Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-10
Correspondence Of the Phla. Ledger
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 49,

the Federal Union is failure. The con-
servatlveS of the South, it is hardly neces-
sarv TO say, will not give him a cordial
welcome. To be sure, there have been
such men as Gentry and Foote, who SYM
pathzed for freedom in Europe bot they
are exceptions 10 the rule. The South, as
a general thing, are not only against every
thing ko>suth may ask, but against his mis-
sion IN toto. They will be glad when he
leaves. They do not wish TO understand
him, and do not wish TO hear him.
The House has now been in session two
whole days, on simple proposition TO APP
point a committee OF five 10 introduce Kos
Suth TO the House OF representatives.
They are afraid he would speak there, and
they are afraid Of his doctrines. They
have been making all sorts Of stupid COM
pariSonS between koSsuth and Lopez-be-
tween the Magyar, who tells them repeat
edly that the Rungarians are brave enough
to fight their own battles, and the man who
led parcel of ignorant adventures, under
false pretenceS, 10 death and ruin-between
a man who simply fought for the rights of
/ his own state, and him who would avail
!
in this country for the purpose of booty,
and the severance OF our own glorious
! Union.
look upon the Kos>uth mission to Wash
/ lngton as an entire failure: but am bound
10 say that the Administration behaves bet
ter in regard to him than Congress. Yet
/ Congress has invited him to come. and
now Congress would wish to put such
construction on that invitation that they
may not be obliged to open their doors for
him. a most glorious and gentemanly
way Of backing ont from ones own propo-
sitlOn.
The Congressional dinner which was
spoken Of Yesterday is now again changed
into general banquet, at which about
hundred members Of both Houses, as many
cltlzens, and some public officers, clerks,
&C., will assist. The tickets will be 50.
and KoSsuth will have to consider this an
immense honor done to him by the city
without a mob though Young man GOT
his pocket picked yesterday while listening
to a speech delivered by Kossuth in the
private parlor OF Browns Hotel. I pre-
sumo the small pickpockels here come re-
ally from the North.
The Administration do their duty well.
There will be great dinncr-partv at the
Presidents next week, and a superb ball at
MIR. Webster's. General Cags has been
waiting on Kossuth, and placed himself en-
trely at his disposal.
kossuth and CasS called together on Mr..
Clay, bat the latter was not in condition
OF health TO receive then. Poor Clay: it
is needless to ilatter the public with ac-
counts of his improving health. Mr.. Clay
is very sick, and is unable 10 undergo any
fatigue II this cgisi,. have, indeed, given
up all hope Of seeing him again in bis seat
in the Senate Chamber.
Kossuth will probably remain here till
after the Sth, and partake of the banquet
given by the Jackson Association, in COM
memoralion OF the battle of New Orleans.
The Jackson Association is the only Asso-
citation here that has given him hearty
welcome, and he will remain To enjoy their
hospitality. That association is now in
excellent hands, and foil OF patriotic spirit.
The Wm. O. Butler ticket, with Gen.
Pierce, Of \. H., for Vice President is now
generally spoken of toy the Southern ultras.
They would surrender every principle for
a slaveholder The claims of Pennsvlva-
MA are as nothing compared to those of
sIAveholder. Are not those Southern gen.
temcn the very broths OF boys!
The friends Of Mr.. King, Of Alabama,
are not pleased with the sort of Irritation
that is going on between Mr.. Buchanan
aud Gen. Pillow. OF Tennessee. There is
no doubt OF this fact, however, that rather
| than reinstate the Van Buren Benton dy-
nasty under Butler, the whole conservative
Democracy would prefer to 90 for Mr.
/ Buchanan-a.t Gen. Cass' claims shall be
disposed of. The news from Ohio is, that
the delegates will probably be instructed
for Gen. CasS. Cass and Douglass together
and they are fast fricnds-are the two
strongest candidates now before the people
7 o'CLocK.-The House is still in session
on the Kossuth resolution. There is a
positive majority for the resolution; but
the opponents of the resolution try to
weary the House by incessant calls for the
/ ayes and nays. This is the old game of
the nullliiers. OBSERVER.
DESTRUCTION OF LErTERs.-The number
OF letters rrmaining in Blood's Despatch
Office, at the time of the frs, amounted TO
nearly 10000. These were the accumua-
ton Of the six years this enterprising frm
has been in operation. The contents of the
| letters, of course, are unknown 10 MeSSls.
Blood q Co., and the probabilities are that
large sums OF money have been destroyed in
! the letters.
DURING kossnlh's stay in New Yorf, he
received contributions amounting to Sll 523
90, la addition, Governor Kossulh received
500 acres of land from Mr., O'ReiIly, great
number Of books, maps, and other things
from different persons, three gold rings, sew
eral beautifully worked purses, number Of
portraits, and beautiful casket, containing
two bullets, one used at the battle OF Bunker's
Hill, and the other at the battle ofNew Or
leans, as well as lock of hair of Washington
and Jefferson.
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