seeming honesty of his purpose, and
by his zeal and eoquence he carries all with him
he who, in his moments of reflection would shudder
the thought Of and boodshed fully into all
his plans and declares himself ready shoulder the
ket and commence crusade against all crowned heads
oppressors Of the human family The Senator and
statesman the philosopher and the politician, the doctor
and the lawyer the enteprsing merchant the industr
manufacturer, the ingenious mechanic, and the
cergys the messengers God whose every breath nvokes
the peace Of the world prepared for war; not only
against Russia but against all Europe until Hungary
shall be proclaimed free and independent In all this
surprising power intellect and surprising
that exercised by Demosthenes Cicero Let us, how
ever, wait little, and until the veil, the silver veil
which conceals this great Mokanna shall be away"
and deep will be wonder that should have knelt at
his altar and that should have taken his devices of
non intervention for peace instead of war.
1t ought be thought strange that the people Of
the United States should sympathize with KossuTH and
his companions of their gallant struggle and
the suferngs of their down-rodden countrymen :;
that they should deprecate oppression whenever and in
whatever form it may be presented that they should
Al.
liberal institutions Such feelings and such desires
implanted in their breasts by nature and by enlight
ened education But having due for their
institutions, and just regard for their progress
preservation, and prosperity should they ought they
they do than profer their cordial sympathy to
the oppressed and down-rodden of the world and ten
der them home and asylum, free from oppression
and beyond the reach of desposm? 1t is not possible
that they prepared to commence crusade not to
the Holy Sepuchre from the possession of ndes
but against all the crowned heads in the world to contest
their right govern according to the forms in which
their Governments organized Such must inevitably
be the result adopt the principles and plans of Kos
suth to the extent of his wishes; and yet those
among us to whom have looked for sound views and
counsels upon all subjects relating the interest and
welfare of the country advocating and encouraging his
mpracticabe scheme. Perhaps these gentlemen would
say they do intend go beyond declaration of what
they consider should the law Of nations Experience
teaches us that such declaration would be regarded
by the crowned heads of Europe any than the
ing wind unless backed by force adequate to enforce it
The lessons derived from experience valuable
than plausible theories The future is shrouded in dark
ness the past is To the future may look fol
possible blessings to the past must look would
guard ourselves against probable evils. In recurring
then the past need not tell you that is great
evil and the greatest that befa any people
try has ever the Of nations whether caused
by fanaticism intervention revenge, ambition the
ACQUISITION of territory Civil have BEEN in most
cases. promoted first by ambition and then by oppression
necessarily resulting from the expenses of the first OPP
preston the concomitan Of The oppression in
duced by high in England, well the CONT
nent of Europe is the bitter fruit of France has
struggling for liberty for more than sixty years. and
we feel and deplore that ancient ally is this
ment in a worse condition than when she first unfurled
the standard of rebellion against Louis XVI In the
mean time millions Of lives have been sacrificed, and
debt imposed on the industry Of the country that effort
can cancel The people of Ireland, Italy, and Hungary
have EACH in turn struggled for liberty and ndepen-
dence and what have they gained? All have been over
powered and rodden under foot by despotism and left
without the power of resistance If you would guard
your Free happy, and prosperous country against oppres
sion oppressive taxes beware how you encourage
Heed not the demagogue who to crafty his ambition
would drench his country in blood Remember the loss
of liberty with oppression, and oppression Toll
lows war. Your friend, JOHN Z. WOOL.
*The intervention Of England in the affairs Of the Con-
tincnt in the present century cost the Government
G1, 700, 600, 900 sterling.
/