Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

would we persuade ourselves that, in pursuing THU
course, the orators of the Democracy underrate the
intelligence and discernment of the great body O.
the People; that respect enough yet remains among
them for the pecepts and the morality of the Bible
and for the example of those great ancestors Of
theirs who built up this Government on those foun
dations to enable them to resist the wiles Of the
tempter whether he present himself in the shape Of
foreign emissary or in that of native demagogue
But let us not relax our efforts to defeat the con-
spiracy against Republican principles, which is
proved by the consentaneous action of the most
conspicuous Democrats, who verifying, with all
their might, the prediction of the Hungarian, that
this foreign element would enter so largely into the
canvass for the Presidency as to throw into the
shade all questions of domestic interest and be in
fact the pivot on which the election will turn. The
Foreign Relations of the United States is indeed the
ground upon which, more than any other, the cleo
ton of the Democratic candidate is claimed by his
most active supporters.
Among the orators who have lately come for
ward in popular assemblies to advocate radi-
cal change in the foreign policy Of this country,
it has really grieved us to find that estimable
gentleman, Mr.. Senator Glass; whose venerable age
and long experience one would have thought, would
by this time have tanned in him the spirit Of reyo-
luton the ardor of propagandism, and the avidity
for conquest. Seeing, however, demonstration of
the contrary in speech Of his, delivered since the
adjournment of Congress, at Tammany Hall, in
Va, 20 +ba+b g
object must have been to show that he is neither
so antquated in years, nor so conservative in his
principles, as the democratic Review" some
months before the meeting of the Baltimore Nom-
mating Convention, reproached him for being. If
this was his purpose, he has certainly succeeded.
We shall never again find the Review upon his
track, especially in the same speech he expressly
declared that he should again be found in the
position Of candidate for the Presidency.
But to come to the extract from his Speech in
the Hall of St. Tammany to which we desire to d.
rect the attention of our readers
81 come, said Gen. Glass; to the great question of ac-
QUESTION of territory. We have acquired Florida Loui-
sana, Texas, and part of Mexico We have quntuped
the of dominion. Is there in this
bly, who does not know that from beginning end remad
jeremad pronounced if the downfall of the Gov
eminent certain The cry was, 'woe to Jerusa-
lem but thank God Jerusalem is yet fair city the
HILL shining blessed example to all the other nations
of the world [Great applause There is another differ
ence between u.s. and that is Intervention Look to the
Wing papers, and they will tell you that intervention is
interfering in the of other nations If the En-
peror of Austria the Emperor of Russia, the En-
peror of Hay undertake to violate the great principles
of public law, and carry into effect their projects,
have the same right declare that they shall do
Are we to stand still and the laws of nations violated
by the strong of despotism [Cries of no, no. ]
am glad hear that response Of no from truehearted
Americans You must not stand still and see the feeble
oppressed and the strong triumphant do not advocate
going to war-going now but the time will come
and the time is coming, when the voice of this nation
will be potential throughout the world Enthusiastic
cheers | trust the time will soon come when not q
hostile drnna roll and not hostile be fired
throughout the world if say your cause is net just
one loud cheers. And glorious concentration that
c be for the establishment of Democratic prinePlesr
A marvellous change, truly, has come over the
spirit of the Democratic party since the subject of
proposed Congress of American Nations at Panama
was agitated in the two Houses Of Congress, COM
posed at that day of highly distinguished citizens Of
both parties Principles have not changed, but
the composition of the party has. A number of
the statesmen who graced the ranks of the Demo-
cratic party during the Administration of the second
ADAMS still survive but they are, almost without
exception, off the stage Of public life. The stern
opponents of the principle of Intervention, when it
was only suspected to lie perdu, SO far as the
American Nations were concerned, in the Pana-
ma project, have gone the way of all flesh, or
have yielded the control of the party to younger
brood of statesmen, of more ambitious aspira-
tons who, instead of being Of all things anxious,
as their fathers were, to preserve unspotted the
fair repute of their country for moderation and
strict justice in the conduct of its foreign relations
for rushing headlong into conflicts not only de-
fensive, but offensive, all over the surface of the
globe and in cases, too in which their own country
has not even contingent interest. Instead of the
venerable Democrats MACON, TAzEwELL, LIv-
NGsToN and DRAYToN and FORSYTH, there is now
in Congress, of the party different order of
men, amongst whom, could the ghosts of those of
them who departed be permitted to revisit earth,
and wander among the columns of the Legislative
Halls in the Capitol, they might hear, with an
establishment which chad they the gift of speech)
they would not be able to express strange doctrines
concerning our international rights and duties, such
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