The republic., 1851-12-13
The Debate IN the sennte,

The Debate In the Senate,
The debate on Mr.. SEwARb's motion for the
reception Of KosstrH BY Congress again occu-
pied the Senate during its sitting of yesterday.
Mr.. MALLORY commenced in favor of the
motion, though with a distinct disapproval of
the principle ofinervention and was followed
by Mr.. BADGER, of North Carolina, who spoke
on the opposite side at considerable length, and
with not a little effect. He denied, in the first
place, that either Congress or the Executive
ever limited KossUTH, and showed by the
record that all that was contemplated was
to afford to him and his compatriots the
means of reaching this country, if such
were their desire. Mr.. BADGER then argued
that, in proposing TO receive and protect the ex-
| lies, the intention was to regard them solely
as immigrants-politeal exiles fleeing from
oppression---and not as revolutionary emissa-
| ries, bent only upon future action on the CON
tinent of Europe. And he contended, lastly,
that any welcome TO KossyTH must, to be
consistent and proper, embrace his associates,
who had shared his dangers and msfortunes,
and were as much entitled to considera-
ton as himself Apart from all these
considerations, however, the Senator from
North Carolina declared his hostility TO this,
and every other motion of welcome, On the
broad ground that all title to it had been for
feited by KossUTH in consequence of having
assumed the attitude of an agitator, anxious to
commit the people of the United States to a
policy at variance with precedent, and with
the real requirements of the country. The
other speakers were Mr.. FooTE and Mr.. SE-
WARD.
parenthetical controversy arose between
Messrs. BADGER and FooTE concerning the de-
slres and action Of the Administration in this
matter-the primary cause being Mr.. FooTE's
repetition Of the statement that the motion in
troduced by him was prepared and brought for
ward at the instance of the Secretary of State.
Mr.. BADGER showed that the PREsIpENT's re-
commendation to Congress on the subject, to-
gether with Mr.. WEBsTER's expression of
opinion, and Mr.. FoorE's motion consequent
thereon, all preceded KossuTH's arrival at
New York, and being therefore founded
upon the prevailing expectation Of this OBJ
ject--as an exile, not as an emissary-
were rendered nugatory by the subsequent de-
claration Of his intentions. In the end, Mr..
tooTE gave utterance to the opinion that the
Secretary of State would not have suggested
any motion, if it could have been supposed TO
bear a construction favorable to KossUTH's idea
of armed Intervention in European affairs.
The result of the debate was the rejection of
all amendments, and the adoption of Mr.. Sc
WARDS motion by SO to 6.
One fact cannot have escaped attention in
connexion with the several days debate that
has been expended upon these KossurH mo-
tions II is, that of all the speakers ON either
side OF the Senate chamber, not one gave his
unqualified adhesion to the only principle for
which KossUTH thinks worth while to struq
gle. Messrs BERRiEN, CLEMENS, and UN-
DERwooD, occupied ground similar to Mr.
BADGERS. Messrs. SEWARD, HALE, FoorE.
and SUMNER, while glorfying KossUru, took
especial pains to guard against the suppositon
of being committed to his doctrine. Messrs.
DOUGLAS and SHIELDS, although amongst the
most enthusiastic of his admirers. took pains to
condemn the tenor of his speeches since his
arrival; the former. however, taking care to
leave his course open, in view Of contin-
goncles that may hereafter arise, whether in
relation to difficulties abroad or trials and
temptations at home. Messrs. CAss and SrocK
TON came nearest to the disideratcd standard.
Which shone brightest under the circumstan
ces, is a question that will, no doubt, be hotly
contested by their respective sections of the
Democratic party.