The republic., 1851-12-12

thing in slightly different words, and all de
signed to provoke speeches and compliments
in return. The occasional intervals are filled
with private intfoductions; and we see that, to
complete the climax, somevery silly people are
carrying babies to receive his blessing. II
seems, indeed, to be settled arrangement that
all male infants born in New York from now till
Christmas shall be chrstened "Louis Kossulh,"
and verify man 50 honOred cannot do otherwise
than pat and bless the squealing curiositles.
He can't do less than nurse and praise the in
fantie heroes, unless he be prepared to rouse the
bile of host of patriotic mothers. Now we do
not appeal to maternal tenderness, for it would
be useless in a matter where maternal pride is
involved; we do not supplicate for mercy at the
hands of deputations, for each has "an axe
to grind" whether the grinding kill Kos
sUTH or not but we do in all sincerity
call upon the KossUTH committee of New
York TO step in and do their duty, not less
in consideration of KossUTH's ailments, than TO
rescue themselves and their fair city from an
eternity of rdicule and disgrace. KossUTH
declares that he is in their hands and must
abide by their appointments. Let them stop at
once. Let them remember the needs Of their
own nature, and that KossUTH is not quite SUI
perhuman. They have already rendered them
selves famous, and can therefore afford to act
upon our advice. Unless they do, we venture
to affirm that before this day closes KossUTH will
surrender in despair. Scores have sighed for
"a lodge in some vast wilderness" with only a
moiety of the provocation that he has received.
We have not room for entire reports of Kos
suTH's multifarious speeches on Tuesday and
Wednesday, but we give all material portions,
and certainly more than enough to show the
force of the strain to which he is continually
exposed We are glad to see that he contrives
to parry the cunningly devised schemes that
are laid TO entrap him into an approval of the
views Of classes. His reply to the anti-slavery
agitators has been appropriately followed by his
rebuke of the Industrial Congress- Both failed
to hook him.
We confess, however, that after the authori-
tatve disavowal of Intervention doctrines, pub
hshed yesterday, we are surprised at several of
the expressions which occur in his response to
the Young Mems Democratic Association.
What that response amounts to it is difficult
to perceive, unless it be designed to urge the
right and duty of active Intervention by this
country in the affairs of Europe. He declares
that distance is no longer an obstacle to such
course; and though he assures US that he does
g not want the people Of the United States to
to go by thousands and thousands to fight.the
battles of Hungary" yet he does "humbly
entreat' them - to take such position in the
world as is competent to their greatness and
their power, and which ,riu be sufficient to
prerent interference In the affairs Of Hun
gary" Any man possessed of common sense
must perceive that this cannot be accomplished
without incurring on our part strong proba
bility of being dragged into war. KossUTH
himself evidently contemplates this probability,
and seeks to lessen its terrors by an attempt to
explain away the warning words OF WASH
INGToN. 1t is quite true that the principle
of neutrality forms no part of the Con-
stitution, as such, but 1t is also true that the
enforcement of it by WASHINGTON, and by
contemporaneous and subsequent statesmen
had reference to the whole future of the Re
puhlic, and not merely to the times in which
that he persists in his efforts to inculcate any
other principle. The enthusiasm which
prompts these efforts is doubtless as patriotic
as it is ardent, but it will be wholly msspeRt
so far as the Government, the Legislature, or
the mass of the citizens of this country are con-
cerned
Two items of intelligence may be CLEANED
from what we publish to-day. One is, that
KossUTH will accept of no invitation from any
town, city, or State, unless the object be some
thing more than the manifestation of hospitabls
feelings. He desires that his country shall be
fed-fed substantially, and with an assurance
of further help; and he will partake of no other
repast. The other is, that he at present pur
poses to return 10 Europe before the expiration
of the coming month.