Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27

the slightest degree upon me; and that regards the
apprehension of ITSELF whenever my country shall be
placed in the situation when her honor and
require that she shall take that last resort shall meet
il with little apprehension of its consequences the
honorable Senator from Michigan, (Mr. CAss) or any
other individual who may an Indifference to such
resort Nosr the motive BY which have been actuated
is not midy not consideration of the infumce this
may have upon the minds Of those whom it is proposed
that should restrain; not fear Of the consequences
of any just and rghtul in which may be involved;
but regard to the essential interests of my
try, and solemn conviction that this case does not pre-
sent the circumstances which authorize you to put at
hazard the vital interests of this nation That is the
ground upon which have venured my proposition that
is the ground upon which resist the original resolution
The question which is Immediately before the Senate
is upon the first branch of the amendment which have
submitted and it is upon that question that desire to
have distinct expression of the Senatorial will Will
you make this insulated compliment to Governor Kos
suth VIII you consider him the sole individual who
is entitled to your cordial welcome? Or will you include
within its range the Hungarian patriots who in subord
nate stations have struggled with devotion as prompt
and ardent his in this great of liberty
Are you disposed by voting against this branch Of the
amendment to exclude those Hungarian patriots who like
Governor Kossuth perled lfe fortune ALL in the main
tenance of the principles for which they contended Will
you make this distinction?
will not this moment, turn to the words of your
original invitation but ask you to consider this per-
fectly question: unaffected by your preceding action
Suppose that all the gentlemen presented to were
upon shoresa body Of Hungarian patriots with their
leader They have all struggled in this glorious
and shall we direct sympathies solely to the leader
We free men, recognising the principle Of equality, adj
herring with devotion the spirit of freedom whether it
burns in the bosom of President, Governor hum
BILE citizenshall say to these people, you the mass
beyond the reach of sympathy; have invited
Jvu sure, and according to the suggestion
tho Senator from Michigan Ar CAss perhaps you may
not the objects Of our cordial sympathy to whom will
extend the cordial welcome Of this resolution? No. the
only individual among you to whom the open hand of well
shall be extended is Louis Kossuth but it shall not
be extended to you If this the first question for
to determine, if had not committed ourselves by pre-
vous action, ask Senators if they would be willing to
make this distinction between the followers and the
leader if they would open their hearts the leader and
turn the backs of their hands towards the associates by
whom he has been sustained and without whose exerons
and exposure to perfrom which, perhaps, he was safe
his exertions would have been unayang to the
tent they successful Is this to be the of
action the rule of conduct you will follow This is the
question would press if not committed by
previous action in relation to this same individual.
Sir when turn to the act Of Congress- in relation to
these Hungarian PATRIOTS the idea which desire to
sent to the Senate receives thousandfod weight and
force The honorable Senator from Michigan mr. CAss)
says that he will not engage in any pathological analysis
of the original resolution; he will not engage in any cr
teal commentary upon the words. Who has asked for
this Who has called upon the Senate to enter upon
analysis of commentary upon the words of the original
resolution The plain the obvious Interpretation Of these
words points out to most clearly what have done
before, and indicates to what ought to do now,
far it is proper for act at ALL call the atten
ton of the honorable Senator to that resolution He will
not agree any analysis of commentary upon it. And
why? Because he desires to substitute his assumption Of
what has been done for the record Of what has been DONE
He says have invited Governor Kossuth here under the
circumstances in which he has SO glowngy depicted him.
the great leader of that noble struggle for freedom
We have invited him here, and in that character Sir
deny the fact and appeal the record support
pathological analysis of it, to technical common
tary upon it, but to the plain recorded language of the
American Congress-
Whereas the people Of the United States sincerely sympa
thze with the Hungarian ee Kosuth and his associates
and fully appreciate the magnanmous conduct Of the Turkish
Government receiving and treating these noble eres with
kindness and hospitality and whereas if it be the wish of
these ecles to emgrate United States the will Of
the Sultan to permit them to leave his dominions
Resoped That the President of the United States be and
hereby requested authorize the employment of
the public vessels which may be cruising in the Medi
receive and convey to the United States Louis
Kossuth and his associates in captivity"
say, sir, this thing gives precedent Our sympathes
are as equally due to the associates of Louis Kossuh
60 himself say not at liberty To modify that
question have committed ourselves to all these
ciaes. We have invited them country If they de-
sire to emgrae here and thereforewe imposed upon
ourselves obligation to fulfil every reasonable expeca
ton which that invitation excites Why sir the honora
BILE Senator says that customary for Government
yield support to exiles whether from monarchies
other countries. do not know, but doubt it. doubt
not however, violate law of nations in extending
sympathy to these Hungarian PATRIOTS and in giving
the assistance which would be necessary to make the
asylum we have offered to them comfortable No,
sir have such doubt But the question which par
tculary present is will you conne your sympathy,
your benevoence your manifestation of devotion to the
of civil liberty throughout the world to the person
of Louis Kossuth alone and do what you have done by
your original resoluton-turn the back of your hand
upon those whom you have invited to your country and
who have here trusting to find comfortable home
That is the question It upon this branch Of the amend
ment that Senators to record their votes The
country will understand whether they to make this
distinction in favor of Kossuh and against his fol-
lowers who assisted him to achieve the fame which is the
object Of their admiration
Mr.. CASS Mr.. President, desire to answer the ques
ton put to by my honorable friend the Senator from
Georgia, mr. BERRIEN.) do make distinction. say
him that do desire to make distinction between Kos
suh and his associates but let me not be understood as
undertaking their patriotism their services to their
country. Now SIR you know, and every Senator upon
this floor knows that this old way of defeating par
amentary measuresto tail out and tail out by adding
amendment after amendment which have other effect
than to defeat the original proposition. do not mean to
say that my honorable friend who introduced this amend
ment had any such object in view. believe he really
desires the passage Of the resolution but such is the
effect it. And that is the mode resorted to by
those who want to kill any measureto choke it with
mendments The alluded to the other day, in
which the honorable Senator from New Hampshire mr.
HALE) tackled amendment to resolution which in
roduced, which defeated the proposition He wanted to
tack Russia to Austria somebody else would tack on
China to Russia would tack this country, and
some that country and you would have raversed the
whole globe before you got back to my resolution.
Let me not be understood opposed to this PROPOSE
ton confess for one, that am in favor of it, if intro
duced separate resolution. want to do honor to
the Of human freedom in the person of Gov. Kos
suth. Circumstances have given him high position in
the world The eyes of oil civilized nations are bent upon
I..l.