Washington telegraph., 1852-02-18
From The Repu5lic.
ProgrcSj of the Nessu.h sleresy


Several Of the State l.. L.risatures are consider
ably exercised in regard TO the kossuth doctrine
of Intervention in the affairs of Europe, though
but few Of them have pronounced definitely aud
strongly on the subject Maine and New Jersey
ave adopted resolutions of welcome to the Hun
garan leader. and generally approving the policy
he urges; New York has spent many precious days
IN debating the pros and cons OF the whole mat
ter; the Mass achusettS representatives followed
the example of Maine, but lhe Senate repudated
their action, ana contented themselves with en-
powering Gov Boutwell, to extend hospitality to
the exile; Maryland and Alabama have taken
honorable stand the side Of neutrality aud the
principles of w ashugton: and Tennessee has now
before it resolutions worthy OF itself and the
whole country.
Leaving the halls Of Legislation, we have the
Democratic Convention OF Ohio sauciouiuy
wholesale crusade against abso.utisB, regardless
of the consequences to this country. In IAdana,
Gov Wright is found aiding and abetting at a
meeting of Democratic representatives,, and de-
Glazing himself ready to unite with Great Britain
against Russia, even at the cost of war-''war to
the knife, aud The kni,e to the hit," as Captain
Gibson, one of tn speakers on lie occasion, ap-
prnpriately described it.
OF the mere local meetings we have taken lit
tie notice. Nearly all of them have occurred
within a circumscrbed area, and there is nothing
the fac. Of their proceedings incompatible with
the baileE that taey are generally the hanuIwork
of IA few inciviiuats, having very strong claim
to be considered the representatives. Of the COM
muuity among whom ihey dwell Some OF the
speakers at these meetings appear very boid-on
paper: aud the resolutions they present smell ter
rbly of sulphur and saltpe;re. The notorious
Harrisburg resolutions seem to be accepted as mod
els of this kind of compositions
1t is not Impossible that the disrepu,ahIe disorder
which characterized Kossnh'S reception at Iiar
rsburg may, in some measure. I-sss the admira-
ton which the Harrisburg resolutions were caicu
lated to excite in his mind. He will probably
think that. in their eagernrss to cultivate patriot
Ism and world wide philanthropy, they have over
looked some of :he less lofty virtues Of ordinary
life. Or he may place IA more liberal construction
upon the disturbance, aud regard IT as ar evidence
of the energy with which the residents of the
place-or either sex--aie prepared to carry out
their belIicose declarations.
One feature Of the various town and village
demonstrations which have taken place is quite
as unseernIy as the Harrisburg occurrence, aud
even more demorazing. We al.ude to the
readiness which judges Of the land and minis
tnrs Of the gospel have shown to enter the arena
of strife and 20 identify themselves with opinions
and movements that are worse than questionable"
We can imagine hing more likely to destroy
the influence of the pulpit than the part which
many of H. ministers have played since the com
mence mpnI o! the koSSufh excitement; ana though
up to this point, New York and Brooklyn bear
away the palm in this PARTICULAR they are notwih-
ont reverend mi, ators in MANY other places. Tn e
vi' is quite strongly marked in regard tothe con
duct of certain judicial fuuctioaares kossnh 5
most offensive avOwals were addressed to applaud
ing expuund-rs and administrators of the law:
and he has derived his most nemperate admirers
happily but few-irOm the class which of all 9th
ers should be least exposed 10 the charge of pande
ing to ignorant clamor and popular delusion. Judges
Kane and Kelly were foremost among the fight
ing men at Philadelphia; Chancellor Walworth
took the strongest and most offensive ground at
Washington; and now we have semi -theo!ogi-
cal, semi-politcal reputation of neutrality by
Judge ConkIing, at Auburn; New York
Notwitistand these unbsc oming manifestations
OH the part OF individual occupants Of both the
bench and the pulpit, and the various public gath
eripgs to which have alluded, we retain
the conviction that the heart of the nation Is
sound upon this question, and that our people, as
whole will persist in rejecting the appeals aud de-
vices of, the great orator, "charm he never so
wisely"