New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-11

they bad. The people II America wsull receivi
am rs ne guest Of ihe ration. whether CJlges
passed tais or 10; tle people Of Ne s.YS1h ma
done e. aiIe ~. The 'yrsuts II Europe will see n
ms proceeding o. the American poop that here AZ
fhcse "A J o have struck blow forra'iona iniepont
ense and freedom, viii rid a welcome ard an tsy-
lum tie W glad the Tsmn,sny men and Wings
heo son ethITg To do WITH It. tie wished 10 let r y
ropean cesro,s hat IN proportion - TIE NO en-
and ierocJiy with which the' treSged ps'ri-Ss and
frtemen We would treat them-we ~ould meet them
win increased honors and welcomes suppose
the'e Was any thing this resolution 10 entaREe
with diplomatic difficulties. had We not Secretary
OF STATE, ~no with one effort Of his gigantic mind
woulo scatter the cObwcas 70 The WIND SuDn8ss IL
iec 20 biows-had we not Navy which could teach
them mat blows can be given as well as received
lie Was 81 tie opinion III a. The wisdom OF the
trailty OF the days OF Washington had one great
founcah0n IN our weakness az that period. Since
then the young Hercu es had been nutsed. lie could
ind noihlrg IN the history OF Great Britain which
show ed that she had taken step forward IN the
Cause o. freedom. twas said she fought the battles
OF iGttcOln she never did. lie compared her with
Rosss in South America. who ~ ans TO an Amer.
lean COMMANDER. said let the people talk, but
they act VIII shoot TEEN" So II was with Eng
shoot them.
Her Government was monarchical, and its princi-
pal feature was the degradation OF the masses Her
iaw-mahlng powe- was wholly IN the hands of
csmpdlalVely few. and the Masses were IA state
OF most PRACTICAL slavery. They were under the do
minlon OF masters. who were not untsr cores.
poncng obligation 10 provide for them. Under this
system OF degradation, the Door houses and wOsh-
houses OF England were constantly overfowing
Thus much he thought was necessary IN order to
snow tnat the sentiment expressed by hoSsuth on
the glorious workings OF the British monarchy were
rot his sentiments. One thing, no gever he well
Knows and he ouc hi In justice TO state that no Brit
tsh subject fined IN foreign dungeo ever cried
out for relief, but the whole Iaiion moved IN his
aid
He stated what in his opinion was the destiny OF
the nation. lie desired to see Ter IN advance Of all
other, in All great principles He wished to see the
day when she would. by her power, command the
world And in this he was an advocate OF peace.
When the United States had arrived at that pnn lce
of power-when she could declare war as a las, re-
Sort war would cease She could dictate TO all ma
tions peace This was the position which II was his
ambition 10 see his country occupy.
Mr.. CLEMENS said this was an excelle subject
for speech. and II possessed the unusual virtue
that those who knew the least about 1t, could
make the best speeches this resolution had been
pressed on the ground that public reception OF
welcome should be given kossuth because Of his
republicenlsm When did he become a Republican
not till defeat and misfortune compelled him 10 be
one. The struggle In Hungary was not that OF
re publicanlsm-lt was VAR OF races that this
was evident from the petons addressed oy hossuth
20 AusIra.
Nh CLEMENS read from newspapers, copies of
petitions bv hossuth t. Austria on the commence
ment OF Hungarian difficulties asking the aid OF Aus
tina again5t the Slavonaus he also read nom
Savonlan document adore sSed 10 Austria IN Whlih
IL was SAID If the Emperor rejected their prayers,
they knew how to obtain them.-or words to thai
effect &c contrasted the spirit and language OF the
documents. kOssuth demanded the supremacy OF
the Magyar element and the suppression OF race
double their hunters
Mr.. FooTE asked what paper the Senator read
from.
MIR. CLEMENS said The Courier and Enquirer. lie
considered much OF the sympathy which had been
manifested was misplaced koSSuth now preachei
repubhcanlsm. lie did 1t. II wes true under the
shadow OF the British throne but he did not until
def and misfortune forced HIM 10 abandon MS
claim 10 an iron rule by the Magyar race. lie was
rot prepared to say kossuih vas as great a palfot
as Washington, nor would ne compare nun with
Jackson. lie denied that kossuth was the guest OF
the nation III the spirit which some had claimed
The resolution authorizing the vessel to be placed
at his disposal conveyed no such meaning II hoSsuh
ever read that resolution he could not tank so-tAat
resolution expressed our sympathy for him and his
associates and said that If II vas the wish Of Nos
suth and his associates to emigratc to this country
the vessel should be placed at their disposal, &c
Tie resolution was not confined 10 koSSulh alone,
but embraced all has associates. Wdat was the
meaning of emgrate Did the resolution mean
anything more than II they desired TO emigrate 20
this country and make 1t their homo, they should
have passage III the National vessel Emigrant
did not mean guest. We offered them all aa asylum
ard tacltly pledged ourselves to provide for them
sent tor them, but the resolution only authorized
the employment OF one already there. Ii was
now said that Congress should not now turn
its back upon him. He desired that Congress
should neither turn its back or face TO him
Leave HIM with the people, TO do what they think
proper There was nothing In his history to
entte him TO such honors at the hands of Congress.
A struggle took place on our southwestern borders
some years ago republlcanlSm was It's OBJECT II
was successful-lts hero was bone OF our bone; ana
flesh of our flesh. Had any hOnOrs like those been
paid him that contest had lad an empire at our
eet But no one proposed honors for It's hero
Yet now, for a foreigner who had not been engaged
in a struggle for repubicanism, sympathy is poured
out where was the sympathy for the so American
citizens murdered III Cuba or for those now on the
shores Of Africa-these were Americans, and for
them there was no sympathy. Read kossuth's re-
ply 10 the Philadelphia delegation and TO MT. Fill
more he would Lot cry II kOssuth did not come TO
Washington, though he hoped he would. lie quoted
at length from kOSsuth's speeches TO show his mis-
sion here for the recognition OF the primo pie oil
intervention against Intervention ard drew from 1t
the same conclusions as drawn yesterday by the
Senator nom Georgia. lie was opposed 10 the pas
sage OF any resolution, but wished II any passed,
that TIE amendment Of Mr.. Berrlen should be
accepted
Mr. SHIELDS supported the resolution lie now
regretted any had been introduced the effect OF me
Tesolutlon mad been destroyed by this opposition
He argued at length In defense OF koSsu!h, and OF
tie justice OF receiving him the guest OF the ma.
ton. II the resolution was not passed the cause OF
Hungary would be pIeJuC.ced. lie looked Tor reVo-
tutors throughout Europe curing tie next Two
years and our sympathy for and Welcome TO kOssuih
would strengthen the cause OF freedom. Ii We did
rot treat him thus it would have contrary effect
Mr. FCo.e SAID lie was sorry that Mr.. Clemens had
gone to The columns Of The Courier and Enquirer
for infoImsiion-that paper was, as is veil known
ecred by very celebrated person, one no had been
rejected by TIE Senate Minister 10 Austria by the
most Overwhelming majority TIA. ever rejected any
poor nominee. James Watson Webb, late Minister
10 Austria, was that editor. \ man who hal, durng
his way there, actively collected all the materials
suitable to crafty bis more than fendish maighlty
"a business in which he delights to engage as was
Evidenced by bis recent conduct delicate affair."
IN spreading abroad the most reckless assertions
for the purpose Of checking the waves Of popular
sympathy flowing IN behalf Of Hungary's IIustrous
Il ampion. lie intended Is attach TO his remarks.
when printed, proof that every single falsehood
and unprncipled statement made by that airocious
eremy Of free Institutions have been already more
than answered ard rcfuted by publication Ia other
papers IL New-York, OF historical documents. ct
he Senator from Alabama has brought the Senate
this Gazette Of James Watson Webb, which teemed
with ialsehocds so often refutec The Senator
could net have understood she subject, OF he would
have pursued different course