Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06

cry think that the world has long since found out that
e u.eu states Power upon earth. She has proved
her not by arrogant proclamaticns by Con-
gresslona paper resolutions bombastc dinner
Dut oy hgh ana noble acts and deeds telling upon tho
worid history ana Affecting the worlds destiny. For
and upon the ocean, in the battlefield and in the cabinet
IN All he marts OF commerce and through all the channels
OF trade The world sees it waving at the masthead
OF ten thousand ships she behods it our glorious ma
uonal institutions, in increasing population IN tha
accommodating wealth and advancing prosperity Of our
people All Europe at this feels our power AZ
work at the foundations OF her desposm not by inter
yention armed unarmed but by the wisdom and inc
tice Of our national policy, teaching the world what 4
nation may accomplish for freedom and humanity which
while 1t refuses TO quit its to stand upon foreign
ground offers home and liberty the oppressed Of every
land.
But it is said that our Government nav by decara
ton OF its opinion upon the conduct European nations
exercise q moral influence their affairs
The Senator from Michigan (Mr. CAss) is in favor of
this kind Of intervention He says in his fate speech
But repeat emphacaly what said upon former oc-
cason when this subject before what upon
cason have since contradicted unsad and may add
what distinctly stated to the martyr of the struggles Of
own country the honored guest of in the first con-
versaton had with him upon this subject the people Of
the United States were not prepared maintain the rights Of
Hungary by warhat the only influence we could exert was
moral and not physical one
All will agree with the Senator that the only influence
exert hedestiny Hungary is moral and
not physical one" But the question is how shall this
moral influence be exercised The Senator proposes to
do it by resolution of Congress expressive of the opinion
of this the conduct Of Russia and Aus
ria in their dealings with Hungary declaring the
United States have not seen again see without
deep concern the violation of the rights the people Of
Hungary by Russia. This is the meaning of his resou-
ton when applied to the case of Hungary. This in my
opinion is taking the first step towards intervention Il
is just the way in which that policy commences One
nation expresses deep concern" in the affairs ano-
ther nation--a concern in waged with q third
Power-a about the result of that war Then
the desire for fair play then the call material
aid; and the nation which commenced with 60 deep con-
n:xl Il. AZ
in the contest When the first broke out in Hungary
have no doubt Russia commenced her interference BY
simply expressing "deep concern in the matter
This deep concern in the affairs of foreign people ia
what may be called sLerpeafoa scih progress The
Senator from Michigan understands it, for he tells u.s.
speaking of this resolution
This substitute declares unequivocay opinion upon
great question of public law and there stops leaving
free to determine upon when the time 1t
makes known deep the great prin
cp which expression you well know is the usual phrase
ology in national communications for conveying marked
dsapprobation Of any measure which is peculiarly
ceptable."
is borrowed from the vocabulary of European ntermed
ding diplomacy Of which the Senator has given us seve-
raj prccedens He tells that England and France have
again and again protested against aggresons upon other
nations; but he omitted to inform that in most If not
in ALL the cases named the protest led to But why
resort to European policy when have settled policy
of our own! Why abandon Washngton's nonnteryen-
ton principles for the opinions of European statesmenY
There be moral influence exerted from this
The influence of nation is derived from its conduct,
acts not words form its character give to that cha
racter its moral influence BY acting intervention for
the last fifty years we have exered influence against
the aggressive spirit of intervention which resolutions
of concern either add to or diminish
There is other portion Of the speech Of the Senator
from Michigan which requires notice After quoting
from speech of Mr.. Canning, the Senator says:
Mr. Canning ossles the ' aasraan ia" 81 saos as
of nation to its true position, than sti upon the
line of presidents and to let the world get far ahead Of n
Of
fered from this chamber TO the direction foreign affairs
the equal Of Canning in genius and mental ygorforgetng
/ or fearing that we are in age of progress"
What line of political knowledge the Senator desires
the United States to march up to Il at loss know
Is it into the line Of European pocss And if 3d. where
in that line viii the Senator place his counyn the CEN
ire, either wing Is the United States take her
position alongside of the autocrat of Russia stand Shout
der to shoulder with Austria, march in lock-step with
| France, mark time with England
SIR it would be strange spectacle to free in
sttutons under the lead of the honorable Senator march
ing up and taking position in this royal line of kings
emperors. Washington was hero, jackson renown-
ed in war; and Scott is the greatest general the age
yet neither of these distinguished soldiers would venture
to conduct such campaign The Senator is alarmed lest
the word may get far ahead of u.s. in political know
ledge did suppose that upon this pontwe rather
ahead of the world
When Washington declared nonntervention in the af
fairs of other nations he took step political knowledge
in advance of the wordso far ahead of the old line that
the nations of Europe have hardly yet got within gunshot
Of our new position Shall abandon this advanced
post and desert the Zine of national policy which we
have marked out for ourselves the great field Of the
worlds politics, to fall back upon the crooked lines Of
European strategy? No, sir; mol prefer stand still
upon our strong and isolated position and let the
world march up to us. To abandon it would be
treat and not progress To keep the line of political
knooedger' Where shall we find line straighter and
brighter than that marked out by the wise and good
Washington True it is straight and way and
few there be of the nations who walk therein yet like
the path of virtue leads to peace and enduring happi
ness.
America pursues, in her onward to empire
path distinct from every other nation. The ruling nsru
ment Of European power Intervention; the ruling in
srument of American greatness is non-neryenon the
war, the other peace the force and fear the
other neutrality and justice the emanston Of
heather mythology the other Of the benevolent doctrines
of christianity Yet both and each used ministers
universal dominion theirs to the dominion Of slavery
and despoc powerours to liberty and national indie
pendence.
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