The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-18

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ingly.
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noly asswar, and il mus b rsn.seesss
mr.. Believing q I do, most profess
n, tha1 wsr can nsysr = . game, -
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q ! dntv: ! o. u be Stunned il itts
not duty to be performed swiftly and
surely: and that : nation, like an indi.
viasel, = natr spsrmittAd Ia. take. the
sword, except in just self-defsnse II End
The same limitation in Armed Intsrven-
lien, whisA bssenas- npjaata invasion inst
in proportion - it departs from just salt
deflnse. Undes CHS bead il naturally M
cluded all that InterventiUn which is
moved by tyrannicsl or intsfmsddling
spirit, because such intervention, WHIST.
svef may be it's professions, ID essentially
hostile; as when Russia, Prussia and
Austria partitioned Poland !; when the
Holy Alliance intermeddled everywhere,
and menaced even America or when
Russia interviewed to crush the indepen-
dsncs Of Hungary. or France to crush
the Roman Republic. All suoh lntervsn-
ton is illegal. inexcusable and scandaicns.
Its vindication can be found only in the
effrontery that makes right.
UnMmed Intervention 10 Of different
character. II sincerely uuarmed, 1t may
be regarded as obtrusive, but not hostile
II may assume the form Of Mediation, OF
the proffer Of good Offices. at the invita-
ton of both parties. or, in the case o.
civil war, at the invitation of the 0rigi'
nal authority. With such invitation.
this Intervention is proper and honorable,
Without such invitation il is Of doubtful
character. But if known TO DO contrary
to the desires OF both parties, or - The
desires Of the original authority in dis
tracted country, it becomes offensive and
inadmissible, unless obviously on the side
Of Human Rights, when the act Of Inter
vention takes its character from the cause
in which it is made. But it must not be
forgotten that, in the case Of civil war.
any Mediation, Or indeed, any proposition
which docs not enjoin submission to the
original authority, is in its nature ad'
verse to that authority, for it assumes K
q certain extent the separate existence o.
the other party, and secures for it tempo
rsry immunity and opportunity, if moi
independence. Congress. therefore, wal
right in declaring TO Foreign Powers. tina
any renewed effort Of mediation in oul
affairs will be regarded as an unfriendly
act.
There is another case Of unarmed In
tervention, which I cannot criticise. i
is where a nation intercedes or interpose,
in favor Of Human Rights, or to secur.
the overthrow of some enormous wrong
as where Cromwell pleaded, with noble
intercession, for the secluded Protestants
Of the Alpine valleys; where Great Bri-
tain and France declared their sympathy
with the Greeks struggling for Indepen-
dence, and where Great Britain alone, BY
an untiring diplomacy, set herself against
Slavery everywhere throughout the world
The whole lesson on this head may b.
summed up briefly. All Intervention il
the internal affairs OF another nation il
contrary TO law and reason, and can b
vindicated only BY ovsrruling necessity
II you intervene BY war, then must Their,
be the necessity Of self-defense. II 20,
intervene BY Mediation or Insercessiou
then must you be able to speak in behal
Of civilization endangered or human ma
ture insulted. But there is no Powe
which is bound to this humaue policy 81
absolutely as England; especially i
there none which is % fixed beyond th
possibility Of retreat or change in its op
position TO Slavery, whatever shape
may assume-whether it be the animatin
principle of nation-the s'forced labor
of a multitude-or even the service of
solitary domestic.
INTERVENTION BIT RECOGNITION.
Under this head Mr.. Sumner gives
summary of modern historical instance,
showing that Intervention BY recogn
ton is either armed or unarmed, and tbs
recognition was usual where the contes
is still progressing.
The conclusion, then, is clear. In OF
der to justify recognition it must appea
beyond doubt that de facto the contest
finished, and that de facto the new GOV
ernment is established secure within fixe
limits. These are conditions preceden
which cannot be avoided, without 4,
open offence to friendly Power, and a
open violation Of that international La,
which is the guardian Of the peace of III
world. 1t will be for ~ shortly to in
quire if there be not another conditio,
precedent, which civilization in this 40
will require. :
Do you ask now if foreign powers ca,
acknowledge our slAvemonger embryo J
an Independent Nationf There is mad
ness in the though A recognition. ac
companied by the brsakisg Of the block
AIDE, would be war impious war-araius
the United States, where slavemonpe,r
] would be allies and slavery the insnirs
ton. Of oil wars in history none NOR
accursed; none more sure to draw dow,
/ upon its suthors the judgement alike q
God and man. But the thought of rec
ogpition-under exisiipg, eiresmstance
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