The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-13

army, no armss no ammunISoos - UeaSy, 10
fiiends -they declarsd thsrsl6rs our oonsticuiiea
and or s1I1sgovannent, which We have conserved
through the adversties Of ten centuries, 1t once
and fsr over aboiihed.
But ny hart could not bear this ,scrilsgs I and
my political friends called people TO arms TO de-
fsnd the palladium Of our national sxistsuoe, the
privilege of sof government, and that political civil
and religious liberty, and thOse democratic inst-
tutions which, upon the glorious basis Of selfgo-
pespo Of Hungary And people nosy =. soS
my call We did strike down the csntraising
tyrant to the dust; We drove him and his double
faced eagle out from our country; answer to his
impious oontralising designs was the declaration
Were We right to do 80, or not?
We were; and we had accomplished already our
lawful enterprise VIGOROUSLY; We had taken our
competent seat amongst the independent nations on
even the United States fingered to acknowledge our
dearly but goriousy bought independence, and
beaten Austria had time to take her refuge under
the shelter Of the other principle hostile to
vernment, Of the sacriligious principles Of foreign
armed interference.
The Gear Of Russia declared that the example
Of Hungary is dangerous to the interests Of abso-
lutism He interferod and. aided by treason, he
succeeded to crush freedom and selfg0vernmont in
Hungary, and to establish centralized absoutism
there where through all the ages Of the past, the
rule Of despotism never had been established yet;
and the United States let him silently accomplish
~
Gentlemen, the law Of nations, upon which you
have raised the lofty hall of your independence does
not exist any more. The despots are united and
leagued against national sslf.government.. They
tanic) rights, and upon this basis oil the nations of
the European continent held in letters, the
government of France became vanguard to Russia,
st. Petersburg transferred to Paris and England
herself is forced to arm and to prepare for sefde-
fence at home.
These are the immediate consequences of the down.
fall of the principle of sefgovernment in Hungary,
by the violence of Capitalization and foreign inter-
to its full weight by the restoration of Hungarys
sovereign Independence, then you will see yet other
consequences in your own country. Your freedom
and prosperity is hated, dangerous to the dcspots
Of Europe If you do not believe me, believe at
least what the organs Of your enemios openly avow
themselves-Pozzo di Borgo, the great Russian
diplomatist, and Hulsemann. the little Austrian
diplomatst, they had repeatedly, in 1877 and 1928
published it that despotism is in dangerlest your
selves become a king-riddon people. If you study
the history of the Hungarian struggle. you can also
see the way by which the despots will carry their
design. The secret power of foreign diplomacy will
foster amongst you the principle Of contradiction,
and. rs is always the case, many party intentions
will be caught by this snare; and when you. gentle
men of the South, will oppose with energy this ten
dency, dangerous to your dear principle of self
government tho despots of Europe, allied in lber
tioide league, will first foment and embittcr tho
quarrel, and kndle the fire of domestic dissensons
and then they will declare that your example is dan
gerous to order, and foreign armed interference
steps in for Capitalization here as for monarchy in
the rest Of America.
Indeed gentlemen, if there is any place on earth
where this prospect should be considered with alton
ton, with peculiar care it is here in the Southern
States of this great union because their very exis-
tence is based on the great principle of self govern
ment.
But some say there is no danger for the United
States in whatever BIO tho condition of the rest of the
world l am astonished to hear that objection in
such country, which by thousand ties is connect
ed with, and interested in, the condition Of the
foreign world.
1t is your own government which prophetically
foreod, in 1927, that the absolutism of Europe will
not be appeased until every yestige of human free
dom had been obtained even here.
And it is upon the ruins of Hungary that the alb
solutitical powers about to realize this pro-
phecy.
You are aware of tho fact that every former revo-
tutonal concession, promised by the kings to appease
the storm, but treacherousy nulled when the storm
passed Out of this false play constantly new revo-
lutions arose 1t is, therefore, that Russian inter-
Of the Car, wherein he declares that instruction
having spread in every nation with an auda0ity
which has gained new force in proportion to the
concessions of the governments, every concession
must be withdrawn-not the slightest freedom, no
political rights, and constitutional aspirations
must be left, but everything leveed by the equality
Of passive obedience and absolute seryiude - he,
therefore, takes the lead of the allied despots to
crush the spirit of liberty earth.
1t is this impious work, which was begun by the
interference in Hungary and goes on developing in
a fightiul degree, it is this impious work, which
my people, combined with the other oppressed ma
tons is resolved to opposes it is therefore no Pari-
cular struggle which we about to fight it is a
struggle of principles the issue Of which, according
as we triumph succumb. must be felt everywhere,
but no where more than in the United States, be.
cause no natsn on earth has more to lose ~ the all
overwhelming preponderance OF tho absolutistical
principle than the United States If we are trium-
plant, the progress and deveOpement of the United
States will 60 shining peacefully to full extent,
till your republic becomes the ruling power on
succumb, the absolutisical powers triumphant over
Europe, must and will fall with their weight upon
you, precisely because else you would deyelope to
such mighty republican power which would rule
the world. And it being the absoutistical powers,
with Russia at their head, who desire to rule the
world, it natural that she should consider you as
their most dangerous enemy, which they must try
to crush, or else be crushed sooner or lator them
selves. The Pozzo dc Borgos tell it to yeu, the
Hulsemanns tell it to yeu and it were ipdecdcurious
if the people of the United States, too Proudly rely
ing upon their power and their good luck, would in
differently regard the gathering of danger over their
head, and provoked it by their Indifference to como
home to them, forcing them to the immense sacri-
fees of war, whereas we now offer to them the
opportunity to prevent the danger without desiring
to entaDgle you In Whatever Qlmcutes, ana WlLnouI
claiming from you whatever moral and material
aid but such which is not only consistent, but
necessary to your interests.
Allow me, in that respect, to make yet some re-
| marks about the commercial interest as connected
with the cause plead. And here ! must say that
nothing does astcnsh me more than to see those
whose only guiding star is commerce, considering
its interests only from the narrow view of small
momentary profit, and disregarding the threatening
| combination Of next coming events
toc 10 in no ayfn nj
public letter which Mr. Calhoun, the son Of the late
great leader of the South, the nhertor Of his fame,
of his principles and Of his interests, has recently
published. | quote it, because him hope nobody
will charge with Partially in respect to Hungary.
| Mr.. Calhoun SAYS
'There is universal consideration that should in
| fuence the government of the United States. The
papable and practical agricultural, manufacturing,
commercial, and navigating interests-the pccuni-
airy interests Of this e2nntry-will be promoted BY
other event that could occur in Europe. If Hun
gary becomes independent it will DO her interest to