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


Here the hammer fell.
Mr.. NABERS had not the most distant idea in the
beginning OF this Discussion that should trespass for
single moment upon the attention of the committee had
intended to Content myself with my vote to explain to
my constituents and the country my views in relation
this matter viii say however, by the courtesy Of the
comntee, that every single syllable that have heard
urged against the adoption of the original resolution has
only tended to confirm in the belief that right and
just and proper that should adopt it in the form in
which it first presented to us. What has been said
in opposition to it? Every word which has been said in
opposition to 1T has been based upon assumption which
does not apply to the resolution Has body here pro-
posed intervention No. sir; and it would be just
proper to charge those who oppose this resolution with
being the apologists of the Emperor of Russiaaye sir
with being the apoogsts of the bloody butcher Haynau
it is to charge the friends of this resolution with de-
string to plunge the country into of intervention
Again, let me ask who will be offended at the adoption
of this resolution? Will it offend any body whose good
opinion now have? No, sir 1t may offend the IRON
hearted despots of Europe; but do they love now?
Did they love u.s. They would have stranged
our infancy il they could They would do il now X it
was Ia their power. = {.
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ais matter have o. hcae yp.sssR1 tAas gellsat
end nAgnanamous ossstlte sthe frst Congtesaonsl
take 70 say that there is not in that dis
ct who would not welcome Kossuth to their roofs and
their resides And what would they say him Would
they say to him, Mr. Kossuh, sorry that Haynau
did not butcher you and your wife? Would they tell him
that would have been well for the world if Haynau had
butchered him and his wife and children? Would they
that way NO. country. Laughter.
They would tell him that they regretted the fatal calam
ty that overlook the Hungarian But would they
put their knapsacks the next morning and 60 to Hun
gary to fight for her? think not And yet gentlemen
tell us that it, after adopting resolution of welcome to
Kossuth raise committee to carry out that
luton the construction will be put it that pre-
pared to take up and go to for the Hunga
rian cause repeat again that every syllable Ihave heard
urged against this resolution based upon false assump
ton. In other words, you build up of straw and
then knock him down. Here the hammer fell.
The question then taken ON Mr.. CoBBs amendment
and it was not agreed to.
Mr.. DEAN moved to amend the resolution by striking
out the words the Speaker and inserting lieu there
| OF I" this House" so as to make it read
"Resolccd That a committee Of five be appointed by this
House to wait Louis Kossuth and introduce him to the
House of Representatives"
Mr.. DEAN. am entirely satisfied with and shall vote
for the original resolution and should not have offered
this amendment it not perfectly evident, from what
have in this city and the action of this House. that
there is organized opposition who determined not
only to defeat this resolution but possible to offer in
suit and ndgny to the ustrious guest Of the nation
Any who witnessed the arrival Of Louis Kossuh yes
terday, and him received in the capital of the
try by crowd Of boys and three shabby carriages with
single pair of horses harnessed to each Of
them much laughter]--I say, that any who wit
that dsgraceu scene that miserable apology for
public reception and who has the conduct of por
ton Of this House, must be perfectly satisfied that there
is reason for proposing this amendment.
We have witnessed here adebcrate attempt which has
been for two days Systematically persisted in by fac
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House, and for one that the whole action of this
body should 90 forth before the people of this country
that they may understand who is that thus endeavors
to thwar their will and from what quarter this move
ment proceeds There is another thing which makes it
proper that this amendment should oeredand that
is the hypocritca conduct Of the present National Ad-
minisraon towards Louis Kossuth The President after
having, by direction of Conress national ship to
bring him to shores after naming him in his aanal
message and directing the attention of Congress to his
expected arriyacang him in that message, Governor
/ IkOSsuth
York. with the resolution unanimously passed by this
Congress, welcoming him the nations guest and thus
implicitly inviting him here, find that the organ
and the friends of the Administration secretly stab
bng him to the heart and attempting, by every in
their power to give him cool receptions and they have
thus far succeeded But the people of this country when
they come to understand it. will Indignantly frown upon
this conduct and will by their action the decision
which has led to this reception For these reasons sir
want committee appointed by the friends of Kossuth
or the majority of this Housenot committee who will
90 to him and say, g We to perform unwilling
duty" but committee who, with warm hearts, will
oce to welcome and introduce the representative of free
principles in Europe to the representatives of the only
free Government in the world Let then the friends of
Hungary the friends of universal freedom the opponents
of Russian interference and of Haynau be appointed
this committee instead Of the friends apoogsts Of
either.
have said should vote for the original resolution.
shall do So because consider myself instructed by
the almost unanimous voice of the citizens Of my State
The people of the Empire citythe commercial emporium
of the whole Unon-have, by their enthusiastic recep-
ton of Governor Kossuth and the people of the capital
of that State have, at public meeting instructed to
vote for such resolution. But needed such in
sruction should do 1t cheerully from the dictates
of my own heart No man needs apology for voting
for such proposition sustained it is by the voice of
the whole country for had rather trust the generous
sympathes the spontaneous sentiment of free people,
than the cool calculations Of the shrewdest politician
FIN the middle of this sentence the Chairman's ham
mer fell
| Mr. WILLIAMS desired very much yesterday that
/ should have opportunity to place my views and
opinions with regard this whole Kossuth matter fairly
before the country have only five minutes now but
feel disposed to express those opinions in unbrided
The pretence, the hollow preence, that that
solution is merely designed for the purpose of doing honor
to Kossuth has been stripped Of its pausibty and the
proposition stands markedly before the gaze Of the
American people, My colleague and friend from Tennessee
r HaRRIs) offered proposition here, in the language
Of George Washington that prepared TO enter into
friendly relations with all, entangling alliances with
none" That plain and simple proposition, that
could have offended Louis Kossuth any body else,
but it voted down by this committee.
Sir the assertion that Louis Kossuth invited here
as the guest of the nation by the last Congress
ranted by the records of the country We found him
exile from Hungary having voluntarily abandoned his
high position Governor of Hungary and wended his
way to Turkish prison, and we offered him asylum
here. He lands upon Shores and declares that he
your sympathy unless you follow up that sympa
thy and declare the world that you the propaganda
lists universal emancipation That is the language of
Kossuth in all his speeches. He procaims to you that
his country is in the attitude Of who is drowning in
the surf the -shorc and IL you delay assistance he
Is lost just he says 1t is with Hungary If you fail
delay decide this question in favor Of nteryen
Al.