Washington telegraph., 1852-01-28


tinguished person who has been so high
" honored as the nations guest. lh's
neglec. has not arisen from any want
OF interest in the subject of so mitch eu-
Iogy and lauda'ion, but from the fact that
our space is too limited TO include
any but the smallest fraction OF the
speeches and letters with which our ex-
changes are literally filled. kossuth pre-
sents himself before the American people,
as a man actuated by lofty spirit OF en-
,husiasm in the cause of European lib
erty We may express our dissatisfac-
sion towards the principle of intervention
which he SO prominently and eloquen:ly
urges upon our regard, but We cannot
withhold our admiration for the man
who exhibits such heroic devotion 10 the
interests of his native !and,-such un-
miligated energy in his efforts to work
out tho regeneration Of tyrant-ridden
Europe,-and such transcendent abili-
ties in pleading his cause before the tn
bunal of public opinion. Nor ought we
to form our judgments Of his genius, or
of his sentiments, by the same standard
that we would employ in arriving at
true estimate Of The character and worth
Of All american statesman. His habits
Of thought, his sphere OF action, and his
motives for exertion, ale essentially diff
ferent. BorE and reared under an East
ern skv, within the shadow of an Ash
attic tyranny;-descended in a long line
from At,ila "the scourge of God whose
restless ambition grasped at the destruc-
ton of Rome itself the imperial city OF
the Cnsars,-hs blood courses through
his veins with the same rapid flow that
marks the heroes of the Eastern lard,
and his imagination is tinctured with all
/ the brilliant hues rejected from scenes
Of Oriental magnilicence. Early trained
in the school Of adversely, aud made the
shining mark of Austrian tyranny aud
at their tsRe value the dscrepit systems
Of Europe, e,-to know the fragillty of the
bond that holds European society togeth-
er. and.to eagerly seek for some means,
by which, in the great struggle that is
now inevitable, he may proudly assign
his native land position among the
| nations of the earth redeemed, regene
ated. and disc ntlraned." Success TO his
efforts say we, and although we would
not consent that our government should
| depart from the time-honored maxim
of non Intervention, we would, neveHhe
| less, say to.he noble Hungarian, "our
hearts are with youi in your struggle for
liberty, and the prayers of American
freemen will ever be offered up for your
country's delverance.
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We see by report OF the State Treas
urer, John II. Crease, ESqr. published in
The last Gazette s. Democrat" ,hat
there is deficiency ia the receipts TO
meet the current expenses of the State
| Government, up 20 the 3lst Of December
last, of upwards Of S22. 2.00O.-leaving
the expenses of the current year, incind
T ing the expenses OF the next General AS
sembly,. TO Se provided aor GU, Of the reve-
nue. for 1852.
This is one Of the consequences Of the
reduction ef the rate Of taxation by the
las. Legislature, from one fourth, to one
fifth of one per cent.
When we take into consideration, the
unwholesome legislation under which we
have lived and suffered. and the manner
in which the affairs Of tlis State have
been conducted, ever since its admission
! into the Union,- we are bound TO acknowl-
edge, that even at the present rate of
taxation, the people pay extraordinarily for
all the advantages they derive from the
government; But, if we desire to sustain
State Government, we must support it,
and the revenue should a. least be sufiici-
ent TO meet the ordinary current expenses.
We were doing this, and no more,. when
the last legislature reduced the rate Of
taxation. They knew ther, as we'll as
they now do, that the revenue under the
reduction would be insufficient to meet
the wants Of the government, aud that
the reduction would be detrimental to
the interest of the State, but such consid-
5erations have but little weight. when
they conflict with the prospects Of re-
election or promotion, of many who con-