The southern press., 1852-02-21
French and EnglIsh Opinions Of the Ksssuth
WiaslOn.


Mission.
The French and English Press are Specializing
largely on the KossUTH proceedings here.
Mr.. WEBsTER's speech at the KossUTH ban.
quet in this city, has provoked sharp animal,
version in several of the Paris journals. The
Journal des Debates deems The purport of the
speech and the toast, extraordinary, strange,
repugnant to law and history" The Assemblies
Rationale says
"The most serious attention is due from the
great European powers to what has passed at
Washington. The government of the United
States, imrelled by the Democratic passions that
rule over it, has abandoned the policy of George
Washington. II no longer restricts itself to the
interests OF trade and navigation, but dreams of
exercising its influence on European politics.
Any measure taken against the envoy of Austria
at the American capital, must be considered, not
as the quarrel Of Austria alone, but as the com
mon quarrel and concern of the old world, re-
sstng the absurd pretensons of the American
republic"
Referring to this matter, the intelligent cor
respondent of the Journal Of Commerce, writing
from Paris, relates the following anecdote, Civ
ing the opinion Of the late King of the French
on intervention:
Many years ago, | accompanied General
Cass, in an evening visit to the Orleans Royal
family, then at st. Cloud. While the General
was occupied in some other part of the grand
saloon, King Louis Philippe, in the embrasure
of a window, made some remarks to me respect
ing some particular backwardness of the gov
eminent of the United States on certain Euro.
pean guestions--I cannot remember precisely
what. But recollect well asking His Majesty,
whether he thought the United States ought to
commit themselves to the vortex or labyrinth of
European politics, and receiving in reply most
emphatic and honest No. SIR" His momen.
tary pause, and his rejecting mien, left deep
impression on me; more competent arbiter
did not exist. The No applies with at least as
much force to the present era
The london Ne,os, liberal journal, thus
speaks Of the political prospects of KossUTH:
However Notifying to himself, it is not
surprising to US that Louis Kossuth should find
the Americans, and especially those Americans
charged with the responsibilities of office, as
much less boldly liberal, much less ready to en-
brace the cause of democratic movements in
Europe, and much less prone to quarrel with
European powers, on the ground Of their being
arbitrary and despotic, than they were some
months and years back, when Congress voted
public honors to Kossuth, and when Secretary
Webster rated the representative of Austria in
good set terms.
There is, no doubt, growing wish amongst
Americans to take part in the contentious Of
Europe, and to hoist the democratic flag here in
support of the people who struggle for it. But
for the present the struggle is at an end. iona
than is too late he has awakened his sympa.
thies for European liberty just as the last spark
of it was being trodden out. There is not left
on our continent government even de facto,
scarcely political party, whose cause il would
be possible for the Americans to take up. And
instead of entertaining hopes for the emancipa-
ton of man in the east of Europe-hopes which
the noble resistance of Kossuth gave birth to-
we are not merely haunted with fear, but ap.
palled by the reality, Of the restored political
servitude Of man in the most civilized regions,
and upon the very shores which rise in sight of
our own.
That Europe, and every country in Europe,
will extricate themselves from this slough of
slavery and despond we are fully confident: and
we are equally convinced that the oppressed
countries Of Europe must and will do this for
themselves, cheered, perhaps, by the sympathies
Of the English race, which cannot but applaud
every fair struggle for liberty. But more than
sympathies the English race have not TO give
Neither England nor America have armies; and
whatever little money, or arms, or volunteers
could be- CLEANED from private enthusiasm, were
mere drops Of water added 10 the tide Of En-.
ropean revolution, whenever that fearful current
shall set in. Louis Kossuth has been led 10
form different opinion. lie has been induced
TO expect active aid for recommending immedi.
ately the great struggle, and certainly what ha.
most contributed 10 make him expect t. has
been the welcome, the attention, and the frater.
nzation promised and held out by the Americans
and their government In this, Kossuth finds
himself disappointed, and, with the frankncss ol
a great man, who is above the mere trade Of
politics, he owns IL. We cannot but consider
Kossuth 10 have been in this hardly used
Upon bis issuing forth from his captivity Of
Kutayah, there were two lines Of conduct oper
10 him-the calm, the silent, and the expectant
and that line 10 which he was melted by IN,
sympathies Of the English people, and OF III,
American legislature. He has been blamed fol
choosing The bold, the popular, and the out
spoken course but was not the ex liberntor o.
Hungary encouraged, and, ~ IL were, compelled
10 IL, by the reclamation Of millions on boil
sides Of the Atlantic
Louis Kossuth will have received hard ant
unwelcome lesson. His hopes Of immediat,
succor for the furtherance ofhis purpose will b,
dashed; but he will not the less command n,
sympsthes Of The generous English race OF
both sides Of the Atlantic for any fresh attemp
at liberating bis country which circumstance
may open the way for Then, ifthe enthusiasm
Of his friends has in any degree abated for Kos
suth, so has the inveterscy Of his enemies Tn,
| voice Of private scandal has been closed. TIL,
voice Of mere malignity is bushed and we onl,
hear some voices from the liberal aistocracl
criticizing Kossuth, and affecting TO argue tina
had the liberal cause ard constitutional move
], ment been entrusted to them, the Esterhazy
and those under them, it might have tnumphed
or been saved from utter ruin.
~ We commend 10 the attention Of Ii
Republic the following statement, which w
} find in the Boston Posi-
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