Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-10

Kossuth to ask our aid think not He has right to
ask We have right to grant to withhold, as
judge fitting and proper when the demand request
is presented And ask how will be in any worse con
dton refuse his request after we have received him
with that hospitality and those civtes which called
for by the invitation which has brought him here If
you invite your house. you receive him when he
comes with cordial courtesy and if he afterwards pre-
unreasonable request, which you do not
think proper to coneede you may then with better
decline
Ii has been imputed offence to Kossuth that he
has appealed from the Government to the people do
understand him. In contrasting the Governments
of Europe with that OF the United Statesa contrast drawn
from him by the excitement of the reception with
which his landing in America was greeted by the people
he has said that here the people sovereign they
should be- and he wishes TO see them in his
try In declaring that the people the soveregns
understand him declaring his to that principle
of Government which he wishes to introduced
into his country. Has not every member of this
House. in his canyassing used the same language and in
the spirit, when addressing the people? If So did
they any offence to the people the Government
If not, why take exception to the language when
spoken by Kossuth For my part, being well convinced
that he intended offence, will not cautiously take
offence 1t is also urged that offered him an asylum
that invited him to become resident amongst and
that ought not to receive him because he comes
reside, but transient yster But if you invite per-
take up his abode with you and he comes to thank
you, will you turn your back upon him because he
specfuy makes known that his circumstances prevent his
accepting your kind offer We do do SO in Kentucky
No. sir. Congress invited Kossuth to America
On his arrival the President received him the nations
guest with national salute. Congress has since invited
him the capital and since he has that invita-
on l. for my part will receive him in the manner which
l think previous action requireswth 8e cordial
sympathy due his cause with the honors due him
its representatives and with the polite courtesy and
hospitality for which the American people dis
tngushed and than the people of the State
which have the honor in part to represent.
The Committee then finding itself without quorum,
and reported that fact to the House, which after
wards adjourned.
FRIDAY JANUARY 2, 1852.
The subject again under consideration. Mr..
VENABLE had moved the following substitute for Mr..
| GATHERS resolution:
That the Speaker be authorized invite Louis Kossuth
a privileged seat within the House.
Mr. CHuRcHwELL had moved to amend the original re-
solution by adding thereto the following, viz
"Proude That by the adoption of the above resolution
compliment is only intended to the distinguished Hungarian
Mr.. WASHBURN moved to amend the amendment of
Mr.. CHuRcHwELL by adding thereto the following:
"Porided That nothing in this resolution shall be
srued mparng the effect questioning the policy of the
passed by the last Congress known the
mise measures"
The CHAIR ruled the amendment out of order.
! Mr.. WASHBURN. move, then, to amend the amend
ment by striking out the word only" The resolution
of the gentleman from Ohio Mr. CARTrER is but
plment and it to that it is natural and APP
proprate sequence of the joint resolution which passed
few days ago by the nearly unanimous voice of both
Houses Of Congress- The opposition which this resolu
ton meets with seems to me very strange thing What
what it expresses-nothing and nothing less. 1t
that nasmuch this distinguished stranger has been
invited to the capital and at gates is proper
and fitting for to provide for his introduction and
cepton here in worthy of ourselves and worthy
Of him. 1t cautiously and studousy ignores the ques
ton Of intervention nonnteryention, and all other
questions And if it is strange that such resolution
should meet with opposition it still stranger to that
should meet with the kind of opposition which it has
encountered here. Gentlemen not only unwilling to
pass the resolution but it they felt themselves
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and wound the that they profess TO have at heart
Not content with opposing the resolution in fair eg
mate and straightforward way, they have resorted to
every species of obstruction and strategy to prevent
from coming to vote the resolution And for what
Simply to sfe the expression of the feeling of the people
of this country in favor of Kossuth and his cause 1t
would have been infinitely better that resolution had
been introduced here, than that should have made
such record will be madea record that viii stand
long as this GnrArnaAt shall lact record that cannot
be blotted ont or burnt out.
Gentlemen have endeayored to alter this resolution
They have stood here and chartered and barered the
amount of courtesy that is to be shown this distinguish
ed republican. They have tried how small modicum of
courtesy they could get extended to him. Allusion has
been made TO other distinguished individuals who have
been invited into this hail. But there has been
all parallel this Kossuth is here by invitation of Con-
gress He brought here the President informs u.s.
under the authority of Congress. In Executive
muncation, the President recommends that shall
slider the in which this man, brought in by
authority shall be received and treated Besides all
this we ourselves by nearly unanimous vote have in
vited him to here He has responded to that nyi-
tation, and is here / say then that we pass
less resolution than this This is like the Of
Father Mathew, Ujhaz and others No other individual
has been brought shores under the authority of
Congress, been made the subject of Executive commu
ncaton to Congress- been invited here by joint resou
ton Of both Houses The circumstances Of the
different and therefore action should be different also
submit further that is better to let the naked ques
ton 60 to the country than to qualify it. have voted
against all amendments and qualifications, because will
before inuependent
Of the question Of courtesy If adopt any quaica-
ton, raise issue that issue shall have to go
to the country and it will be said by the people and the
press throughout the land that the House Of Representa-
yes has good said that should there be another
test between Austria and Hungary, Russia may interfere
as much as she likes with The adoption Of
qualification of any kind means something You cannot
add any thing that is unnecessary and out of place with
out meaning something and that is the translation that
the country viii give to it. Now, say that it is not wise
for to make such issue 1t is better for the peace
quiet and harmony Of the whole country that should
pass a simple resolution
/ Here the hammer fell.
Mr.. BARRERE Coming do from State which
is said to be favorable to this resolution and intending
vote against it, it right and proper that should give
some of the reasons why take that II is but
proper that the friends Of the resolution should give
the why it should be passed. and have had
anxiety to ascertain why ii should be passed One gen.
teman tells that it is matter Of courtesy
ther that it is tribute to the great principles of republic
canism and national Independence third that IL is
endorse Kossuths views Of nterventon and fourth tells
us that is because the executive officers Of this Govern
ment have acted towards NJ. Kossuth with becoming
Difference As to the matter of courtesy if any blame
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