The southern press., 1852-01-09

scribed a paper to give him dinner. Let him
speak, but he cannot un- Americapize me, or this
Congress-, or this nation. II | am wrong in
that, want to be undeceived desire to see
the experiment tried. Laughter Gifted though
he be- emnenily gifted, let Us not be afraid OF
his genius. Il ,hre no genius IN America
are there none TO plead as eloquentiy and as
ably as he can do, for the United States, and
the duties of this government, IN view OF the
present and coming generations, as we'll AS
those that are rastl Do not be scared about
il. Laughter. Ifgentlemen nave any surplus
cash If You are disposed TO be liberal hand it
over. Laughter We are rich and prosper
Gus, and can stand a little Of that sort Of indi-
vidual and voluntary depletion. Gentlemen are
afraid Of Kossuth, lest he should make Us for
getful Of our duties as American legislators,
into whose hands has been committed this great
legacy Of freedom, which we hold in trust for
all manknd-not for this generation alone, but
all coming generations Let them dismiss their
fears.
When it shall become necessary, we will tell
Mr, Kossuth and ] desire to call him Mr. Kos
suth distinctly, and for u reason, because it is
the policy Of this government to recognize exist
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de faciO--and ]
conform to this established policy. We will
tell Mr. kossut1, that inasmuch as it was our
example which animated him and his Hunga-
rians TO the great and glorious efforts which
they made, and which, though unsuccessful now,
we hope will be more successful in the future,
we will keep that. light of our example burning
aud shining upon the pathway of the nations, to
guide then, onwards like that cloud by day and
pillar offre by night which guided the lsraetes
from Egyp,ian bondage TO the promised land
We will keep il burning upon their pathway, to
guide them from the darkness Of tyranny and
despolism to tho sunlight of liberty But we
will not imperil the good we have o u selves, and
which we he'd in trust for all henanity, by
plunging into adventures as he invites "a to.
When the proper time comes for us to tell him
this, We must tell it To him. But being here
under all the circumstances in which he is here
we are called upon t. b,have towards him as
gentlemen.
The Senate has passed resolution, believe
precisely similar to that which the gentleman
from Ohio has offered Now, is it in good taste
fer the two branches of the legislative depart
ments OF the government to be at issue upon
such "A question this---a mere question OF
courtesy, involving nothing beyond that? Let
gentlemen do what is demanded Of them IA gen
iieD,ea and rs representatives of the dignity ard
character of the nation, quietly, decentIy, and in
order. The only danger is of its being operdone
| lutIe Du1Hb W ildNe DtCU no ucDdte uuOuL liit
matter at all. There ought to have been an un
derstand'ng among us as to what was the proper
resolution to be offered, and il ought not to have
been debated, but should have passed without
any augmentation whatever.
Mr.. Chairman, you must realize the fact-every
| gentleman here must realize the fact that if you
were to 90 to the house of any gentleman whest
you understood you had an invitation, or, n
least, an implied permission to go, and when you
got to the door you foun one-half of the family
declaring that you should not come in, and the
other half insisting that you should come in-a
sort of intestine war in the household, as tc
whether you should be received and treated with
courtesy or not--though you might get in by
and by, you would not enjoy Yourself much
| Laughter You would wish to be away again
Now think thai we ought quietly to pass thi,
resolution, without further debate, and leave il
TO the discretion and good taste ofthe gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. CARTTER.l and of the Other
! gentlemen that the good sense of the Speaker
will associate with him, to do this little mer,
matter of manners in that way which tie pro
pietes of the .casion demand. We disgrace
ourselves by talking on the subject.