The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-17

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tho steam frigate Mississippi, and those who 40.
| compsnicd koseuth himself in tho IIumbol are
hcre-some Of them starving in carrots, some living
upon tho charity Of hotel keepers, some wandering
about the streets, and ethors trying TO make
1 living by newspapeIs-wo ind kossuth and his
suite travelling through the country in sort Of royal
splendOr, and receiving ovasions everywhere ho
gees, reminding one Of tho triumphal entries of
| tho Roman Generals into "the Etornal City, In
iip palpy days of conquest snd extended rule. 10
New YMk, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Annapolis, and Harrisburg, no has been received,
not az On exile ssebirg an asylum in this hespit-
able land, but ns mighty conqueror, before whom
Legislatures, and Governors, and Congress- and tho
President Of tho United States, with his cabi.
net, and Tho sovereign people themselves, have
bowed with reverential awe, submitting their
Judgment and their will to tho new doctrine
Of ihis European apostle Of freedom, and
abandoning, as Obsolete and uDsuited to tho spirit
Of the times and the progress Of this great repab
lio, the long cherished principles Of Washington,
tho father q bis country In all shese cities tho
Hurg chieitain has declared that no locks
forward to war between this country and the dos
pot, o. Europe the dsrDier rossrt in the event of
Russia not listening 70 the remonstrances Of Cur
W uSsutl No tASuo cAl6 aVOWhl Or
not, it is tho inevitable deduction Of reason. II
he lttle boy in tho tree will not come down for
words, nor even for grass, OF course the virtue Of
stones muat be tried upon him. If tho great North
eIn Bear will not pay attention to orr pr0aunciI-
Mfaios against his intervention in the affairs OF
Hungary. but returna ne fierce growl, why, we
must either reIe him, If We can, with all tho APP
pliances Of war, Or be disgraced amongst tho ma
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tie trouble Of arriving a. this necessary conclusion
by reasoning, bat distinctly points to the ,Ilins
raio ,rgpsD without which indeed his tour through
the United States would be most absurd, md
al his fine speeches DO without meaning.
II Washington, Kossuth and his doctrine Of in
tryention TO prevent Intervention have been crown
"a with triumph, notwithstanding tho predictions
and hostile articles Of tho imbecilo press Of the
capital, who had az much power to arrest bis
victorious march 80 they would to stop the aos-
Ing tide with pitchfork So csmplets was TITO
conqOest Of the Hungarian warrior over Congress,
President, cabinet and all that 10 drove tho diplo-
matic ccrps ont Of sight and to cap tho climax, wo
are informed that several ships Of war arc imme-
diatey ordered to tho Mediterranean.
This 10 but tho beginning Of tho end; ana what
syer that end may be, Congress and our statesmen
are rssponsible for il. Tho Senate took tho first
step, which vas subsequently confined by tho
other house, and the President and his cabinet
followed it up TO it's present crisis Daniel Webster,
tho Secretary OF State in his great speech has On
dorsed, to the fullest extent tho doctrines Of Kos
suth, and lest any ono should suppose that no has
yielded to the influence Of the Magyar, he takes
pains to state that these doctrines arc not with
him that be held the ut tho time Of the r6volu-
ton in Greece, and made similar spoocb thon,
and that, as consequence. he wrote tho famous
ilulsemann letter in reference TO tho Hungarian
struggle, and also the letter to our Minister at
Censantinoplo, to which diplomatic intervention
be attributes the release Of Kossuth from captivity
bis advert to shores, and his triumphant career
through the land-a career which appears to DO
scarcely moro than begun. After subjugating the
eiti,s Of New York, Pennsy lvania, and Maryland.
and tho capital Of tho country itself, no goes for
ward "copquoripg. and to conquer" and il now
carrying with him over tho mountains tho sp!ne
victorious style.
Bat al this, that appears 20 magnificent for Kos
snh and his iGoss, Is evidently Fictitious and has
more solid foundation than the Jenny Lind f,rore
that turned peoples heads Cor the first fcW weeks
at!er her arrival amosg rs, er the phronzy that
emauatoi from the heels Of Fanny Elsaler When sho
made her debit in this country, o fow Joers no
The present oxcitem cnt, however, though specie
Of icolie is very different from the manis that vt
tended the performances OF these dissing Gi.hel
women. 1t has entered into cur politics and par-
tes and viii be a potential clemens in tho pfesi-
Dental election. The politicians Of the Nsrth
democrats. wings, and sroo soiloraaro ondeavoring
to epriato to themselves the foreign vote, and
they al, want to be identified with tho movement
Of Koasuth. Mono Of these politicians therefore,
will daro 10 anayse the consequences Of that move
mont, CT Put themselves il opp 7sition to the new
policy SO different from that Of George Washington,
Well, tho new doctrine may guccecd; ani it is on
the cards, il they are ktuy played that the cleo.
tons will result IN new Kossuth proaidoRs TINT
will "go tho whole hog and Congress that will
declare war Of rropagaAdsm for the purpose Of
establishing republics after our model in the
New World. II this should turn out to 10 tho case
and, from present Indications, it docs not soem al all
improbable -oar merchants and all connected With
or even interested in, the foreign trade had better
look out for squalls before tho year 1852 draws to
its close. II is quito possible that coalition will
take place among the despotB Of Europe, and thst,
uniting al their military and naval forces, thoy
will put m end to cur commerce on every oooan
In such contingency, what would become CT our
trade, and otthat prosperity which has sp7unr from
it and made this country tho envy and tho admira.
ton OF tho world! Tho excitement may be very
amusing for the time boinR; but if it ahoud cad az
there is ample ground for believing Il msy-iftho
frat ateps taken by Congress and Webster, and now
followed up with suoh (r,a and energy By Kos5uth,
should extend ali over the snd, ard IL the intefveu.
ton doctrine should take firm hold In tho commu-
nifty, VIC may SOC very strange consequences in
year or tgo-suoh az actual wlr-which il cur
merchants could re alizc now, they would be
tlaitle6Nith horror and disnay Yot tho sig1s Of
Ike times indicate such possible results to every
arfeeing mind, for
Coming events csal their shadows before"
And Il requires no great stretch Of imagination 10