The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-12
Kossuth and America.

Kossuth and America.
The moral cowsrdice Of portion of the Anne.
Eican press-a portion the noisiest In professions
when 1t costs nothing-is unequivocally shown
in the notices Of the recent escsntricities of Kos
suth. We have very reliable information thai
the first thing the distinguished Hungarian did,
after he was sheltered under the protection Of The
American flag, was to preach insubordinaton
and mutiny to our naval officers-to upbraid
them because they would not, on his account,
cast aside their sworn duties and dishonor the
American flag by the grossest disregard Of oil
law and order
The National Intslligencer, gravs and eau
tious journal, informs u that Kossuth passionately
insisted that, on his account. for his sake, the
officers of the Mississippi should disregard their
orders, defy our national authorities, and con-
temptuously appeal from them to lawlsss spirit,
which he libellously supposed existed among the
American people. We further learn that, indig.
nant that his own whims could not override the
law, order and discipline of our naval service,
Kossuih left the Mississippi, sighted the national
courtesies and Inequalities with which he appears
to have been so undsservingly favored, and now
purposes to come TO this country in private
ship. fretful complainant, jacobinical disor-
eanixer
1t appears that there can be no mistake about
this matter; and two things, hence, appear plain !:
First, he has sought to disorganize naval dis
cipline and create characterization among naval
officers. Second, he has insulted the good sense
and lbelsd the spirit of law and order in the
American people by plainly declaring that for his
sovereign sake they would beat down their freely
chosen authorities, whose directions to their sub.
ordinates did not crafty his whims.
A more fragrant violation of hospitality. gros-
ser spirit of Jacobinism, we have not recently
met with ; and yet the American has been ten
der.footed to speak one word of censure. 1t
manifestly fears to invade the charmed circle of
popular favor in the halo of which the Hunga-
ran chieftain moves, even though he should seek
by that to incendiarize every system of law and
order. For our own part, we confess the charm
has faded away from him, and we fear his self
appreciation 10 even greater than his fame that
he il more ready for revolution than he is capa-
BILE of realizing social necessities; and that he
prefers kingy claims, when he asks a republican
people to beat down government which had
failed to anticipate his whims. In less famous
man this would be called Jaeobinical insolence;
in Kossuth, it is not even called an ndscretion.
He comes and claims to be not an honorsd and
unfortunate exile. but lordly and imperous
dictator to the free government of free people !;
in fact argues that the well.considered laws and
regulations of the nation whose hospitality he
sights shall not stand before him!
How will he be received? Even if he has done
and the matter scarcely admits Of a doubt
what is charged, he will be received right royalty.
Fright royalty" is the term. He will be polit.
cal agitator against any American Administration
which will not humbly bend to his impatient will !;
for if he advises our naval officers to defy our gov.
eminent and appeal against it, to the people, mere
ly to crafty his whim, what may we not expect
him to do where his settled views and prejudices
are in question? We ask the question advisedly,
and answer, that soon as Kossuth reaches this
country he will be an agitator in American politics.
Our ships are sent upon their sea paths for the
protection of our commerce, and if they alter
their courses at pleasure, there can be no system,
no reliance upon their protection. Discipline,
obedience to orders, are essential to the efficiency
of Navy. A free people should respect their own
laws, and comply with the reasonable regulations
of their freely chosen authorities. Kossuth mis-.
takes them, misunderstands them when he advises
different course. A republic in revolution to
crafty the whims Of man, who, from the decks
of an American vessel could scatter revolutionary
torpsdoes into the territories of powers with which
we are at peace! The idea ia prsposterous. Kos
suth might well take lesson of dignifsd modera
ton from the gallant Irish exiles who find wei
come refuge within our borders.
->os-
From New York.-By the arrival of the Zee
steamship Winfield Scott, on yesterday morning
We have received NewYork papers one day in
advance of the mail. She briggs $415,OOO in
specie, consigned as follows: Mechanics ant
Traders Bank, $4,000; Canal Bank, 100000
Robb IL Co., 100000 Hanau & DO, SIC, 900
and order, $4,000.
The Winfield Scott brings the following pas
sengers;
Geo Martin lsay. Children and s:,vs st:tson lsd,
Yulls Mi.s Jones, Theo Gord0n, Cochran lady AMI
ssIvt Mn judah and child. Mn Butler, Col Chotard lad
2daughen and servt, Ssm Pack wood. II Williams, n
Benedict and lady w Bond and lady. Nm Mcdonald, Ms
NJ Ho I'll "a" RsssS: children ID and
Conn., MI Phelps and lady. Nine Drsz. Re! Pec:.ts.
Howard. Mr. Clement. child and seIvt, Mss A Wright
Miss Brown, Mrs Phiipson Miss Greenway, Jenkins.
voulllemont Mn Jas Wright and daughter. A Gmone,
Shsdon, II. s w McG lires. M Phelps, D Paugh.
Wnsht Geo Easter, Mn BSdys and z.ons Applslon
Csc a hshan. dsdwsli. Bstss lazy and child. Az
Church, W Hitchbone. A Wiis and lady, d Myer
| CoIdeora Sohif. Bo0dgood, Jr, F Kennedy, Mr.
kenr edy, children and servants, w G0oirch lady
child and ssrv Mrs Go0drlcn. Mrs soahugs and child.
Tyler and lady Mn Taylor, Mrs fsnnsran. Livingston
Ferris, h Johnson, h A Frast, Rev Chas Cooarch
Shambray. Tucker, MOumsr, J Bates, q Brady, Wi
| Pecs, Cuin. rssquisp, Rlea. & Kendall, Ale
rage. Ihayer, Mhrsnal Jr, q Glschmyer. w Rsnch
Pr Metcaf. l. E Carrie, Lssone, l. Rutherford,
belsm Mr Mosss, ain, Anon Vsgner, aimo. Rossntha
Mrs PHILIPPE. Nj Pechisr lady. daughter. children an
| ssrvant-and 10 in Storage.
Mississippi Etection.-We have the followin,
additional returns from the election in this State