The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-19
| Interview between Eossuth and MIR. Clay.
Editorial Correspondence Of tho Boston Atlas.l
w AaaINGrnN Ian 10 1850

Editorial Correspondence Of tho Boston Aaas.
WAsHINdToE, Jan. 10, 1852.
You will find in the Washington papers OF this
morning bricf references to the visit of Kossuth to
the sick bed OF the departing statesman, the sands
OF whose life scem 30 nearly run out-Iienry Clay.
The interview WAS witnessed by the Hon James Z.
Jones, the accomplished Wing Senator Just choaen
from Tennessee, Mr., GAGS, and two other gentlemen
whose names have not learned. Ii s spoken of
hy those who witnessed the scene as one of the
most moving and powerfully affecting wit
messed The interview was in the
highest degree cordial, friendly, and at ito close
solemn and affecting. Mr.. Clay, unable to sit up
long at n time, received him in a recumbent posi-
ton, and Immediately after receiving him began
give him at length his views upon the qucatons
of Intervention and non in erventop and his rea-
sons for not layoring the course tho Magyar in
sted us 70 take, in connexion with the question Of
Hungarian freedom. Mr.. Clay strongly insisted
that It wac, in his Judgment, essential to human
freedom. not only in our own country, but all over
the world, that We should strictly adhere to our
policy of non intervention. In that way should
best develop our strength, confirm and consoli-
date our own Tree institutions, and become in due
time, tho instrument Of human advancement and
the freedom of the world koss nth listened with
the most respectful attention and intense interest
to the sincere views of the true hearted patriot
pressed IN go solemn manner, and given even
with The assurance that they were spoken by one
who considered himself a d ying man, and one, too,
whosc whole life had been devoted 10 the advance
men OF the cause OF liberty, and with all deep con
Mr. Clay spoke about thirty minutes.
After he had concluded, kossuth replied, occu-
pying about twenty or twenty. five minutes. With
regard to the policy to be pursued by this country,
that, he said, was not question for him to pre-
sumo to determine. 1t was thing to be decided
by our own people, and with which no one
else had right to intermediate His mission was
to present the case of his own country, to prefer
her petitions, to urge her prayers and abide our
decision, and to submit to whatever VIC might
deem to be our duty, and 10 be best for ourselves
and for the liberties Of the world He then pro-
ceeded to give account of the condition of things
in Turkey, their connection with the probable fu-
ture OF Hungary, the condition of things in France,
and his hopes for the future restoration Of down
trodden Europe. Mr.. Clay listened with the deep
eat interest and, when the great Magyar had closed,
raised himsclf from his sick bed, and placing one
arm ahectionately upon his shoulder, and grasp
ing his hand with the other, assured kossuh that
ne had his most sincere and earnest prayer that
God would prosper him III this world and in the
next. kossuth was quite overcome; his bosom
hcaved with the intensity of his emotions, and it
was some moments before he could articulate. At
length, as he could articulate, he raised his
clasped hands and, in the accents of the most SOL
emn and tervent feeling. replied: "And wherever
may be, or wherever l may go, shall always
pray to Almighty Goo that he will restore you to
perfect health, and may long spare you to your
country" And SO they parted.