Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-12-23
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.

@ WASHINGTON, Dec. a.
Business OF stirring nature will occupy the
attention of Congress. The House must de-
eide, and very quickly. upon the kossuth wei
come. They will not act without Il full knowl-
edge, not only of the high character but OF the
hig gh aims ofthe iiustrious guest. The speech
akbe New York festival is the manifest" OF his
putsoses and demands The speech shows
that it is unnecessary to send him copies OF our
neutrality acts, as was last week proposed, and
that he has made himself familiar with our laws
and history.
kossuth will do nothing that is not within
the laws, and he wants no actual move on our
part against Russia and Austria; but he wants
from this government aud people, moral, fnan-
cial and political ail--nothing more. lie wish
es of the government nothing except that they
should acknowledge the independence OF Hun
gary, though its independence is not establish
ed, and then to send an increased and power
full naval force to the Mediterranean, and to re-
sist, by force, the blockade Of the Hungarian
port, which blockade Russia and Austria will,
of course, declare and enforce.
Whether Congress is yet prepared Tor these
measures, will not undertake to say. A few
weeks ago the propositions would have been
thought extravagant, but this is an age OF pro-
gress. But nothing can or ought to prevent
the House from concurring in the Senate reSo-
luton, nor from passing another act making a
liberal appropriation for the entertainment OF
Gov. Kossnth and his companions. The peo'
pie, also, have the undoubted right, and no
doubt the disposition, to raise subscriptions
and make loans in aid Of his objects.
D Gen. Cass' call for the papers in the Prone
theus case, ought to pass to morrow.
~. The sooner that it is brought before the
country, and properly understood, the better.
The President and Secretary OF State are, II is
believed, prepared to answer the call; and 1t
is also believed that they concur, in considering
the act Of firing into the U. S. Steamer, by the
British brig of war, an outrage not TO be cxcu-
sed by the neglect or refusal of the captain OF
the Prometheus to pay the pert dues. Besides,
the act brings into doubt the fact whether Great
Britain intends to fulfil the stipulatlons OF the
Bulwer and Clayton treaty.
The next matter Of moment which will to-
morrow claim attention is the Compromise re-
solutions introduced by Gov. Foote. 1t is of
great importance that the resolution should be
brought to vote by yeas and nays, and in
both houses. Let not those who drove the
country to the brink Of destruction, and resisted
the adjustment which was the only means OF
saving the country, now escape from the respon.
sbity of either sanctiouing or repudiating that
adjustment.
Another day ought not, after the result of
the Cbristiana trials, TO be suffered by Congress
to pass without an instruction to the commit.
tees on the Judiciary, to revise the laws de-
fining crimes, and prescribing their punishment,
rs the president has recommended.
Mr.. Clay was present at the Supreme Court
on Friday, and will, if able, attend tomorrow
ms counsel in the case of Russell vs. Wood
pertuity mortgage case. The case was ar
gued on Friday, by Mr.. Nicholas and Mr. More
bo.d Ion.