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

Kentucky (Mr. UsDGawooo,) yesterday, In rela-
lion to Tsulnany Hall politicians
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, 10 reply, hoped that the
hon senator did not understand him as rejecting
upon Tammany Hall. He had only suggested
that certain movement made there might tend
20 change the settled policy of the country IN re-
gard 10 non-intervention. lie intended no indig-
nifty.
Mr.. CLEMENS believed that this subject
about the best one TO make speech on which
had come before the Senate for a long time. And
il posse ssed this additional popularity, that the
less we know about it, the more we have 10 say.
He was opposed TO the resolution. When did
Kossuth first become 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 its aid to put
down rebellion. Since he has been exied, he
has become republican; but he refused TO assist
the Sclayonans in their struggle against Austria.
His whole struggle against Austria was TO pre-
serve the Magyar element alone. lie (Mr. o.
would concede to Kossuth all he merted, but by
no vote would he acknowledge his equality with
either Washington, Jackson, or Jefferson.
He MIR c. denied that Congress had ever in
vited him here a guest, and read the resolution
of last session to prove II. That resolution APP
plies as much to Kossuth S associates as to him.
self: if we have invited the one, we have invited
both The resolution simply furnished national
vessel, then in the Mediterranean, for their use,
as il declares, +" if they wish to emgrate to the
United States" What does that mean' Can
you construe it into meaning "guestf" Mr. G.
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.
FooTE, } who he beievsd had introduced his reso-
luton from higher motives. When Texas came
into the Union, and her defender to this
country, bringing an empire to It's feet no such
action was taken respecting HIM as is now pro-
nat Ai}D i'm
us look more at home. Let us look after our own
countrymen--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-
itical purposes. He also read from his speeches
in England to prove that he was not republican
in sentiment. This matter should be left to the
people, Whatever they may do, they have
right to do. 1t bad policy, however, for
Congress to encourage political agitator. 1t
would also be an insult to Russia. He had I'M
derstood that Kossuth took in high dudgeon the
withdrawal of MIR. FooTE's resolution last week,
and had announced to Philadelphia committee
that he would not come here. Well, for one, he
MR. CT 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 as it had elected the iberal remarks
which had been made remarks calculated to
damage so materially the great cause for which
Kossuth comes among us. He considered all the
stories viii CHI had been told about him as libels-
petty slanders-orgnated elsewhere to impair his
object, which was to render the Hungarian con-
stitution equal to any. An ostentatlous parade
had been made here on the subject of non-inter
vention. In his view it had been carried little
too far. 1t was well to act that principe-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 opn-
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 coumnes
respecting him, which had been published in the
newspapers, which, he said, emanated from the
.Neao York Courier and Enquirer, paper edited
by one James Watson Webb, former minister to
Austris " no had most righteousy been rejected
by this Senate, &c. Without concluding, Mr.. F.
gave way to motion for an adjournment, and
At half-past 3 clock, the Senate adjourned. :.