Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-01-16
AZ. Webster aud Intervention.

ppncarcd to us 10 BE the part of wisdom I"
substitute the deliberate counseIa and OPINIONS
OF Wls,rrr, CLAv, and other Statesmen ct
the Republic, f,r the generous but unrefecuNG
I'm ,u.cs of nasse- Of men under the excite
,nent OF the fascinating oTatoiy OF lhe great
Magyar, before plungins thIs Country upo" 'he
unl,,pwn aud stormy sea OF Grn,cJ intervention
IN ,hc affairs Of Ecrope,--lor armcd-jntervcu-
ton, 10 iess and no more, ~ what hosau'h ''
sskirr OF our CrycIumcpt. We have expressed
the belief that It 10 the duty and the pohcy 81
the Government 10 20 no further than 10 GNe
the struggling lIungauans (i they ever Go
arain struggle for lndcpendancc) such mate
raj aid' as The pubic may choose to give, a"t
tbe Lcncht e uur i'UsLl5 OrNoN, expressed
a. strongly aol widely and empha'icaIIy as need
b that every nation las rsh TO choose lis
oyn form Dt Government, anG that the inter
f.tcoce OF aaa:.er Nation, not party 10 the
oficilA contest, !: m con'raven'ton OF h!2ht
End Jusic, and International Law. But that
i, is our duty, OF our policy, or IN accordance
vi.. the genius Nhl spirit CT our Constitution.
=, couyrr; It's Government in!o Military
Republic (or the purpose Of an armed "nd.ct'
ton If th.s Law &c Nations Throughout lie
csr.I. 10 .a7s ,c Us (, be d proposition not only
contratic.ot BY our PAS! history, tu: a';,y-t
TOO pre2o5.-ro@s far serious rctu"i'on.
- Ia; NIr. WsrsrEH has 4! length sgo'.,
CT On this Interesting a1d exciting topic, on.
US .ar as he gor4 we have cone AM are willing
3go. We deem i, d0s 10 our readers TO lay
before them bis speech At the Coagrc5ilonAi
Eoncret 10 Kossr,h III Wellington, last weaa
l. VII! He noticed that h relies upon the not@ni
agency ofpn enlightened PUBLIC OFlNlOA
fee,.vssiy and loudly expressed, 10 roslr-r
sich Interference Is that Of Russia III the con
,cst be:a cen Au:;yia ana Hungary, and = 81
cure the yinIlcoucn AZ observance OF Int"
nation Law and Justice IN Ike cases. 10
py- vofG does Mr.. WfBsrEa say o. the u3l
,!inc Of Intervention is cXYouu1-t, time An
,1., again. with force AM c.carnesif - ih
Nunraran. The OMISSION is si-nacan;
because ii was iu.cniional. May DC 50 ego
ts,jcl}." he SAYS "as TO SAY t!!at hare nothing
nor to say IN regard 10 f!ra-ny.' lie refers
instead. TO hi. speeches on the Crock ans Span
;.n questions. quarter o.. i century ago, an
I,otodr. VIC take It, will say that they upnol
the doctrine or the du'y, OF crnei inteNentlo
IN the fairs IF central Europe by this Gov
ernacn,. sc commend the speech Of "
Wr.sTrn to the careful attention Of OF
re.dcrs AS lar as /, goes Tor lung
~, We 20 where it stop', we SOP. We he
tate TO SOW the Dragons teeth of lhe doctrI
Of fighting Intervention in this Country, for "
know they Will, rs Of yo7e, bring harvest
rrmo3 mon. ! here Is point, to 20 beyo!
which is d mark OF neither m1gnanlml'y, cou
age nor prudence and well may al America
Statesman say in these times,
81 dore do all lhat,r' % jetcme man,
:. he cares DO more, Is none y.
The following is the toast to Mr.. WT8srLl
The Sccrctrry q Stotc-Ili, symp1tdics a-e
brood 4s Hr lntt.!oct Il !Ho."u"d.
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and responded as ia
lows:--I have great pleasure N parlcip1u'
N tins festival; it is remarkable cca5ion,-
lie no l. your honored "ucst tonight. has l-
t,r. flra ljtr of events that are viewed Us Elg
" iag,rlaitt here and still mo.c important
lis own country.
Educated. spirited, full Of feeling Of lbo,'
and Independence, he entered early INTO t
r,hlic councils Of his uatye country. an4 h
here today fresh from acting his part n l.!
r-eal strugmc for Hungarian nItlonIt lAIcp .
d,ucc. 1hl, la not all HI, distinction. j
was tronah. to these shores by the aulhon'
&C Congress; he has been welcomed to t.
Capitol of the Intel States b. tn woes
the two HOUSES OF Congress-
aorcc, as am not connected with cdut
branch of the Legislature, III 'olutng, and d
joln In ilv loudeot tone II that welcome pr
nouuced by them to him, (tircrt applause j.
Tho House Of Representatives. the lmmcdn
representatives. of the people, fun tleWSeV
G., an ardent love Of liberty, have l1lnea IN Tia
wccolne. The wisdom aud subnciy OF T.
Senate hive joincd Ill 1t: and the head O! Il
Republic, with the utmos. cordially, has "a
proved of whatsoever official act wac nccef,
~ to bid him welcome to these shores; and
stands here Tonight in the midst ofan 0sSe",l
of both ilou-r, Of oa~:c23, and others OF ,
net hrse ~ onr ndN dual capacity to loln Il
~cnc,.! acclaim, and signify to HIM with VIII
pleasure "" ,cccye him to the shores Of ID
&c land, IL, asylum q oppressed hNEAH'
;5ou.,,r. en-, the effect of the reception t.
cl.en him c.auot hu, BE- f,it. j caulot b.
h,ve lis influence bevoud the ocean and g!no'
,olntrla. where our principles and our sot'
lncnts arc either generally unEnoNn or gonr
ally Gls,ikcd Let them 20 forth: lrt II
borne on al the winds OF hca"ou, tpit the -,
uathics Of the EoylTu'ncn. OF ia Hled 'tat
md oil lie people It TIE United States, a.
been attracted ;owal la q nation "trlgghug {
national independence. and towards those
Der cons Who have rnl5t distinguished the.