Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-22

what must characterize as aneccesiastica bubble,
that this suit was instituted, and am gladlo add
that the decision. which asserts The right ~ the
claimants To aroparr1uy On tIsu caPiyat AVA neuce
of the institution, meets with the universal SppF0-
baton Of our citizens. 1t will be remssnbered by
all your readers that this unfortunats SECESSION Of
the Methodist Church has been the subject of FREE
quent allusion in the halls of our National Legisa-
ture, and was especially mentioned by Mr.. CAL-
HoUN, in his speech delivered March 4th, 1850, as
the /" swapping of one of those strong cords which
hold the whole Union together, bu. which, pow
erful as they were, proved unable to resist the
: explosive effect of the slavery agitation" Mr..
WEBSTER, also, in his great speech delivered on
the following 7th of March, adverted to the same
topic, and took occasion to remalk that he had
+" never yet been able to come to the conclusion
that there was any real ground for tie separation.
Since, however, the division is now irrevocable, it
remains for US only to hope that the breach will be
at least partially repaired by the interchange Of
christian courtesies, and that the lovely fruits OF
peace and charity will be no longer blighted by
the storms of controversy.
The newspapers of our city, during the past
week, have been filled with details respecting the
great Hungarian leader, M. KossUrH. So contra
dictory have been the reports concerning the cha
racter and principles of the man, that it is difficult
10 discriminate between truth and insinuated de-
traction on the one hand, and unmeasured and full
some laudation on the other but that he has been
made the subject both of unfair aninadversion and
undue glori6caton is the jusfe nsilia1 upon which
many minds have finally settled i would seem
indeed to be as difficult to procure authentic ac-
coua,s relative to the future plans KossUTH, as it
still is to ascertain the whole and exact truth
corning the historical facts of his past career and
agency in the Hungarian rebellion. The conduct
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knowledged head, towards the Croatians and Scla-
vonians has been the theme of frequent censure on
the part of the Absolutst press in Germany, as
well as of certain English journals while, on the
part of KossUTH's admirers, his whole bearing to-
wards the nationalities associated with the Magyass
in the kingdom of Hungary has been pronounced
conciliatory and just. Would it not, therefore, be
grateful service rendered at once to the pub and to
KossuTH if some competent and reliable authority
satisfactorily show that the Of races which
ensued shortly after the inception of actual hostili-
ties in Hungary was unprovoked by the Mayors, and
that they had no ambition to lord it, over theCroats
and Sclayes, but that these last named races were
laboring under an entire misconception respecting
the purposes of their confederates with regard to
them I, 1t is limited that much of the enthusiasm
expended upon KossUTH in England arises from
the intention of his admirers to turn his visit to the
advantage of their political schemes but we are
glad to believe that the cordial welcome with which
he will be hailed on his arrival in our own country
will be prompted chiefly by that love of freedom
which, wherever evinced, commands our admira-
ton of its recognised Oampions. The same ex-
ultant throngs will flock around the famed Hunga-
rian which few years ago crowded the Broadway
Tabernacle in order to vote congratulatory ad.
dress to the French on their newly-won Republic
and to the "liberal Pontiff, Pho NoNo," on the
popular concessions with which he signalzed his
accession to the papa chair It is to be hoped that
Kossuth's liberalism will not palter with our en-
thusiastc and easy credulity by enlstiug our SYM
pathes in behalf of cause that shall eventually
prove unworthy Of them and still more is il to be
hoped that he will pursue the same prudent course
with regard to our domestic politics which he is
represented to have done in England; for it is UNI
deniable that there is growing ambition prevalent
in certain quarters to see our country preciptate
itself in the entangng alliances of European repub.
licanism. Thus contemporary journal Of this
city puts to its readers the following queries:
!. Has not our country ou,lived and outgown the smd
policy 50 necessary 10 its infancy Can't we do something
towards giving liberty to living beyonda certain geo.
graphical boundary And do without endsngerng our
oun liberty we can, we owe Il to oppressed humanity
Are not in pos Judge Of the right and wrong be-
tween Nc oppressor And the oppressed And can not
give ssnt force to decision by our acts !" Z
Thena!ional honor Of our people has already been
jeoparded by the apparent facility with which
military expedition was equipped on our shores
against neighboring and friendly Power and it
would seem that European patriots, in their tempo
rary exile from the countries which they purpose
to revolutionize, are disposed to turn the United
States into vast rendezvous and enlisting-staion
for the purpose OF recognizing combined attack
upon the uphoders Of monarchical institutions in
Europe. am myself personally cognizant Of the
fact that there are agents in this city for the sale Of
revolutionary bonds, such as those which the Ger
man patriot, DR.. KINKEL,is endeavoring to dispose
of in various quarters Of our country, as well as
shares in the great :. Mazzini loan,' which are
even reailed, in quantities TO suit purchasers asthe
cheap price of $5 each. Are not these agents. nthe
most literal sense Of the phrase what the old Lain
poet called /" cauponanfes beiium?" And what
moreover, must be thought concerning the prudence
TO say nothing of the honestly of selfconsttuted
revolutionary subtreasurer like Prof. KINKEL, who
presents as one of his securities the name of "citi-
zen BRENTANo, the talented leader Of the Bavarian
revolution "a name which would alone be asuffi-
clen to cause any intelligent reader in German POI
liics to laugh the financial project TO scorn II would
be singular, indeed, should KINKEL succeed in en-
listing any American in favor of his irresponsible
system OF raising ways and means for a new Ger
man revolution, when it is secuted by his intelli-
gent countrymen residing among US.
There are now on exhibition in our city two