Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-06


Intercession VS.. Intervention. - - /
p.as;aant Fillmore IS certainly one of the most
cautions men in the world-one who would be ICON
tent to dwell in decencies forever without once II
sine to the warmth Of emotion, or yielding 10 tue
generosity of impulse 1t would SEEM however th''
timidity is likely to be misled oy us alrora"n
daocers as recklessness by its sanguine hopes anu
the former fthe less dangerous, certainly the
contemplate delusion of the two with the fresi-
dents chilling reserve towards NJ Kossuth the pup
lie is already acquainted but although his conouc'
in that case may have contrasted unfaVoraoly VIII
the nostion assumed by an incomparably ADLER anu
wiser man of his own party-Mr Webster sun IL
involved no positive blunder, and even galneo ioi
him the reputation of superior prudence from tnose
q conservatives with whom the total absence OF Ieel
inc is regarded as an infallible indication OF lnte
/ ect. This policy may be carried rather too 1ar'
however. and render the person pursuing 1t not
little ridiculous as will be by the following IN
stance:
| Certain committees armed with memorials multi
tudinous1y signed, waited upon the President iaS'
nab 70 roonost his iute1cession with the British gov
eminent on behalf of Smith O Bren and other lrlsn
patriots The President declined all interference I'D
the matter alleging his adherence to the doctrine OF
non-intervsntion. No two things could De more us
similar in character. The President was not askcu
to intervene in any form OF shape lie was not ASK
ed to assert or demand anything, or IN any way 10
demonstrate in the matter The request was simply
that he should ask Her Brtanic Majesty as a l"EoI
to the United States, to pardon Smith oDrleh "no
his associates.
No RIGHT to interfere was to be claimed: but the
norJon of these men were to be asked as favor 10
MANY of our citizens who relatives ana fiehus "a
the exiles AS to whether this is the proper tme
for srcb intercession-or whether it is to be made al
any time we do not pretend now to say but the preS
dents confounding it with Intervention shows that
ttar must bannt him like an " old man of the noun
tainn Tn his extremely timid cautiousness ne has
actually made rid. culous blunder by confoundlns
things which have no sort of relation to each other
The freezing up of the Potomac is attributed 10 u"
n frgid moral atmosphere of the executive mansion
which has even chilled out the perceptions Oh II
d occupant.
!; As for the exiles, we have no doubt but tina
they could get liberated from their colonial Pris
e on house, if they would only offer up humoi
qualifications and promise to be good boys
Is future They or the great majority of them, wer
" unreAectng and incautious in their attempted GU
r break and made ridiculous failure, but they
If least win our respect by making no whining appe;
,e and utterng no craven cry If they be liberated
1e the British Government it will be without petition
n pledge coming from them. Great Britain might sal
We " liberate them now. Dead men tell no tales
lie and-fght no battles Ireland is dead: ana not
ly the eloquenee of Mitchell and OBrien could galva
ed Use her to even one throb of conyulsive lite ii
population is disappearing at the rate OF hall M
rh lion year. Her commerce is dying-her spll
&C. dead and the remnant of her people will soon re
ut with it, Well can Great Britain afford to paro
Ia her nolitical offenders She has nothing to te
Of from them or their country now.
tie We notice that Congress has taken this matter
al and we have very little doubt but that resoutl
or requesting the President to use his intercesslon
NO their behalf will pass both Houses We presul
in that it will then be given. This is great lit
world, especially Symes Hole, in the Arctic Region