Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31

command d Commodore NORRIS, was selected for
his accommodation. This ship had just been fitted
for sea, after having been named in his honor
after the field where he had shed his blood in defence
lof our liberties; and the Secretary of the Navy
Mr.. SoUTHARD) had accompanied him aboard and
then leave. After passing the Capes of the Chesa-
peae-we quote from Levasseurs Lafayette en-
Ameique," vol. 2 page 600, and for facility we
transhe:
"TheCaptain announced the General that the last
insrucos he had received from the President were to
put himself entirely his disposal convey him to any
port in EuNpe which he would be pleased to indicate,
and to land h there under the protection of the Amer
can flag thatse must from this time forth consider him
self ashe absolute master board and be assured that
his orders wouldpe executed wths greatest aacrty
The General was Affected but surprised at this
evidence of the kna feeling of the American Government
and declared to the captain that the only he would
make Of many honorable rights would be to ask to be
conveyed to Havre."
Such was the conduct Of LAFAYETTE, and our read
ers will themselves readily recall to mind that this
Immediately after his having been the recipient
of popular adulaton and heartfelt enthusiastic well
come from one end of the continent to the other,
amply sufficient to have turned the head of almost
any other person
! M. KossUTH, however, had scarcely been week
upon the decks of the Mississippi before, from some
cause sum on'eisred in mystery he leaves the pro
lection OF her flag IN roren mort and goes not r.
the United States, the Sultan was promised, but
to ENGLAND g to put his children to schoov An
enthusiastic Republican leaves Republican ship
under. Republican flag bound to Republican
land, after being released from imprisonment under
a Monarchical Government, to go to another Mo-
narchical country to put his children to school
This was the first move in the Mission" till
then concealed in his own bosom His own speeches
while in England, of which we have had ample re-
ports, afford better picture of his views than we
could here detail.
The Mississippi returns to the United States with
out him; and, some weeks having elapsed, NJ Kos
sUTH arrives in merchant steamer He lands in
New York, and, before our Government is officially
informed of his arrival he is enveloped in business
connected with his OMISSION" and its objects are
unfolded and advocated in such eloquent terms as
to captivate our people. And here let us be in
dulged IN another quotation, to show very striking
parallel much more of parallel than that with La
FAYETTE, which should rather be termed contrast.
In fuckers Life of Jefferson, VOL l, page 424, we
find the following:
" Citizen GENET, the Envoy from the new Republic
styled, landed at Charleston on the 9Th of April
| [l793 He was most cordially received there, and in
other town in his progress the of
Writing and speaking the English language with great
readiness and enthusiast in the newborn spirit of
civil liberty he well qualified to cherish and increase
the popular feeling in favor of France. Hungary But
he not content with the expressions personal
favor and national sympathy. He endeavored to turn
these sentiments the advantage Of his country.
Even before his introduction the President he received
and answered several addresses the societies and
vatc citizens of Philadelphia. New York.
Is the parallel at all strained Is it not identi-
cal so far? 1t was Genet's mission which gave rise
to the famous Proclamation of Neutrality by Presi-
dent WAsTiINGToN, the initiative in the policy pur-
sued by us through every succeeding Admnstra-
ton Let it not be the effect of Kossuth mission
and extraFagant pretensions to weaken that policy
now, when an experience of sixty years has demon
strated to us its inestimable value
To return to the thread of our story Just about
the time of NJ. Kossuth's landing at New York
CONGRESS met at Washington. In his annual Mes
sage to Congress the PRESIDENT said
son the 2Sth of February last a despatch was adj
dressed by the Secretary Of State Mr. MARSH the
can Minister at Consantinope nstructng him ask of
the Turkish Government permission for the Hungarians
then imprisoned within the dominions of the Sublime
Porte to remove to this country. On the Sd of
March last both Houses of CONGRESS- passed resou-
ton requesting the PRESIDENT authorize the employ
ment of public vessel to convey this country Louis
Kossuth and his associates in captivity The instruction
above referred to complied WITH and the Turkish
Government having released Governor Kossuth and his
companions from prison. the 10th of September last
they embarked board the United States fgate
Mississippi which selected carry into effect the re-
solution of Congress Governor Kossuth left the Misss-
spp at Gibraltar, for the purpose Of making a visit to
England, and may shortly be expected in New York BY
communications to the Department Of State he has
pressed his grateful Acknowledgements for the interpos
ton Of this Government in behalf Of himself and his asso
GATES This country has been justly regarded as safe
asylum for those whom political events have exiled from
their own homes in Europe; and it is recommended to
Congress to consider in what manner Governor Kossuth
and his companions brought hitler by its authority shall
be received and treated"
Does not the President here distinctly give his
understanding of the terms which NJ Kossuth
comes to America? What else be the meaning
Of the phrase, "This country has been Justly re-
garded as a safe asylum for those whom political
events have eriled from their own homes in Europe
Does this language recognise any mission !" The