Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-02-12
Kossuth's Interview with Mr..
CLAY.

We end the following report Of the re-
cent interview hrtWeeu these two distln-
guisted men, m the National luteihgencer
!, was wrilten by Hon Presley Ewing, Of
Kentucky, and revised by Senator Jones, OF
tennessee, both of whom we're present, to-
gether with Gen. Cas-, aud Mr. Fendal, Of
Washington CIV
~ Kossulh was introduced by Mr. Cass
"a, about three O'Clock.
On being presented to Mr.. Clay, who
rose to receive him, Sir" said he, -
thank you ior tie honor Of this interview.
beg you o. seise.e," said az ",sy,
inlerrupuug him, that ii is | who am
houored. VIII YOU be pleased 10 be seat
ed %
After the mutual interchange of civil-
ties, owe YOU. Sir, said Mr. Clay, " an
apology for not having acceded before To
the desire YOU were kind enough tointma,e
more than once, To see me Bat really my
health has been 20 feeble that | Did not
dare to hazard the excitement ui SO inter-
e,ilug am interview Besides. sir he adj
dcd wHb some pleasantly, "your wonderful
aud fascinating eloquence has mesmeuzed
80 large portion of our people. wherever
YOU have gone. aud even some of our mem-
lcrs at Congress, -" waving has hand towards
the tvo 81 three gentlemen vino were pres
eut. "that feared To come under ms nAu-
cuce, les, YOU might shake nay faith M
some principles no regard go the foreign poll
icy OF ths Government which have long
aud constantly cherished And 10 regard
TO thls matter, YOU wlll allow me, | nope,
to speak with that sincerity and cahdor
which becomes the interest the subject has
for you aud myself, and which is due to Us
both as Tie votaHes of freedom. | trust
Won Will believe me, too, when | tell YOU
that | entertain ever the liychest sympathle,
m every struggle ior liberty, IN Hungary
b aud m every country And IN this, be-
hevc, express the universal sentiment o
. my counlrymon. Bot, SIR, for the sake al
: niy country, you must allow me TO protest
70 against the policy you propose to her Nar
70 wing the grave and momentous question q
4 tie right of one nation &C. assume the exec
% utNe power among nations, for the enforce
d.. ment at International Law, or OF the rgh
r of the United States To dictate to Kussl'
q the character of her relations with tie ma
Z uuns around her, let rs come at once to lh
practical consideration Of the matter. Nol
IF tell us yourseli, with grea; truth and pTopri
l. ETY., that mere sympathy, or the expression
- of sympathy, cannot advance your purpo'
70 es You require material AID. And ~
"a deeG 1t l. manifest that the mere declare
a. ions OF the sympathy of Congress, or {
E. he President, or of the public would be &
IA hltle avail, unless we we're prepared To Ell
T. force these declarations by a resort to arm
a land unless other nations could see that pref
y. aration aud determination upon our part
H. " ell, sir, suppose that war should be lh
IL issue of the course You propose To us, coul
e. we then effect anything for YOU, ourselves
OF or the cause of liberty! Totransport me
NJ aud arms across the ocean IN suthcleI
Sc numbers and quantities to be effective
Isl gainst Russia and Austria would be Impo
he slble. 1t is fact which perhaps may N
C. be generally known, that the most lmper
tive reason with Great Britain for the clo'
he of her last war with us, was the immen
ss- cost oil the transportation and malnte
nj aace of forces and munitions OF war
on such distant theatre, and yet she had n
,se more than thirty thousand men upon III
la continent at any time. Upon land Russ
)st is lnvulnerabe TO US, as we are To her. L
"a on the ocean, a war between Russia al
al this country would result IN the mutual a
he noyance to commerce, but probably IN llI
an else. learn recently that her war mar
OF IS superior to that Of any nation IA EuToT
he except perhaps Great Britain. Her pc
are few, her commerce limited while v
sed on our part, would offer as prey to h
Of cruisers a rich aud extensive commerce.
I Thus, sir, after eliecting nothing in such
say war, after abandoning our ancient policy
ma amity and noniniersention IN the affairs
DIS other nations, and thus Jdstiiying them
the abandoning the terms of iorbearance a
OK, non.interierence, which they have h,he