The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-24
Number 49.
KOSSUTH-GEN. SHIELDS.

We find in the proceedings OF the U.
S. Set,a {, on the 9th inst, synopsis Of
the eloquent remarks of the accomplish
ed civilian and gallant soldier, Senator
Shields. of Illinois, upon his resolution
of Invitation to the illustrious Kossuth,
The warm heart of the noble lrishman,
breathes forth so strongly in every word
of his potriotic appeal that we cannot
, forbear giving it place in our col
umns.-Det. Free Press.
| hope there will be no objection, Mr..
President to taking up this resolution
/ for present consideration. Louis Kos
snth is now among US. He is the guest
! of the country. he is at your door; and
as WAS said By the gentleman from Mich
igan. [Mr. Cass.l it would he very strange
! if this country should turn its back upon
the distinguished man whom we have
invited among us. He is the invited
guest of the nation; and can see no i'm
propriety in receiving him in this simple
manner. The resolution merely provides
that he shall be introduced to the Senate
in the way in which Lafayette: was in
troduced. do not know, sir, whether
am transgressing the rules of the Senate
in making this same proposition for him
but there is one thing 1 would beg leave
to say, and it is this: If this distin-
guished man be received at all-if you
perform this act of courtesy at all-it
ought to be performed at all events, with
some thing like good grace. 1t is mere
ly an act of national courtesy, and. il
performed at all it should be performed
with the spirit of courtesy. That is my
opinion.
have heard objections from honora-
bic senators whom [ esteem very highly,
and among others from my friend from
Kentucky. Why, sir, if Louis kossuth
ever goes to Kentucky, | pledge myself
for that State that..he will never receive
a more enthusiastic welcome than he
will receive from the generous people of
that State. Sir, if there is a place upon
earth where an exile and an unfortunate
man would be received warmly, enthusi-
asticallv. and nobly, il is in that State
In New Hampshire would it not oe the
same, and in Georgia. the same? And
vet. sir. i, has been said here that, be-
cause he happens to be foreign exile, II
we receive him we shall be bound TO re-
ceive all foreign exiles, perhaps; and
therefore this honor is to be refused to
him. He is, sir, an exile; but | can
scarcely think that foreign exile ought
to be a term Of reproach Ia the United
States Senate.
know that the world is now looking
to the action of this body of this Con-
gress, The prayers of Hungary follow
this man. The hopes of the liberal par
ty of Europe follow him. In my hum
Bile opinion he is the great man OF TINS
age. | feel that if there is one man who
will carry out what hope will be car
RED out-the concentration of the moral
force of this age-Louis kossuth is the
man. / think that is his mission-not
to involve us in war--not 10 force US into
intervention, if you please-but to COM
bine, to unite, to concentrate the moral
force of the civilized world against the
power Of oppression. therefore ask, if
we are to receive such man as this t
all what can then be more simple than
this-that three members Of this body,
appointed by the chair. take Louis Kos
suth by the hand and introduce him TO
the Senate of the United States, that we
may hear what he has got to say for his
country and his cause? Hear him, at
least: but how are we to hear him? How
is this Senate to receive him? This is
not receiving Louis kossuth-it is not
governmental reception, at least. 1t Is
IA mere act of courtesy-a mere token Of
honor paid to the representative OF one
OF the oldest nationalities in the world
and permit ine TO say. a nation that
defended Christianity and the Cross be-
fore even this ration had an existence.
Sir, have feeling on this subject; and
regretted exceedingly that the gentleman
from Mississippi M. Foetel withdrew
his resolution. know that every act.
every word OF the Senate OF the United
States, is weighed aud poised, and heard
in every part Of the civilized world; and
there is no nam here who OBJ
iects to Louis koSsuth. yet the with
drawal OF this resolution, the defeat of
such resolution as this, goes forth to
the world as if the United States had in
vited mln TO their country, had sent
government vessel for him and brought
him to their shores, and then would not
pay him the poor compliment of receiv-
ing him, and hearing what he had to say
for his country and his cause.
A Yankee who went over to the mo-
lher county some time ago. and who was