Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-20


the po Of Washington and his successors forget all
Lessons ley have transmitted to u.s. and erect the United
ates kind of general guardian for the nations Of
1ropcE know he speaks Of assuming threatening at
dude ey and predicts that will be sufficient to over
sc thssEmperor Of Russia But suppose he should be
lstsk1i that prediction; would then be fully COM
ittefto war If he possesses 1.-THE of the foresight
which has been ascribed him, he be aware that
an interference begun by threats must be ended by
non balls and bayonets 1t is childish talk Of trame
ling the action of Russia by threats uttered this side Of
the Atlantic She would laugh your threats She
would tell you that have enough to do to manage
own concerns At home without travelling beyond the At
lantc 70 interfere with the of other nations She
would tell you to be careful that in aversng the world
to give liberty TO other nations you did not lose your own
She would remind you that recently bitter sectional
strife was raging in your midst which threatened at
time to shatter your Confederacy into atos that the
bers of that strife still unquenched and that it
the part OF wisdom TO internal peace before YOU
engagedn external war that when you had removed all
the causes Of bitterness at home when you had fully ce
mented your empire il would then be time enough TO
say that the paw OF the Russian bear should be planted
on no soil without consent Such sir would be the
answer Of Russia and such the should deserve
To indulge in the Of threats towards Russia is either
to cover ourselves with rdicule involve the country in
war; and that indeed is the true purpose of Kossuth
Scarcely yelled in England it has been almost openly pro-
claimed in America. Here is his New York speech: q
Then what the motive Of my being here at this very
timer The motive citizens is that your generous my
liberation has raised the conviction throughout the world that
this generous act Of but the manifestation of your
solution to throw weight into the balance where the
Of the European continent weighed You have raised
the conviction throughout the world that by liberation you
were willing 70 Ye oppressed nations Of old Europe
nen DO Of good cheer young giant America stretches
his powerful arm the waves, ready give brothers
hand 70 your So is your act interpreted hroughout
what so..ss Of inns apparRon unparalleled in man.
kinds history The of 1t That your act Of
liberation is taken by the world for revelation of the
fact the United are resolved not to allow the
of the world rampe on oppressed humanity Il is hencs
that my liberation cheered from Sweden down to Portu-
gal as ray Of hope It hence that those nations
m IN
mously told Hasten hasten on great Free rich
and powerful people Of the United States and bring
nected with European liberty and here stand to plead the
cause Of the solidarity Of human rights before the great Re-
Having thus expounded my AIM beg leave to state that
came not to your glorious shores enjoy happy resI
nction but because humble petitioner my countrys
name, its freely chosen constitutional chief huby
treat your generous aid and then it is to this aim that will
devote every moment Of time with the assiduity the
more retessness every may bring report Of
events which may call to hasten place the battle
held where the great and hope the last battle will be fought
between Liberty and Despotism marked by the IN
Of God to be that every hour delay your
mainly"
This language leaves for conjecture. His OBJ
ect to the armed assistance of England and the
United States And now let inquire for what purpose
that assistance is sought? To establish liberty in Hum
gary? No; but the supremacy of the Magyar The
exles who have come among US have probably mbbedS
and have certainly proclaimed, republican sentiments;
in the bosom Of the Hungarian people It has been their
boast for that they constituted the mes prop Of the
Austrian throne It is wellknown historical fact that
they have chung their institutions with tenacity even be-
yond that with which the Mahommcdan cngs the Koran
1t is those who have remained home constituting the
vast majority Of the population who must give character
to the institutions successful revolt may enable them to
establish; and who doubts they will return to that const
tuition and form of for which they have mani
Tested decided preference? Our aid then given at
all, will not be given to republic but to monarchy
from tell we u0ht moi
to shrink with alarm at the idea Of controversy with
Russia have manifestation of any great appre
henson the part Of any here But it by means
follows that because do not happen to feel great
alarm at the idea Of controversy with Russia should
provoke that controversy 1t by means follows that
because we are not afraid Of Russia we should 60
with Russia She has right the courtesy at
hands that other nations have She has right not to be
ngalted If this resolution should be adopted under all
inc attending circumstances and the Emperor Of Russia
has the feelings Of man. he must beievehe will be-
eve-that we have offered him Unnecessary and
less insult To demonstrations the part Of the people
be has no right to object but, acting in official
pacity ought to be cautious how do things cacu
lated to disturb friendly relations with foreign Pow
ers; and above all, should refrain from giving
public to an individual who has told us openly
before landing shores-who tells us nowthat his
object is to agtate to excite enmity against nation with
whom we are terms of amity; who tells further,
that his object will not be accomplished unless he OBJ
tain from the Government of the United States sanction
and approval of his mission. When the news reached
Gov Kossuth that the resolution introduced by the Sena
tor from MISSISSIPPI had been withdrawn he proper
to become highly offended and assumed to deliver lee
ture to Philadelphia committee upon the conduct Of
Congress- Listen to to that committee and then
Judge how far we can now be justified in inviting him
here:
Kosuth said he extremely reoiced at this demonsra
ton the part Of Philadelphia, and that he felt the highest
qualification in being thus honored by the glorious Corporation
that renowned city, Before he left Europe of the plea
sures he had promised himself to meet and mingle with
the citizens Of that great city where the Declaration Of INDIE
pendencc had been proclamed and he felt particularly
anxious to visit the halowed spot where that immortal charter
had been adopted he say the present
he could there and that indeed it not certain that he
could there at all His object in visiting this country
not personal he did to promote any selfish
purpose, and he could therefore, do amy thing chat was
calculated merely crafty himself His object to pro-
mote the great liberty throughout the world and
United States sympahzed that object he could not but say
that he deeply distressed ut the action which had been
taken by Zone branch of Congress He had the highest
spect and regard for Congreshe recognised the expo
of the national will and in view Of wh it had DONE his
necessarily embarrassed. Whether he
but he was free declare that had the proceedings in
Congress which hc had adverted reached him before he
left Europe he would have hesated about coming this
try at all. -
The why say this u.s. that though am fully
Of the circumstance that in the United States it is the public
opinion Of the people which decides in the last instance on pub
lie affairs and though must confess that have received here
in New York such manifestation Of the sympathy of the
people gives hope and consoaion still regard myself
invited to this country of Congress- initiated In the
Senate. Now had known that in the place where
was invited, the same body would decline to bid
welcome, would have thought that not welcome
much the tho tho United States
to