Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-30
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late from certain Senators,
: Instead of seeing storm clouded sky, and
breakers ahead. he says.
"Our foreign relations at this time are most
harmonious. There may be in the political
horizon specks of porientous aspect, but they
are few and ambiguous.
According TO him. then. Fillmore. Webster,
Everett az Co, have left no storms TO their
successors, as others say.
Then we have, what is most marked cen
sure upon the present course of the Senate, in
preparing. while holding an ostensible Execu.
tive session,"the heart of The people for war"
" Il has been my opinion, (said Gen. Hous-
TOM that any thing at this time calculated TO
awaken an unusual degree of anxiety, which
may emanate from the Senate. will not be
calculated TO advantage the community at
large | do not regard the Seuate as the ex-
ponent of public opinion further than that o.
pinion has been expressed. There has been
no public expression upon the subject. Are
we To assume the prerogatiye OF debating and
saying what shall be the public sentiment, and
what are the public opinions Of the country
among the masses Of the people ;"
Gen Houston then holds certain Senators
responsible for The first Cuba Invasion. He
says:--
"In lS49, when difficulties arose between
Austria and her dependency. Hungary. resolu
toms on the subject were introdu ced into this
body. They were discussed a length OF time
There was no action upon them. grant you;
but yet. throughout this broad land, speeches
oil honorable gentlemen, speeches of great a.
bility and craftsmanship, went forth. If that
had beena case of just interference on our
part, it would have been well but sir, these
speeches went forth Soon after that difficult
ties of no ordinary character arose, for we find
that in May. 1850, five months after The intro
duction into the Senate Of the resolutions to
which | refer the first Cuban invasion took
place How far the debates in this body might
have influenced that invasion, do not pretend
to say | merely remark the coincidence
nothing further. 1t is certain, however, thu
!. they had some influence.
"Sir, we find that fifteen months after the
first Cuban invasion of 1850, the second Cub.n
inv aston, of August 1851. occurred. ~
These men did not 60 under tho authority of
this Government, but an excuse was urged
that if grave, deiberatve body was willing
to interfere across the Atlantic in foreign affairs
why might not the people ofthe United States
interfere in their vicinity in taking Cuba, if
possble"
Next Gen. Houston scores the Kossuth ma
mia. Drawing no aattering picture of the stu.
pendous humbug, he asks-
"What claims had he (Kossuth) upon us
II he had ever heshed his sword for liberty, he
had claim upon our admiration and our fra
ternal feeling. But he had not done it. He
disregarded his colleagues in office when no
was at the head of affairs in Hungary He
threw all the responsibility upon Gcrgey when
Gorgey was he pless, and he himself had re.
treated with five thousand men. A beautiful
army for liberty Five thousand men alone,
would strike for liberty against thousands on
thousands. Yet he retreated with a body
guard of five thousand. md after he had me-
gotiated fora succedaneum, for resting place.
he went away leaving "poor Hungary"
down trodden and bleeding. 1t is known.
! now, that somebody, humbugged us, or we
I humbugged ourselves. Sir, It was Kossuth
{ that humbugged us. Laughter
t Mr.. Mason Not all of u.s.
a MIR. Houslon. We have to take it collec.
G lively. Kossuth was received here not only as
n our own cheftans and warriors have been re.
n ceived, but he appeared in the Senate Cham
,. Der in costume with which Washington
n would never have entered or departed He
r appeared at that desk with sword by his side
b My blood boiled when | saw ii; for | detest
:. tyranny or symbol of despotism in any way,
5; or any approach oil the military to an equality
/ with the civil. He woe at his side. in the halls
oflegislalon, sword, thing that Washing
k ington never did, but to surrender it with his
v power to the counsellors ofhis country. Yet
. Kossuth entered and left the Chamber with an
,, unfeshed sword upon his thigh; for he never
e saw the face Of an enemy in his life. y
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The dollars, and the contributions, and a splen-
o did retinue, with body guard, to march him
y through the land, were all that he cared about.
u He marched through the country with body
: guard. whereas, there is but one shield needed
II In this country for any man. An honest and q
&c manly heart will protect him always"
/. Gen. Houston then shows that the foreign In
r VISIONS of Cuba and the instruction in Texas
If were very different things,and not the same as
n some people say.