The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-12
ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN.
WELCOME TO KossuTH.

The special order was taken up, being the reso-
luton of Mr.. SEWARD welcoming kossUTH; to
which Mr. BERREN had offered an amendment,
extending a welcome also to all kossuth's asso-
ciate Hungarian exiles who have landed on our
shores, and providing that nothing in the resolu-
ton shall be construed into act of Intervention
on the part of the United States IN the affairs OF
foreign nations.
Mr.. FOOTE concluded his speech commenced
Yesterday, and in the course of his remarks, read
at length from Mr. Webster's speech in relation
TO affairs in Greece
The question being on Mr.. BERRiESs amend =
ment,
Mr.. SEWARD said that he would accept so
much Of il as relates to welcoming Kossuth's as
sociates as a modification of the original resolu-
ton.
Messrs. FooTE and SHIELDS said that they
should vote against the amendment
Mr.. CASS said that he should also vote against
it. He was opposed to any amendment calcu-
lated to weaken the simple original proposition OF
welcome to Kossuth. The discussion had taken
very wide range and he would not enter into the
critical examination of the words Of the resolution
of Congress- as had been done. Ii was very PLAIN
that Congress had asked Kossuth here as guest.
The resolution did not ask him to come to this
country and settle down farmer on lou acres
of land 1t had a broader meaning. IL was IN
tended as testimonial to the man and the cause
which he advocates; and when our government
had sent It's vessel to the Bosphorus after him, IT
was so viewed in the eyes of the whole world. IL
was useless to enter into any pathological analysis
of its language determine its force and bearing.
He rMr CAss) regretted TO hear what had been
said here against Kossuth. He needs no eulogy;
II ia written in his deeds and acts. Every age has
il, great man, and this is marked by the deeds of
Kossuth. II has been said that when he and his
COMPANIONS began their struggle, they still re-
NAMED loyal to the Austrian government why,
Mr., President, this is the very history OF the
chap,er of our own revolutionary fathers struggle
They were loyal TO the British crown. Are we
to be told that they were inconsistent Mr. CAss
contended for the right of nations to receive all
political exies they choose -Four or hive de-
throned monarchs are at this very time wandering
through the different countries IN Europe, pro-
tected and furnished with money by the govern
ments and people of the nations they happen to be
in Some of them have met under the protection
of the English flag The governments o. Europe,
too, have also advanced money to those VINO nave
been banisbed from other countries France had
done to the Italian exiles. He (Mr. CAss)
considered all the talk about Intervention, on our
part in this matter as idle There is one great prln-
ciple in the law of nations well settled, and that
is, that nation has right to interfere between
two others, where one Us endeavoring to throw OIL
! the iron yoke of tyranny. RUSSIA has nteriered
! between Austria and Hungary. What then
I may other nations do under these circumstances
il this great principle is violated. They may
20 to war. But, perhaps, that is not neces-
ssry, for they enter protest--tber min
isters at the courts of the offending nat'ons
NAV enter a remonstrance. But IT seems to be
aiken for granted here, that if we protest il
This matter we must necessarily go to war. Thus
Is not 40, as is clear from the foct that France and
England have frequently entered protests aga'ns
the action Of other nations If foreign govern
m .rts choose to consider action in welcoming
Kossush AZ a threat from the autocrst OF Russia
course thew pleas in the premises. He looked
=, an. opposition which had arisen here to thi'