Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-19

IN SOcn war, ditcT dUduuOHiiIS Oui
ancient policy Of amiiy and non'in'
, tervention in the affairs Of other ma
! tions, and thus justiiying them in
abandoning the terms Of forbearanct
and non-inter(erence, which they
have hitherto preserved towards u.s.
after the downfall, perhaps, Of the
friends of liberal Institutions in Eu'
rope, her despots, initiating and pro-
voked by her fatal example, may
turn upon US in the hour of our
weakness and exhaustion, and, with
an almost equally irresistible force OF
reason and arms, they may say to Us,
you have set the example, you have
quit your own to stand on foreign
I ground, you have abandoned the
policy you prolessed in the day Of
your weakness, TO interfere in the
affairs o! the people upon this. conti-
nent, in behalf Of those principles
the supremacy Of which you say is
/ necessary TO your prosperity, 10
your existence. We, in our turn,
believing that your anarchical doc.
trines are destructive of, and that
monarchicaI principles are essential
to, the peace, security and happiness
of our subjects, will obliterate the
bed which has nourished such noxious
weeds; we will crush you, as the
propagandisis Of doctrines so des-
structive Of the peace and good order
| 81 the world.' The indomitabIe
spirit Of our people might, and would
be equal TO the emergency, and we
might remain unsubdued even by so
tremendous a combination, but the
consequences TO US would be terrible
enough. You must allow me, sir, TO
speak thus freely, as | feel deeply,
though my opinion may be Of but
little import, as the expression Of a
dying man. -H ..-
"Sir, the recent melancholy sub
version of the Republican Govern
ment OF France, and that enlightened
nation voluntarily placing its neck
under the yoke Of despotism, teach
US to despair Of any present success
for liberal institutions in Europe; it
gives Us an impressive warning not
to rely upon otters Tor the vindica-
ton Of our principles, but to look to
ourselves, and to cherish with more
care than ever the security of our in
stitutions and the preservation Of
our policy and principles. By the
policy to which we have adhered
since the days Of Washington, we
have prospered beyond precedent;
we have done more for the cause Of
liberty in the world than armsrcould
effect; we have shown to other ma
tions the way 10 greatness and hap
piness. And if we but continue
united as one people, and persevere
in the policy which our experience
has so clearly and ,riumphantIy vim
dicated, we may in another quarter
rof a century furnish an example
which the reason Of the world cannot
resist. But il we should involve our
selves in the tangled web Of Euro
pean politics, in war in Which we
could effect nothing; and it in that
struggle Hungary should 60 down,
and we should'go down with her,
where then would be the last hope of
the friends of freedom throughout
the worldl Far better it is for our !
selves, for Hungary, and for the cause .
OF liberty, that, adhering 10 our wise
pacific system, and avoiding the dis !
tant wars Of Europe, and we should !
keep our lamp burning brightly on
this western shore, as a light 10 all |
nations, than to hazard its utter ex-
tinction amid the ruins of fallen or
falling republics in Europe" r.-
Throughout Mr.. Clay's remarks !
M. Kossuth listened with the utmost
interest and attention; and, Indeed,
throughout the whole interview he
illustrated the rare combination OF
the profouhdest respect without
the smallest sacrifice of his personal !
dignity, exhibiting in all his bearing /
the most finished and attractive
stamp which can be given to the
true metal Of genius. He did not
enter, in his turn, epon con.rover-
sy'of Mr.. Clay's views, but began by
stating what he thought the reasons
Of the repeated failures to establish
liberal institutions in France. Edu-
cation and political Information, he
said, did not descend very deep into
the masses Of the French people; as
an illustration Of which fact he stated
that hundreds of thousands, when
voting for the first time to elect Louis
Napoleon to the Presidency, thought
the olG Emperor was still alive and
imprisoned, and that the vote lhey
then gave would, effect his deliver
ance. He gradually diverted his re- /
marks. to The affairs OF Hungary,
Austria, Russia, and Turkey; speak
ing OF the exaggerated estimate OF
the strength OF Russia; Of the strength
and weakness OF Turkey---her