Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27

and his associates leave his dominion If they desired
to the United States emigants should put
them under the protection of flag, which would eec
tualy prevent the Austrian Power from becoming
sessei Of this man.
This being the state Of the case desire to know upon
what authority gentlemen say that by that resolution
have invited Kossuth shores? Is there word in
it expressive of invitation Is there word in it which
declares that the people of the United States desire that
he should come to shores Not one, The c0ndi
ton imposed by the word If to be solved before this
public ship placed at his charge and there is not In
the resolution word to intimate that the United States
cared any thing whether he decided to not to
come. II is nothing but this This is in captivity
We understand that he wants to We know that,
under the existing state of things If he leaves Turkey for
this country without coming in public ship, he may be
interrupted in the exercise of his free wish to come and
therefore tender to him opportunity Of coming
der the protection Of the national flag Of the country
That all. He invited guest of the nation not
bit the invited guest of the nation than the humbest
emgant that leaves the soresof Europe and finds himself
in the port of New York And if the fact Of charging
that ship with the duty Of bringing Kossuth and his
panions to shores if the fact that he brought
shores in that ship could have constituted him the
guest Of the nation, he did in the ship He left
it at Gibraltar and made his excursion to England He
left his associates to under fag and he
here afterwards in private packet How them is he to
be distinguished in the particular to which referring
from any other emigrant that seeks shores He
are more humble; they may not have achieved name;
they may live and be known in the little circle that
rounds them here and then be forgotten forever while
his may remain and be perpetuated by the pen Of
history to succeeding generations but far as gem
desire to give hospitality to those who need it.
the distressed offer refuge the persecu-
ted, extends Louis Kossuth stands particle higher
than the and hunbest -trodden individual
from Europe who ever reached shores Indeed sir,
far claims sympathy concerned surely to
generous mind, there particular why its sym
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lowy, the oppressed, the humble whom no one knows
say nen that there being the resolution
but simple proposton 20 bring tha eanntry one who
was supposed to be DESTROYS femgatng here there
more reason none the world, why should pass
solutions welcoming him shores than those thou
sands Of humble individuals who here
der particular resolution which furnishes ship bring
them, but under the general invitation held forth by
constitution and laws to the oppressed the poor the
| humble of every State in Europe. sas
But if there ask how is possible resist the
conclusion that the amendment offered by my honorable
friend from Georgia ought to be attached to this resou
ton; and that the honorable Senator from New York.
when he drew it, should have inserted in that resolution
not the individual names but the descriptive of all
those persons who embraced in the original Of
Congress which gave rise to the proceedngf The resou
ton of the last Congress makes distinction all among
them The President is requested to furnish to each and
all of them Hungarian exiles in captivity, passage
to this country 1t includes Kossuth and his associates
in captivity. say, then, what strange spectacle
exhibit when friends the other side resoutely
associates lnc0rporat
ed in resolution Of welcome to Kossuth Who is Kos
suh that it be considered degradation to him to put
alongside of him in this resolution his associates If the
association be not offensive; If he was willing to keep
company with Them to be with them to be prisoners to-
gether to receive their aectonae mnisraons and their
affectonate sympathes, my opinion is that if he has
the soul of in his BOSOM he win resent the idea
of compliment being paid to him which leaves them out
When during the Of 1872, during the recent
with Mexico of your commanders had gained vic
tory and Congress- by resolution expressed the Of
the nation upon the subject pray you, sir were the
thanks of this body expended upon the commander-in
chief and the officers and soldiers who served under
him forgotten No, sir; the thanks Of Congress were
always bestowed upon the commander-in-chief and,
through him. upon all the officers and soldiers who served
under him. and by whose aid and assistance the victory
had achieved Is il not always whenever we vote
medals to the commandern-chief? We give sometimes
additional pay the soldiers but the thanks of Congress-
the expression Of the sense Of the country in behalf Of
those who have served her faithfully and added another
leaf to the laurel which embraces her brow have always
been voted to oil, in however humble station who have
participated in the gallant deed.
And vet here are Mr.. Kossuths assocates-not sup
pose his servants but suppose his equals in the
in which we understand the tern presume they are
men whose hand he takes, whom he does not keep at
stance, ma compe1 to approach hun In tle httltodc
humble servitors yet when Congress had requested
this interpretation of the President bring Kossuth and
these very associates captivity here the first thing
hear is that resolution is offered by the Senator FROM
New York to welcome Kossuh and turn your back upon
his associates Sir if any in the world be as
signed for the resolution, it demonstrates necessary
and unavoidable coroary to that the amendment should
be adopted Also do not understand this thing ii is not
consistent with my notions 1t not consistent with what
believe to be American notions of equality, that after
have sent public ship, authorized the usage of
public ship to bring here Louis kossuth and twenty
or thirty other Hungarians who have fought their
try and been exed for their Countrywide have for their
country shared common captvty-we should consderit
beneath the dignity Of the chief presume to welcome
the associates who have shared the battlefield and have
occupied the dungeon with him. Is that the idea Of Anne
rican equality? do not know much about it; but
Of my friends who here, and who much better
quanted with such subjects than am, have spoken of
sort Of Magyara Maguire some Of us call t-supe
rory of Even if that is So suppose that his
socates neither Croats Sclavonans They belong
to the privileged well himself and therefore
do suppose republican he is supposed TO be- that
he would feel his dignity exceedingly nsued if we should
simply say that we are glad him. and should add
We are also glad to the you have brought with
YOU
But other reasons assigned in the of this
discussion 1t said that committed to adopt
some such action this, because it Executive
commendation; and thought that some of here who
considered ourselves pretty good Wings rather twit
ted by of friends upon the other sde because
we were opposing what the President recommended
Now permit to remark in the first place, that II is
Wing doctrine that Wing is bound to support, with
without reason, whatever Wing President may recon-
mend Now if that doctrine obtains among friends
upon the other side in regard Democratic President it
would be necessary for them to urge special for
ieviang from it in particular cases. and why
such deviation should not be considered ground for
,ensurc nasuch evidence that they have then
off tho fip MI Rut