The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-07

tahl. h nent of free governments, anu ''t' 'y
pathy tn which we witness every SFn"ge
against oppression, forbid that we shHo'n o'
Indifferent in case whore the s'ronE arm OF :"
f,rcirn power is invited to s,Ae public sent'-
ment. and rrpress the spirit of freedom in any
Now, gentlemen, here is the gr9uho
which take tor my earnest cndeavors, 10 oehr
fit the cause of Hungary, have only respect
fully to ask, is principle which the puoic
opinion of the people Of the United STATES res
outcly processes, and the government % l"'
United States, with The fall sentiment o. IT'S re-
sponsblity, declares to your Congress 10 DC
ruling prime pie Of your national government
is that principle meant to be serious: lhae'u,
/ confess that it woulI be the most imreftheh'
outrage towards your great people anu yo"l ia
ti"nal government to entertain me "hsi'uIHI
opinion that " hat the people OF me oh'l'
States and its National Government, IN sucA
solemn Diplomatic manner, profess to be ruling
nrinciple of your ilicy, should mol be meant to
be but Joke about the most sacred interests o!
God forbid that should ircl t!c
jinpertnont arrogance TO think so:-tHerriofe
take the principle oi your policy as IL I'll IL es-
,ablishcd, without any interference, and com"
in the name Of oppr2 sscd humanity 10 CAIN VIZ
natural. lnrcal, unavoidable, practical c"nse-
Gucnce of your own freely chosen GoVcrn!hent
p,l.cv, which you hive avowtd to the whole
verdi the rrh, to claim the real 2atinn Oh 'hpSr
cXorrs iions which your sovereign peopi' OF 'iie
United States have chosen, out OF your own
accord, to raise in the bosom OF my countfyiheh
and of oppressed humanity.
You will excuse me, gentlemen, Tor having
dwclt so Ionr about that principle of non-inter-
ference with European measures, but have
found this rock thrown i'll my way when
apokc Of what hunibly request OF The United
States have been charged to have the AFRO
gaucc to change your existing policy; ana as
in one speech, ], Of Course cannot EXHAUST the
whole nl.ghty CON; lex Of my mss ion, choose
for the present opportunity 10 develop my VIEWS
about that Fundamental principle OF not caring
about Europcan concerns. and having shown,
not rlctarcally, but practically, that 1t is ms
take 10 think that you hal, at Whatever tine,
such policy, aad having showl that, should
YOU ever have entertained such a p"l!cv, you
had abandoned it, and were forced ny circuii-
stances to abandon it. SO much, at least, hope
10 have achieved My humble request to your
operative sympathy mly be opposed by, don
know what other motives; but that objection it
will never more mect-not to Interfere with
European conccrns--,his objection is disposed
of, and forever, | hope. 1t remains now TO
investigate tiat having protested not TO be IN
different to the cause of European freedom, Is
the cause of Hungary such as to nave just
claims to your active and operative asSistahcs
and support: 1t is, gentlemen to prove thiS
do not now intend to enter INTO an explanation
Of the particulars Of cur struggle, which hal
the honor t. direct, as the chosen Chief magis-
trate Of my native land il is highly gratifying
to me to see the cause # Hungary ls-eXcept-
ing some ridiculous misrcprrs cntations OF III
will-corrcctly understood here. VIII only
state one fact, and that is, that our endeavors
4.
armed interference of foreign dcspotc power,
the principle of all evils on Garth; | mean
Russia And stating this fact | will not again
intrude upon you with my own views, bat recall
to your memory the doc rincs established by
your own stat sinen
Firstly, again return to your great Wash
inrt,n He SAWS in one of his letters t. La.
tayette: "My policies a.c hin and simple,
think every nation has right to establish mat
form of government under whica IL coiceiVes
it can live most happy, and that no goVefhhi nus
on rht to interfere with the internal concerns o.
another Here take my ground; take my
ground upon principle OF W ashIngt'n-a Pft"ct-
plc and no temporary police, calculated Tor the
first twenty wears Of your infancy. Russia has
interiercd with the internal concerns OF iiuh-
gary and by so doing has violated the policies
of the United States, established as laslin
principle by Washington himself. 1t Is last
inc principle | would invoke III my support
the opinion of every statesman OF the United
States, of every party, OF every time; but To
save tine come from the nrSt PRESIDENT OF lhe
United States, at once to the last and
recall to your memory this word of the present
Annual Message of His Excellency, President
Fillmore: "Let every people choose Tor itseli'
and make and alter It's political institutions 10
suit It's own condition and convenience Here
again | take my ground upon this prime pie
established by Washington, making the basis Of
your own existence, and protested and acknow-
edged by your very present Government, only
{, show that am aware Of the policy and po
litica! opinion Of your present Government alsp.
beg leave tn quote your present Secretary
of State, Mr.. Wcbstcrs statement, who, IN his
speech OH the Greek question: speaks so:-
sThe law Of nations maintains that III extreme
cases, resistance is lawful, and that one nation
has no right to interfere in the affairs OF anoth
err" Wen, that is precisely The ground on
which we Huararians stand. But may per-
haps meet the objection am sorry to say /
have met j, already -'swell, we own that it has
been violated by Russia IN the case of Hungary
to US Let every people take ca c oil itself,
what is that to US SO some speak. 1t is the
old doctrine of private egotisui-'cvcry one for
himself, and God for ALL | will answer the
again by the words Of Mr.. Webster, who in his
alluded to speech on the Greek question, having
profcssed the SOW reign right of every nation TO
dispose of its own concerns, 10 be law oil ma
tons thus is going on, '!But it may be asked,
{ " hat is all that to us = The question Is csily
answered. We are one Of the nations, and We
rs a nation have precisely the same interest in
international law as private individual has IN
the laws OF his country
You see, gentlemen, had again good author
ity to quote The priaciple which yoar honor
able Secretary of State prof:sses, is a principle
of eternal truth No man can disavow it, no
politicall party can dsavow it. Thus am in
the happy co 'di ion to address my humby pray
ers in that respect, not to party, but to the
whole people Of the United States, which will
20 on to do SO long as have no reason to con-
template any party opposite and indifferent to
my country's cause, because else OF course l
would have to address those who are friends,
and not those who are either Indifferent or ant
aronistc But it may be from some quarters
avowed, "wc.l, we acknowledge the justice OF
that princi pie, of every nations sovereign Fight
TO acknowledge it 20 be law of nations that
no foreign power has right TO interfere In the
afi.irs Of another, and we are determined TO
respect this common law Of mankind; but II
oilers d, not respect that law, it is not our bus
mess to NEEDLE with them" Let me answer
by analysis: every nation hls some interest
in the intcrnatioal career as private individual
has in the law OF his country" That is an ac-
prime pie of the United States
every nation is in respect to IN
ternatoal law precisely in the condition of
private ind vidual in rcspcc; to the laws of his
Well where is til" condition ola pr
va'e individual in rspcct to the laws of his cpur-
try Is it only that he has himSclf not to vio-
late The law, is it that 50 far as i'll his power
he should ais prevent others from violating the
law ? Suppose you see that wicked man s
about to rob, to murder your nei ghbor, or TO
burn his house, will you wrap yourself in your
own viruous law fitness, and say, Il don't rob
don't muder-dun' burn; but what others do is
not my business. ] am not may brothers keep
err" sympathisc with him; bat am not ablg
ed to help him that he may not be robbed,
or burnt" What honest in the
world would answer 50 !, None of you. None
Of the people Of the United States, am sure
That would be the damned maxim CT the Ph1r-
sees Of old, who thanked God that they wee
not as others were. Oar Savior was not con-
tent to go himself .rcadnr in the hall OF the
temple, bat he hai driven out, til Sc who were
treadlng there. Now, what the duty Of an
naivtflrlal is in respect To the laws of his COIN