The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-28


Encouragement or reckless delinquency is the cause of
the accident We expect no better security for life
until people manifest more for the safety Of their
PERSONS and the and skill in those who have
control OF our railways and steamers guaranteed by
the punishment either Of negligence or incompeency
Intervention on both sides of the Atlantic
The brief Kossuth madness has long been In
all the measures of practical Intervention by govern
ment in European affairs which he advocated, the nte
gence OF the country anything but absurdity
and even the crack drained enthusiastically and far be-
twecn-who were carried away by the idea mostly
because it was new, have either to sounder way
Of thinking or else they the discretion Of 81
lence The notion of sending men, money aud mu-
nitons OF war to Europe, to help the liberal cause
there, stands in the public estimation side by side
with the ingenious device mentioned by Dean Swift for
extracting sunbeams from cucumbers. Whenever the
liberal cause in Europe is in a condition to be BEN
Gifted by such material help from US, we may be
sure that it will help ITSELF and require no aid at our
hands In this fact less than in the traditions of our
national policy, the dictates Of national interest," and
the sancy of national faith, stands the principle of
American non intervention in the affairs Of Europe
But this most sacred principle of American non inter.
venton has its clearly defined limits In the first place.
as government; claim the right, and admit the
duty, at discretion, TO recognise any other existing
government sovereign just so il sovereignty
appears TO US to be permanently established Be the new
government revolutionary prescrptive in it orgin-be ii
republican despotic in it's Characterize whole of this
ngbt and duty equally recognised by the United
States. We 60 on armed crusade to overthrow ex
listing authorities in Europe, lie, them arise they may
but il surely cannot be expected of look with less
favor with less prompttude Of recognition upon any
established authority there, because of its in
movement of popular power. There is yet another
limitation apon principle OF non-interventon.
understood by the people and the government Of this
country. Whenever any OF revolutionary move.
ment in Europe or anywhere else arises, we claim the
right, both people and a government, at
discretion. TO declare, in any form we see FL,
OF executive legislative proclamation, our national
opinion OF IT, II we think the cause OF the revo-
luioniss good and jus, and hopeful cause. we claim
the right say SO, and 10 say in any form OF solemn
declaration. II TO repress such revolutionary move.
ment any European government acting in law
less, UNJUST barbarous spirit, in defiance OF the
principles OF international justice, we, government
claim the full right TO make known that opinion OF
to the ends OF the civilized world, and in all the most
solemn forms Of public announcement We concede to
all other governments corclatve right. Lay bach con-
crosses may their good pleasure that in their
judgment. there Is no lawful foundation OF government but
in the right divine" OF kings aud emperors They may
they please also proclaim that the republican principle
is an absurdiy. We shall hear both declarations with
perfect equanimi,y To the right divine Of their kings
shall oppose the right divine OF cons,abes; and
as 10 their denuncations of the absurdy of republican.
ism, shall be quite content with adordRg TO their sub
ec,s apeacefu opportunity 10 here, become good
citizens, and make trial OF it,
Such IS the true theory of American non-inerventio
in the affairs OF the independent powers of Europe Pre-
cisey coex'ensve with thsno larger and no less-is the
right OF European powers intervene in the affairs OF the
independent States OF this continent Europe does ap
pear to like the Monroe doctrine She surely forges that
rs only upon Iust the doctrine applied in avol
OF Europe and against us that she proes, against the
widest republican propagandisn part in the east
ern hemisphere. The European powers deny that the
principle of the Monroe doctrine is any part OF public
law, and then IN the breath claim the sanction o.
That law TO prevent any American interference in Euro
pean affairs The only explanation Of The contradiction
", tha'be Monroe doctrine is good public law when sp
Piled to The protection OF the peace OF sovereign powers
IN Europe and bad public law when applied to pro,ec
the peace and the rights Of sovereign powers 10 America
We claim that the rule works both ways Non. inter
renhon has two sides TO it, and stops aggression and in
reference Just as quickly when they travel over sea from
east to west as when their voyage in the opposite d.
reehon This lesson both the people and government
THIS country have learned already When the powers
Europe shall have thoroughly learned ii ALSO sound prn
ope' Of public law will have made step Of progress
new guarantee will have been given OF the peao.
, "' world In this view we regard the announced
py"s u 'nls administration on the subject not only a
:" '"." Dat as marking an suspicious and import
:" .oe International politics OF both continents.
we "ss pleasure in announcing 10 our readers tba
,o' r'es'4snt mas appointed Colonel Alfred Camnng.
formerly OF Georgia, and now Of Missour n 10
in'enden' Of Indian affairs for the cenr ,nns,O,snd
.ncy s"Peih'eno