Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03
NATIoNAL INTELLIGENCER:

- . "a ore point upon which the stamp OF uni
SD.Jspprobation has been more indehbly impress
W.T. IA its wisdom more uniformly conceded, than
~" Farewell Address Of Washington" II was
vested with every thing to give it importance
nd as such it has been studied by all, understood
yby all, and approved by all.
The policy SO clearly marked out in this Ad-
dress guided Washington's eyentful administra-
tion and in its entire latitude it has been adopted
and followed by all his successors.
No conflicts or revolutions of parties; no vicssi-
tudes or trials in peace in war none Of the tests
to which it has been subjected, have ever impaired
its force questioned its soundness, or essened its
popularity On the contrary, time has increased its
strength, experience has sanctifed its wisdom, and
its blessings commend it to the safe-keeping of
posterty
Now, for the first time, we hear strange voice
in our land impeaching its wisdom and the wisdom
of all our Revolutionary fathersAnd their descend
ants---repudating our own unanimous construction
of our own acts reading to us new versions Of our
very household words, and demanding that we
should stultfy ourselves by prasing him for proving
us to be fools.
Who are they that come nor to dispute our faith,
to disturb our peace, and to subvert temples; as
did Tom Paine with his Age of Reason" to sub
vert our religion, and give US in its stead . worship
Of blind infdelity? Kinkle and Kossuth--born
and educated in the midst Of despotisms, and WARS
and Fevolutipns, and dreamy visions OF liberty and
the wilaa6t ahstzactions ~ ciya polity where our
history n seldom rea@, where n mnnot be under
stood "A rheze our Sssnli4s theosy n Government
and ~ s8ueesion. howeyer complete, ~ oompre
bend the practical wcrhns n our fbderative system,
and the appropriate policy Of our G0yekn1nant in it's
domestic and foreign relations. They are, notwith-
standing in our midst not as exies seeking safety
and a home mot as modest guests, waiting to be
helped-not as grateful recipients Of honors and
favors and sympathy not as strangers in strange
land-not a. listeners and learners. No; they come
as missionaries would to benighted land, where
idols are worshipped to teach the blessings Of Chris
tan faith. They propagandists and taxgatherers
Oh our highways and byways. They must break
down before they can build up. They must remove
the rubbish and the heresies of our revolutionary
times, which are stumbling in their way; and
first they strike at WASHINGTON. They arraign
him before the bar Of his country for ignorance that
has grown into crime and then they assail the gra
ttude and patriotism Of twenty five millions people
for the homage they pay to the memory and wisdom Of
the Father Of their Country And for this very modest
and soft impeachment the hat is round for contrbu
tions to aid in the diffusion Of this new and redeemng
light The Executive is approached and his opinion upon
the policy of Intervention is obtained Cabinet Minis
tiers Intercepted in the way; Congress is APP
preached by ndrection to the pont and when the
several responses made with all due respect to the
solemn obligations Of duty their convictions and their
Government, what does Hungarys modest and erntial
Exile do Does he bow to the behests Of onstitu
tons does he bow the dignity Of Office does he bow
the majesty ofBodes does be the sage and the
orace does he submit to the opinions of the sovereign
peope' No. in the face Of ALL and in defiance of all, he
takes issue with all placing himself above every auhor
ty and dsregarding every win and every opinion but
his own
He avaed himself of the profuse hospitality the dis
nguished honors and generous sympathy Of the metro
polls of the country show his gratitude, not to
give thanks for his emancipation but to gather strength
for rebuke and pretexts for national insult.
Finding the metropolis not the place make proseyes
he shaped his for the patriotic and
West than generous hospitality extended to
him. and he travelled with the pageant and honors Of
Roman conqueror He received scvvrul Pva..
Of his destination with the shouts and welcome Of thou
sands Taking advantage Of the excitement and the tri
Of hospitality sympathy and curiosity he nsidous
y assaed and nsuted every department of our Govern
ment He condemned their opinions, and appealed d.
recy the people to take issue with him against the
Government and its settled policy, sanctioned by every
constitutional in effect aiming revolution. And
still the hat goes round!
May ask what is the object Of this indicate
raignment Of authorities and opinions including Govern
and people, before the judgment Of this
Is il TO make us as people and nation wiser, better
safer happier Is it to blind by contagious
sympathy for the oppressed Of other nds by the glare
Of captivating cocution pleading for "down-trodden
liberty?D Is il to mesmeriEe vigilance, and in
unguarded moment to get committed to- intervention
and by that act obge to fight in defence Of posi-
ton to fold arms in peace, and be disgracedf
Or is it coup detat to commit the restoration Of
this usrons exile to his lost honors in Hungary and
dispose Of the vered question whether he is Governor
Ex-Governor? II is immaferial whether any or all
these be within the purview of Kossnth If commit
ourselves to active intervention, il would inevitably
later, involve in the most delicate and mo-
mentous relations Of foreign Powers Their leagues for
tyranny their struggles for Liberty their and their
revolutions should have SHARE without the posi-
bility Of escape. Cai boaos
Are prepared to submit to this foreign influence
the bidding Of refugees who change foreign
policy and to carry away all that they get .
We rejoice in believing that the whole country is sound
upon this subject and that these misguided zealots win
gain strength by the recent dispaysin Legis
lative Halls in defence Of their doctrines.
1t is not for persons educated in the metaphysics and
poy Of Germany and the schools Of Red Republicansm
ofFancc become teachers in high school Of Con-
sttuton and expounders in the poemcs Of WARRINGTON
Our geographical position separates widely, and by
mighty natural barriers from the countries Of the Old
World Our Government has but little resemblance to