The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-25

labors, the washington OHoh can ook uo"h Win VIM
tempt upon the cavis and ISLANDERS OF the Memphis APP
peal and its coadjutors in the work OF disorganza'on
The Republic and the Intervention Question.
The Republic of yesterday, perssng in its assault upon
the course Of General Cass in regard to the question of
and the reception Of Kossuth, makes, in the
course of long article, the following points
lst That General Cass is opposed to armed in
tervention and is. therefore, inconsistent
Cd That the Washington Union has taken inconsis-
tent positions in regard to the Kossuth question.
3d. That the speech OF the President when he re-
ceved Kossuh is consistent with the policy previously
adopted by the administration towards him in the Pres
dents message and Mr. Foote'S resolutions, and subse
quently in Mr. Websters speech the Congressional
Kossuth dinner
In reply, we deny that General Cass has been iacon
sistent upon this subject any branch of it we affirm
that the Washington Uaion has been entirely consistent
from first to last the subject and affirm that the
language of the President at his interview with Kossuth
was not consistent with the other expressions OF the
policy of the administration in regard to him and his re-
ception in this country General Cass has from the first
maintained and maintains, the right always, and
the srpedieney upon fiji occasion, OF solemn public ex
preston by this government OF its Of the rights OF
nationality protected by the principles OF public law,
and of its deep at the lawless violation OF those
rights by armed and coercve intervention and that the
case of Hungary is fit occasion for such expression.
AS we understand General Cass this is now, and has
been from the first his whole position the question
Of intervention In our judgment, there is no dan
ger in it, 1t is the only position, at least, in which
the course of the administration in bringing Kos.
suth here and recommending his public reception by
Congress be justified it is the only position in
which Mr. Websters speech at the congressional dinner
TO Kossuth be justified; and it is the position which
President Fillmores speech, at his interview with
Kossah, did fail to recognise, and did fall short
Of In that speech President Fillmore recognised moth
ing in Kossuth in his to justify his. public
reception by the Congress Of the United States II Pres
ident Fillmore then said to Kossuh all that il was
fit for him President Of the United States to say.
then the Congress Of the United States, in its public
reception OF the in pursuance OF the Presidents
ommendation, did what was not fit to be DONE That
reception mark of approval and honor bestowed by
the legislative power OF the United States upon the cause
OF Hungary, against Russian Intervention In our judg
ment il was not unwisey bestowed But, be that as it
may, the executive branch Of the government, having
recommended the thing to be done having claimed the
lead in bringing the subject Of it hher receive it, was
bound in consistency, stand up ii after had been
to do AT the time when the interview took place, Eiv-
ing in full in our columns the remarks Of Kossuth and
the answer of the President, wrote follows; and we
see no occasion now change of the words then
employed;
eve can hardly be mistaken in saying that the Pres-
dent has fallen short opinion which entertained by
people of this country OF what's due 10 the representa-
tive OF the prime ple involved in the Hungarian struggle IL
Is no, enough say that he welcome our land and
hc nj
efforts the OF freedom Uas dur TO me oceastow
that he should be ASSURED Of df'arotafio~ a. govern
ment, poH pepie Of the pt"e'p" on 0Aiea hsssid
acted IN marching armies TO ssf question whfch
one srpefv bef,oeen Austria AVID the component parts Of
| her kingdom"
II pch an assurance of the dsapproval by our govern
ment Of the action OF Russia in the OF Hungary was
not fit and proper then the public reception Of Kossuth
by Congress- as recommended by the administration,
a bunder and wrong II such an assurance was fit.
then the President should not have carefully withheld
after il had been given by Congress in form suggested
by himself II is idle to say that the President in his
message, and Mr. Webster in his speech at the Kossuth
dinner regarded Kossuth merely exile, and such,
an object of compassion In that view, all the proceed
ings recommended and had in regard to him were un-
meaning and absurd. He invited by our govern
and received by government the representa-
tive Of cause and principle which government not
only approved but resolved in his person TO approve
openly and in face Of the nations. The administration
took this ground at rs in it's and recommended
tons, and then backed out OF it-no well grace
fully--n the omissions Of the Presidents speech.
Gen. Cass took this ground from the first, and has
never thought Of proceeding a step beyond il.
The purpose of the Republic in perpeaaly harping
upon this theme OF intervention quite apparent IL de-
sres. in the first place, to cloak up the Inconsistency and
vaciaton displayed upon the subject BY the admnisra-
ton in its successive positions II desires in the second
place. to disseminate the impression that because the lead
es and the leading journals Of the democratic party are IN
favor Of such public recognition by government OF tne
sacred rights Of nationality BELTS our republican pr'nc