The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-04

So is Russia PoseFfal by an army held
ready as a rear guard TO support needy des-
pats with; powerful by It's ascendency over
The European continent; powerful by having
pushed other despots into extremi6es where
they have lost all Independent vitality, and
could not ertieate themselves but BY throw
ing themselves at pleasure and discretion
into the iron grasp OF the Gar; but above
all Russia IS powerful by its secret diploma
Bat this Colossus, gigantic as it appears
to be-the idol
with front Of brass but feet ofelay."
may be ovsrturned-easily overturned from
The fragile pedestal. if the glorious Republic
OF the United States opposes oil, with reso-
lutte attitude, the Law Of Nations, and does
not abandon principles before accomplished
criminal facts"
The mournful condition of.Hungary seems
to be pointed out by Providence in the Uni
ted States as al opportunity TO save man
kind from Russia without any sacrifice at
all; whereas this opportunity lost say il
with the inspiration of prophecy-there are
many here in this Hall who will yet see the
day when the United States shall vet have
to wrestle for life and death with all Europe
absorbed by Russia.
Iknow where l stand, gentlemen; l know
your power and the indomitable, heroic spirit
of your people. Ills not with the intention
to create apprehension that | say this; the
people of the United States fears nobody OF
earth. l know it may be that Russia, ever
after having absorbed Europe. will not dare
to attack directly the United States. But i
may be that it will dare even this. Some do
nestle dissension may come-no nation il
safe against 1.-THE passion of particular in
terest may cause some momentary discord
Russia will loSter it, by lis secret diplomacy
to which nothing is sacred on earth; and wher
irritation comes to the pitch, and the tiel
of affection become for a moment loose, Their
perhaps Russia may step in in a moment o
interior weakness, from which not the great
est nations are exempt. Russia will begin
by divide" and will perhaps come to i'm
pera" All this may happen. I can say
neither yes nor no; but one thing | am sur,
of, and that is, that Russia can and will at
tack you in your most vital interests, and
can hurS.you MORALLY, without even resort
ling to war.
Be sure, gentlemen, so soon as Russia ha
achieved the triumph of absolutistical princi
Piles on the European continent, and consoli
dated its u~ndisputed preponderance, the frs
step will be to exclude the of A
mer1ea from Europe, by a prohibitory syster
OF custom duties. 1t will do it; it must do il
Firstly, because commerce is the locomotiv
of principles. That is more sure yet tina
what a gentleman OF New York so eloquent
ly told--that ''thc steam engine is a demo
f cypt." AbSolutism could not for a singh
moment rule Europe yith security, if Europ
remained in commercial intercourse wit
Z republican America. And secondly, Rus
STA will exclude your trade from Europe, be
cause land let Inc great valley Of the We
f mark III your immensely developing agri
, culture is the uost dangerous competitor t
Russian wheat or corn, on the markets {
, Europe. Either YOU must be excluded fror
the trade with Europe, or Russia cannot fin
a market for its corn.
Only think, gentlemen, by a continental
, prohibltive system, which must be the fir:
: logical result of Russian preponderance-
only think; the wheat, the corn, the cotto
! and the tobacco of The United States, exclr
: ded fIom Europe for couple Of years! VIII
! Il dreadful catastrophe is lurking at you
{ growing prosperity in this perspective!
And when may this happen, you are pc
$ haps willing to ask me? Within a year
r within a single year, gentlemen! because
within a single year. the league OF despots
o. not shattered asunder--if, within a yea
Hungary cannot at least commence the fig
: for her independence, which is equivalent
n a bfeakwater against Russian preponde
n ance, absolutism, underline protectorates
Russia, will be consolidated for a long viii
by accomplishing The partition of Eurol
!, within Il year. Principles can only be ba
e anced by Observation-Disclosures by republ
+ can nstitutions-unrighteou interference /
|. the law of nations--despotism by civil ar
v religious liberty. This is the cause which
e advocate. 1t is not The cause of Hungal
alone: it is ~youEs--it is the worlds. 1t has
determination as absolute and extreme
Of despotism.
Hungary would have been too content,
Russia had not interfered, to oppose defe
ar sively the immediate Austrian instrument
d its oppression. Now, as it is, God, forson
beniticent purpose, has implanted in n
breast the conviction that the Independent
Of of Europe, and the independence of Hunga
t. with it, can only be definitively secured
ut the Moskwa, and on the Neva, in the Krel
re lin, and in the great Hall Of st. George.
o. For this purpose, in which, as l had t
a honor to state, you yourselves are so Vita
ry interested, we do not claim from you to tg
our battles for US. Look to the nations
o. Europe, groaning under Russian weigl
d. Look, in the first line, to Sweden, and fro
IS, Sweden across Poland TO Hungary, a
Its from Hungary to Turkey, and to brave c
%cassia. The first indispensable steps, is
'al independence of Hungary; and TO this
wanted some substantial aid for the necesi
ut ry preparations, and free with "
and the pronunciation Of the Law Of Matte
is supported by the authority Of your glorit
an position of a power on earth" That is
III the rest may be left to our care, and to th,
Mt; chances which I ~expounded in my speech
icy Harrisburgh; and during my stay in Engli
Hng at Birmingham.
re- Well, ! am answered, "that if you ?
'us claim the right Of every nation to regal
its oRn domestic concerns to be a comm
of law Of nations, and foreign interference a
err ~olation of this law, this your protestai
ON will be respected by Russia"
the If had the honor to be a citizen of
Of United States, | would have a higher o.
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