The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-02-05
ORT, SCOTT CO., IOWA; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1852.
BAYLY UPON KosSUTH.

BAYLY UPON KossUTH.
Perhaps the most prominent member o
the present House Of Representatives il
Judge Bayly Of Virginia. He was Cbair
man On the Committee Of ways and mean,
'in the last House, snd fills now the respon
sibIe post Of Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. In the debate up
on Resolutions to invite Kossuth to seat
within the Bar Of the House, Mr. Bayly
said:
Mr.. BAYLY, Of Virginia, did not regard
the resolutions a. committing this Govern
ment to the doctrine which Kossuth had
been attempting to propagate 10 speeches
which be had been making since his arrival
on our shores. II he SO regarded it, il would
not receive from him the feeble opposition
which it now received. On the contrary il
be regarded it in such light, he should ss-
TEEN it his solemn duty to the country to
resist it with every energy with which God
had endowed him. But his opposition to
the resolution did not partake Of this high
character. We're this government ever 10
connect itself with the principles that Kos
suih had been attempting to propagate, it
would be blow to it such as il had never
received; it would cut asunder a policy
which our liberties could not survive; it
would commit US to policy which this
Government, has no constitutional power
to carry out.
He desired to say here that he did not re
gard our Government as entirely blameless
in this conduct in reference to Kossuth.
There evidently existed misunderstand-
ing between him and us; for he bviously
regarded the Government as already some
what committed to bis doctrine. The Gov
ernment ought not to allow this delusion to
continue; il it does, it might involve hu-
manity in Europe in 90 extent OF suffering
such as has not been witnessed there be-
fore. Suppose this delusion to continue on
Kossuth's mind; suppose this Government
should NOT, in solemn manner, repudiate
this doctrine, and, 10 hope Of succor from
us, Hungary should again rise, and again
be put under the iron heel Of fdespotism, this
Government would then fail to interfere,
and who would be more responsible for
such calamity than we, who had permit
ted them to continue under delusion such
- Kossu.h is laboring under now? II bis
(Mr. B's) counsel could prevail, Kossuth
would not leave this country until there
should be distinct understanding between
him and this Government--such IN under
standing that nobody could be deluded into
acts in expectation Of succnr from this
country.
He thought that they were Offering an ex-
tent Of adulstion to the man which bis IN.
tecedents did not authorize. He was moi
the first distinguished foreigner who had
sought our shores for that liberty which
they could not obtain in Europe. About
1898 40 we'll as he could recollect, when
the fires Of liberty were still burning in
this land with brightness which they d.
not possess now; whom the patriots of the
revolution were still living, and when
Washington was still among us, Kosciueko,
with whom we would not undertake to com
pare Koasuth, because it you'd be doing
injustice to ake dead. Kosciusko, who
fought in defence Of the liberties Of Poland;
whose merits, he would undertake to say,
were greater than this mans; who had
claims to our gratitude; who had claims in
bis title as friend of freedom; who was the
companion in arms Of Washington, and who
aided in establishing the liberties which we
now enjoy. Kosciusko received none Of
these ovations so lavish'y poured out upon
Kossuth. He looked upon this diifersnce
Of reception not without feelings Of moSti6-
cation and shame.
He wished to say, that, from an ultimate
association with the members of the two
Houses Of Congress, be having made i .
subject Of conversation, hs could here as
sert, and he hoped il would meet Kossuth'a
eye, that be did not believe there were
twenty members in the Houses who were
prepared to sanction the doctrines kossuth
had put forth.
ANEcDoTE or THE WoRLD's FAIR.--Il
appears that there were but twenty five
charges against offenders,..o all who visi,ed
The Worlds Fair. Lord Baron had UNDER
taken to account for il, in . late speech, and
told the following anecdote in doing So
His lordship said, tsthst although between
six and seven millions Of people had visited
The building, only twenty-five offenders had
been taken by tho police within it. He
would tell them the reason. Al the frat
opening there were only thrce doors opened
for entrance, and the persons entering were
supplied with cards which directed them 10
places reserved for their accommodation.
There were police officers skilled in the
knowledge Of the persons Of the most re-
thieves in Europe, stationed Al
the doors, md when the members Of what
was called the swell mob presented them-
selves, they received cards which sent them
alI 70 particular box, where some thirty
Of the confraternity found them-
selves assembled to prsctice upon ono an
other, (greai laughter,) where upon thsy
came to tho unanimous conclusion that the
police regulations were tho perfect for
Them. and so they had better 60 home Al
ouca."
81 remember" says the celebrated Wes-
ley, "hearing my father say to my mother,
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