The southern press., 1851-12-11
THlRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE.
A NORTHERN MAN, AND
A FRIEND To THE UNION.
WEDNESDAY, December 10 1851.

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The Senate met at ~ o'clock prayers wee Of
fe I'd 10y the Chaplain, and the Journal read.
The House OF Representatives, through their
clerk, gave notice N concurrence with the Senate
IN the resolution providing for the election Of
chapains, to nfliciate alternately in each branch
also of the appointment Of their portion of tie
Joint commuters.
large number Of private petitions and memo
rllis were received and appropriately referred
The following bills and resolutions We re ~ ro-
duced, read twice, and referred: bill granting
the right OF way To a railroad IN Alabama a bill
for the improvement Of the Fox aud Wisconsin
rivers.
SPECIAL oRDER-EOSsUTH's RECEPTION.
The Senate proceeded to consider the special
order, which was the following resolution intro.
duced by Mr.. SEwARD:
BE IL rtSoiped, &c. That Congress IN the name
Of the people Of The United states, give To LOUIS
kossuth CORDIAL welcome Ia the capital aud the
country, and that copy Of this resolution be
transmitted TO HIM by the President ofthe United
States"
10 which Mr. BERRrrS Yesterday moved to add
the following as an amendment
".ind be u further rssoirtd, That the welcome
thus offered to LOUIS kossuth be extended To his
associate Hungarian exIes who have landed on
our shors bat, while welcoming these Hunga.
ran patriots to an asylum IN our country, and 10
the protection which our laws will afford to them
II due candOr declare that il ~ not the pur.
pose of Congress TO depsrt from the settled policy
or this government, winch forbids all interference
with the domestic concerns of other nations"
MIR. SUMNER, who was entitled to the floor,
projected to address the Senate IN favor of the
original resolution Words, he SAID, are some
tunes things, AMI the action Of the Senate IN rea-
tiUn 20 this resolution, viii be an act Of no mean
significance throughout the cIvIl zed world. II
will help TO direct and embody the symp ithIes Of
our own cointry, and give encouragement 10
those Who ASPIRE for liberty and freedom in for
en- lands. The hearts Of the people are open to
receive kossuth, and Congress cannot turn b.ck
~ this matter. Mr. $. vent on to consider the
character of kossuth, and passed high eulogi-
um upon II. The occasion vas 1T, the hero near,
and now let us not he tardy IN receiving him. Al
fusion hid esttrday been made to the sni anty
between the visits of Lafayette and kossuth and
II had been commended by the Senator from
Georgia (Mr BERRIES) that the cases were not
parsIiel-k ossolh not having periIIed his fortune
and liie for this country as Lafayette had done.
But kOssuth, like aay elite, had perIlled his life
for his country, he had, like him, suffered in an
Austrian dungeon, and he had, like HIM, devoted
himself to the cause OF liberty. Whoever does
this deserves the gratitude OF every true American
heart the gratitude of mankind IN regard to
the original resolution before the Senate, there
was a simplicity, a dIrectness, a completeness
about II WHICH he liked. IL cannot be so constru-
ed as 10 give any Just umbrage TO any foreIg ma
On-not even To the sensitive representative from
the court 0f Austria. The President, IN his late
me- sage, has gwen kossuth the title of "Govern.
or" THIS resolution avoid any objection, which
may arise, 10 giving hrn that tile, and SIMPLY
tenders TO HIM cordial welcome To our country.
lie Mr.. - respected the comfy Of nations and
would bow to their law. Bul there is no clause
IN that law ~hrh for IDS US TO offer sympathy TO
any exile from a foreign land. lie trusted that
this government would not, by pushing too lar
doctrines OF non.intervention, provoke American
Intervention at no distant period on foreign soil
Mr.. STOCK ON said that the views which
kossuth had advanced ~ one Of his speeches, Gu
lOgizing the monarchy of Great Britain, were by
no means his own. lie would uIscard the small
arts Of small politicians, and speak painly about
this matter. Kossuth's sentiments " ere not his
Tie (Mr. 81 vas very glad that he had been hos
phably received al New York, and hoped he might
be here. II was thing for the people to settle
Tor themselves VI foreign dlplomatists choose To
interfere ~ our own matters, we have Secretary
Of State who can b Ow all their cobwe6s Into thin
arr We have also navy, which can teach them
that blows are TO be gwen rs well as received.
" as recently become very fashionable to ap-
prove and applaud the British governments gov
eminent which, IN his opinion, has neye. taken
one step forward TO serve the cause of human lib.
trty. l.Is said that she has Tough for freedom
w hen and where General Rosas once said tiar
he had gwen the teoIJe whom he ruled liberty TO
talk ss much as hey pleased, but " they dared to
act, he would shoot Them This is the liberty
which Great Britain gives 70 her subjects. There
can be no real liberty where that government
maintains It's ascendency. Mr.. s. alluded 10 some
remarks that had fallen from the senator from