The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-19


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put wheh he appears IN our midst TO make his bow,
VIII aot accept IT, but shove him out oil doors We IN
yiled hm here and when he undertakes to thank for
II we say 70 nun, fou nave no business here go along
about your business That the amount of the oppo-
sion to this motion
Mr. BADGER. lhink my friend from Louisiana
Mr. DowSsl would find il very dicult 10 make out the
proposition he has stated de says that those opposed L,
the printing OF this resolution stand in this attitude We
hase s insl,ed Louis kossah here We have received
MN Win hospitality And when he max es his bow and
proposes 70 take his leave. tell him that he shall not
make ms bow and take his leave but we will kick him
How does that present the state OF the before
the Senate thought he had been here that be had
been received, and that he had made his bow was not
here myself. but am very that an ample opportu
nity was Afforded him TO make his bow And he was al
lowed 10 retire from the Senate He was neither hurried
kicked out Now, he sends letter which he calls
letter OF thanks Assume it 10 be letter OF thanks wa
have received IL we have read and the honorable sen
ator says IL is equivalent to kicking him out when he
wants 10 make his bow if do order that letter to
be printed and preserved in the archives OF the country
II seems to me that this is a strange Interpretation of Il
No incyliiy has been offered TO this The Senate
has received the paper 1t has been read at the desk
and il Is said to be Offering him ndgnity and equiva.
lent TO kicking him out when he wants TO make his bow
and take his leave because we object to the printing Of
quite done what think is incumbent upon us-and am
ready at any moment 10 do i-and that s TO pay the
pense incurred by his reception here But really seems
10 me that is making most extravagant carcaVre OF
the position occupy to say that is ndgny, and
refusing 10 allow him TO make his bow and depart
fuse print this letter am sure my friend from Louis
lana is not heartily willing that he should make his
bow and take his leave OF this country and forever
than am laughter j and should instantly withdraw
my objection TO the printing if the withdrawal and the
printing would have that very salutary effect.
| Mr. BORLAND. One word more, Mr. President. |
have found il exceedingly difficult to accommodate myself
prceoi the peculiar friends of Mr. Kossuh. certainly,
from the beginning, had intention wish to treat him
with dlsespec but on the contrary with very great re-
spect To show that did so, myself introduced
oluton which thought appropriate one, recognising
him the guest of the nation and inviting him to the
capital, and providing for welcoming him here went
step further To complete the whole business at once,
furnish the substance well the form of recep-
ton, provided in that resolution to pay the expenses
ceved! | was opposed by his peculiar frends-one Of
whom seemed to have special charge of him, and seemed
TO consider himself the especial guardian OF his repqa
ton-and told that had offered monsrous indig-
nifty; had grossly nsuted Mr. Kossuth by mentioning
money in connexion with his name. | find that other
friends of Kossuth have brought forward the very
proposition in separate form which made then, and
was anxious TO have disposed OF then did not wish
him TO be before often. thought his friends who
not allowing him to come before the public oen and
TO become common to to be interesting. l
wanted TO show him all due respect and have paid
tor al and thus TO dispose of the whole matter and
be done with it. find that, although was charged with
treating him with dsespect then because provided for
reception and paying for it in substantial way,
am now charged. with those who agree with me, with
treating him with dsespect in another way because we
will consider him further tis dsrespect to provide
uAHiOskCSt
wish TO have to do with him. One senator has
told us that the selfrespect of the Senate requires it.
afraid there is too much respect in the whole matter,
and very fearful that it respects matters with which
this Senate has nothing 10 do, and ought not to occupy
its time.
Mr. CLEMENS MIR President I cannot say, as a
good many OF those who have preceded have said that
have had nothing heretofore to say about Louis Kos
sulh have had good deal TO say about him, and
outon upon that table, very its face, and
about which shall have good deal TO say whenever
IT shall be urged upon considerations and shall then
wish to draw parallel between the action of the Senate
upon two different occasions. shall remind them that
Just before the adoption of the first resolution, poor old
woman the only child of revolutionary soldier,
here 10 ask you for bread for the remainder Of her earthly
existence, and you gave her stone Now. sir, it is pro-
posed to pay TO this man and his suite more money for
Champagne and Burgundy, drank in day. than would
have supported that poor old widow Tor double the
naDt of her lie.
But that is not the question upon which wish now to
speak, want 10 know the of printing this letter.
What use we TO put il toi In what manner is TO
be employed! The senator from Louisiana Mr.. DowNsl
asked what rule government had in regard to the printing
OF lis documents II has one plain and unvarying rule
and that is that document presented here upon which
The action of the Senate required shall be printed for
the OF the Senate 10 enable undersandngy
upon the matter presented to consideration and for
no other purpose Is proposed 10 ask for any action
upon this letter None at all, sir Why. then is ], to
be printed For our information Ali OF who ever
intended to read it have read it long ago. All who
choose TO swallow his doctrines have swallowed them
long since We already know every word to be printed
and laid upon tables 1t is not for the purpose OF in
formation II is not TO enable to act understandngy
upon the subject, but for other purpose. And what
is that purpose As mark OF respect We paid him all
the respect he deserved, and far more, my opinion,
than hundred such deserve We have gone to the
utmost limit in that respect We have paid him the
honors paid TO Lafayette. Respect 60 no further
There is still another thing to be accomplished IL to
commit this Senate TO the doctrines and opinions which
have been advanced by him. Mr. President. shall
gage in such business. Let me say, too-and lei me
those gentlemen who are exceedingly anxious
now TO make capital out Of this kossuth humbug-that
is dead humbug and cannot be galvanized into LIE.
The man, or the party, who connects himself with II
will go down Just certainly the sun will rise to-
morrow. 1t dead humbug sir IT cannot be galvan-
lied into life.
Mr. DOWNS Mr. President, if the humbug 10 really
dead wonder why the gentlemen the other side OF
the chamber entertain much fear respecting IL. 1
should Judge by their actions that the humbug 10 not
quite dead many gentlemen apprehend. As 10 the
that we entertain respecting the refusal to print this doc
ument which is before the senator from North
Carolina [Mr BADcERl and myself not likely to
agree But | think, Notwithstanding the ungenerous
in which he has replied to the suggestion that
il will be considered very much in the light in which
view il. There are some circumstances connected with
il which did not think il necessary to mention when
up before, and will call the attention OF the Senate
to them now. One is Mr.. President, that gentlemen
were so very cautious with respect TO inserting koesutn
10 the programme of arrangements that was sort OF
dumb show. No opportunity for reply at the ume was
given He did not have opportunity OF returning ms
thanks at the time he received here NOW, nr, 1t
seems to me that did not give him any opportunity
of replying TO the hospitaties when ne nad received
from The American people. Another ac which the gen
eman perhaps omitted shows that thls - refusal TO