The southern press., 1852-01-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, January 9, 1852.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, January 2, 1852.
The House met at IL o clock Prayer by Rev.
DR.. BurLER, Chaplain of the Senate. The journ-
al Of Wednesdays proceedings was read.
proRNrs OF THE sMiTHsoNtAN INSTITUTE.
T. SPEAKER announced the following mem
bers to constitute board of Regents of the Smith
sonian Institute Messrs. CoLCocK, Of South
Carolina, F,rcH, Of Indiana, and MEAcHAM, of
Vermont.
KossUTH.
The House having resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the sub
;ect of appointing committee of five to introduce
Louis Kossuth to the House.
Mr.. STANLY moved an amendment to the
resolution, declaring that the House, by adopting
it, shall not commit themselves to the doctrines
of Northern Abolitionists. Mr.. s. referred to the
proceedings OF the late Abolition convention held
In Pernsy1vania, which was addressed by mem
Der from Ohio, [Mr. GDDMGs,l exnlting in the
result of Castner Hanaway's trial for partlcipat-
ing In the Christiana riot. The resolutions there
passed rejoice that in the result Of that trial, "ef
forts to revive the obsolete and Infamous doctrine
of constructive treason, &C., were defeated He
(Mr. ST. was opposed to the Kossuth resolution
az it now stands. 1t was supported by members
of the House and Senate who declare that Kos
suth favors universal emancipation. He (Mr.
8. would not 60 in such company-he would
hardly be willing to go to heaven with them
Kossuth is sulogized here by the gentleman from
Ohio [Mr. GIDDINGs,] who goes to Philadelphia
10 preach abolition. In the Senate, Messrs. Sew
Asp and SUMNER are his prime oal supporters.
Gen. CAss, even, can scarcely keep up with them.
It was time for Southern members to pause in
their support of this resolution.
Mr. GIDDlNGS replied. He had alwaysbeen
accustomed to receive the aeltiments Of the gen.
tleman from North CaroliaaaSp spirit of kind
ness. He need not trout gsef about who he
would go to heaven with$G he Mr.. S. would
never find the path. No siGteholder nor overseer,
by the crack Of his lash, should drive him Mr..
Oh into the impropriety of participating in the
course VII ich had been pursued here since this
resolution came up. This course was revolution
ary. II had been much better that the resolution
had never been offered. For the fortieth time he
would repeat his intention to discuss the slavery
question, when it properly came up. He was op.
posed to the disorganizlng movement which had
been made here to defeat this simple proposition.
Mr.. WASHBURN, Of Maine, offered
amendment, that the resolution was only in
tended az "a compliment to the distinguished
Hungarian He was in favor Of the resolu
ton, and sorry that gentlemen were not con-
tent to oppose it in a fair way, but had to re-
sort to strategy. 1t would have beer much bet
ter had no proposition of the kind ever been
tertained here. 1t seemed as if some were trying
10 see with how small a modlcum of courtesy they
can get along Kossutk had been invited, ship
had been sent for him, ard his reception made
topic of discussion in the President slate message
His case was not like that of Father Mathew,
who had been invited to seat in the House. 1t
was a stronger one. Father Mathew had not been
invited to this country-K ossuth had
Mr.. BARRERE, of Ohio, said that Kossuth
represented the principle OF Intervention to pro-
duce non-intervention. He wishes us to recognize
Hungary, nation which does not exist, as inde-
pendent For this he Mr.. B. would not blame
him. He sympathized with Kossuth as much
anv one, still he would never believe that the
American people will leave Washington to
follow Kossuth, or any other man. lie Mr.. h.
did not desire Congress lending itself for the
destruction of those principles of non-intervenlion
which this government has observed from the be-
ginning The liberties Of the people are not in the
Rands Of the population of the large cities.
Tht amendment was rejected.
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, proposed an amend
ment, "thnt this government sympathlses with
Hungary in her struggles for liberty" This was
the first time that he had ever heard of simple
act of courtesy committing a man TO the sentiments
of his guest. The resolution only says to Kos
auth after he has been invited, =" walk IN and take
a seat" Ia no contingency would he vote for
armed intervention or to bring about a national
war. But this resolution proposed nothing of the
kind, Like that of the Senate, it was a simple
art OF courtewy. He should vote for it, and
hop<d his amendment might also be adopted as
il shows the sympathy which the people feel for
down-trodden Hungary. He was opposed to
fsctioas minority ruling this body.
Mr. MiLLsON, of Virginia, said that he did
no, believe the slavery question had anything to
DO with the resolution. lie opposed it simply
a matter Of good taste. lie was unwilling to show
the reapect i, proposes to any man, and was unw-
ling 10 bow down Ia any created Intelligence-nor
did he ,h,sk becoming IA the Representatives OF
thirsy-on~ sovereign States 10 be dancing attend
ancs on any living man IN their Official capacity.
= her tia Htyui nf
Congress 10 concerned, bat such questions
ofiss of fgse~t importance. IL ~ said that kossuth
~ the representative Of the rfeu, principle OF re-
pabi,can,ssa. This not No man can
have the sxelusis. attribute Of representing such
pf,aespls on the theory tbss pual'c men ale the
servants ef the people.
The amendment was rsl~isj-
Mr STUART. Of Michigan, proposed another
sa,snamspt. he wss willsnx To vote for any set
of words ~h,ch might show proper respect to
kossush. ssd express 10 eeramsni on hts peculiar
wees Tie iMs, = hoped that membsr. nigh,
ps~cset spsscsy 10 sosne dsansussncion, and unite
~ sscr fsrthef d,ssa<sioe
NJ STEPHENS, Of tseorgis. sssd thar Kos
sSsA kAa sspgs.sly declared shst he waited no
sssa sA.~ snss And sympsthy. saiess they were
of shs practical ks.d Sso1sm~e had commented
upon ,ss srison ~ the minouiy, ssd denounced
,ss daring ths consideration of 'h's resoa-
toe As sse,s,us Wade hs Mr.. y was acting
r,ekt .s q ss.aar,sy. he ~sal5 never surrender to
shs ss~,osssv. Wsss conss5sasss tyranny When
q as5~ftty vsovBs sattofsiy rot conferred upon ~
BY the Cuasssrssssr cs l~~s ssssr ~hich u scis--
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