The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11


Kentucky (Mr. usDEawooo,l yesterday, IA rela-
tion TO Taminany Hall politicians.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, an reply, hoped that the
hon senator did not understand him as rejecting
upon Tammany Hall. He had only suggested
that a certain movement made there might tend
TO change the settled policy of the country IN re-
gard 10 non-interyention. lie intended no indig-
nifty.
Mr.. CLEMENS believed that this subject was
about the best to make speech on which
had come before the Senate for long time And
il POSSESSED this additional peculiarly, that the
less we know about it, the more we have 10 say
He was opposed TO the resolution. When did
Kossuth first become a republican Not until he
had met with misfortune and adversely. To
prove this, he would read petition which Kos
suih made on the 4th OF July, 1913, TO the Aus
trian government, when he sought It's aid to put
down a rebellion. Since he has been exiled, he
has become a republican; but he refused to assist
the Sclavonians in their struggle against Austria.
His whole struggle against Austria was TO pre-
serve the Magyar element alone. lie lMr. O.
would concede to Kossuth all he merlted, but by
no vote would he acknowledge his equality with
either Washington, a Jackson, or Jefferson.
He (Mr c. denied that Congress had ever in
vited him here as a guest, and read the resolution
of last session to prove IT, That resolution APP
! plies as much to Kossuths associates as to HIM
self if we have invited the one, we have invited
both The resolution simply furnished national
as it declares, 90 if they wish to emigrate to the
United States. What does that mean Can
you construe 1t into meaning" guests" Mr.. T..
spoke of political capital being made out of this
matter; yet he would not be understood TO reflect
at all upon his friend from Mississippi, Mr.
FoorE, who he believsd had introduced his reso-
luton from higher motives. When Texas came
into the Union and her defender came to this
country, bringing an empire to Its feet, no such
action was taken respecting him as is now pro-
posed This homage was not offered him. Let
us look more at home. Let us look after own
counrymen--to our fifty murdered sons IN Cuba,
before we go abroad to waste our sympathy Mr.
c.. reviewed the avowed purpose OF kossuth s
visit, and said that he sought a reception for po-
litical purposes Ill also read from his speeches
in Enela to prove that he was not a republican
| in sentiment This matter should be LETT to the
people. Whatever they may do, they have a
right to do 1t was bad policy, however, for
Congress to encourage political agitator. 1t
would also be an insult to Russia. lie had UNI
derstood that Kossuth took in high dudgeon the
withdrawal OF Mr.. FooTE' resolution last week,
and had announced to Philadelphia committee
that he would not come here. Well, for one, he
| Mr. c. should not feel very bad if he did mt
Mr.. SHIELDS spoke at length in reply. He
regretted that any resolution had been brought in
here so long had elected the illlbera remarks
which had been made-remarks calculated to
damage so materially the great cause for which
hOSSutn comes dNlOHp lie ui the
stories Which had been told about him as libels-
petty sanders-originate elsewhere to impair his
object, which was to render the Hungarian con-
sttution equal to any. An ostentatious parade
had been made here on the subject of non-inter-
venton. In his view it had been carried little
too far. 1t was well to act that principle--but
why parade it before the eyes of foreign nations
and monarchs continually as the fixed and unal-
terable sentiments of this country In his opin-
ion, no man of the present age would compare
with Kossuth.
Mr.. FOOTE, at three o'clock, took the floor,
and spoke for half an hour, in reply to the oppo-
nents of Kossuth S reception. He denounced, in
strong language, the authors of the columnles
respecting him, which had been published in the
newspapers, which, he said, emanated from the
Nelo York Courier and Enquirer, paper edited
by one James Watson Webb, former minister to
Austrs, " no had most righteousiy been rejected
by this Senate, &c. Without concluding, Mr.. f.
gave way to motion for an adjournment, and
At half-pa clock, the Senate adjourned. :