Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-05-06

III
Mr.. Brown moved 10 postpone Until
H Tuesday. ~
/ Mr.. Browns motion was finally
agreed to. and the House then went
Il into committee on the private calendar.
/ WAsu,Naros, May 4.
SENArE.-The Chair presented a cor.
muncaiion from the Secretary Of War
in answer 10 IA resolution Of inquiry
whether officers Of the navy had re.
ceived greater compensation :han was
allowed hy law, stating that no such
abuse existed.
|, Mr.. Hale raid the report was presen.
ted in reply to resolution offered by
himself He had read the answer Of
the Secretary. and was satisfied that
there was no foundation for the charges.
Il Mr.. Sumner presented resolutions from
the Legislature Of Massachuse, ,ts, in
favor OF the French spoliation bill, al d
n ship canal around tie Falls Of S..
Marie.
- Mr.. Hamlin announced the death Of
II Charles Andrews, a member ot the
house from the 4th district OF Maine, nc.
campaigning the announcement with a
feeling eulogy upon the character Of the
/ deceased.
\ HousE.--Afier the usual opening
business MIR. Mcdonald OF Maine, an
nounced the death Of his colleague, Mr..
/ Andrews.
Il The customary resolutions were ador-
ted, and the House adjourned.
~It is the impression Of many that
Kossuth will visit Newpor, this week,
during the session of the General As
sembly. That body, AT the January
session, invited him here, and approI ri.
ated one thousand dollars for this recep-
tion. Ii was a very weak and foolish
act and one which reflected no credit
upon those who were concerned in it,
We do not think, however. that Kossuth
will come here, unless the Assembly
Committee run after him, for he has al
ways given the strongest evidence that
vanity is the predominating element OF
his character; and he has no disposition
TO 60 anywhere, unless he is especially
sent for, and is afterwards received with
very marked demonstrations Of respect.
We do not know what the Committee
have done but unless they have already
urged Kos.uth 10 visit Newport, while
the General Assembly is in session, We
have not the remotest idea that he wW
honor our people with his presence.
There can be no doubt but tha, Kos
suth s remarkable man gifted by ma
ture with far more than ordinary pow
ers, possessing brilliant imagination,
any quantity o! self-es,eem, eonsummate
confidence in his own p wers, merits
and virtues, and unequaIled in cool i'm
pudence endowed with rather fasci-
nating manner and much apparent sim
cerity Of purpose he at fret swayed the
masses, and literally carried everything
before him. However, calm reason has
nearly rcgaincd her throne, and people
are beginning to see how ridiculous they
made themselves,-and that after all
Kossu II is not the intellectual aud NOR
al giant whom they first supposed him
10 be. kossuth is an agitalor-a wild.
restless spirit. who cannot live quietly
anywhere, unless he can dictate the
mode ofgovcrnment, and usurp the gov.
crnmcnt himself wien il chances TO be
under the control Of those who are not
subservicnr 10 him. That he is timid
man, to speak in no harsher terms, GER
tanly no reasonable man can question.
lie resigned his office of Go, ern " nj Hun
gary in the hour of danger, and at the
very moment when the services OF such
an officer were most absolutely reQuir-
ed and them to shield lis own impo-
tency, he has denounced as a traitor tie
man whom he selected as his successor.
We cannot undertake to follow him in
his career since that time it is perfect
ly we'll known TO all who have read his
speeches, and the letters Of those who
nre entirely familiar with Hungarian al
fairs, which have been published at
different times during the last year.
The pla n truth Of the matter is that,
as a nation, we are the most gullibIe
people on earth, as the record OF the
past will show. Kossuth has humbupp-
ed the Americans in a mastery manner,
and they have innocenlly and blindly
participated in and enjoyed The opera
ton.
The idea of comparing Kossuth to
Washington is absurd in the extreme;
and while it reflects poorly upon the dis
cernment and judgment OF those who
assert 1t, it at the same time insults the
memory of the good Father Of his coun-
try. When compared with Washing
ton, as tar as the elements Of an emf
ncntly good man are concerned, Kossuth
appears in n very diminutive aspect.
W Wha,eyer funds Kossuth collects, he
will probably appropriate to his own
use. He can quench the fires Of Vesu-
vius about as easily as he can over
throw the Austrian conro' OF Hungary;
he knows this very well, and he is not
20 much OF u fool as TO put his neck de-
liberately within an Austrian halter
He is a VAN man, and he delights in
pompous receptions, good dinners, fine
apartments, aud all that kind OF thing;
he is also lond Of talking and very much
delights TO read all the fine things which
are said about him and his pretended
cause in the newspapers.