Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-08

the popular ude which, taken at the HOOD should Deal
them into power. | was much treasured some weeks
since though confess, not entirely relieved by the
suraDce Of my esteemed friend from California, (Mr
MARSHALL, not present, that his favorite judge
Douglas, sound upon the question of the relative
position of the two sides Of the EARTH the upside and the
dpwn side. Laughter. much fear II the destnies OF
tits earth were entrusted into his handsand believe he
apires to no less-an "ocean-bound republic, with all
th islam DIS included has become too small theatre fol-
hi, vaultiug ambition has shrunk into too field
for his extraordinary schemes The time has when
in his opinion, we should have foreign policy"
much fear that the destnies Of this good mother earth
would not be very safe in his hands that the old bedam
would rock to her Foundations we would have to write
upon it. as we no upon glassware Fright side up with
care Laught.r In the locomotive spirit of his pro-
ressve Democra cy her progress through the heavens
you'd be altogether ary her very revolutions would
seem too monochrome and regular not half stirring
Hungarian French revolution, almost antique and
obsolete as the principles Of our admire the bold
Iss OF his schemes, while startled at their novelty
They prove him to be true and neal descendant of that
oher great Douglass that sprightly Scot Scots whom
that renowned philosopher John Yalsta said would run
uphill perpendicular o. horseback" The Senator from
Michigan Mr. CAss following after with tagging Of
oogy pace in this Of progress only exciting the
tempt and dersion Of his youthful and nimble coad
us and contestants is satisfied for the present. with
no greater share IN the government Of the affairs Of this
void than the simple expression, in Congressional
forf of his deep concern at the outrage perpetated
by tussia leaving it for those who shall after us,
whet we snail have progressed still urtherto the still
younger choose between the alternative of
hghtpg or backing out. He gives many worthy pre-
cede and example in history in which nations have pro-
and expressed their deep concern but which had
resulted in war, nor indeed is perhaps worthy Of
remark in any thing else. is true that able Senator
has BEEN recently endeavoring to convince that his
deep concern is, after all, not very deep perhaps
extending but little beyond the result Of the next Pres
dental election. it means than he recently
argues Iconess it is not worth the discussion 1t either
means something nothing If 1t nothing, tits
simply idle and ridiculous, and it is not worth single
F~cv, a1vx
worthy grave proposition be entertained week
after week in the Senate chamber of the United States
and to occupy the attention Of Legislature after Legsa
ture in resolutions formally passed. and here gravey
sened But if it means any thing it means subyersion
of the whole spirit and character of institutions and
our Government Bring me precedents from the his
tory Of European nations have not read the bloody
pages of their history IN vain know that they have
ertaned and acted upon many schemes of intervention
under various pretext and for various purposes for the
preservation of the balance of power for their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We know that they have done this att
ncacuabe expense of treasure and of blood as in the
case of Great Britain at the cost of public
debt upon her shoulders which she and never
hopes to get rid Of have read that of her earliest
attempts at the exercise Of foreign power the send
ing of the two regiments to Tangiers which became the
germ Of that standing army against which the heart OF
every free born Brton long revolted but which, at
ength with all their other evils they have become used
10, and now quietly submit to-
This Government, if have any appreciation of its
genius and character is not Government in the in
which the is applied to those of Europe. 1t is
Government formed with limited powers-powers recog
Missed and conceded to be limited in all that appertans to
our domestic policy. If ask you to expend the paltry
Of $50 clear out the dam at the head Of Cum
berand island the eyes and hands are elevated in patr
oc horror and indignation at this outrageous violation OF
he Constitution And yet we called upon in the
seron Of the principles of universal humanity and In
dressing the wrongs Of and nations to exercise
unknown and unlimited Tell me not that the foreign
policy of this Government must be a unit and being in
part reserved to the States belongs in the whole the
Federal Government There powers which belong to
neither the power disregard that condition OF
publican form Of government imposed the admission
Of State the Union which cannot be disregarded by
the one dispensed with by the other. The foreign
power Of the Federal Government is guarded in the Con-
stution with less than its domestc-each grant
being doled out with avarcous cautionno one being
supposed any other not clearly involved in it.
The power to adeclare war;" carrying with it the
power grant letters Of marque and reprsa even
raise armies" maintain navy, without express
grants for the purpose For the Of that nsru
well knew that the danger of usurpation Of power
was greater and the results infinitely stupen
dous the foreign relations than in the domestic admin
stration of the Government In the latter, it win be
carefully watched and guarded against it should be-
by the various local and rival interests to be affected
Sir from my limited reading Of history feel warranted
in saying-and if time allowed, might cite examples
with the learned Senator from Mchganthat fever
the fate Of all past republics should become the fate Of
own If the liberties of this people shall be
ramped under the iron heel Of military despotsm it win
be upon the basis Of federal consolidation and through
the of foreign How indispensable, then, was
il that the Federal Government should be constituted
il was sefdefensive unaggressve the Constitution being
formed as it describes ITSELF for the defence,
secure the blessings Of liberty to ousefres and our
posterity
will not 20 back to search the writings of Washing
on with those gentlemen who have taken extracts wres
ed from their context and perverted from their true
meaning to make him witness against himself. Let
that be conceded for the present which they earnestly
demand either that he too shortsghted to foresee
the state Of things which has arisen that not dar
ing to look fifty sixty years in advance he only attempt
ed in his Farewell Address, to give counsel and fix the
policy Of the country for his time care not for
that They tell that then weak, and compa-
raively poweress and that necessities compelled
remain neutral in s the quarres of foreign Powers
and that sefdefence the last limit and must
Of necessity be the last limit Of hopes and expecta
tons. Have grown sufficiently strong yet for the
schemes and purposes those gentlemen propose to us
The able and eloquent Senator from Louisiana (Mr.
SoULE tells in his entertaining speech which heard
with much pleasure that instead of three millions Of
people, we have twenty-five millions that have-I
forget the figures vast number Of steamboats, and
Of tonnage The relevancy Of this last item
confess do not exactly perceive Are we now power
full enough effect delverance Of Europe to constitute
ourselves the executive power Of international law to
turn ourselves into sort of police force TO arrest and
punish all national criminals and prevent national crimes
With sparsely populated country with an immense ter
ritory not settled with population sufficient for its cult
Of the bill under consideration-are we in the
condition Of those populated countries to whom
is sometimes Of reform, and even pestence itself
olerable evil with its compensatory advantages Are
powerful enough generous enough, having little enough
hope for for at home to 60 abroad and to under
take the affairs Of every body else not for the
change In circumstances IL matters but little, and
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