Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-12-19

ba'tingion Correspondence Of The Boston ,1los.
WAsnfNGroN, Dec. II, 1851.
This Is no, only great country. but sit, has
a power Of great spccch-makers. The Kos.
suth resolution has been before TIE Senate for
tc days, and yet here has been nothing done
~ regard to 1t but talk, talk, talk. We hive
had today very excellent speech from Cen
C1s-, and good replies by Mr. R3rricD and Mr.
Dawson, ana decIam1t0-y, dcmaro.uc hgr-
angue from Senator Douglass. As thi, ppD-
tenln Is PIT forth as "A candidate for pre.i-
dent OF tn United States, his caplbltic, and
talents are welgh2i more nicely than il be did
not occupy that position Now have notGjp.
but the most friendly feelings towards Mr..
Douglass, ani am willing 10 accord to him hi,
full merits; but 1t does appear to me very ike
testing with the crave subject of the prcsiden-
! cy, to talk Of eXalting him to that hloh Office.
over the heads Of men whose services to thor
country have been Of mlinit, Nv moro ynlue.
nd whose talents urc UNNECESSARILY beyond
ms. do not consider him intellectually half
rs strong rs his colleague, Gen. Shields; and
form my judgment of the two men from hay
Ing heard them in the Senate. The speech of
Zen Shields. yesterday, was an effort show
ING gre mental power. He has not the IRA
ce5 OF oratory which usually fall in such great
abundance to his counrymen, for the G. neral
Is an irlShman, but ne has strength, and pos
SnSSes have no doubt, warm true heart I
VS. exceedingly well pleased with his speech:
there was an JUNCTION, an earnestness. al hon.
cSiness oil purpose about him. which pleases
me highly; ana It was strongly intellectual.
and stamped him at once as man Of hich
mental power. he ellor. made by Mr.. Donr-
las toby WAS common place decllmation. ana
dem tgogucal. lie has a good command of
words. but his thoughts were weak and d
not p}rtakc lnthe least degree of originality.
nor dld there appear to be any heart in them:
II was words without thought.
Mr. Dawsons speech, although not on the
side of the question with which | svmpathIze
was strong, vigorous and manly He is not so
good speech maker as his colleague. Jndce
Bewlen, nor perhaps so able Il LAWYER. bnt in
strength Of intellect, he Is in my Judgment. his
superior MIR. Dawson gave to Governor Kos
suth his hearty sympathy. lie honorel him
and respected hun as hghly as any man. and
there can be no question AS to the sincerity of
his dc ,laralons yet he could not vote for the
resolutions as originally introduced, lest it
should be construed into a departure from the
doctrine promulgated by the early Presidents,
and acted upon by the Government M to this
tine OF nonlntererence with the wars and
S"Hes OF European powers. II "r. Barrlcn's
aul '''alllenl IS adopted Mr.. Dawson VIII doubt
Ie9s FoIe ior the resolution. he only man
VINO h'S SPOKEN thl5 lar against the ctlms OF
NoSSu IL VINO has opposed INN upon personal
gums. Is o'hit'r lemons, OF Alabama.
i"c oeh 'te reused 10 an1oun over until
Monuay' ana 'he deolte WI come up again
tomorrow Mr. Didger OF North CarolIno hay
ing the hoor lie Is opposed to the resolution;
"hlt ne" points ne can make are yet to be
seem ne helu ms not only been reoped but
"Ielheu thoroughly IL Is expected that the
question VIII De taken tomorrow.
ne House was occupied with debate upon
eS'erh 'ahu5' OF not much interest. and
large huinoer OF the members were IN th3
SENATE w. ).
ONashinrton Corresn,nd.nce at Tho Ros,on A,Ios
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Inc speech OF me great hungarian patriot at
CaSte harden eScite' good deal OF public at
tehteh IN washington. Ine inference which
Is Drawn from II is, mat hossut!i expects this
government 10 interfere actively, win men and
"l"ntE' W',h 'e ucspollC governments OF me
ga world ana I" ASST hungary in her as
praUons Tor freedom we regret that he has
Co"'e mere eAptcuhg 'hIs 10 De lu'hIeu. lie
"aS mistaken our character as nation and
our po"cy OF hoh-lh'"rVehtlon with The foreign
p'"eIS' Whatever can % done under lie
O"hs"'u' "h' ana "lthih Inc boundaries OF
Feay s'PnIauohS' 10 advance The cause oil
human ''oeny' most certainly WIZ be and ought
10 oe dCc"ihPl'heu' h"'Sulh VIII nave our
Sympathes he WIN have the whole volume
"' p"ol'c oP'h' M IN MS laVor' ana he VIII have
NE sympathles OF those VINO love freedom and
ao"or tyranny everywhere ana ~ all lands, 10
SPe'H MS cause ana uls combined pubic
'p'h'"h OF c'V'IIzed and enlightened and free
u"'n-'oVins men, Is power, as Mr.. Webster
,a'u al me We" Hampshire dinner year or
Two ago before wh'cn even The IRON scepre OF
ue>po''c husSa WIZ laII' Inc hlgl-toned' IL
gehuous' ana truly honest and eloquent speech
OF the Hungarian patriot III New York, how /
ever we may regret that part winch calls upon
TINS u"Vernmeat tor military and financial" as
sistance IN behalf of his people, cannot tail 10
mrfrs' even his I"e-, If ne has any here, that /
he a earnest nalr II ,vhn nnsxp..as ma, snit-