The New York herald., 1863-09-11

frst IN the invitation of the Sultan and secondy in h
essential 70 the balance u power the peace Of Flu
rope to which reasons may also be added tie des 4
| stop the e',is.on Of blood.
Fyen before the Eastern qrestioDs were settlcd ohe
complications bad commenced western Europe. Bel
gum restless from the fro.oh Revolution OF 1880 rosS
against The House OF Orange and claimed her Independence
Civii war ensued but tho gr, ryers promptly
yened, even 10 the extent Of arressinr Dutch
| iss march. Begin. Dg with an armistoe thcro was q
long and hno spun negotiation, which, assuming The
glsc aternately Of pacGc mediaton and OF armed
intervention ended RI Us, In h0 established separa
tion OF Belgium from holland and its recognition AZ
| an indcrendent nntcn 10 you ask ~hy Great Rrain
iherveaed on TINS occasor' Lord u = Russell IN 30
course o. debate at subsequent Ssy, declared u :
special motive ,'the est blshnant o. free corsti
ton Meanwh e the peninsula Of spain and Portugs
was torn by cvii The regents OF these two king
doms respectively appealed 70 Great Britain and France
for did especially in the exoulson Of tho preend,r on
Carlos from Spain. the prctendcr Dom Miguel
Portugal. For this purpose the quadrupe alliance OF
thec Powers WIS formed In 1874 The moral support de-
.,vedsron treaty i, said t. have beco I'M Sortant
interyention however. at the solicitation OF the nc.
tual goverpmen,s Eycn after the Spanish rono es
settled the stll fingered in the sister
| knrdom when r. l8fT the Qeeen appealed to Great
Britain the arc - patron Of Portugal 20 mcdmte be
accepted, in the declared hope OF composing tIe
ddicult.es in iust AID pcrmauen, manner wth all due
inc consi,i mi THOR les the nation or tie >
The Insurgents did submit un after military demon.
sirations. But peace md liberty were tho two watch
words here.
Then occurred the European uprising Of ls4s France
was once moro republic but Europe, wiser rrcwr, did
not interfere in her aHfifs so much 10 write a
letter But the case different with Hungary, whose
victorious armies, radiant with liberty reganed eSpled
tho Austrian Power only TO arrested BY TIE arm
crventon OF the Russ Car yielded to doub
pressure pf invitation from Austria aud a that
successful instruction might extend into Poland. II
left tor france tho game trne in ther
country, with strengc Inconsistency, TO play the
rart which Russia la played III Hungary. Rome, wkich
had risen against to temporal powor OF the lope,
Gad proclaimed thc repntlc, was occupied rs French
army which expelled tbe republican magistrates, and
though fifteen years have already passed since that
happy act tho occupation still continues. From this
military intervention Great Britain stood aloof. IN n
despatch, dated at London January o. 1912 Nora Pal
merston has made permanent record to the honor OF
his country His words ae gollows-aIer Malcs. IS
abstract pr,hcpe but with reference 10 the general nte.
rests of Europe ard from the value which they attach to
III maintenance OF peace sincerely denrccate attempt
TO settle the dercnces between tho POPE and his sub
iects bv the military interference og foreign Powers"
Bnt he gave further point TO the whole position Of Great
Britain in contrast with Fra.ce when no sad:-"Armed
Intervention 10 assist In reinniDg bad government
would be un'ustinahe Such the declaration
OF the Lord Talmcrstou of That day. But
how much more rnusia must bc ASSISTANCE 10 found
bsa government MS ,e now proposed Tho British Min
lister insisted hat the differences should be
bv "the dnlonatic interpcsi'iOn Of friendly Powers
which he declared a much better mode or settlement
than an authoritative imposoi q terms by foreign
arms In harmony with this poNcv Great Britain during
this same united with France in proering mediation
between the nsurgcni Sc'ans ana the King OF Naples
the notorious B0mba in the hope OF heping the OF
good government and liberal principles Not disheart
ened by rebuff these two governments 1886 united in
friendly remonstrance To the Sn0 tyranntca sovereign
against the harsh system OF political arrests which he
maintained. and agninst his cruelty to good citizens
thrust without any trial into the worst Of prisons
The advice was Indignantly rejected, and the
two governments that gave 1t at once withdrew
their ministers from Naples. The sympathy Of
Russia the wrong side, and Prince Gortschakoa,
while admitting that consequence OF friendly fore.
thought. one government might give advice to
another " declared In circular that Ito endcavor by
threats mcnacrs demonstration. obtain from the
King OF Naples concessions in tho internal Affairs Of his
government Ia violent usurpaton OF his authority.
ard dqcla m nfinuo oT fha
This was practically answered by Lord Clarendon epcsk
ing for Grct Britain nt the Congress OF ia-s when ad
mting the principle that roveYnort has he right to
Intervene IN the nterDa, affairs o other paions, TO de-
claTci that there whcro exception to this
not bc broken, but that there Was peace
with ut in'toc, and that. there there 70, the eon.
for an ameors,ion Of his system OF government,
and msst demand OF HIM an amnesty for political oin
ders sr'efin ing without trial. This language hold
beyond the practc, of diplomacy but the Intervention
which II proposed was on The side Of humanity.
But must draw this part OF the discussion to close
although the long list OF Instances Is not vet exhausted
Even while speak, we hear OF intervention by ENGLAND
and France In the OWL between the Emperor OF China
his also in that other between the
Emperor OF Russia IN tho one side and tue Poles, whom he
claims subocs. on the other side bnt with th dIc
that in China these Powers have taken the part OF
The existing crnmeut. whc in Poland they bsve in
tcrvened against tn, existing IN tho face os
positive declarations of Neutrality tho British aud French
hdmirals have united their forces with the Chinese
but thus far. in Poland, although there has been
no declaration OF neutrality. the intervention has
been unarmed. In both these instances witness
the same tendency directed, II may be by the interests
or prcudlces or the time aud Gar has yet pro
too,s. l'ut aias for hrmaa consis'ency-the French
Emperor is now intervening in Mexico with armies aud
naves, to build throne for an Austrian arch luke
INTERVENTION AGAINST sfAvERy.
Bat there is one oog continued intervention by Great
is this account th have reserved 1t for the close or
what have to say this head. Though not without
original shades OF dark IL has for than half
tury been shining exsnp, to the civilized world
recr that intervention against slavery hich from It's
make us forget The carrier Intervention or slavery wbeu
Instance Great hriian at the OF Utrecht later
10 extort the dciestabe privilege Of supplying
slaves TO Spanish America at the rate OF 500 yearly Tor
the OF thirty and then aean al the peace u
AK IL Chlpce hgged for yet longer sanction 10 this
iguoble intervention nay auost makes forget the
Eu..red intervention most snrdid ana criminal
by which this Power counteracted all Efforts for the pro
Iban of the slave trade even In s own colonies ard
thus helped 10 ,en sl,vcry upon virginia and Carolina
The abot of the slave trade by act Of Parliament IN
1897 was the signal 'or a change q hiaiory.
BIT curlously. II was the whites who gained the
FIRST fruits Of this chance by TRIUMPHANT intervent
for the suppression q Christian slavery IN tho rarbasy
states. The Old hero OF Acre Sir Sidney smith,
released from his long impr sonmeut In France.
sought TO organize holy league for this intervention
the cub ect dcEsscd at the Congress Vienna and
the agents of spain aEd portugal, anxors iaf the punish
meat OF their patcsl neighbors argucu that because
Great Dritnin had abolished io sell the rac in African
slaves therefore IL must see that white. nolongcr
ensaved In the BarUary states. The argument less
lne eical than humane. But Great Brtan undertook the
work. With feet complete at all points. insisting of
five line Il battle ships, hve heavy iigaics, four bomb
vessels and Ave gunbrgs Io-d Fxmuu'h approached
Aigiors whero hc waspiucd by n considers ble butch
fcei anxcus u take part ~ this Intervention IN
force must he resorted to- said tho Admiral In hs
general ordcrs We have the cansolattan OF kiow.
ing that we heh IN the sacred or bu-
manity, and cannot fail OF success. A single
dav was enough with such force In such a cause
The formidable castles OF the lreat sayemanror
battered picccs and he compelled " siga treaty,
ndrmed under salute Of tweutyonc glns which In its
first article stipulated 'lhe abolition o Chr stan slavery
orcvern Glorious and beneAcont inervcntiop Not in
% that renowned instance OF antiquity where the
CArihagcnians required TO abolish tue rractce OF
crhcng their children; treaty which has been
called the nobest OF history because stpuiitcd in
isvor of human nature. The Admiral. who had thus
trumphed. hailed cmancipator. lic received
rank IN the pee age, and new bazonry coat
OF The rank s o course. continued his family,
aud on their shield IN perpetual memory of this great
translctiop IL stu borne Christian holding aloft
| the cross aud dropping Is broken letters. But
the personal satislactious OF the Admiral were
than rank bera,dry. In his q spatch 10 the GOV.
ernent describing the battle and written at the time he
says 10 have been one Of tho bumbei Instruments IN
the hands of Divine Providence bringing to seas u a
fcro ious government ard destroying forever the ns cr
able and borrid sysol Christian slavery can never
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