Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

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GENTLEMEN: A plain farmer, who depends upon the
plough food and rament cannot often find leisure to
read books and newspapers To such person an ably
edited newspaper delightful entertainment and after
hard days work in the cold wind and freezing rain, the
rustic planter seated by his blazing fresde reads the
speeches of great Washington the editorial COM
ments and the other articles which fill the columns of
public Journal with keen enjoyment the scholar feels
when surrounded by his wellfed shelves, he peruses
some learned of the classical times The satisfac-
ton have felt in reading the Inegencer has been lately
lessened by the bitter indignation with which look
upon the dangerous and audacous attempts of foreigners
interfere civil affairs; and, you compelled
chronicle these impertnent Vaccinations your readers
are forced see offensive facts The foreigner who
these blessed shores for asylum from oppres
sion should be received with cordial welcome and efficient
succor but when refugees from Europe the ocean,
and with brazen conceit attempt to teach the proper
meaning of political structures and endeavor to
stir people to the commission of bloody and wicked
Deeds in utter violation Of solemn treaties the ntrgues
of these mschevous strangers should be repealed These
feel real interest in fortunes. The home of
their hearts and hopes is in Europe And if Kossuth
get sucency of money and muskets to establish himself
the Dictator Of Hungary if Knke could get the
troll of State in Germany, in any other place. with
fat salary and leave be his paymaser, neither of
these friends of liberty would cherry if the
United States were submerged by deluge of blood
and fire, or, what would be worse if liberties were
crushed by the armed hand of mighty despot The latest
phase in which these arrogant meddlers exhibit their
schemes the Revolutionary League for Europe recently
formed in Philadelphia for the purpose breaking down
: grow s,a-t
and highsouled nations - and Of restoring mankind to
its humanity" OF this league an Schmidt is Pre-
den and other redoubtabe of beer and
kraut Secretaries and Treasures This Mr. On.
Schmidt and his associates write with foggy dimness
and turgid fatuence which is strongly suggestive of
cabbage and tobacco smoke but discover that
the design of their league is to force Europe and the
rest of mankind" by the power of American and
money adopt such constitution and code of laws
"N. Schmidt Co." shall be pleased to approve. Free
dom of mind, say these leaguers, with their poor
added heads cramped" and enslaved by vanity and
host Of other passions sis the first Of pot
cal aspirations the legitimate method Of their pur-
suit and the last goal of their attainment Unqueston
ably true; but it is also lamenabe fact that the most
powerful enemy freedom of mind is the devil under
despom many these foreign zealot lei hand
cuffed slavery To reform and free msgoverned and
shaved nations requires the most gigantic intellect that God
gives to but every individual may restore to liberty
that hacked and chained domain which lies under his
own hat However, this task is difficult and destructive
to eove hence every little empty bockhead pollutes
the sacred cause Of liberty by the dreariest can't and
shrieks about the desperate condition of the liberty
thrsting people of Europe" like derious idiot
With high respect your obedicnt, servant
/ AGRICOLA.
p s. trust your strong efforts to expose these dan
gerous impostures will obtain complete Already
many augures cheer your exertions The miss Of pas
scattering before the powerful rays Of truth
the wholesome restraints of controlling the
maddening influence of sympathy. The clearheaded and
people Of these United States win turn with
dsdan from the sounding brass Of Governor Kossuth and
the tnkng cymbas Of Doctor Kinle and will reverently
heed the golden counsels of GEORGE WAsHINoros the
frmes wises truest friend to his country, freedom
| and to man