The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-02
from Mitchers Citizen
AMERICAS INTEREST IN THE EUROPEAN
GTRITGGTE

An able letter appears in the Daily Times of Tuesday
under the head of Special Correspondence 1t very
special indeed for though the writer signs himself Pub
cs may detect in it the pen and the thought Of
who has studied the subject more than any other in Eu
rope Prccrmitng PREDATORY remarks give the
letter below
What have to say to you is this Anairs in Europe
will stand the conclusion of this warif should
be made without the ruin of despotism at argein such
that you the republican States Of America, will
longer be allowed to give unmoested, perniCous
ample of democratic sclfgovernment and equality Am
going give my proofs and you shall draw your concu
sions.
at is not necessary dwell upon the existence of an
anxiety European cabinets about the disposition
Of the United States at the outbreak of the present hostile
ties. You know quite well how eagerly and exultingly
English and French statesmen seized upon the least fact
tranqullize their troubled minds about the policy to be fol-
lowed by your federal government The declarations Of
the New York Chamber of Commerce paraded through
all the ministerial papers, well ms in both houses of Par
lament something to cling to against the apprehension
lest you should avail yourself of the present disturbed 9
fairs the old continent to make your appearance between
quarelng princes and disconnected subjects You know
how your sympathes conrted in order that your
power might not become awake and oOnscpps Of il
strength and of the direction in which this strength might
be turned in moment of supreme crisis Is 1t necessary
tell you that the principle of the rights of neutral flag
mark the word) acknowledged, because Of the fear
of your appearance in Europe at time when the voice
of republican America would have reused the nations
reduced to silence and prostraton but listening in
| nacing mpatience to the turmoil of war Is it at oil
necessary to convince you that the muchvexed fishery
questions have been compromised with all the readiness of
alarm, by the English government, anxious to deprive you
of any pretex to fish in the troubled waters of the Euro
pean ocean, Did you not that the cheers that received
Mr. Cobden declarations respecting Cuba prompted
by apprehensions lest you should be ritaed upon
the favorable opportunity of raising your against the
Queen of England and her allies including the Gar in
stead of the Queen of the Antles2 What is them the evil
dent moral of all these batteries, CONCESSIONS and cnp
ship the part of cabinets not usually very willing 70
satisfy pretcnsons and claims of government represent
ntrp to yyhi
founded The moral is, that European rulers know quite
well what you ought to have done; the moral is, that
Kings and Emperors have been in dreadful anxiety to
prevent your doing what you ought to have done And
the moral Of your not doing what European despoem i
afraid Of is that You did not know what you ought Is
have known and done,
"And will tell you that you are to pay the penalty of
that fault Of omission peace shall have been
Guided You will pay for the fear that You have inspired
lou too powerful not to inspire apprehensons but
inactive not to encourage future attacks to prevent mi
tative your part You spoke too plainly and in too
loud tone but without acting up to the meaning of your
words for the despots of the old continent remain quiet
until you shall act you talk. You thought yourself too
far oil 10 come in aid of the oppressed but you are as
sure YOU suffered to speak truth and free
dom at the threshold of oppressors. You might have
talked in your bnckwood at your leisure and have cher
shed your freedom beyond the mysterious waves Of the
wide Atlantic so long America remained land known
only to the few BY the terrifying stories of slavery and
sayageS but now that steamers the great
and up the Mssissippinow that emigration leaving IL
graves and cradles behind, is scattered oyer territories
more and more approaching. like Birnam wood 10 the
ebodes of the mnrderes covered with purple saturated
with blood-you danger and consequently an enemy
TO the system Of European rule.
" II is high time, assure you he more hgn nenacing
lest YOU shall be reduced Of harmless yegea
ton by intestine wars omeued by foreign money, d.
rect attack by foreign Sou not safe you
imagine; and recommend 10 your attention the words OF
Lord Clarendon applied to Russia but quite applicable
to you If that power be reality, it onght be curllcd
if deusion, it ought to be dspeled because the pres
tge of real or imaginary power is equally menacing
You are to all the European governments, and for al
times, what Russia 20 some, and for the Their.
will be coalition against you cpria to dispe the
reality the deusion of your power inspiring many
fears
The person alluded to by John Mitchell as the author Of
this letter is evidently NJ Kossuth Not TO approve his
views but matter of general interest we copy por-
ton Of his observations