The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
REuARIrs OF HR. CLEMENS.
OF ALABAMA,

or ALABAMA,
Ga The resolution Of Mr. SeUard vetatips TO Kossum de-
huered IN the Senate, Wednesday. December 10. 1857
Mr. CLEMENS said Mr. President, | regret very
sincerely that this resolution was introduced Iii pain
tu TO do anything seemingly dscoarteous; and must
oppose the adoption OF this and all similar resolutions.
should greatly have preferred that the especial champions
OF Louis Kossulh had been content leave him in the
hands OF the people, without attempting to commit the
government 10 any OF his schemes for reyoutionzing
Europe
all that has been said in this debate and if have been
convinced OF nothing else, al least satisfied that the
resolution on your table furnishes most excellent sub.
ect for speech making possesses the peculiar adyan-
tage that The less know about it the better we can
talk upon it, We may then give free rens the magi-
nation, and fancy can supply all that is needed give
great man bent, but not broken, by misfortune -an
exile pleading the cause OF his bleeding country
gallant people struggling for freedom against over
wbelmng odds, overpowered, crushed, Tor time.
but only walting foS ray Of hope, word OF SYM
pahy, TO rise again upon their oPpressors--a these
Te themes n4Pon which even dull man might grow
eloquent The misfortune is that much OF II is
aneyso little fact understand the friends OF Kos
suh 10 base his claims to public reception by Congress
partly upon The assumed fact ,ha! he Is republican in
principle and has been The great dissemnator OF republ-
can sentiments throughout Europe; and have heard.
must confess with regret, that he expected to
Hberaiae still the already liberal ideas prevailing
upon this continent in other words, that he Is 10 give
lessons to the descendants OF the patriots of '76. and
teach this benghted land the ruaimens of civil liberty
SI' nlnk yer Men enohsn h W ,hqanG oelo'e we entef
read the history OF that struggle Alright, it was not until
defeat and misfortune had oveItaken him. In the zenith
OF his powerin the pride OF his high place as Dictator
and knet al no altar erected to freedom The Contest IN
which he was engaged was not a contest between des-
h nd h Z a.soniass nera ~ ornssa ma " iaees nus
pressed So far from rebellng against the Emperor OF
Austria. they peoned him, in the humblest terms,
for liberty not for the security OF their own rights but
for aid enable them TO keep another people in
| have that petition before me- A short extrac. from i
will enable the Senate tn determine how f,r ,bs Mau.,
=, ,ha, dav 100000 IN .hara 80 nbr n VIC Way "s
- ,,..a,x;., .....,., !. ~. .~.,,'L. -
' ths HMnso,;an mipivr, ~, ~ y Ishs no''" ana
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ms hshness me Arcndoks John VIII bestow care
m r. h ~ ns ~ h sa ne 40 h ou.
aes which make great preensons of fidelity 10 The sov
eeVn whilst Violating the roya authority he bur
lerce v. that even their offer OF joining Austria is merely
igned pelexi in order 10 give the OF the struggle
snch superiority 10 the Sclavlsh element in Austria that,
altef mus completely ParayIhs the herman eiemen, and
unavfn,nS m @ e Au,tah so"e ,e empire shs be split
,.. ~ @ ~ ~ Aas,ian Inaia n, IJ 'ha III ne Neiy eA
buried.
And YET ioyany and atfaensnf 10 ne htng 50 deeply
itb are rel duare that, IN openly erhibng sir rntsn.
forward in the spirit of reaction, pseudo
OF the royal authority and against the Hungarian nation,
Independence and constitutional administration is moi
recent grant, but en- ancien, right sanctioned by nnumer
able royal oaths-asainst the HunRari nation which,
Europe /. ottenp remains nor opJy tbs Grms,f b bs
niy frn prop fke 1uiiytan throne This feeling and this
experience have led to the Kind aaistanes of his
highnsss ne drehauke John with respect TO the lRyian
'soea'on
q. ira di.lo,,I ,,bs,, ,o,,,uv ho,., s ,l ,., s,,
,f.nae rni,n, Honss iIs.i, "a .hsn ~ 30. ,e ~ m h'
Msestv io o,de 10 enlyL,en the .nd deceiyed
people, by his own handwrng to lei tbe people know
that his Majesty disappoves the rebson and i. deter
mined maintain, all their integrity, the soiemny
affirmed ,nHoaoaay Of me HnHgarian Crorn and the
horly o. he laws ie leaders OF me Ieo, deceived me
Ip ,p =. S 81 ai NO , @ -, % ,ho no. :, % s, onf Noun'a.iy
,n r,a.siau H., a. 90 80 a',
means Of com mousion' = "S '''' N''''S'
rt 49,. -, v,h
ne :iosss, s ass. IN ,i oo Iunloy
peuuoneu .ne 1'u " .ue nns' u"u oaneo, anu were
Huesnns 70 ooa'5' so'ne s''d Po,uon " ue natural
nsn.s -, nau ,1 nu ~. va t h 'nIeu W we
suVJ'h"o o ~ aInAoy ~ t ts.y ~ "' Soie "
Aeep .uc oe'Avvndn ias III suoJeeo.-a geopie every
way .non eiua.' anu No, - We arc ~ Juuse ''o.I 'ne
uuelent cnaaSea M =, ne Petuons pessh,eu oy mem
ih,es of free people than Kossuh and his associates
Ihaye read The petition of the Mscyars: let me now
n;ai. '' D'o - - ~ = 49, ~"'ho
hss
Emperor il you reject our prayers we shall know how
liberty without you and prefer die
onrsr such woke a. is mposed upon us by an A.iats
horde, ffom whom have nothing good receive
learn Empero know that we prefer, IT we choose
beween them, the koout OF the Russians the insolence
Ms~va fReshs, ,ha, y COATS ,n,n hu, ,b,,S ue
NTH part OF your empire the Croaans constitute third OF
your whole infantry"
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mi , ns a.. - ano, &c 90, ~ nesmen,
sn,bn.,a. H. ~ eaa =, 80 ~ ' onb, =, IA
o. Il In.l.ss ~ .,,an,,.,, srL - =; -, - -.
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