The New York herald., 1851-12-23
The Bar BANQUET.

TO rBE rDIros TIIE HERALD.
Not having any opinion In year co uIlns
the conduct exhibited towards Judge Duer the ban-
quet given by the New York b,r Kossu n, Friday
last have taken the liberty Of hastily compiling few
IDEAS on the subject, which submit to you for pubics
op They are directed rather 10 inquiry rs TO the
proIrsty Of the csnduct, than 70 ie reprene nsion
The object OF Kossuh in visiting the United States
principally 10 ask cur countensnee ss nation, OF
Hungarian Independence. and need be. TO throw eur
force in the scale 10 order to outweigh any power OF
any foreign nation which may be directed prevent its
attainment This he must ask US, ss nation, to do,
either ss matter Of principle or a. natter Of policy
lie does lot simply submit the question to us propo
fon for our coDsderaton but urges ts Importance en-
us by strong and tl quent reasoning, and We to give
al opportunity Of informing US what he wants US
TO do, offer him occasions on which TO advance his
views The banquet of the bar Friday evening last
was enc of thcse occasions Now then, IL the of
Hungary exhibits any disregard the part Of na
ton of any international principle whish has heretofore
been ,o mnly regarded by the world Ne obligatory on
matter ofchoiee but matter Of duty nation. II II
exhibits tuch then II Is matter Of option, Ani
ruh rsausfte Of "a net fuicieny ,ef EVIDENT to be
classified by upivea consent with ether questions OF
poby or q duty II therefore reqnirs reasoning TO
bring IL forb and give IL that clearrsss which II does
net hsslf possess. And 1t is 70 this end that
kotfuih is Greeting bic efforts and, more
country in matter Of duty. Whether eaty poll
cy IL involved tOnit that each has the right 10
e heard either that be may satisfy any ooctions whch
may e2is ia his mind against Il bsing point Of duty
or 10 enter bic protest apprcbson e. IL ss matter
u Ttcy Why, thep wss not Judge Duer heard on FRI
his views or demands upon us with or without our
consent Judge Duer expressed no bieotied or insult
ing remarks on the subject On the contrary, no ons
can ISL TO obsrre how temperate they and With
rhst judicial irpr rsrialiy they conceived The
y,ry language Of the tosst TO which Judge Duer
plying would seem TO have warranted him Ia making
any r'rly which dictated by honesty Of purpose.
The company la which be ebotld have sHcrSed hir,
facility rather tbsa have Ofered Tebuke his reply
Iio:e ,ion. the object Of the pursuit o. which tc
tcit tclntillsers II truth by the elssh Of mnds-tc
cIpcfe Truth TO efror and TO make truth appear
brilliant ~ its victory over error-tbis the profe
on which deniet O. q its most respected member.
the exercise q isht which is the life of its body Nc
rus t curs'y coed taste condemned the proprety
of fJucr DUeTs remarks Kossuth had been invited &
meet The Ear fer his own ben.ht-to promulgste hi,
views II be had met With applause only he could very
Justly have construed it into general TO his de-
nabds he had accepted invitatson 70 deliver
sddrefs Which did not necessarily bear any future
scttn Of thosc who heard him. GOOD taste would
have fcrtiddcn reply But Il ss' TO sstuAt- the fu
ture ccrduct OF his audience that he spo-nsssd Of
'tdsnvoEing TO avoid he courtsd reply And shall W.
ondemn one Who being led by lis admiration of the
to join bis society, bae the honesty to answer ana
awe his views when thus indirectly sppesl-d 70, an
who, although he denied the rruIricy of govern.
inert advocating the osue ~ unicTtuuate Hungary yet
lent his sympathy to the Wh..h Kctsu.h hal sc
molly EpoIECdi