New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-27
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SENATE. -WAssisorox, Dec IS 1851.
Mr.. FELcR SAD, as IL Quorum was present, he
wCul6 move al atJnuums
Mr. Bradbury hopei the n re would vi lev
minutes arc perhaps a quorum would tppe4r. SDne-
Thu ought TO IL zone iDNa having aa lnyesH5a-
.ion as 10 The causes o De tie ire.
Mr. FEIcH WITHDREW ms mo'ipN.
Mr. MANGuM moved ina. when the Senate sd-
jOurneO n be u NoIcay
The CHAIR decic,c t1e' the motion was out % or
der. Les than quorum could Only adjourn from
M MAscrm moved Ia. tie seaa,e aejoa-n.
Lost Ayes 10 Noes 10
Ahor Sho't ~ srva Nr NANGuM renewed his
molten, when the senate scJnlrIef
HOUSE OF OPPORTUNITIES.
The following e. lect Comnitee was appointed on
the Bounty Land Bal -Se~sss. Dunham, Stephens,
OF Ga. ha'ris, Of Fem Tux oDI Sset
The SPEAKER iaid before the III use cOnmunica.
ti0n fIom the Librarian Of Congress stating loss
OF the Library and rs contents. Oy FIRE, IN manner
unaccoUb'abe To- hIp. IRE mad been the
apartment for iOrR D,roc. nor fire nor lgnts curing
the time II has been IN rs charge. Fac loss Of
books Is about IS O. volumes 20 Oc0 were saved
an adjoining room lie expressed the hope tnit
searching invest eatlor w0ud be made as 10 tae
cause Of the confsgiatlon. 50 that Ike calamity
may be avOICeC III future
MIR STANTON, OF Nv . by unanimous consent intro
duced resolution that the JOINT Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds De instructed - liz
quire into the orig o. the are whether 1t was IN
quence Of toe negligence OF officers OF the Cow
eminent or persons Of ether or Dotn Houses OF Con-
gress wfether the hre Was caused by furnaces or
1ues or bs All Ineendafy and the extent of injury
70 the building ava ~ To tue best mode OF recon-
structlng the LIBRARY Room as TO guard against
similar ctstIuC,,on and trai the Committee have
power 10 examine persons uhCer oath
Mr.. STANTON Of Tenn. suggested an amendment
TO extend The mQuifies Of the Committee 10 tue ne
cesslty Of making the entire outlsIng hTc-prOOf,
such not berg bow the ease This was objected
to, and the resolution OF MIR stanton, Of Kentucky,
was passed
On the motion OF Mr. FULLER, the President Of
tne UbTed States Was calico on tor Information re
Ialve 10 tie seizure ~ TIE org Avon of EastDort,
MAINE, III 1850 and the ceei ton and imprisonment
oil The officers and uy the Hayden authorizes,
asd "hat measures, If any have been taken for in
demnf' alton.
MIR. STANTON. Of Ky, introduced bill. which
was assoc, making AN apD-oprlailon OF IS 600 for
The Clschdree o. expenses incurred IN eXtlDgniShing
the bre IN the LIBRARY o. Congress- the removal OF
the rubbish, the preservation Of the books saved,
and the construction OF temporary building for
this purpose
The House then adjourned till Monday.
kossuth In Philadelphia Delegation from IIar-
risburg
PHIDADELPHIA. Friday, Dec. 26, 1851.
Anumerous delegation from Harrisburg waited on
Kossuth al has rooms thi' morning, and presented
him with address, extending to him cordial in
ytation to visit their City
Kossuh replied in 6rief but neat speech Among
other things. he alluded to the fact that during the
Hungarian struggle. an agent Of this Government
sent into Hungary 10 ascertain the true state Of
affairs Had that Diplomatic agent, when he found
Hungary III a condition TO assert and matnt ain her
Independence against Austria acknowledged her in
dependence Ia the name Oi the United States, II
would have swayed the Russia despO AT least until
he could ascertain how far the United States would
sustain the principe OF non-lnierventlOn by Que
State In The domestic concerns of another Sucha
step, he knew, would have Deen an lmoortaat one,
requiring calm and serious deliDeratlOn, but such
delberaon should not be synonymous with delay,
when every moments hesitation may be fatal He
was desrouS that the people OF the United states
should pronounce then decision upon this point,
though u be unfsvoraDe Ii was better To have
nothing To expect from the United States than to be
N the uncertain cOncltion OF hope. Delay III every
case was negative.
In reply to the invitation to visit II 4rrisburg he
stated that he had ALREADY made engagements which
pTecluCed us acceptance AT present Tomorrow he
address the citizens OF Baltlm1re and had en-
gagged to be In Washington ON Monday, upon The IN
yitation OF Congress However, oiid no ne US ar
rive from Europe TO tOtce upon MN the duty OF
short, ming his stay IN tins country he would enter
into correspondence 18th the delegation and accept
their invitation. u possible The members OF the
delegation were then individually introduced, after
which they withdrew The harrisburg address was
delivered by Jonn {. Conckm
The Philadelphia City Banquet TO Kossuth--
Great speech by the Magyar-Fhe Act or
Louis Napoleon Reviewed
PHILADELPHIA Friday, Dec 2o-P VI.
The Citizens Banquet to kossuth came OH IN
fine STYLE at the Musical Fund Hap. $50 gentlemen
.upported by Judge Kane and Senator Cooper. The
greatest enthusiasm was manifested. Letters rom
Messrs Clay, Cass, Buchanan. Bigler, Sumner and
Seward were read, all encouraging to the Hungan'
an cause, and were received with great applause,
except an intimation In Bielers, mat our "oVerh-
ment ought not TO interfere
MIR Dallas made all eloquent speech on giving the
third toast, of
Huroov-Her constitution violated her people IN chains,
her chief m eIethe star of freedom VIII YET SHINE
through the dark night of despair hsowng that spot
within borders FROM whence shall be proclaimed hef
hbsry and independence
KossUTH SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN Returning my most hum
bic thanks for the honor OF the toast and the mani
festation of your sympathy, l would at once beg
leave to enter upon some respectful remarks con-
nected with what | consider my MISSION mere
are some curious incidents which 1 cannot foroeaI
briefly to meutlon. In oTceT that you may see wna'
so,t OF enemies have the pad fortune to meet even
here in tins land of freedom and puolicty mat you
NAV To What means me enemies Oh tue sauso
which plead resort 10 enI0arrass me IN my open
dealings anc TO thIe endorsements III my way ,
and you viii Judge oy this how just my cause must
be that It's enc mi,s. mdcen Iii cakness, employ
such base and castaTsly means against ~
The first is, that have received four cheeks OF
considerable amount. from different places, curing
INV soiouIn In New-Yors, as substantial all TOT
Unrpary and kind letters accompanying theni
siqned by well known, honorable names IL turned
out the letters and checks were fofgerles' Now
how base tIick can scarcely imagine It's ih'sn
ton II II be rot to hurt my feelings ana excite o's
Then again, the Committee of Arrangements re-
ceiyed ANONYMOUS lette cont hnng printed sfpS "'
umnatirg my personal CHI dcter ana golns o'Sn ~ ~
far AS 20 calumlnate the very honor OF my naI"n "
sa,ns that II Is not me- hut Aus Tia, which RAJ ireeu
anon1,,tion of plue m,ho : IN Hungary, ana tlat
was an instrument OF the hislOCiaVy W N''P '
nine millions IT. bondage
Nox, as 10 myself nave the consolation OK tie
German poet, rho'e are nor the ~ost trulsS w',.