The southern press., 1852-01-10


our heart what is right OF what is wrong. And
this first pulsaton Of conscience is always right
Then comes the reflective operation the mind.
il now and then luls conscience TO sleep, now
and then modfes particulars, and now and then
raises it to the degree of conviction. But CON
science was in advance of the mind; and il il
always right, because il never stirs without
reason, never without necessity. So Is the in,
} stnct of the people--this conscience OF nations
} Not the highest intellectual power Of individual
ty can feel offended at the idea that the n,tinct
of the people Is always the first to feel the right
! and wrong. II is the pulsaton of the heart OF
the nation; tits the advertisement of conscience,
which never heayes without reason, without ne
cessity. And this reason and this necessity rest
within the glorious position of your country, to
! have grown not as monarchies do, with the top
of the pyramid fixed as the foundation of it, but,
upon the broad basis Of democratic liberty and
republican prii ciples, to the mighty pyramid Of
power on earth, powerful enough to support,
like second Atlas, the great vault of the eternal
laws of nature and of natures God.
Y Oh, indeed. gentlemen, it is not my humble
presence here which elected that majestic inter-
est for national law and international rights.
No; my very being here is but consequence of
the pre-existence of this interest Ii HIS raised
glorious Interpreters during the struggles Of
Greece, when, indeed, was yet too young to be
in public life. Ii flashed up, kindled at the
magnetic spark of Poland's heroic struggles and
it bazed high and broad when we were fighting
the sacred battle of independence for tie Euro.
pean continent Had this interest and sympa
thy not existed long ago, were not now here.
My very freedom is the result Of it.
And may be permitted to mention that there
were several concerns quite unconnected with
the cause of Hungary, which have much con-
tributed to direct put lie opinion to feel interest
ed in the question of forei policy, so naturally
connected with the question, What is inerna
/ tiona law
Your relations with Mexico and Central Amer.
lea the threatened Intervention of European
powers in possible issue Of a recent case which
brought so much mourning into many families
in the United States the gu estiOn about the
Sandwich Islands, which European diplomacy
appeared to contemplate as an appropriate bar.
rier to be raised between your Pacific States and
the Indian and Chinese trade; the sad fate of
an American citizen condemned to the galleys
| In Africa; and several other considerations of
pressing concern, must necessarily have contrib
uted to excite the interest of public opinion for
the settlement of the question, What is and
what shall be law amongst nations?-law not
dictated by the whims of ambitious despots, but
founded upon everlasting principles, such as re-
pubcs can acknowledge living and existing
themselves upon principles.
/ Your history was so much a book of life to
me, that ] was aware of this operation in the
public mind of the United States. knew be
fore my coming hther that the question Of
What shall be the law amongs nations nightly
interested public opinion here. knew that the
opinion was not only advanced by individuals,
/ I,,f ,ta1
to the broad principles upon which your republic
stands. mean that doctrine that every nation
Of the world has right to stand by itself and
regulate its own government-its own domestic
iconcerns-and that individuals are not bound to
the despot under whose ia they NAV have had
the misfortune to have been born knew that
the second part of the question-What is inter
national law ?-went even so far as to enter into
the causes of that war already which was de
cided by the victory of New Orleans; and
knew that the former part of the questionable
national, as | would call its brought home to
public decision in the United States, by being
arrived in the process Of national life to the very
period of a power on earth, besides the urgency
of many particular concerns.
The cause of Hungary, so intimately con.
nected with the doctrines of Europe, in which
your country in 80 many r. spects is concerned
that cause of Hungary happened to lay within
the scope of principles of international law oc.
cupying not only the instinct of the people, but
also the calm reflection of your statesmen, con.
spicuous by mature wisdom and patriotism and
herein is the key, besides the generosity congo
NAL to freemen, that the cause which plead is
honored with so rapid progress of public zen.
timent
| Now, as to these principles: gentlemen, of
course can have nothing to do with whatever
interior question or party movements in the
United States; and even should any one (of
which am not alvarez have the desire TO make
a political capital, as IL is termed here out of
myself, trust that will not be laid TO my charge.
| having mott ing TO do with it, | indeed mus,
humbly entreat not to be identified with a Ger.
tain foreign gentleman now in the United States
as well as myself Ny position, gentlemen, is
humbly aud thankfully TO acknowledge sympa
thy and support, whenever | am honored with
| it, without identifying myself with whatever
question which is not my business at all. And
must be permitted to express my particular
gratitude that you, though political association.
bearing the character Ct distinct party in rela.
ton to your own domestic concerns, were pleased
TO have the ge' erous deiicacy of Offering me the
benefit Of your principle support and the conso
lation Of your sympathy, without placing me In
any difficulty inconsistent with nv position. I.
indeed, most warmly thank you for II.
But il is duty Of honor for me to acknowl.
edge that met the same generous dolicacy also
in other quarters bearing party character diff.
ferent from yours. ! consider II a hivhly valu.
able benefit tha the generous sympathy which
] meet with in regard 10 the cause which rep
res ent is not party feeling, but thoroughly
American generosity-not only Wing not only
Democratic, LAS understand your party demon.
nations to Beg but republican, which believe
is a common character Of all citizens of your
glorious Union.
However, when have on the one side no.
thing to NEEDLE with interior p,rty questions, on
the other side no equitable man ca charge me
with any fault when declare that feel infinite
ly obig aud grati6ed when see that those
principles Of the law Of nation, which humbly
advocate, have found permanent place upon
the platform ofgreat political parties also and
they have found a place there before anybody
could have imagined what ! considered nv hmm.
! bic mission 10 b. That Ia n fact M, ,io....