The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-14

innocent whether punishable or not 10 the ncpient
step going, said nothing abou, punishment was
outon II may very extraordinary 10 the senator
from Mississippi but while do with all respect and
Difference for him, must Al least be governed in my vote
by the exercise OF nay own judgment
The from Mississippi very gtavely ss,s up and
reads article from The constitution OF the Uni1sd States
upon the liberty Of the press and liberty Of speech ana
comments upon it, That may all be very good out s
short time ago we had another political missionary IN
III county The honorable senator may take the name
Of missionary i he prefers !. 9 thai s o. s%s.s
here, exercising The liberty of speech gong ABOUT
addressing public meetings in various parts OF New Eng
is"S and So 70 smv w s u"s
Mr., FoOTE. Qnterposng) That was against our do
Mr.. BADGER. Cerainly-certainy.
Mr.. FOOTE. Governor kossuth did no, do that
MIR. BADGER. That is true.
MIR FOOTE. Therefore the two are not alike,
and the argument is very poor one.
Mr. BADGER Therefore they are not the same but
they may be alike, nevertheless. ,
Mr.. FOOrE They wholly unlike, think
Mr. BADGER, (resuning) II he who comes mere 10
stimulate us 10 domestic is blameabe, | think ne
who here 10 stimulate us to foreign war is blame
able. There is a difference between same ana aliKe
The two cases the same, but the two cases are
alike. do not undertake TO determine the question
whether Thompson should have been prosecuted ana
punished for anything he said The government OF the
United States have sedon law and II depends en-
ey upon the law of Massachusetts and OF other States
in which he made these fagious appeals Sui have
hesitation saying that consider the conduct OF tha
gross abuse, great ndgnity direct insult, and
an Infamous transaction. Sill | would not at all mt
mate that meant to say that the man should be indicted
and be sent to the plloTy Or whipped because ne made
those speeches am called upon give vote, however
and understand it, and as must necessarily be un-
ders,ood b. the world, il will not be merely giving my
course he has pursued. Now in this case, do not APP
prove the he has pursued do not sanction that
and therefore will not say SO, directly or lnd
recy. Nor will have il attributed to me that, by my
vote, ntimateu ANYTHING OF the kind.
am sorry that the senator from MississipPi should
have such an idea of my speech But, Mr. President
who have been here for The last five years have heard
him characterize perhaps hundred speeches IN the same
way have noticed this. Whenever any man makes
speech aganst any ground that the senator from Mssls
sippi supports, particularly if he makes pretty good
Speech ughte]lhat is il he makes speech founded
upon and and which is not so very easy Tor
The senator answerhe gets up and his per-
feet establishment and horror al hearing such marvel.
ous doctrine, and would rather have ridden five hundred
miles upon hard rottng horse than 10 have heard any
Mr. sEWAk6 Mr. President under an expectation
that the first part OF the amendment proposed by The hon.
orabe senator from Georgia Mr. BERRIEs would secure
some favor to this resolution which it might otherwise
lose yesterday ntimated that would give my support,
But, discovering that such advantage is TO be
gained. beg leave to recall hat then said. shall
vote with the original friends OF the measure against the
amendment.
will suppose that the opposition TO this resola.
ton is effective. will suppose that the measure IL de-
feated Let look the consequences beyond. What
are thew! Kosuh admitted here 10 be the
Of the down-trodden constitutional liberties OF his own
country. and the Of the uprising liberties
of Europe shakes from his feet the dust that has gathered
upon them American Shores and returns TO the Eastern
Contnent-retuns upon point oil honor with ths United
States Of America and therefore, in practical view, re-
iurns he will say, and those devotedsto his cause Will
say repulsed driven back Where, Them sir. shall he
lind welcome and repose! In his own beautiful native
land, the base the slopes OF the Capathan HILLS
No; the Austrian despo regns absolutely there Shall
he ind in Germany, east or west, north or south NO.
the despo, of Austria and the desPo Of Prussia reign
absolutely there Shall he find il under the sunny ske
OF Italy No. air. for the Austrian monarch has crushed
Italy the earth Shall he ind in Siberia. or IN the
frozen regions of the NORTH No. sir for the Russian
Gar tho drove him from his native land and forced him
into exile in Turkey, will be ready TO seize the fugitive
| The scahold awaits him there
Where shall he gos Shall he seek protection again
| from tho sceptred Turk The Turk would say, You
have my salt a voluntary exile. and sheltered
you cn you left under the seducuons OF the repub-
lie OF the United States II you the laws OF
my country and of my God will no, obge or allow me to
hazard the peace OF my own people again 10 extend pro
lection You. Where, then. shall he go' Where
else the face OF broad Europe he ind refuge. bu.
in the land OF your foefathers-n Britain There God
be thanked, there would be welcome and home for
him. Are you prepared to give 10 the world evidence
that yos cannot receive the representative oil liberty and
repubcanlsm, whom England can honor, shelter, and
protect!
But. Mr.. President will this transaction end there
fancy that this exile winding his lonely way. with
the great metropolis OF Britain and the world, forsaken
and abandoned, but not forgotten Will end in that
No, SIR Beyond u.s. above u.s. there is tribunal higher
and greater than the Congress OF the United States IL
is tribunal whose existence and jurisdiction and author
ity have Acknowledged and TO whose judgment seat
have already called the Turk the Austrian, and the
Russian 10 account for their action in regard TO Hungary
and TO Kossuh. Ii is the tribunal OF the public opinion
OF the world-the public opinion OF mankind. Sir. that
tribunal is unerrng in It's judgments. IL is constituted of
the great the wse and the good of all naons-not only
OF the great and wise, and good who now living,
but OF the great, the wise and the good OF all ages.
Before that tribunal, States great and small equal
Ay, before that tribunal the proudesi empire is
equalled by it's humblest citizen subject. Yes. the
Indian and the seH equal there TO the Amer
republic and 10 the Russian empire. | know
no living man entitled by Me copsen, OF Chrs,endom
10 preside in that august tribunal But there is a
venerable form that seems 10 rise up before me- and
way he advances and takes the judgment seat 1t is
the form OF franklin And there ! The parties OPP
posed. On the side stands Hungary downcast and
sorowfu but abe is surrounded by The people of many
lands, who wait her redemption and their own Ga the
other side the United States OF Anne rca sustained
most singular conjunction by The youthful and impa-
tent Bonapartc, the sckly successor Of the Romans
read II is. tina, the United States have dshonored
and nsulied the unfortunate representative OF unforu
nate Hungary; that they found him captive in Asia
Minor, under the protection of the Turk but subjected
the surveillance OF the Russian tyrant that they address
.ed 10 him words Of sympathy and hope and that they
brought TO the doors OF his captivity national vessel
with their time honored flag and babe him come upon
dom-s land where the advocates and champions Of uni
versal liberty were sure TO enjoy respect and sympathy
and raerna welcome; and that when they had 80 &c.
dueed him IRON place OF obscuriy but oil safety, and
had thus brought him to their shores, and when be
stood waiting there for one simple word OF welcome,