Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03

In publishing this speech we have Invested IL or TIT
points of order by which the speaker was at frs
interrupted
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES., DECEMBER Is, 1851.
Mr.. SMITH said: The notice which gave the othel
day Of resolutions intended to introduce into this Hous
has placed in extraordinary position before TIL
country and has rendered it necessary for to maxi
explanation their object and the reason for then
Introduction desire to show that at the time CAV,
notice of my intention offer these resolutions Their,
really grounds upon which they properly based
and cannot get at this without going extent into
the merits Of the resolution just adopted and Also tc
some extent, into the merits OF the whole Kossutl
question.
The course, Mr. Speaker, which has been taken upor
this resolution presents to the country extraord
nary spectacle few days ago. when it introduced
into end of this Capitol hear it with SO light
favor that its protector Ar. FooTE-a man Of indom
table zeal and energy-thought proper to withdraw it
under the frowns of opposition At that time the Stal
of the East had not arisen at that time Kossuth had
appeared and popular commoton had not been aroused
in the country at that time the mob power had not beguT
to be exercised But since then most astonishing change
has come over our legislators; resolution, though MOI
in the same terms, yet looking to the object hat
been introduced in the Senate and that body passed
with but six dissenting voices Is that egslang within
the walls this Capitol beyond the influence of popular
commot Ms it not rather, the public outside these
walls WIN ae the law and pass the resolution? But
what do in this House? We see this resou-
ton brought forward here the hour of twelve o'clock
and before remark could be made the previous question
was called; that question sustained and the resolu
ton passed.
II will begin by looking upon Kossuth, standing he
ydoes, a man banished from his country-as exile.
Now is thought by persons to be the greatest evil
that can happen to to be banshed from his country
but this is not always the fact The extent Of the mis-
fortune depends upon circumsancesthe country from
which he is banished its situation its wealth. poverty its
laws and the home condition of the party oanshed the
time. Indeed, it is not always misfortune.
remember that Dogenes counterfeit.d coin in order
Al IL
Stragonseus committed forgery in order that he might
be banshed from Straphos. They thought that to be
banished from such countries getting out of prison
Now, think, if these things applied seriously
the history and present condition of Hungary that Kos
suth might not only not be considered unfortunate but
truly most fortunate We have it, in the story of
Themistoces, that when he banihed from Athens
he fed to the court of Persia where he received with
much graciousness that the great Monarch of Persia
set apart for him six Cities for his wine, for his
meat, for his bread for his clamber for his
wardrobe, and suppose another for his kennel Well,
this Themistoces, while living in much spendor for
got poor little Athens and considered himself the hap
piest of men, and in contemplating the splendor and
uxures with which he had been surrounded he led
lay his hands upon the heads of his children and
claim, g All my children, we would have been undone,
but for undoingn' Happy Themstocles, Now let
us look at the Kossuth again. There he stands be-
fore the American people, welcomed IS was
welcomed before. Private assemblies and public
bies, private mansions and public mansions opened
rites attend him with all the pomp and circumstance of
place and power.
Wine, wit, and beauty still their chlrms display,
Light all the shades Of life and cheer him his way"
Happy, happy Kossuth! And, in addition to this it
to be part of his misson-and intend to go into
the merits of that mission in order sustain my resou
tion-to ask for money.
Now, Mr.. Speaker in connexion with my resolution,
propose present him to this House coming here to
raise money. That part of his business We are
tolH hy his ha ,rE
did not arrive shores expected be-
he there to arrange and provide for the
of his associates by subscription got up for them in
London
see in his last speech in New York he unrols little
magical scroll there which gives him great deal of plea
and which seemed TO be of great pleasure
to his audiencethat dinner party-that great dinner
party which suppose is to CONTROL the pulse of pub
lie sentiment Congress, well the sentiments of tie
whole American people 1t is wise to remember that the
sober second thought not only after dinner but after
digestion.
The little document which he unroIled proceeded in
these words NJ. Louis Kossuth" 1t came from the
city Of Cincinnati Why, sir, if Kossuth could but get
that city (which is porkdom as of the sir, he GER
tainly might be contented, much Themisoces.
Here it is:
CINCINNATI, ONO, NOVEMBER a. 1851.
NJ. Louis KossUTH, Governor of Hungary:
SIR have authorized the Office Of the Ohio Life Insurance
and Trust Company in New York. to hand you drafts
for one thousand dollars.
Respectfully, yours, W. SMEAD.
This very gratefully received and the Hungarian
exile then proceeded to submit proposition to raise
money
Here question Of order was raised the settlement of
which occupied time Mr. SMITH then continued his
remarks, as follows
To relieve the gentleman who has interrupted me so
frequently, viii make this remark that il is impossible
for TO submit the explanation which design without
indicating the resolutions which offered the other day;
and cannot vindicate those resolutions without going
into the merits of the controversy should however
have been nearly through by this time and trust that
shall not be met by any further interruption.
The fate Of the unfortunate fifty who fell in Cuba
whose melancholy end is fresh in the recollection of us
ALL ought Of itself to be sufficient to make the American
people and the American Congress pause and make the
solemn inquiry whether not they ready so soon to
invite to foster to encourage and to feast another for
egneranoher perturbed restless political revoutionist?
IL is impossible for any to look this question calm
y in the face, without being compelled to see the close
similarity between the Lopez expedition and any expedi
ton which could be fitted out in this country favor Of
Hungary We cannot yet assign Lopez his proper po
ston trust that posterty win find in him all the ee
ments OF martyr and of hero. All we know of him
is that he begued the young Of the country and that
he deceived the old Of the countynot publicly not by
eloquence but by dnner-abe conversation private u-
derstandings, loans, and Cuban-bondisms.
Now sir, this ilustrious exile consider that
bring him into contempt by mentioning his name with
that Of Lopez do do II with any such intention
believe that Lopez may find lofty place in the estma-
ton of posterty refer 10 him merely for the purpose
OF showing the dangerous influence that this man may ex
ercse in our country at this moment Every American
knows the exctabihty Of the American disposition At
this particular tme after the disbandng Of our
armies when the country is full of those young men
who have tasted of war whose swords been wheted
whose ambition now has outlet, escape who have
no hope except in arms-at this particular me the
citing speeches of this exile may have upon the country
most disastrous and unfortunate effect II was to avert
these evils that desired TO call the attention of the pub