Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-31
From the National Integencer.
(. KOSSUTH'S PRECEDENTS-TH PANA-
MA MISSION.
PHILApELPnTA, DEC. %, ]

VI,
su,hs purvevors have dug to give color his uer-I
s.ntion principles, may be allowed to observe thatl
,h mystic language of his first speeches is chan
csd into holder tone, and that the time draws near
tr his message 10 Congress- he is becoming less sndi
iess cracuar Nj. Kossuths speech Of Friday 10 the9
Nav York lawyers is certainly pregnant manifesto.
II s culaed, would think, inephe his feeest
fsnds with doubt aud serious msgiving, On the It'll
of this month Mr. Cass, said in the Senate speaking
III NJ Kossuth's schemes OF intervention:
6I take 90 for granted that there is no sane man in
his country who dreams, even, Of intervention BY
orcs in this affair-of sending fleet 10 cover the
SGr;otic. and to blockade the agoons of old Venice
and The mort of Trieste, another to take its sation
lon the sound and clos. the entrance OF the Baltic TO
1.-THE ships OF Russia
annsorad in vour columns, NJ Kossulh used the fol-
loging LANGUAGE to the New ork Bar. who received
In with cheers and laughter, loot ironca, and loud
Applause: ,..
sof INV nrinepies will not steal into your sympahies
CIV sippery evasion Yes gentlemen, confess, should
Russia not respect such declaration OF your country,
hsn YOU are Obliged literally obliged, TO 60 TO war,
svaur diqnitv Yes that would be the case"
And this foreign exposition OF American duty, this
seIse be prepared to be degraded before mankind from
bold threat of American degradation, this insoleni
orophecy OF American disgrace, TINS insane according
So Governor Cass) dream OF instant war, was greeted
I with cheers and enthusiastic applause by the New
York Bar and when, a lew minutes afterwards one
sof their number, startled into soorey by the fearful
SdoctrpeS thus euunca ed venturee Woro OF Juolcous
Iremonsrancea word OF excuse Tor the doctrines OF
a Wasbipgton-he was shouted down and Kissed and
ljeered by these bacchanalan basters Now, 1t tins
Soar meeting be fair representation of the legal PROBES
Ason in the city Of New ork and this be Their profess
fssona fello feeling and sense of decorum, l. for one
sias an humble member of the profession, claim no com
.amunon with it, 1t is sad illustration OF the influence
of this oratorca Missionary of false doctrine operat-
cling on the ospranda seus5ilities OF learned pro.
s5tessona brotherhood. Nor should be much sur
prsed, in the progress OF things, to hear OF some OF
his sort of lawyers volunteering to join the new eves
sSof freedom abroad. do not, however, observe the
sSna,nes Of Daniel Lord, George Wood, Prescott Hall
ssCharles OConor Hiram Ketchun, and others whom
al have been taught to regard the leaders of the
q Y ork bar, figuring on this inla story occasion.
d One other word incidentally. M. kossuth, after
Setting as his American authorities tor the cru
.ssade Mr.. Walker and Mr.: Censul Croskey, appeals
D with great triumph to Mr. Richard Rush, as having in
ga little publication last summer, sanctioned the same
gtoy Now, happening to know something of this
!: very publication and lis aim, am content to appeal
.sto Mr. Rush himself, and to assert mos! confidently
tha no word he wrote or uttered on this subec,
Sol ron intervention was meant 10 countenance such
Sheresies as NJ kossun is now preaching. He knows
A-no one beuer-bow absurdly overstraned this Mon
Y roe declaration has been; and, oversirained and
stre,ched as has been how tar short it tails OF
! toning our involving ourselves directly in the sharp
land ragged network OF European politics. shall be
livery glad have Mr. Rushs testimony on this point
But let me say word to M. kossuths other pre-
acedent, the Congress of Panama. and | am the more
glad to refer to it, its history is rich with Demo-
soratic authority the subject On the 9th of De-
seember, 1895, the Democratic parry was startled by
sthe following passage in Mr.. Adsmss message TO-
sCongress. After sleaking of Congress OF Repre-
ssenatives from American and Republican States, (no,,
Jas NJ. Kossuth suggests, differentiation with Euro
syean Monarchy he said:
i s'rThs invitation has been accepted, and Miasers
lon The par; oil the United States will be commissioned
Ito attend at those deliberations. and to take part n
them, far may be compatible with that neutrality
from which it is neither intention nor the desire oil
1.-The other American States that we should depart"
On the Goth of December he accompanied the nomi-
nation Of MIR. Anderson and Mr. Sergeant with spe-
3cal message to the Senate;
at will be seen" says this message "tha the United
Estates neither intend expected to take part any
idebsration OF beligerent character; that the motive
ot their attendance is neither to contract alliances,
10 engage n any undertaking, or PROJECT, importing
shostiiity to any other naon.'
70 precsslY the came effect wrote Mr.. Clay in his
seport Secretary OF State to the President, and his
correspondence with the Mexican and Cocmban Min
i listers at Washington.
On this guarded, cautious suggestion, the flame OF
goppositon broke forth in both Houses of Congress- and
severy leading member OF the Democratic party, some
OF whom yetying and some, covered with honers,
gone their account, took open ard decided ground
against the mission, this very onnd OF its contra
yenlion of the Washington and Jefferson doctrine of
sriaid neutrality. | appeal, without having space to col
ipto dese the history OF Congress Tor eonfrmation
SO! this. There was no single exception. There was
sperect thorough unanimitv At what point or time
Sexacty M. kossuth and hla puryeYofs assert the
& Washing doctrine TO have entirely worn cut, dol
pretend to determine; but certain it is that late
Vas l826-lhough applicable to strictly American CUES
stion afiec' iug only American interess-a moment
too, when European squadrons had been securing our
sseas, and Cuba and Porto Rico were in danger OF
9transier, then at least the doctrine orthodox On
sthe 10th, Nathaniel Macon, M kossuh may not YET
$have heard OF him } from the Committee on Foreign
AFFAIRS reported against the mission, using these
/ phatic words:
i THE first question which suggested itself to III
Scommitlee, the very threshold OF hsir investigation
~ existed ddODtnp
5uew and untred measure much 10 conflict with
the whole course OF policy uniformly and happily
gpursued by the United States, from almost the very
acrestion of tho government to the present hour By
THE principles OF this policy, inculea,ed by wisest
statesmen in former days and approved by the expert
sence OF all subsequent times, the true interest OF the
Omitted States was supposed 10 be promoted by avoi
Sdng all entangllng exiops with any other nation
whatever. Steadily pursuing this course, while they
j have been deslrous 10 manifest the most corda good
will to all ons and maintain with each relations
j 0 perfect amtY and OF commerce, regulated and ad
listed by rules the mos tar equal and just recpro-
Getty, the United States have hitherto sedulouy abstain
Zee from associang themselves in any other way,
even with those nations for whose welfare the
lively sensibliy has been at all times te and other
wise manifested.
During the conflict for freedom and Independence in
which the States OF America were so long engaged
;wh their former sovereign, al hoa oh every heart in the
III States beat high 10 sympathy with them and iervent
sasprati hourly put up for their success and
although the relations then existing with Spain were
iwel calculated to excite strong irritation and resent.
lment part, vet the Government of the U. States
convinced of the propristy Of strict adherence The
srincples had proclaimed the rule of its con-
duct IN relation to other nations, oboro to take any
par 10 this struggle, and maintained the most exact
neutrality between these heIligerans Nor won i'd il
even recognise the independence Of these Repub
lies until they had become independent in fact and
the situation of their ancient sovereign in relation To-
them such as TO manifest that he ought longer
ito be held responsible for their acts"
Sc wrote Mr. Macon then, and really there seems
ATNhnH1HH pisAD p01Oeratic
authority agzlns each and every demand that M. Kos
nth makes, including that for recognition of the i
dependence of "dowa trodden Hungary fact 81
and certainly his
cold experience did attain
To something like prophetic stsain;'
prophetic of the very danger with which M. Kossuh
aow threatens u.s. when, in another part of the sameI
report, Mr.. Macon SAID:
THE United States, who nave grown up in happi-l
ness to their preseat prosperity by strict observance