Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-12-19
KOasulfl Again.


vatey, the merits Of Kossuth and his mission the
prominent topics of conversation may therefore,
hope to be excused for again abiding to him for the
purpose of stating the precise nature of that mission
as explained By himself in speech which he made
at great municipal banquet given to him in New
York the 18th instant
He wishes that the people Of the United States
may be pleased to declare, by all constitutional
means" First, that, feeling interested in the main
tenance of the laws of nations, acknowledging the
sovereign right of every people to dispose of its
domestic concerns to be of these laws, and the
interference with this sovereign right to be viola
tun of these laws of nations the people of the Unit
ed States-resolved to respect and to make respect
ed these public laws-declares the Russian past in
tervention in Hungary to be violation of these laws
which, if reiterated, would be revolution. and
would not be regarded indi6erenty by the people of
the United States-that you, therefore invite your
Government to act accordingly, and so invite Great
Britain to unite with the United States in this poll
cy Second that the people of the United States is
resolved to maintain its right of commercial inter-
course with the nations of Europe, whether they be
in state of revolution against their Governments
not-and that with the view of approaching scenes
on the Continent of Europe, the people invites the
Government to take appropriate measures for the
protection of the trade of the people the Mediter
ranean, and third, that the people of the u States
pronounce its opinion in respect to the question of
independence of Hungary"
This is what he hopes and wishes that the coun-
try may do in it's public capacity. He begs that
those persons throughout the Union who sympathise
with this move may form committees with the pur-
to 10
solutions on the subject by way of pressing it upon
Congress. His appeal to the people in their private
capacity is for pecuniary aid for his country, whe
Their by subscription loan or otherwise. He says
that he has received the following letter:
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Friday, Nov. IA, 1851.
M. LOUIS KossUTH, Governor of Hungary-SIR: I
have authorized the Office of the Ohio Life Insurance
and Trust Company in New York, to hand you drafts
on me for thousand dollars.
Respectfully, yours, w. SMEAD.
He says that he has taken the advice of friends
whether it be lawful to express such requests as he
does, because he feels it honorable duty neither
to transgress to evade the laws and he has been
told that it is lawful. 1t is plain that he wishes to
proceed by other than legal and constitutional
means, and if at times it may that he asks
than grant, still it must be remembered that
he is an exile, begging assistance for his country
and then, what would, under other circumstances, be
fault, in this becomes positive virtue Certainly
there be fair comparison instituted between
him and Lopez. 1t is true that he cannot obtain
what he wants. in the matter of subscriptions,
of which perhaps may be raised, but still there
is in using insulting twaddle about him as
Messrs. Berrien, Dawson, Underwood & Co., have
done in the Senate, introducing, Mr.. Smith, of
Alabama, tried to d. the following resolution in the
House
Resolved, That the Secretary of State be required
furnish Louis Kossuh with copies of the acts of
Congress, defining treason and msdemeanors against
the United States.
ReSolUed further That if the said Louis Kossuth.
after reading the said laws shall still persist in MAX
ing such speeches as he has made since his arrival
in New York, melting the young men of the coun-
try to take up arms against nation with which the
United States is at peace it shall be the solemn duty
of the President of the United States to have him
arrested and detained until satisfactory assurances
be given that he will cease his efforts to enlist the
CO operation and aid and armed interference of the
people of these States in favor of Hungary.
We have heard and read more old -foggyism babbled
out against the than would care to read OF
hear again in an age Just now, the United States
will not move in the matter, and perhaps it is her
wisest policy, but certainly there is necessity o1
insulting the suppcant, forgetting the time still
in the memory of living men, when own ambas
sador occupied the position at the court Of
France.
4 In the Senate. on Friday, resolution was pass
ed welcoming Kossuth The House will also dispose
of the matter summarly. and without committing
the country to any aggressive propagandism, will a
least show that in the besowa of our national cour
tesy not forced to await the permission O
Russia and Austria. The fact is, that the tame sub
mission of our administration in the case of Thrash
err, shows that the United States will be made to bea
too tamely with monarchcal outrage and dictation
The reign of such ideas however, is approaching
close and the United States will cause herself MOI
only to be known as people, but respected
power.
The Compromise Test.
We take the following article from the Baltimor
Sun, generally an admirer of Senator Foote 1t EN-
bodies precisely views of the sincerity and eff
cheney of compromise tests in Congress- either openl
or by caucus
The COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS Politicians ar
the bane of our system ofGovernment, but they mus