The republic., 1852-01-09
CorreapoMdence
Bet,psen the Bar and Judge Du1, aud Speech of
Judge Duer al he KOssuM Banquet.
To the Hon JOHN DuER:

Bet,osen the Bar and Judge Duer, aud Speech Of
Judge Du6r al he Kossuih Banquet.
To the Hon. JohS DuER:
The uuders gned have seen, with regret, that at
the late dinner given by the Bar of our city 10
Louis Kossuth, the illustrious Hungarian exile,
you not permitted to finish your speech when
responding TO the toast in honor Of the Judiciary
We understand that you were requested by the
committee Of arrangements to reply TO tins toast
il being well known that you entertained an opn-
ion unavorable TO the principle oil intervention, on
our part in the affairs Of other nations.
Your praise OF the gifted. eloquent, ingenious,
and enthusiastic advocate of Hungary, was in uni
son with the feeling that universally prevails
among us; for, as people, all share in that
sympathy for her sutfcrings-regret for her mis-
fortunes and hope for her future triumph which
you iecingly expressed, and which has been SO
abundantly manifested by the cordial, heartfelt
as well national welcome, that has been
tended to the exied, but distinguished defender
of his country's cause.
But the American people now called on to
furnish material and practical aid" 10 restore
Hungary to her rights We are required-Gnd
speedily too TO make dec claration of non inter
vention-and cause the same to be respected by all
nations-and TO say 10 Russ ia in go many words
- II you interfere again in the affairs of Hun
gary, rs you did before, at the instance oil Austria
you will do it at the peril OF war with the United
States"
This as has been publicly avowed, is the pro
gramme of our duties.
Is il not incumbent us, then, 70 inquire and
o.sider whether prepared, at moments
warming, to depart from the fixed and fundament
a policy of our Government to throw down the
gauntlet TO the powers OF Europe, exchange. our
neutral position for state Of war, regardless of
the cost and reckless of the issue and thereby
peril the essential and paramount interests OF our
country, and perhaps the great cause OF rational
freedom itself, we have hitherto understood and
enjoyed it,
Are our people willing to incur these risks and
responsibilities without rejecting the conse
quences, calmly discussing the policy or ne
cessity for the crusade in which we are thus re
CURED 10 engage!
We understand you to have said at the dinner
that ''step Of much Importance required de-
liberation, and, for the expression OF tns opinion
objections and interruptions prevented you from
proceeding.
Our object in this letter is fold. We desire
10 thank you for having had the moral courage TO
attempt To stem the current OF that popular enthu-
sasm which seems fast vergng to delusion, al
though your effort went farther than TO suggest
the propriety of reflection and discussion; and We
would respectfully ask you were denied the pr-
viege Of speech on that occasion, that you Will give
the public. in such form and shape as you may
think best, the suggestions which you there de-
signed to make.
We think this course is called for in justice TO
Yourself Ii is no than the Importance of the
subiect imDerIouely demands