Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-05
K0SSUTH AND Ills EXPEDITION.

ernmenlai Capacity. TO AosSuth and his
appeals for the aid and interfe renee oil
neighboring nations:
THE London Times ties that upon
intelligence being received in that city.
by the Secretary of State. and the London
police having kept watch for some time
20 find proof that would criminate Kos
suth in the English courts. early on the
morning O. the 18th. kossuth's house
was searched by the London police, act
ing under the Secretary OF States war
| rant.
A large stock of ammunition. stores
and implements Of war. was discovered.
Grrman papers also say that the recent
arrests in Prussia were from the informa-
ton furnished by the English pulice. Who
had been placed spies on the refugees.
In the House of Commons, on Friday.
Sir Joshua Halensbury ask, d the govern
ment If these statements were true, and
further whe Their Great Britain had given
assurance TO any foreign power that the
refugees should be placed under police
surveillance.
Lord Palmerston replied that war
fant was ISSUED TO search house at Roth
erhite. and in it were found several
Thousand Congreve rockets. 2OCO I'M
loaded shells. and 500 pounds of gun
| powder. To whom these munitions be.
longed. he Palmerston] would not I'M
dertake to say. No assurance had been
given to any foreign power beyond tina /
given by Parliament that the refugees
should not abuse their spitallty."
1t is no part Of our composition to ex-
ult in the misfortunes of any people or
! country. yet as humble as our position
may appear, we claim TO have notions OF
our own. touching the relative rights and
duties Of neighbUring nations. their inter-
course with each other, and the respon-
sibiIities of governments TO their sub
jecis. based upon true demo cratic ground
When Kossuth and his snit was in this
country. it will be recolected that great
ado was made by certain great men of the
nation. and quite an extensive sympathy
seemed TO have taken entire possession
of large portion of the American breast.
and the object OF his mission was at one
tire. near its accomplishment. and prob.
ably would have met with greater sue
cess. had not men lived at that day who
possessed truly great national hearts,
frmness of purpose, and frank yet gen
circus decision Of character. a few who
occupied conspicuous positions at that
critical period still live.
1t was doubtless Kossuth's Ell pectation
to receive not only the sympathy of our
people. but that it W ould be accom- panied
| by governmental aid 10 enable him The
more successfully 10 prosecute his war
fare and secure the people of his native
country from oppression and tyranny.
thereby making the United States par
ty TO the transactions and outbreaks Of
single individual. He was doubtless led
TO such conclusions by the course our
government pursued in former trouble
| with sister Republic, and we must con-
fess that he had some good reasons for ar
irving at such conclusions. He approach
ed the head quarters of our government.
but found no John Tyler there. to pander
or TO sanction his overtures. No time
or pains was spared IN fully developing
the cause of his mission, yet there were
few others at the capital besides the
acting president, who firmly adhered to
becoming and respectful neutrality, and
he was taught, perhaps for the first time
in his life. that ne ghboring ma lions should
live as quietly and as peaceably together
as neighboring families. There are but
few indeed who were born and reared un-
der the happy institutions of this coun
try, and have no feeling of sympathy for
the oppressed and down trodden of O ,her
nations. yet there are many who doubt
The propriety of running after such suf
terers. jeopardizing the perpetuity of our
own governmental privileges and happi-
ness. to rescue them from the burdens
which press SO heavily upon them. Our
aims are ever extended for their recep.
ton here, but to openly violate the laws
of nations. and totally disregard every
principle Of ma io:.al honor. should never
be faults justly attached to the American
character. Gen. Lopez's Cuban expedi-
ton furnishes ready example Of the evil
consequences Of an Interference with the
difficulties of other countries. either in a
governmental or individual capacity
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