Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21
TO THE EDITORS.

mony OF NJ KossurH himself for the truthfuness Of my
statement:
The ROAD TO RUN.--Certainly, were any considerable
portion Of the people of the United States affected with
the contagon Of folly which TO have attended the
progress OF NJ kossuth from Harrisbufgh TO Pittsburgh
in Pennsyyania and from Pittsburgh to Columbus, in
the State Of Ohio this country might with be
sdered ON the road to uinof its character for political
wisdom at least and for sense If Of its
present prosperity and future hopes
Upon the reception Of M Kossuth Mt the Of the
Maryland Institute, in the city of Baltimore win be
collected that certain resolutions identical with those Of
the Harrsburgers moved for adoption by Of the
Judges Of the STATE, who submitted them he himself
declared, at The request Of NJ Kossuh and they
to have been unanimously adopted by the shouts
OF the people, all absurd and preposerous those
buttons We're
Unwilling to to memory, extract from the re-
corded "reminiscences Of the day. copies of which
forwarded to nigh public functionary and to yourselves
with permissionto publish them with the assent Of the
distinguished Hungarian, who manfuy desired
cealment of his views wishes. From motives of deli
cacy they were suppressed unwilling you announced
in your journal in any manner to comment during his
presence at the seat of Government.
Presented to iim by the Chairman of the Committee of
the City Council of Baltimore of its citizens whose
residence in Washington during the winter enabled him
to give information to the existing sentiments towards
him, he addressed for half an hour Mild persuasive
eoquence flowed from his lips genius radated from his
air Of salm subdued serenity carried conviction
| Of his sincerity He said:
1.-The enthusiastic reception which greeted me in New
York. the universal welcome from all classes the libe-
rality with which exhausted treasury supplied
without solicitation, induced to believe that by the
6at Of this great and generous nation Hungary was
destined 70 be free Some of my prudent friends
premonished me that New York contained impusive
exctable population, many of them like myself exiles
from land of oppression and that Philadelphia and
Baltimore would meet breakwater in the calm sober
feeling of native population. At Philadelphia, the
contrary, was greeted with the warmth former
Vice President of the United States volunteered to become
the chairman of that lfecss body, committee whose
animatng sol centres in its chief to solicit conribu
ton which would demonstrate its operative sympathy.
Nay The Harrisburg resolutions suggested by
were adopted by reclamation. Now, sir, ask you in
candor to state what has been reception in Baltimore
To which replied pageant since the advent of La
fayete has been gorgeous in which the hearts Of
the population entered with apparent sincerity The
pmp and circumstance of glorious war; United States
corps of flying artillery the of cannon, the cangor
bells, muscs soft strains, the national flag waving at
eery corner, acold ncemen windy day. amid sheets
oce and fields of snow crowded Streets ntermnable
procession of remen citizens and soldiers miles of open
widows thronged with the arest of the fair, with smiles
ofwelcome and waving handkerchiefs, proclaimed the
| triumph of universal sympathy.
II
pHuce results, desire something substantial for
mjsufering country than mere food for vanity Let
gera town meeting be convened and the Harrisburg
soltions formally submitted for their adoption.
IT, this appears by the journals to have been done last
evang, at the meeting at the Maryland Institute.
u.s. it appears but intact the confusion and tumut
wen great they unexpectedly presented and
50 distinctly heard that unwilling to take advan-
tagef them My desire is that they be submitted, de-
ibentely discussed, and calmly decided II against,
subt if in favor then they to be received the
recorded of the people nsructing their representa-
ives that it their sovereign will This is the ma
erial i'd rely on this the summit of my aspirations
On This declaration of NJ. Kossuth do l depend tc
demonstrate that Baltimore is not justly subject to tbs
being the road to ruin by the unanimous
adoption these aabsurd and preposterous resolutions
from which she is fully INDICATED by the conservative
proceedings of her representatives in the Legislature
Maryland where the unanimity of their action proves tn
existence of mems copore sano" But to proceed
to NJ Kossuth.
NJ aSr said he twill you to be the soul Of tina
committee who shall obtain for national contrbu
ton from every man, woman, and child, matter hov
mal for, holding his penknife, the value of this vii
be available now than steam frigate six month
hece. Sir, your nation, instead Of sending agen
pess the downfall of Hungary, had instructed him t
priest against it, Hungary would now be free. How so
|
cdeer Of carnage and desolaton and had great naor
LIE yours forbade him to rush he would have for
' t3ne."
Sir replied we have undue appreciation Of our
5ves and our influence but do the attributes
domnpotence You unjust; did all that became
9 J. and than any other nation. We sent an agent
advance to be ready to give the moral effect Of
ignition of your independence the first moment ther
fas probability Of your achieving it, and to have done
bore would have been to leopard the life of that agent
IN intrudng. spy. And now say to you in all cando
nd sincerity that you present yourself at Washington
an exile from persecution, emigrant from grea
alton where the rights and liberties Of have beer
rushed by the iron heel Of desposm you viii be recev
II with an open hand Of welcome and warm hearted
pspitality Nay, more; not only home but home.
fead farm equal in extent ten times the space alot
ted to the yeomanry of Europe, will be grauitously be
slowed each and every one of your countrymen but
if you desire avail yourself Of the enthusiasm Of
excited population instruct their into
an abandonment Of the policy of Washington
ted in the affections of grateful people, interpreted BY
Jefferson Madison, Hamilton, Marshall, Monroe Adams
and their ilustrous successors, transmitted through
generations from sire to son. you win there meet your
anticipated breakwater.
And left him with conviction that he the most
crudite scholar accomplished fascinating and eloquent
orator of the age the time sturdy beggar,
dangerous ncendiary, and cold-hearted migrate. Al
though came to Washington in the cars never
permitted myself to approach hold intercourse with
him after this my first and only interview.
Your friend and servant, JOHN BARNEY.