The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01
Our Albany COrrespOndence

ALBANY, Dec. II, 1871.
THE Hungarian Excitement Abqting-Mucy's Bid
fo- the Baltimore Nomination Cath1itc ODp1si.
ton TO Kossuth-H oyutto Seymour not Canal
Contractor State Library, &c.
week since, when Kossuth was pouring forth
his eloquence in Niagara torrents in the city of New
York, some of the citizens of Albany became suti
ciently electrified to get up meeting. About
huadred names were procured 20 the call, and
respectable number assembled in the hall of the
Capitol. EX Governor Marcy promptly accepted
the invitation to preside, as it furnished him
casion to offer his vie VS. upon Hungarian matters,
Intervention, &c. AS he is a prominent candidate
FOR the Presidency, he was entitled to this privilege
probably the only one that would be otferad-to
express his views. The wild enthusiasm exhibit %
In New York. upon the arrival and reception Of
kossuth in that city, sharpened the appetite of as
Veral Presidential candidates. Foote introduced e
resolution il the U. s. Senate, welcoming tn d,
Hungarisn hero to the capital of the nation; bit
Underwoods opposition caused its withdrawal. ia
an instant Seward renewed the resolution, kno wing
the movement was a popular one, and would be
we'll received among the people; thinking, also, it
might operate to his advantage in the Wing Ma
tional Convention Other Presidential asp.ants in
the Senate--Cass, Shields, Douglass Walker, and
Houston, made flaming Kossuth speeches, and
Daniel Webster, laconic though he was, endorsed
Intervention, in bis letter to the New York commit
tee. Fillmore, too, kept up with the excitement,
by sending q special messenger to kossuth, while
Ia New ork rendering him the hosptalities of the
r1atiopal White House. Governor Marcy, seeing
all this, ano understanding somewhat of military
engineering and poA.lcal taotics, with coup ao,
delivered himself of speech, tult OF patriotism,
tainted with intervention, but sufficiently cautious
and guarded as not to commit himself in favor of
material and positive Intervention, The populace
received his remarks (though scarcely heard
twenty feet from the place wpere ne stood) with
evident signs Of qualification. and If they could
have cast their votes for the Presidency at that mo
ment, the ex' Governor would, no douo: have sue
seeded Well, two or tAree burning, patriotic
speeches we're made-a formal, tame set Of reso-
Iu.iens wore rood, by defeated candidate for
jrdgeship--a committee appointed to raise sub
scriptions and played the " Resurrection
OF Hungary" and the meeting dispersed, after tue
Chairman announced that Office b older rendered
his check for hundred dollars, as a coup de
grace for snnihi ated Hungary.
The comLAittee, as yet, have done nothing
They made two three formal announcements
in the papers that q meeting would De held; but,
up to this hour, not an other dollar IS known to be
subscribed, except the solitary oonation announces
with ioulish at the public meeting. Thousands
of dollars Will be withheld, By this delay and
ina ,tivity, which would have b ca freey contr!-
buted had the comm ttee attended TO thtlr duty
promptly, and whilst the excitement was at fever
heat Now the matter has assumed quite a dii-
fer ent shape-the eDthusia SUI has oo2ei out. The
important coup ddat Of the second Napoleon has
had the effect Of making nen hesitate They are
suspicious that all the crowned heals In Europe,
including Victoria, were cognzalt of what was
ripening in France; and that u combination now
exists, more formidable than the late " holy
alliance" to prevent Italy, Hungary, ireland, or
any other discoutented people, from obtaining more
liberal governments than they nov have. Henfe
AIbanians argue that there exists much doub. aud
great uncertainty whether kojsa.h can effect the
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diets and, therefore, it would be an entire useless
subscription OF funds for thet oelee,
Governor Hunt sent invitation to hossu'h;
The Common Council of this city appointed select
committee, to tender him, in person, the hospita
Iities OF the city committee was also appointed
at the capitol, but from neither source nave our
citizens been informed whether the Governor OF
Hungary viii honor the capital Of the Empire
State with a visit Ard unless be does come here,
and deliver one OF his thrilling speeches. in order
10 open the purse strings, 1T is not very probable
that much national sympathy VIII be Obtained IN
tbis city.
The Opposition to Kossuth, originating with Car
diual Hughes, extends to large portion OF the "a
tholics hero One of them was placed upon the
committee to solicit contributions. ne next day
be published q card IN the papers OecnhlnB Tue
honor giving his reasons that hossutn had hghly
euloeised the English government wsen IN London
The Catholics are generally opposed 70 tnls duhga-
rian sympathy, alleging tia. Ireland, Italy, 10
land, etc, are also oppressed aud struggling for
freedom, and are each Of tho much entitled to
American 81 mpstby and Intervention as Hungary;
and that II cur government declares thai Russia
shall not interfere, it ,hould also tell England AND
France that their armies shall be Withdrawn from
Irelarsi, Canada, and italy. There is force in
fhefe ssertions. Who doubts it
The canal contractors raised report here few
DAYS since, that the Hon Hotauo seymour, OF
Utica was connected with George Lay. in the
three IL iIlion bid for caDal work This vas III
6oubteoly done Intentionally FOR tho purpose o. It,
ducrg the Conal Board to give Lew the JOB, o.
MIR Seymour's name would be a certain guatantes
that the contract would be executed 70 tAe letter
But IL turns out that he has been mfreW eionted
"A Ultra paper OF yesterday states that Mr. >. hss
no connection with any ;rartac) ~ OF that nature,
ard that hs business is Of an entirely different cha
raeter.