The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-20
Senator CasB.

The Republic persists in its ilbeIal perversion of the
position occupied by this distinguished senator and at
temps give plausbli,y its statements by quoting the
declaration OF Mr. Clay, in which he said speaking to
Kossuth "a dying man. oppose your doctrine of inter
vention." Now, the impression which the Republic
would convey is that Senator Cass had used declarations
which committed him TO this doctrine of intervention or
which left it doubtful whether he agreed disagreed
with Kossuth. 1t is unworthy the position occupied by
the Republic, as an organ of the administration, de-
scend to such means in order 10 weaken political adver
sary Senator Cass is beyond the reach of such MEANS
because his recent speeches. well those which he
delivered the question of the Austrian MISSION fur
nlsh defence which every candid mind will admit 10 be
concusve-a defence quite conclusive that claimed
for Mr. Clay.
But since the Republic disposed to institute
comparison between the consistency OF Sc Cass and
that of the President and his cabinet challenge il 10
produce the evidence Of its assertion that Senator Cass
has changed his position from the commencement the
end of the Kossuh question We challenge il TO quote
the passages from his speech which prove this in
consistency, that its readers may put their fingers
upon them, and not be amused with generaltes or
distractions And then we ask the Republic to ex-
plain why il was that the President recommended Con-
g1ess, in his message, to consider what reception
was due 10 Kossulh, having first taken grea, pains
TO create the public impression that national honors
were due to the great Magyar the hero of liberty And
next we would suggest that il the conduc, of the Presi-
dent was no, sufficiently explicit on Ibis subject, the
activity of Mr. Webster, in urging and shaping The
buttons offered by Gen Fooe in the Senate leaves not
doubt that The administration ou,s,rpped all compc-
,ition in the race for ha, political capital which it
a,I al.
fate of Hungary Who has changed Is it con-
ssten, for The Pfesden, and his chief minister to
take The lead in saying everywhere tina, TOO much
honor cannot be given TO Kossulh, and for their
chief organ then to turn round and charge General
Cass with making The Kossuth question presidential
toy" because, member OF Congress, he proposed TO
have Congress respond fifty and respectfully TO the
tive recommendation II the avowa OF just respect for
the rights OF nationality, and manly sympathy for the
Of Hungary subject General Cass 10 such charge,
then is it fall time TO inquire who II that claimed,
in the Presidents message. TO have FIRST moved 10
bring kossu,h hher, and who in the document and
in other forms OF suggestion took the lead in the matter
of his public reception by Congress When the Republic
shall have looked again the record these points, 1t
will be more prudent in referring TO the Kossub question
as presidential toy" What, in the Republics iudg
ment was the true sense Of the public reception by Con-
gress OF Kossuh provided for by MIR Foote'S resolu.
ton which suggested, il not drawn by Mr.. Web.
ser himself Win the Republic point on, the single
pa sage in the speech OF General Cass, which, as a
declaration Of principle policy by this government,
was not fully implied in that action OF Congress
which the administration proposed and even prepared
To assa General Cass, then, the Republic assail
the action which the Presiden, and Mr. Webster urged
upon Congress or else must take the other horn of The
dilemma and say that the President aud his Secretary OF
State urged Congress to take solemn and public action,
which should have significance whatever as mani
fes,a,on OF sympathy in the suerngs of Hungary, and
demonstration of approval OF her cause.
Shall we say that the administration, having first put
themselves on record in favor of such demonstration,
are now anxious TO back out OF II But THIS would
be no reason why The Republic should charge Gen.
Cass with inconsistency that he now stands hrm IN
the very position which he took in pursuance OF high
and formal executive suggestion. Besides, Gen Casss
views are not newly put forth. In his speech IN The
last Congress in regard the Austrian mission, he took
ins the same ground which he occupies. All this
was done before the Kossuth question in this country
came up
r. them the Republic wishes to show Inconsistency IN
Gen Casss course, let point out any one doctrine wh'cn
he has now put forth which is the least in contradiction
Of the principles maintained by him long before kossu'h
arrived on our shores II that Journal wishes to convict
Cen Cass Of making the Kossuth question "pres'den-
hal tow let Il show how Gen Cas,'s position in that
respect differs from the position OF Mi Fillmore ana Mr.
w ebser