The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-01-03
THE TOPICS OF THE WEEK.

hossuth made great speech in Bal
tlmore on Saturday night last; he re-
manned in that city until Tuesday anl
then went to Washington. There wa.
no excited crowd 10 meet him on his ar.
rival there, but he was soon called On
by Daniel Webster, fhe Secretary OIL
State. On Wednesday Mr.. Webster
presented himto the President, Oh which
occasion the MAJ var made short but
pertinent and elegant address: to which
Nj. Fillmore replied, substantially as
follows:
II am happy, Governor Kossuth, to
welcome you to this land of freedom;
and itgives me pleasure TO congratulate
To-. YOU upon your release from a long con-
hnemcnt in Turkey, and your safe arri-
Va! here. As an individual, sympa-
thized deeply with you in your brave
struggle for the Independence and free.
dom OF your native land. The Ameri-
can people can never be Indifferent to
such contest, bat our policy as ma.
ts"n IN this respect has been uniform,
from III" commencement of our Govern
m7nt, and my own views, as the Chief
Executive Magistrate of this nation, are
t"Ily and freely exp essed in my recent
message to Congress, to which you have
been pleased to alude. They are the
same, whether speaking to Congress
here, or to the nations of Europe.
"Should Your country be restored to
Independence and freedom, should
then wish you-as the greatest blessing
You could eh]oy-a restoration to your
native land; but, should that never hap-
pen, can onl Y repeat my welcome to
You and your companions here, and pray
that Gods blessing may rest upon you
Wherever your lot may be cast"
Judging from that speech the Presi-
dent does not seem disposed to depart
from the established policy of the Gov
rrnmcnt, in regard to foreign interven-
ton.
1t is said that not one member of the
House of Representatives is in favor of
intervention. The intervention speech
OF Gen. Casi was evidently premature
It was part of his struggle for the Presi-
d'ncy, and it should forever defeat him.
With such a President, there would be
no safe guard against "entangling for
eisn alliances"
Mr.. Clay, ii is said expresses great
anxiety to be able to make another
speech in the Senate against this mod
ern doctrine of intervention. We hope
sincerely he may do so-it would be a
rich legacy for him to leave the people
ofhis country, for, undoubtedly it would
be fraught with wisdom.
McCEEARy AGAIN.-From the item
below, which we copy from The Balt.
~:ore C/ipper, it will be seen that Nc
Ereary has been in PENNSYLVANIA again,
notwithstanding the recent attack on
him. We understand that he was bur.
sued and overtaken on this occasion,
and that he drove of his pursuers. We
have said repeatedly, that so long as the
reopIe Of Pennsylvania attempt to pre-
vent Marylandcrs from legally obtain
ing their slaves, men will lie found to
capture them and carry them of when
l'nst expected. McCreary is one OF
these men; and a rcsolue one at that.
We understand he will have no diff
Guilty in proving the giIl in question to
be- slave.
"Charge Of fidnappjng.- Officer
Ahril yesterday arrested man named
Thomas McCrearv, who is charged by
Ntr. c. Miller with kidnapping color
I'd girl named Rachel Parker, from
West Nottingham, Chester county. Pa.
The girl is claimed as slave belong
ing TO Mr. ScEoolfeld, of this CITY. and
Vas lodged in Campbells depot, West
Trait street, but has since been removed
-to the Jail until this charge is inycsiga-
ted. The accused gave $500 bail to ap-
pear on the 7th inst, for further ex.
ANIMATION before Justice Pennington. p
IhAw.-The rains of Tuesday night
and " ednesday, swept away nearly all
tn" snow, and made quite a freshet in
our mill streams, down which the heavy
zee was borne with fearful and, to some
's'"nt, destructive velocity. Mr.. Geo.
Ricketts, mill dam was partiallv swant