The southern press., 1851-12-31
Arrival and Reception Of Kossuth In Wash
inTtOn.

LOUIS KossuTH, his lady and suite, arrived in
the eleven o'clock train yesterday morning from
Baltimore KossUTH was received at the depot
by the Senate committee of invitation, by the
Marshal OF the District, in behalf of the Exec.
utve government, and by the Mayor and several
members of the Common Council, after his ar
rival at Browns Hotel, in behalf of the Corpo
ration. There was no parade, no cannonade,
nOProcession, no decoration of the streets and
houses in Turkish and Hungarian Aags, with the
exception of Browns Hotel,) no overwhelming
multitude crazy with excitement, cheering the
great Hungarian to the echo; no groups tf en-
thusiastic ladies, filling the windows with beau.
ty, and waving white handkerchiefs by thousands
in token Of their approval of the new doctrine
OF n-intervention-nothirg of all this. On
the other hand, the ilustrious exile was taken
from the depot to his hotel as unceremoniousv
as any other lion, and though there was
crowd Of several hundred persons collected in
front OF Browns, il was more from curiosity to
see the distinguished stranger, than from any
stronger sentiment
Being called for by the sovereign people,
NJ. kossUTH appeared on the balcony. and in
response to their cheers he crossed bs bsnds
gracefully over his breast, and bowed several
times to the congregation, but without essaying
word towards a speech, he bowed and 70.
tired
In parlor set apart for the occasion. Gov.
ernor hossUTH was next visited by the MAYOR
and Others in behalf of the city, and welcomed
to its hospitalties. Mr.. WEBSTER and Mrs.
WEBSTER next paid their respects in person to
Gov. kossUTH and LADY, and invited them. az
'sunder'tood, to dine with the family of the Sec
retary Of State to-day.
committee of the Jackson Democra Aa.
socat'on Of this city, consisting Of Messrs.
HOOVER, FRENCH, CuRRAS, and others. waited
upon kossUTH, with an address in behalf of the
association. The address was delivered bv
Mr. HOOVER, chairman, and was stro,o,v .v
pressive of sympathy with the cause Of HIM.
gary, the principles of her late revolution. tho
diffusion and success of republican doc,,;n.,
against the doctrines Of dcspoism and Il also
gave the illustrious Magyar TO understand that
IN tho event Of a European war, neither material
nor financial aid would be denied by the D,mo.
cratic party Of the United States. The main
OBJECT however, of the Association was TO in.
vlte Gov. kossuTH to a participation with them
in their annual festival in comnem oratiou Of the
battle of New Orleans, which invitation vas
done in very graceful and appropriate style.
The address throughout wasa dgn6ed and able
ono, and was listened 10 by KossurH with eyi.
dent qualification.
Gov. KossuTH replied al considerable length.
and In his usual impressive and deliberate
sarnsstness of manner His voice at first WA,
low and indistinct but gradually expanded into
strength and emphasis. a, he progressed. Az
far - we could understand, he accepted the in.
vifation of the Association, subject to the con
Ho' OF intervening circumstances He enlarged
upon tho doctrine Of nonintervention. lie did
not ask the United States to 20 to war in the
cause OF Hungary. The Iiungarians could fipbt
and would fight their own battles, once and
again, and hundred times. All they nsk.d was
fair-plsy The general drift of his speech WAS in