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Reception of Kossuth by Congress,

We are glad to sly that the following very
proper and becoming Resolution, presented IN
the Senate Of the United States by Senator
SEWARD, has passed that body by vote OF 30
to 8 -
Rcsolrrd By the Senate and House Of Repre"n-
tdttres 0t The United sites in Congress assembled
That thu Congress OF the United States, in the name
and on behalf OF the people OF the United States
give Lons hossu,h cordial welcome to the Capitol
ana to the country.
Congress could DO no less than this,-nor
could they with propriety have done more. The
eloquent and able Hungarian has a just claim
upon the Government of this country "to this
extcnt,--.no more" A resolution of the last
Congress declared that, "V ii lie the irish OF
these exiles 10 em,grate TO the United states, the
President of the United States be requested to
authorize the employment of some one Of the
public vessels which may be now cruising in
the Mediterranean to receive and conrry t. The
United STATES he said Louis Kossuth and his as
sociatcs IN captivity"
I his entities KossuTH and ''his associates r
captivity to the hospitality of the people and
the Government Of this Union. And this they
hive a right to expect in its fullest sense. But
KossCrH does not come hitler as an "emigrant
! He comes as the "Governor of Hungary and
| Immediately after his arrival asks the Ameri-
can Government to recognize him in that capn'
ity, and also the political independence OF
Hungary. He, therefore, declares himself not
an "emigrant' but Missionary. lie is going
back to fight over again the battle for the In.
dependence of Hungary" He is here to en-
! list the Americas Government, as the Tribune
says, with its "actual force" to assist him Bnt
the American Republic is not fighting Repub-
| lic,-it prefers to influence the Nations of man.
kind by its EXAMPLE. 1t does not know, nor
profess 10 know, officially anything about Eu-
ropeau Republlcanism. 1t is cantent with its
own, and is disposed to let other people take
care of theirs This Republic can take care Of
itself, and that, in our humble Judgment is all
the EMISSION 1t has to perform on this earth -
When we become political propagandists, we
at nee depart from our mission and our duty,
and erect ourselves into Military Republic,
which is simple contradiction in terms. A
military republic is no republic, it is thing of
circumstances, not las real Republic is) an
exponent of great PRINCIPLES.
! But we repeat that we are glad that Senator
SEwARD's appro pirate resolution was adopted,
KossuTH is wonderful man. He is WORTHY
TO be received officially by the American
Government, as a fugitive from European des-
potsm. Tie is the man Of the age. European
Despotsm, may well be afraid Of him. But
it by no means follows that we must fight his
battles. 1t by no means follows that we must
declare was against Austraand Russia because
Hungary desires 10 change her form of govern
ment. We give to Hungary our sympathy
we can do nothing more. But it BY no means
/ follows that we must change the policy and the
principles on which our Republic is founded,
and on which alone it can exist to propagate
repubicanism that we do not understand, in
the center Of Europe.