The southern press., 1852-01-27

| sought TO make an explanation | did not de-
j. sign TO interfere in the private and personal af
/ fairs between him and my other colleague, Mr.
e TAYLOR which ] regret very much has taker
o place. ! did not design to assail my colleague
from the northern district Mr. GIDDINGs,l ana
/ shall never do so, unless il becomes necessary
. in my own defence and he knows full well
| that whenever he is disposed to present such
Q an OCCASION am not the man to shrink from
Q the responsibility or the consequences.
. During the progress OF the proceedings upon
this Kossuth resolution, voted always, when
> We were in committee, for the purpose of max.
, ing quorum, because | wished to bring the
. House to direct vote, in order that might vote
with that minority, whether Northern or South
ern, Eastern or Western, and thereby give TO
letter writer's, newspaper editors, and perhaps
politicians at home who may desire political
promotion an opportunity of assailing me for it,
should they think proper to do it. voted with
them upon principle, and wherever principle
is involved, shall not inquire who votes with,
or who votes against me. In relation TO the
other question incidentally connected with this
Kossuth reception, | do not propose now to say
anything. 1t has been charged that certain of
my colleagues have, by their votes, misrepre-
scented their constituents | will leave each one
to take care of HIMSELF knowing that all are
icon peient to that task They are all capable OF
doing that upon the other side Of the House
as well as upon this. | will endeavor to take
care of myself without their aid,,or the aid of any
one else here. So far as the views of my con-
stituents are concerned, this is a matter of
neither interest to my colleagues, nor to those
who voted with or against me upon the propo
sition.
have only to say, if there is any person in
this House who cares 10 know it, that my con-
stituents, let the fate of Kossuth and Hungary
be what it may, intend to stand firmly and reso-
lutely by the policy of Washington and Jeffer.
son, and the wise men who have gone before u.s.
rhat is the sentiment of my constituents as far
as have been enabled 10 learn it and if there
was anything covered up by that resolution CIV
ing extraordinary compliments TO Louie Kos
suth, by which it was intended that the impress,
sion should be made upon this county, or any
Eother that we are prepared to invove this coun-
try in almost endless European wars, feel now
more authorized than did when gave the vote,
TO say that my constituents are against it.
Deeply as they syuipathize with th5 man, ar
IDENTIFY as they advocate the great principles of
equal rights" for which he is said to contend,
and anxious as they may be to have republican
J institutions extended all over the world, yet.
.they are not prepared to Involve this country in
those struggles which must bring darkness and
despair upon our own happy land. They are
! not prepared TO authorize vote in his House
} or elsewhere, that will bring that dark and
gloomy hour upon us, when, through entangle-
mcnts with foreign nations, and fierceand bloody
wars with European powers, our own proud and
glorious republic shall be numbered With the ma
tons of the earth that have been, buthre not
have now, Mr. Chairman, said all designed TO
say, until a proper occasion arises for a dis
cussion of the policy to be pursued " US in our
future intercourse with other nation.
Mr.. GlDDlNGS. wish 10 reply word to
that portion of my colleagues remarks, in which
he charges me with delaying to answer his
charge.
MIR. Chairman, you will bear winess to the
solicitude with which appealed toyou on the
day oil my colleagues attack, to five me the
floor In consequence of this personal assault,
which he had made upon me, SO far finn desire
TO refrain answering my colleague, strove for
the floor the very instant he closed lis remarks
tried nearly the whole day to obtin the Aoor,
and went 20 the Chairman and tod him that
was personally assaiied by my colleague, and so.
icited HIN to give me an opportunity to reply.
lie, however, felt it his duty--and for it GER
J tainly cast no censure upon hur--to give the
, floor TO others upon that day and the day fol-
} lowing. ] made the effort when We went again
but once since-but was unsuccessful have
, been successful TO day, and want my colleague
to understand, that his assaults are MT outLa0ed,
, and that when man assais me personally in
this hall, charging me with malicious misrepre
; sentation, will meet him on the fint occasion
My colleague, at the close of hs remarks,
said, if should say that did not Intentionally
and wilfully misrepresent him, he would with.
draw what he had said. The very irst remark
] made, after stated the facts, was, that was
not conscious those resolutions had lren amend
ed. told him so in the presence ofthe House,
; 1.-THE committee, and the country aid now, sir,
|, ! shall not repeat it. have generally been ac-
customed, amongst gentlemen, 10 have my word
taken when speak it once. So mulh for that
Again: my colleague said IL | hid set this
matter right, he should have found I'D fault, and
that I've now rises as much to defendthe gentle.
man from Virginia, Mr.. BAYLY the honorable
chairman of the Committee on Foegn Reia-
tons, as himself, and / want the ear # the gen.
tleman from Virginia.
Mr.. BAYLY. What did the gcnthman say
Mr.. GlDDlNGS. / say that my colleague
said ne now rises more TO protect the gentleman
from Virginia, than TO vindicate hiuBelf, or to
that effect, as ] understood hin. Nov the gen.
tlcman from Virginia and myself hada CONVEX.
rdbiOu ItBaIu W bDiS ne appeared
perfectly satisfied. At no time las Nominated
any dissatisfaction. He does not hsita,e TO
speak his views, and in turn tell him mine.
do not think he will feel under particular obi
cations to my colleague for defending im lie
generally speaks for himself, and is allie TO in
form the House il he felt aggrieved inder the
remarks m de. know he does MT feel ao-
greved in the least
The gentleman from North Carolina, [Mr.
VESABLE,l at whom my remarks were aimed
more than at my colleague, after searching and
searching, and finding that the resolutions we're
amended, came and told me they were amended.
then said to the gentleman that would, in
my published remarks, see that the resolution
was inserted as amended, and M 1t was adopted
4 He declared himself perfectly satisfied. Soon
after my collenge came round to my desk, and
told me that Mr.. VESABLE had told him the reso-
lutons were amended.
Mr.. TAYLOR. did not so state. went