The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-11
Ko,suth Meeting at ST.. Lou;s. Mo.

In pursuance of call made by Mayor Ken
nett, in compliance with n resolution of the city
council, a large and enthusiastic meeting CON
vened at the Rotunda in the courthouse, on the
evening of the oath of January.
His Honor Luther NJ. Kennett was, on mo
ton Of Mr.. Blair, esq, called to the chair, and
read the call for the meeting.
On motion of Richard Phillips, esq, Mayor
Kennett was elected the permanent president
of the meeting; and,
On motion of General Ranney, the following
gentlemen were eec,ed vice presidents to wit :
A. B. Chambers, of the Republican w. b. Fos-
ter, ofthe Times; Richard Phillips, oft the Union;
the editors of the Organ and Repielle; of the
Anseiger DIES Westens; of the Signal; and Of
the Tribune.
Ladue, esq and Fred'k Kretschmar, esq, were
elected secretaries.
On motion Of John A. Kasson, esq.,, com
mittee of thirteen, to report resolutions express
sve of the sense of the meeting, was appointed
by the president, consisting of the following
gentlemen, to wit: Messrs. John A. Kasson,
Judge NJ. Blair, John Smith, Robert Campbell,
Charles ID. Drake, George X. McGunnege, A.
II. Buckner, Alexander Kayser, Edward Walsh,
John M. Winner, Thornton Grimsley, VIM r
Price, and G. C. Whttlesey
DR.. Mcdowell, in compliance with loud and
enthusiastic call of the meeting, appeared and
delivered anothW of his happy and eloquent
speeches.
The committee appointed for that purpose
submitted the following resolutions
/, Resolved, That the ctizy ms of ST. Louis,
in public meeting assembled, full of sympathy
for the magnanimous exile of just cause ten
der unanimous and cordial welcome to Gov
Louis Kossuth of Hungary, and invite him to
accept the hospla!iiies of their city
g. Resolued, That for him, as the dstn.
guished champion of republican principles and
State rights in Europe, they entertain n sincere
respect and ailectionate regard, un;arnished by
suspicion, mistaken bysanders proceeding from
the minions of despotism at home or abroad, and
unqualified by any act in this country of an ex
lie pleading for the oppressed millions of his
countrymen, and invoking the aid of that coun.
try which has gloriousy inscribed upon its ban
ner-" The hope of freedom to the world !"
g. Resoiued, That in the conduct of Gov Kos
suth in Turkey, we recognize another noble ele-
ment of character, worthy of our highest ADM.
ration. That when flying from the prosecutions
of Austria, in the hour of his great peril it was
proposed that he should renounce the Christian
religion and turn hahomedan, az the last and
only hope of saving his life; deserted even by
two of his most distinguished cop triots who
embraced the sad offer, as the only alternative
left, Louis k0ssuth showed himself the Christ
ian, as he was the patriot, in preferring to lose
his life rather than renounce his religion ard
for this, as much as for anything else in hif
eventual career, challenges the admiration of the
Christian world, as the great apostle Of religion
as well as of freedom.
a. Resolped, That we entertain profound
and perpetual sympathy with every people I'M
justly oppressed by physical power, and kept
down by the barbaric force of bayone,s; that in
their struggle for independence, we rejoice with
them when they REQ ce, and mourn with them
when they mourn; in the language Of Wash
ington, our sympathies are with every nation