Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-10

guished exile to come to us from abroad and then well
coined him when he landed upon shores, hold that
ii would be disrepuabe ourselves and wounding to
the spirit Of freedom every where to refuse to take
him by the hand and give him free to House
trust the country will anayze the votes, and place the
responsibility Of the opposition where it belongs.
The question was then taken upon the amendment offer
ed by the gentleman from Pennsylvania MR. FuLLER) to
the amendment; and it was rejected.
Mr.. TAYLOR offered the following amendment to the
amendment:
No change is contemplated in uniform Of policy
in conducting foreign relations"
| Mr.. POLK. rise to a question Of order wish to
know having special knowledge of the operation OF the
rules of this House. whether principle be engafted
upon simple resolution Of courtesy The resolution OF
the gentleman from Ohio if understand it, to APP
point committee to wait upon Louis Kossuth and invite
him upon this floor Can gentlemen offer amendments in
yolvng the great principle of intervention or nonnter
venon upon the part of this Republic want to know
the legitimacy of the amendment
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Tennessee cam
not argue the point.
Mr.. POLK. viii not argue it; merely suggest
point of order.
POLK makes point of order upon the amendment of the
gentleman from Ohio Mr. TAYLoR) to the amendment Of
the gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. CHURcHwELL) The
original resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio
Ar CARTTER) is proposing to appoint committee to
introduce Louis Kossuth into the House of Representa-
tiyes The amendment offered by the gentleman from
Ohio Mr. TAYLoR) proposes declare what intend by
that invitation 1t is considered by the Chair that the
amendment is in order, it is further declaration
explanation Of what the House intends do do
and the Chair believes it to be pertinent and therefore in
order.
Mr.. POLK ! wished to submit my case, that
might make appeal
The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman appeal from the
decision of the Chair? te
Mr.. POLK / do appeal.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. i desire to ask single question.
If after you send matter to committee the only way
in which you attach any thing to is not by nsruc
tons to that committee
Mr.. POLK Is the appeal debatable?
The CHAIRMAN. The appeal is debatabe within the
FIVE minutes rule.
Mr. POLK / do not desire to occupy five mi
nutes but wish to call the attention of the House
this question If members permitted upon this
floor to offer amendments and discuss them for hive
minutes, when to terminateg 1t will be inter-
minabe Then sir if the decision of the Chair is sus-
tanned, offer amendment to make temperance
as my friend from Illinois (NIr. RIcHARDsoN few days
ago didto make temperance the ruling order and
troll of this House. Laughter. 60 further; can
introduce amendment declaring that this Government
will not longer entertain diplomatic intercourse with the
Emperor of Austria. l 60 further; can declare,
upon amendment to this resolution that will
diplomatic intercourse with every Government upon the
continent of Europe Is that legitimate Sir, can go
to that extent Can declare upon this resolution that
will maintain relations of friendship and amity and OF
commercial intercourse with Great Britain? No, SIR
will say. But if cannot do So you decide that the
declaration of intervention in the affairs OF Europe can be
considered here under the head of proposition merely
inviting distinguished foreigner to take position upon
this floor? Why sir, if you give such liberty, if
you give such privilege, can bring to your atten
ton the question Of the Prometheus the Thrasher
and introduce upon this platform the of the poor
Cuban invaders Where is to stop Whenever the chair
of this committee will mark out the boundary, and
fix place to stop, am willing to obey his mandates
But when he confines himself to this case, and admits pro-
positions directly rejecting upon foreign intercourse,
claim the privilege of throwing myself upon the
House to be sustained.
Mr.. TAYLOR. would not consume the time of the
committee for five minutes, if it were not that hear
it constantly asserted upon this floor that the usrlous
Hungarian exile, now within the city OF Washington IS
the guest of the nation He has been received formal
y by the President Of the United States courteousy hos
ptaby frankly and in manner becoming this great ma
ton and the Chief Magistrate of country He still
remaining with us, receiving the attentions and polite
inequalities of the people of this city, and of many of
distinguished citizens But sir dissent from
gentlemen upon this floor who insist that Louis Kossuth
is the guest Of our nation How is he the guest of the
nation? What steps have taken 10 bring him to this
country, and how does he come herer Are all who emf
crate country the guests Of the natonf The mes
sages of the President Of the UntedS-ss made to Con-
gress at the present session. which have before pre-
sent list of papers embracing correspondence between
the Secretary of State of the United States and for
eign Minister at Constantnople letter from Kossuth
himself and one from Mr. Brown, our dragoman at Con-
stannople the whole tenor of which to show that
these Hungarans desired TO edte TO the United States
That after the Sublime Porte received four thousand Hun
garan exes in his empire and defed the power of Rus
STA and Austria to take them out of it by force that he
saved their lives by his power, and maintained them by
his hospitality and beraty The people of the United
half And the correspondence between the Government
of the United States Minister at Constantinope and
the Turkish authorities shows that while the Sultan of
the Ottoman Empire willing to pay their expenses to
get them out of his country and send hem Of the
chief personages amongst them, England they had not
the wherewth to to the United States of Anne
rica they desired to What did we do SIR under
this state of things having had their wishes officially
nounced to us? The Congress of the United States
the Sd Of March, 1861, passed joint resolution which
have before and which it appears gentlemen Of this
House forget greatly misunderstood In order that the
country may understand it, and that may stand justified
before my constituency, will read the resolution;
Whereas the people Of the United States sincerely ympa-
thze with the Hungarian exes Kosuth and his associates
and fully appreciate the conduct Of the Turkish
Government receiving and treating those noble exes with
kindness and hospitality and whereas it the wish OF these
exes to emigate 10 the United States and the will Of the
Sultan permit them leave his domnons Therefore,
"Be resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives
The United States IF America Ia Congress assembled That the
President Of the United States be and hereby requested
TO authorize the employment of of the public vessels
which be cruising in the Mediterranean to receive
and to the United States the said Louis Kossuh and
his associates in captivity"
We gave them passage in of our foreign vessels
eriesas men desiring TO engrate to This country for
asylum and home And that secure asylum and protec-
ton they would receive the whole power the Govern
ment against the nations of the Old World would be
ered il to them that they are amongst us
If they choose to remain with and become adopted c
of this country Now say we have not made Louis
Kessuth, by this proceeding the guest of the nation"
We have welcomed him and his assocates. We have well
coined him formally to the capital and to the country.
ask does that imply that should go further and place