Washington telegraph., 1862-11-26

ne was justly punished for his SHY Practiv"i
joke, it would have been we'll also for the others
to hare borne;in mind that the wolf was really
liable tocome, IND they suffered the penalty
in the of the flock, of their illogicstde-
termination to shut their eyes to possible
event, because they had been, time and again,
| misled as to its actual occurrence.
| Something of the same predetermination
never to believe in a certain event, which,
sooner or later will assuredly happen. posses
| es now the minds of our people, with regard
| to any action of foreign powers, with regard
to the present war. 1t is important, never
| theless, that they should take early notice of
the manner and terms of foreign Intervention.
and be awake to the first movements of for
eign nations in that respect One thing should
never be lost sight Of The unexampled rise
and progress of the old Republic was mainly
due to the wisdom and forecast of Washington,
who in the most solemn and impressive man
ner warned our ferefathers against all entan-
clement with the affairs of Transatlantic
tons. We were a new people in new world.
Our grand necessity was to working out our
own destiny, free from all foreign obligations,
and trammelled by alliances which might
give any If them the right to say ''yea" or
may" to any course of policy VIA CHI we might
Adopt, in accordance with the general laws of
nations recognized by the civilized world.
Those counseis we're needed as they deserv-
ed History has stamped upon them the seal
of an almost inspired wisdom. During more
than -three-fourths of century the most
turbulent period of modern times, whilst Eu-
rope was heaved with the throes of the old
French Revolution. and again with the MOI
ern ones, whilst the wars of Napoleon shook
Europe, Asia and Africa, whilst dynasties
rose and fell and rose again, whilst thousands
of mi llions were spent in the anxious and
never ceasing struggle to maintain the balance
of power, the Republic of the new world
scared steadily and calmly to ser :ne
height of power the eagle, her emblem.
perces the stormy and thunder bearing clouds
and wheels her proud circles in everlasting
sunshine.
No triple alliances, nor any other alliance
of political charac- en-, trammeled our pro-
gress. Doing justice to all, we maintained
the friendship of all. Maintaining our intu-
ence We linked our fortunes with none. lr
the midst of their wars We never claimed tv
be arbiters. In the pursuit of Just ends
we gave to none any handle for interference.
Although this has passed. the glory is ours.
1t was the South, the land Of Wa shington,
which wrought all this. Her statesmen con
trolled the government of the United States,
with unimportant intervals, from the time
when the farewell address came with its tones
of solemn warning, until that evil dty, when
the election of the representative man. of ia
naticism and unholy greed of gain revealed to
oar startled conception. that the devil which
had entered our garden of Eden had become
triumphant, anj that internal corruption was
about to accomplish what the powers of Eu-
rope had shrauk from attempting.
A direiul necessity compelled the only rem
edy. We sloughed off the contaminated Sec
ton, and expelled it forever Ne accepted
| the task, aud claim the right of sustaining
alone the peculiar institutions of political gov
ernment, and social rels tons, which had car
ried Us to our height OF power. Our mission
is to maintain our pride of fight--higher and
higher still- The mantle of freedom which
our brothers would have rent, we have gathered
| around ourselves. We only preserve il
by contin uing in the policy, which, in the
past, has been powerful of good. We will
fail to do 50, if we admit the right of any Ma
ton to dictate in the future, or give them
plausible cause to exact of us, to do or refrain
from, anything whatever, beyond what may
be required by the law of nations
European powers have not been ignorant OF
the immense advantages which either one Of
them might derive to itself from laying Us
under obligation of treaty Contract a
baie hold Mt all plausible in the eyes Of the
world, is all that is required.
1t is not to be expected thst they will let
slip the opportunity for this which the present
distracted. state of the country may be sup
posed to afford. The problem of their I'M
usual conduct up to the present time, and
their still continued refusal to recognize our
government, is soluble no other way We
have specialized on this before. 1t is explica-
bic alone the ground that they intend
standing aloof from the contest, turning the
cold shoulder f. st to this and then to that sue
cessfnl party, AMI encouraging the opponent
until both may be weakened tn a condition
which will render them willing to accept me-
diatioL which will bind them in chains to for
eign dictation, subjugate the commercial ri =
valry of the North, aud take from the South
the management of lie exports, AMI ITS con-
trol of its tariffs.
Hence, we should be Wa tchful. lest. hunger
ing after peace, We sell birthright of indie
pendence, for the mess of pottage of for
eign intervention. Better conduct the war
for generation. Better that we so down to
tue grave, aud bequcath the war to our chill
dren, than accept for ourselves any chain.
however weak it may seem, or however sill
ken its links may be. An Indifference on this
subject may leave our rulers uninformel of the
temper of the people, until they may be en-
trapped unawares, and it becomes too late.
Foreign nations can never enter our coun
ellis by force-they may by insidious profess
stons OF friendship. Let Us accept of No gift
of wooden horse. "rimeo penaos. c,
dona ferentes"
In this frame of mind and under the in