Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-12-18

HiiH us nldlncsunB SOMEWHAT uHDc-
coming chagrin at the course which the
resolution in his behalf has taken in the
Senate Of the United States. He even
goes so far as TO say, that he might not
have come TO this country at all, if he
had anticipated such action in Con-
gress.
We should be more surprised at this
exhibition Of the impetuousity Of the
distinguished Hungarian, il we were
not pursuaded that he is in bad hands
in this country, and exposed TO indiscrect
counsels. This is evident not only
from the speeches which have been
publicly addressed to him, but from the
tone of the newspapers which claim to
be his peculiar friends and advocates,
and some of which are wholly given over
to personal !audation OF The man, and
sympathy with his aims and purposes in
coming to this country. The N. Y.
Times OF yesterday-a paper which
sees nothing in Kossuth or his Emission"
10 the United States, which does not in
spre the proioundest respect and most
unqualified admration--reproaches Con-
gress in the bilterest and most und'gni-
fled terms, for the delay which has oc-
Gu red IN the Senate in passing reso-
luton touching Kossuth's arrival. This
delay the Times stigmatizes as an insult
to guest Of the natlon-an insensibility
to hospitality which even barbarians
would not have exhibited. The Times
says:
"Congress hcsitates, and caviIs and
refuses even to invite him to the Capital
of the Union Senator FootC introduced
resolution Ct the proper sort, and
pressed II by The proper arguments. IN
regard to his reception. No one could
anticipate objection to it. Ana yet two
men were found, holding the honorable
post of Senators, so insensibe to the
claims OF ordinary courtesy, and so Ut
terIy destitute OF all sympathy for free.
dom and Tor the fate OF her champions,
It's 10 oppose lis passage. Dawson and
Underwood men OF age and experience
generally credited with an ordinary
share ol'inielligence, though never sup
posed to be especially liberal in their
political opinions made themselves il
lustrious by resisting. Oh the fioo' ot the
Senate, Rossulh's reception by Con
grcss. They had Of course, no reason
but their own ignorance to offer Tor such
a step but that reason was so clearly
Just and strong, and was pressed with
such obvious sincerity and force, as to
ansNe er in place Of better motives"
The Times rcitcrates its denuncia-
tons of Messrs. Underwood and Daw-
son. as ignorant and bigoted as utterly
lacking sympathy for struggling liberty
as insensble to the impulses that are
moving the nation, and so forth and
concludes by remarking that Kossuth
can afford TO be ''utterly Indifferent to
Congress and lis acts" The following
word of encouragement for Kossuth,
al d endorsement Of his remarkable APP
peal to the pcople at Staten Island. Is
given by the Times as sort of"higher
law" upon which the honored Hunga-
rian may rely in prosecuting his ''mis-
sion" here:
ale may Justly conclude from their
course, that ignorance and selfish tlmld-
ity have usurped high places Of honor
and power in this Republic, and that
freedom and liberty are mere catch
words whcrewilh to deludc the masses.
| ut his welcome by he people will be all
The hearter Ior this neglect of their rep
resentativcs. He said well in his first
speech, that he understood perfectly that
IN this country The people, and not the
government, were the sovereigns, and
that their behests must III the end be
obcyed. He can appeal TO them with
perfect safety"
1t is sufficient reply TO all this fan
iaronade, that it entirely misrcpresents
the course those Senators who oppos-
ed Mr.. Foote'S resolution. Mr.. Dawson
and Mr.. Underwood both, distinctly and
repeatedly discIamed any personal OBJ
jecti to a hearty and even enthusias-
tic reception OF Kossuth in this country.
What they objected to was the govern
ment doing the thing, rs government.
And the view OF those Senators was
not merely proper and just, but it was
in strict consistency with the previous
action OF Congress- the resolution under
which it is somewhat erroneously alleg-
ed that Kossuth was "invited" to this
country, and quite enormously insisted
upon that he is now "the guest Of the
nation"
The extent OF the invitation given to
Kossuth, to come 10 this country, was,
that il he and his companions "wished
to emigrate' here, any national vessel
in the Mediterranean might be employ
ed to bring them. No action Of the
Government, under the resolution OF
Congress, has contemplated anything
but "the removal"-those are the words
of the Presidents Message-ofthe Hun
gnrian exilcs to home ald place of
rest from political turmoils, in tie United
States. Most assuredIy, neither Con-
gress nor the people" Of this country,
ever designed 10 invite Kossu,h TO come