The southern press., 1852-01-10

scrIbed paper TO give him dinner. Let him
speak, but he cannot I'M. Amereanize me, or this
Congress, or this nation. Ii | am wrong in
that, want to be undeceived desire To see
the experiment tried. Laughter.l Gifted though
he be, eminently gifted, let US not be afraid Of
his genius. Is there no genius in America
are there none TO plead AS eloquently and as
ably rs he can do, Tor the United States, and
the duties of this government, in view of the
present and coming generations, as well as
those that are past Do not be scared about
| it. Laughter. lfgtntlemen have any surplus
cash if you are disposed to be liberal hand it
over. Laughter. We are rich and prosper
Gus, and can stand little of that sort OF indl.
vidual and voluntary depletion. Gentlemen are
afraid of kossnth, 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 mankind-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 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.. Kossuth that inasmuch as it was our
example which animated him and his Hunga-
rans 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
and shining upon the pathway of the nations, to
guide them EDWARDS like that cloud by day and
pillar offre by night which guided the Israetes
from Egyptian bondage to the promised land.
We will keep it burning upon their pathway, to
guide them from the darkness of tyranny and
despotsm to the sunlight of liberty But we
will not imperil the good we have ourselves, and
which we hold in trust for all humanity, by
l'pnnging into adventures MS he invites us 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 to behave 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 question as this--a mere question Of
courtesy, involving nothing beyond that? Let
gentlemen do what is demanded Of them as gen
Hemen, and rs representatives of the dignity and
character OF the nation, quietly, decently, and in
order The only danger is of its being ouerdone
There ought TO have been no debate about the
matter at ALL There ought to have been an un
derstandng among us as to whit was the proper
resolution to be offered, and it 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 where
you understood you had an invitation, or, a.
least, an implied permission to go, and when you
got to the door you founi 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 to
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.
Nowl think thai we ought quietly to pass this
resolution, without further debate and leave it
TO the discretion and good taste ofthe gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. CARTIER. and of the other
gentlemen that the good sense Of the Speaker
will associate with him, to do this little mere
matter of manners in that way which the pros
p-icties of the occasion demand. We disgrace
ourselves by talking on the subject.