The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-03

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Not only is this Imperative, but
We must, II necessary, enforce our
Ws must let these NM
ions oil despotism, know and feel,
lhaI we as u nation, stake no steps
baekward.'' A
w do not insist that Il people
should rashiy engage in war, mere
ly because the Ilunearians have,
been deprived of their rights. But
contend thatit Is our duty to in
iere in behalf of any nation that is
oppressed. Intervention" in be-
half oftiIose who implore assistance
is not only in conformity with the
practice of nations, but it is sustain
ed and incuicated by the best au-
thoritics on pa5!ic tar. Vattcl
says:
'But if the prince attacking the funda-
mental law, gives his subjects Il legal right
10 resist him-if tyranny becoming insup-
portable, obliges the nation to rise in their
defence, erery foreign pourer has a 'iyhttOi
succor an oppressed people ~ho mPiore their
assistance"
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"When a people from good reasons take
up arms against an oppTessor, justice and
generosity require that brave men should
= s-,,1 -, J.f.r., ,f tln,r lh,rtiac -l
Whenever, therefore, a civil war should be
kindled in a state, foreign powers may as
sist thatparty which appears to Them to have
Justice ON its side. lie who assists an ollous
Ityrant--he who declares for an unjust or re-
bcllious people, offends against his duty"
Mr.. Wheaton, in his history OF
the Modern law of Nations" says:
"Wcateycr disputes might arise as to its
Intervention application, the principle it
self was acknowledged onall hands
If ''intcrvcntion," iii behalf of
those nations who im2loro assis-
tanco, is sanctioned BY the law of
nations, why not enforce it now?-
Hungary has been baseIy deprived
of her constitutional liberty, through
the intervention of Russia. They
appeal 10 rs, thsy iup!orc us, by all
r tho sacred lies which bind man to
man, to assist them. They do not
ask us to fight for them, They can
cope, sing!y with the Austrian gov
IcyNmont themselves. That empire
is rotten to the very center. She is
plunged into an inoxtricablo abyss
Of dobl-Aor nobiIitypuflcd up with
pride and borne down with poverty.
Not one in ten is possessed of an
estate sufficient to support his rank.
All classes are dissatisfied. The
poor by reason CT the on2rous bur
dcns CT taxation. The merchants
with the unreasonable and eXccs-
siyc cXactions Of the government.
: and the mobiles on account of their
, poverty. The receipts of the Gov
crnment are not sufficient to meet
.hcIr expenses. In short, view il
+ in whatever light you may, it can.
not be denied, but that the Austrian
empire is on the verge of bank.
ruptcy.
. The question may be asked, ii
such be the true state of the case
: why d. the lIungarians appeal to u.
, for aid?" Russia is the friend o
, Austria, andwilIagain interfere, ant
! thus keep them down. 1t is to pre-
vent Russia from so doing, that th'
, Government of the Us. enforce TIT
+ law of nations.
!, And here permit US to take
: glance a. the signs Of the tines.
, 10 our mind they are not to b
r misunderstood. A crisis is fa>
q approaching, that will cali forth tn
\ energies ofaiI. edwards may shrinI
from 1.-THE dcspots of Europe ma
attempt to crush 1.-THE enemies {
~ civil liberty, may preach "non-intcr
vontion'--but it will be all in vail
he people have willed that the
y will be free. that they vii! no longc
: submit to be tramp!ed upon--an
the conflict must be mot-not as n9
ton against nation, but n Of til
+ people-.hc m!llions--agajnst thoi
" oPprossors.
p How stands tho matter in Europ
J. Exccptin England and the little K
public of Switzerland, the troodo!
~ D spcech and of the press have bee
o b~ayonotlcd, the sword and the mu:
ket, red with the blood of freedom
= guard the thrones Of Despolism-
J. the people arc all disarmed, an
perjury and usurped power, fill til
Is prison houses and butcher liberty i
j. the streets.
=. Can this last? No! Worms al
g gnawing away the pillars that SUI
n port the thrones of despots, hered
II tary and usurped. The fortressC
n Of these lyrantsaro mined, the tra!r