The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIR ST SESs SION.
IN SENATE.
A NORTHERN MAN, AND
A FRIEND TO THE UNION.
WEDNESDAY, December 10, 1876.

WEDNESDAY, December 10, 1851
The Senate met at ~ clock, prayers were of
feled by the Chaplain, and the Journal read.
The House of Representatives, through their
clerk, gave notice of concurrence with the Senate
IN the resolution providing for the election Of
chaplains to oifciale alternately in each branch ;
also of the appointment of their portion of the
Joint committees.
A large number Of private petitions and memo
rails were received and appropriately referred.
The following bills and resolutions were intro
duced, read twice, and referred: a bill granting
the right of way to a railroad in Alabama a bin
for the improvement Of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers.
SPECIAL oRpER-KOssuTH RECEPTION
The Senate proceeded to consider the special
order, which was the following resolution intro
duced by Mr.. SEWARD:
"Be 10 resolved, &c. That Congress, in the name
OF the people of the United States, give to Louis
Kossuth cordial welcome to the capital and the
country, and that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to him by the President ofthe United
States"
To which Mr. BERRIEN yesterday moved to add
the following as an amendment
".4nd be further resolved That the welcome
thus offered to Louis Kossuth be extended to his
associate Hungarian exiles who have landed on
our shores bat, while welcoming these Hunga-
ran patriots to an asylum in our country, and to
the protection which our laws will afford to them,
1t is due to candor to declare that Il is not the pur
pose OF Congress to depart from the settled policy
OF this government, which forbids all interference
with the domestic concerns of other nations"
Mr.. SUMNER, who was entitled to the floor,
proceeded to address the Senate in favor of the
original resolution. Words, he said, are some
times things, and the action OF the Senate in rela-
ton TO this resolution, will be act of no mean
/ significance throughout the civil zed world. Ii
will help to direct and embody the sympathies of
our own country, and give encouragement to
! those who aspire for liberty and freedom in for
eign lands. The hearts Of the people are open to
receive Kossuth, and Congress cannot turn back
| in this matter. Mr. S. went on to consider the
character Of Kossuth, and passed high eulog-
um upon it, The occasion was ct, the hero near,
and now let us not be tardy in receiving him. Al
/ fusion had yesterday been made to the similarity
between the visits Of Lafayette and Kossuth, and
IL had been contended by the Senator from
/ Georgia (Mr. BERRIEN) that the cases were not
! parslel-hossuth not having pered his fortune
and life for this country as Lafayette had done.
But hossuth, Ike Laiay ete, had periled his life
for his country, he had, like him, suffered in an
! Austrian dung con, and he had like him. devoted
himself to the cause OF liberty. Whoever does
this deserves the gratitude OF every true American
4 heart the gratitude of mankind. In regard to
| the original resolution before the Senate there
was simplicity, directness completeness
about II which he liked. IL cannot be so constru-
gu az 10 give any just uHlbThSe 10 any oIeS " ma
ton--not even to the sensitive representative from
the court Of Austria The President, in his late
message, has given Kossuth the title of "Govern-
or" This resolution avoids any objection, which
may arise, to giving him that title, and simply
tenders to him cordial welcome to our country.
| He mir. 81 respected the comfy Of nations and
would bow to their law. But there is no clause
in that law which forbids us to offer sympathy to
any exile from a foreign land. He trusted that
this government would not, by pushing too far
doctrines Of non-intervention, provoke American
Intervention at no distant period on foreign soil
/ Mr. STOCKTON said that the views which
Kossuth had advanced in one Of his speeches, eu
| logizing the monarchy Of Great Britain, were by
no means his own. He would discard the small
arts Of small politicians, and speak plainly about
4 this matter. Kossuths sentiments were not his.
He (Mr. 81 was very glad that he had been hos
pitably received at New York, and hoped he might
be here IL was thing for the people TO settle
for themselves. If foreign diplomatsts choose to
interfere in our own matters, we have a Secretary
of State who can blow all their Gobwebs into thln
air We have also navy, which can teach them
that blows are TO be given rs well as received.
| II has recently become very fashionable to APP
prove and applaud the British government gov
eminent which, in his opinion, has never taken
one step forward to serve the cause Of human lib
erty. 1t is said that she has fought for freedom.
When and where General Rosss once said that
he had given the people vhom he ruled liberty to
talk much as they pleased, but If they dared to
act, he would shoot them. This is the liberty
which Great Britain gives to her subjects There
can be no real liberty where thai government
maintains it's sscendency. MIR s. alluded TO some
remarks that had fallen from the senator from