Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-03-09
INTERVENTION A DEMOCRATIC ISSUE.


The Union declares that no party in the
country disputes the doctrine Of interyen-
ton and. therefore, that the idea Of claim
ing '.our traditional POLICY" as v big party
issue is simply absurd
Our contemporary cannot be ignorant OF
facts which eonelasiyely disprove bis assertion,
and show that the doctrine Of intervention
as taught by KossUTH is regarded by large
body Of Democrats as a reliable party issue.
II cannot have forgotten that Tammany Hall,
tie headquarters Of the party, recently re-
sounded With intervention speeches and reso :
lutions-- that the Democratic Convention of
Ohio declared in favor Of interyeution--that
the Jacks son Association Of this city, through
AIr. BLAIR, has taken possession Of the same
ground that the BENTON Democrats of Mis-
souri have adopted it without qualification
that Senators J. p. WALKER, DOUGLASS. and
C8ss, have severally promulgated platforms
with intervention as their distinctive feature
- that Senators DoueLss and CAss have on
two occasions out cf the Senate, bid against
each other IN favor Of interveution--that.d u-
ring KossUTH's progress through Ohio Dem
ocratie journals, led by the Cleveland Pam
dealer have declared that Intervention must
be recognised as leading Issue in the Pres
idential contest that the Democratic Re-
pietr. and other Democratic publications out
of Ohio. have haisted the intervention cry as
that around which the active spirits of the
party are prepared to rally--and, lastly, that
the Union itself, although condcmning Kos-
surn's early speeches in this country, is now
committed to the CAss version of interyen-
ton, which means war or nothing. With
these indisputable facts on record the Onion
is guilty Of something like absurdity when it
accuses us Of perpetual Misrepresentation
While upon this subject. we cannot do bet
ter than reprint the following paragraph from
ore of General JAcKsoN's messages. as we
End it quoted in the Mississippian journal
which will scarcely be suspected of having
lcanings towards Wing issues:
sin the view have given Of our connexi-
ems with foreign powers, illusions have been
made TO their domestic disturbances or for.
egn wars, to their revolutions or discussions
1t may be proper to observe that this is done
solely in cases where those events affect our
political relations with them, or to show their
operation on our commerce. Further than
this, it is neither our policy nor our right to
interfere, Our best wishes on all occasions
our good Offices when required. will be. afford
ed to promote the domestic tranquility and
foreign peace Of all nations with whom we
have any intercourse. Any Intervention in
their affairs further than this, epca by the
oppression Of an oGfciai opinion, is contrary
to our principles of national policy, and will
always be avoided"
1t will be seen that the great oracle of TIE
Democratic party, as it wos, is directly oppo
sed to the policy ftlc Democratic party as
it is General JAcKsoN objected even to
'the expression Of an official opinion in re-
gard to the affairs Of other countries, as econ
trary to our principles of national pulley =
This expression Of official opinion is pre-
cisely what Democratic Senators and Demo
cratic journalists are at this moment endeav.
orine to elicit. Perhaps they are preparing
to deal with Jackson as more candid inter-
ventonists deal with WAsmHGTov, and to set
aside every opinion as worn out which hap
pens for the time beiag to clash with the pur-
poses of party or personal ambition. Re
public.