The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-23
MIR. Cor1.y's Modest Merit.

Our readers cannot have forgotten the name
of w. M. CoRRY, an Ohio Democrat who
achieved sudden greatness by the delivery ola
eXtravagant speech at late gathering of the
Tammany Hall patriots. On that occasion Mr..
CORY repudiated WAsHINGToN's old fashioned
notions of neutrality, and contended for an
armed crusade by American freemen against abb
solutism in every quarter of the world.
Well there has been kossUTH meeting at
Cincinnati, and Mr.. c oRRY IS star again became in
the ascendant In this instance, however, his
greatness grew out of deeds, not Words and, as
those deeds have not hitherto been appreciated
by the public, we reproduce the record of them
as it stands in the Cincinnati journals
Hon. VIM F. Johnston moved that VIM. M
Cory be invited to address the meeting He
cited the patriotic and republican conduct of Mr.
Cory during the latter's three years residence in
Europe, and stated that he was mainly instru
mental in securing the passage of the resolution in
the United States Senate written by Corry) in
vting Kossuth to this country
We imagine that until now very few had
any conception of the real power of this new
born giant of the Democracy. Ii is probable
that only few of the Senators themselves had
any idea of that which is here advanced as a
fact--namely, that Mr. CORY, of Ohio, was
"mainly instrumental in securing the passage"
of the KossUTH welcome, and that the welcome
itself was also written by the said Mr.. CoRRy.
What says Mr.. SEWARD to this attempt to cut
the ground from under his feet2 And how do
Messrs. CAss, DOUGLAS, STOCKTON, and all
their fellow aspirants for the Presidency, relish
this open assault upon their fair fame and ser
vices? Can't they devise some method Of
snubbng the pretensions of the mushroom poll
tcian who presumes to set himself up as gen.
eral wire puller and director Of the Democratic
majority of the Senate2
Mr.. CORY is too modest to claim for him
self all that his friends advance in his behalf;
but he nevertheless puts tolerably high value
on his services in the matter. This is his own
version, as given to the congregated Locofoco-
ism of Cincinnati:
"IIe was at Columbus when the Senate was
struggling over the resolution and had tele.
graphed to our Senator in Washington, pass the
Kossuth resolution, or the Senate is deadp'
Pass the KossUTH resolution, or the Senate
is dead" This was Mr.. CoRRY's behest-
this the brief utterance Of his prophetic spirit.
We can conceive the violent flutter which the
receipt of such a message occasioned in the
breasts of the favored few who were permitted
to scan its contents. The Senate hanging sus-
pended by single hair over the open jaws of
death And while Mr.. CORY, holding con-
verse with the spirit-worlda at Columbus, clearly
saw the catastrophe, we in Washington
ate, and drank, and slept, as usual. with no
idea of danger to the Senate or the world
But the lightning and Mr.. CoRRY's words
together did their work They opened the
eyes of drowsy Senators to the yawning gulf
before them, and stimulated them to vigilance
BETTING the emergency. The resolution pass
ed, and the Senate was safe and Mr.. CoRRY
forthwith betook himself to the city of pork to
proclaim his magic influence over the assembled
wisdom of the nation. KossUTH is, then, in
debted TO Mr.. CORY for the welcome, not to
the Senate. How can he thank them for a
compliment which had its origin in the mystic
rious prediction Of an Ohio prophet
As we make no pretensons to a knowledge
of the secrets which pertain to the Democratic
camp, we cannot of course determine the pre-
else degree Of merit that is due to the respec
tive parties concerned in this affair. Perhaps
the Union will enlighten us upon the point, for
if we remember rightly, our contemporary not
long ago vouched for this Mr.. CoRRY's excel
lence and influence in manner highly pleas
ing to his vanity. Having done what it could
to give renown to him, we humbly submit that
it is bound TO do him justice in regard to the
KossUTH resolution. To attempt TO hide his
shining light under bushel were foul treason
to the interests of Young America,