New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-19
81 O..suI Hsdse. and Captain Long I"
Aess" Marsciiies.

WED. ESQ, Editor Of The
N, r,cns Journal, Is now travelling IN hu-
AV.' s,d writing interesting letters to his paper
Ivps letter dated Nurseries, France Jan To-
IT, .te tho following extract touching the re-
-, yossu,h difficulties there
s.n' oh has been said Of the Ksssuth dlihcuites
30 ~ couJse enceasofed to inform myself
Ell Ell. fscs. hr. Hocge tour 'onsuD very uanAT
OF ne the who.e Correspondence, out snau
shovte an The subsisnee. IL should be Temen-
ONLY Especially III Italy and France, they re:
per- Kostuth as sort Of Torpedo, that would
ssfe and explode II ~o ~ 20 to in Coo Morg,n
Inc, Long In letters ~n'cn nave read, apprised
AZ nae before thelr arnvai here, that their Guest
~. e,oubetome customer, OF whom they were
mos .. ,So steamer Mississippi arrived here, Mr.
uaSss received letter from hoSsuth. desiring him
a. aim rom the Govefnmen, PERMISSION 70 lana
va n..s throvzh Ffaoce u England, adding that II
,Ss Pgeect Was not a. iDeiIy 10 grant this permls-
IN = ,,ouest that he should make the appca atom,
D. 4grsph 10 the Minister Of the lnteror at Pans.
The PIefect, on whom Nj hoo9e called, Saio NAV "
nss i,raessib 9 that the Government was apprlsed
sfKos,uth's views and hao Instructed him hoH TO
act The permission 10 travel by land through
France nould not be gwen nor vas he Wiling 20
hazard disorder here BY allowing koSsulh 10 land
M. Hosee however, continued u press the latter
point insisting that The sns OF hospitality should
not be refused 10 strangers. Finally, on receiving
pledge rom the Consul that rs Guest should agoid
crowds ard forbeaf speech maaIng, &c the Prefect
gave permission 90 kOSsltn Win hs family aGd
EneRcf to land. TINS Was soon effected anna a
large coBcourse of people, Who were quiet al1 or
Derry. In the evening, Nj Hodge invited KoNuth
10 accom- pahy hun TO a Reception a. the PfeiecEs,
but as he did not care TO meet me Austrian ana Rus
nm Corus, he declined IN me afternoon ,S oa ' as
sbs sxcsnse of living on shOre wss more tnan ne
could uloid, he had conc d.ed TO reemoark. MI.
Hodge informed him that he was preparing apatt
md M as,tlv n u ~
ne adhered 10 his purpose % rc.Uton5 10 the sup
In the meantime an impression had got out among
she People that KOssuth was % return TO the snip
dssiIs Fed with TIE Authorities, AID large crowd,
smouutiDs to several thousand. assembled Mr.
Hodge walked with him 10 lle wharf, amid popular
crss v b en- greatly alarmed Jne Authorities.
THE FtefeCt IN reply 10 his Telegraph inquiry,
Vac into, NJ ed that KOssush's request was deniet-
This he communicated 20 The Counsel ny lever
the Consul went Immediately Oh board with THIS ii-
lormsacn, and ~ kossuihs request, gave nun the
Prefects Letter. ~hicn ape a'ed The next mornng,
In La PtUpie. Tie PIe.ect lGslodldte!y wrote 10
The Consul expressing asios lshinont thai hls lever
dad BET published. TIE Consul explained 10 the
Prefeci In the meantime the People IN large NM
ben surrounded the Mlssssl OPT in boats, cheering
Kossuth and singing the MaIseilles, kossuth ap-
rearing occasionally and hsnslne them for their de-
nonstI ~ ons OF sympathy. &c. This increased tne
appreboI sions Of the Pie'esi, who expressed ms
ears OF outbreak from iao great numbers oil felu-
Mr.. Hodge " no had pledged himself for his guest
and vho was embarrassed by the publication OF a
letter hich he ought not to- have allowed TO go out
of,lhis hasds wrote 10 Cae. Long expressing fears
that difficulties occurred tnat our Government and
fsg nigh, be compromised, and asking him TO request
Kossuth not to address those who gathered around
abe ship. CAPT Long, pa'tio Ystirg IN the apprehen
mons % the Consul communicated that part OF the
COnsuls letter 10 Kossuih lie regarded the Mssis-
Gppi little better Than the PRISON from which he
lad been released, and sald se would appeal to the
American people agalRs. their representatives.
abroad. lie then wrote a letter to the Consul justl
Atm he nMhl All nj nf no Prafp st'a o.
Capt Long, in much trouble FASTENED his prepar.
atoms 10 sail. He had hurried away from an Italian
pOt to avoid troubles there, and was compelled to
lake coal here. Bat he got to as possible
Now | suppose that the real truth Of the matter
was, that the French Government had better reasons
than were known for denying Kossuth's request.
Recent events have shown ina, dangers were thick
eping IL was known that kOssuth was in commu-
ncation with the opposition, aud that II was possible
mat he might hasten an eme9ie
Mr. Hodge, whe is an American all over, had The
highest regard for Kossuth, and desired to pay him
every mark of respect lie obtained permission for
him to lsnd, by personally pedsing himself that no
popular xcFemeDt should DO created. Inc pu0ica-
tion OF letter Of the PIefect compromised him. i
am sure, therefore, that when all the facts anu cir
sums,ances are xaO wn, Mr.. HO5ges conduct will be
entirely approved.
On the other hand, except in The public of that
letter, see nothing 10 blame IN k0ssuth's course
here. He desired TO awaken all the infuence and
sympathy In France, for hls cause, that he could.
This was only being faithful to his mission Should
be be censuTcd for that Certainly not But the
French Government, though protesting Republic,
could not afford 1t. the country was rfe with
strong political emotion. ~ was feared then and 10
believed now that II Kossuth bad been permitted to
pass leisurely through France, the "puSc tranquil
Ly CHATS tbs term In use) would have Deen serious
v affected.