The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-10

1t is probable that KossUTH has ere this dis
covered the nature and the consequences of the
mistake which marked his advent upon our
shores. The tone of his reply to the Philadel-
phia delegation betokens modification and sad
ness; and the comments of various leading
presses on the propositions enuncated in his
Castle Garden manifesto, are not calculated to
check the force of the rebounding blow. No
public man has experienced greater damage in
SO short time, at the hands of few oficious
individuals claiming to be considered his friends,
par ercellence The glittering pomp and cir
cumstance of pageant, with its banners and
music, and ceaseless huzzaing, may we'll de-
midday levees and midnight serenades are not
perpetual, even in New York; and, when their
last faint echoes die away, KossUTH will begin
to learn by sad experience the extent of the dis
tinctlon that exists between the noisy plaudits
of mob and the deep, quiet, earnest approval
of sober-thinking men. He will feel that he
has been victimized by handful of fatterers,
who have hoped to use him as ministerer to
their own inordinate vanity, and in that pur-
suit have dragged him into difficulty from
which they of all mortas are least likely to res
cue him. Our only hope IS, that when he shall
detect the fraud that has been perpetrated upon
him he will lose no time in Kidding himself of
its authors, and will then start afresh, with
truer estimate of mob oratory, and sounder
appreciation of the principles and policy of the
American people
The views expressed in this journal Yester-
day in regard to the essentially impractieable
character of kossUTHs business as ex-
pounded by himself, are sustained by the con-
current criticism of reliable pens in most of our
eastern cities, and will be found to be in unison
with the convictions of large majority of our
citizens The only quarters in which his APP
peal for armed Intervention are received with
favor are those in which the higher law" doc
trines prevail strongly and uniformly. Every
where else it is received with marked disap-
proval, both on abstract and practical grounds ;
though with but single exception, we believe,
this condemnation of the principle put forward
is associated with the highest admiration of
his personal character and talents, and the
most cordial sympathy towards the great work
of European emancipation. Nothing that we
have seen can be tortured into an appearance of
personal disrespect All that has been said
amounts to an explicit reputation of the idea
that the United States should become the
armed champion of universal liberty, ready at
moments notice to wage war upon any and
every nation that may refuse to obey our high
behests. This is great country, and we are
great people; but neither can be considered
great enough to justify an entrance upon cru
SADIE of propagandism. Upon this point it is
satisfactory to notice the all but unanimous
opinions which have been expressed in refer
ence to KossUTH's opening grafton.
One other portion of KossuTH's remarks re-
quiIes at least a passing alusion. We refer
more especially to his speech at Staten Island,
in WHICH, expatiating on the immediate recog-
milton of Hungarian independence by this coun-
try, he said "Whatever be the declaration of
your Government in that respect, know that
have the honor to be in a country where the
sovereign is not the Government, but the peo-
pie" Such an observation on such subject,
tremely ungraciOus towards the Government of
this country, as inopportune and uncalled for,
and as utterly at variance with the course pur-
sued by KossUTH during his journeyings and
addresses in England. We are aware that sub
sequently, at New York, he affirmed his convic-
ton that 'the Government ofthe United States
shares warmly the sentiments Of the people"
in relation TO this and similar matters; and that
on the same occasion he alluded gratefully to
the part taken by Congress in bringing about
his liberation. Still later, however, and after
having learned the action of the Senate on Mr..
FooTE's resolution, he in measure reverted
TO his original position, aud appealed from the
constituted authorities Of the Republic 70 the
mass Of its citizens. He is reported to have