New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-06
fense Of Captain Ingraham the ground Of Koaza in
ohone citzenship and not ON humanity

fence Of Captain Ingsham the ground Of Koszta in
choa,e citizenship and not on humanity
Mr. Smith Ala said he would vote against the resO
linton in ell lis forms. On former occasion be was IN
n minority of ore, when resolution wilder and more
frantic enthusiastic than this was before the House
therefore he did not dread mnorites IL was pro
posed to thank simply for doing his duty in
iraordnary manner II was not surprising that
eternaon was caused by han doing bic duty when three
hundred and thirty waste hfteen days Of the
first month Of the session. Laughter Tie would al
future time show that the letter of the Secretary Of State
is full Of fsacies however deliberately and ingeniousy
drawn II has more faacies than any public docu-
for the last twenty five years He took the liberty
of denying the doctrines asserted in that letter His
colleague Mr. Phillps said they responding to the
great movement Of the America heart Statesmen had
better be governed by the head the statesmen who fol
low the heart would be like Perces at the feet of Aspa
and Sampson in the lap Of Deliah. lI.augherl He re
membered the wdness Of the country about hossu and
now they were wild about Kosziaa parallel case Some
of the gentlemen who now so earnestly commencing
Ipprsham refused to give to the gallant Scott simple
compliment. Let us be consistent When Captain Long
in the fgate Mississippi Mareies prevented rupture
between France and the United States which rebelous
Kossuh was ndeayOTing to produce his great rmness
was denounced from end of the country to the other
NV the papers pandering to the public heart and the dis
tracing foreigner the House actually refused to print his
letter Of vndcaon lie remembered another case. when
Lieut.. Hunter alone captured Mexican town he was
tred by Court Martial and dismissed from the service,
He houeht il time these things should cease. As man
lie appauded Captain Ingraham bat did not wish 70 com
NIT he Cove rnment to act Of questionable proprety
Mr. STANTON Tenn advocated the resolution saying
Cnrtan Ingraham was under the necessity of determining
the great question of International Law taking on himself
high responsibility relying on the Justice and propety OF
his deed and on The people of the United States to sustain
him in performing duty which few officers under similar
circumttances would be willing to perform He thought
the resolution spoke for itself as II every TACT were con
MIR SMITH VA. addressed the House. and in the
course of his remarks said the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs had skulked their duties to avoid a commtm mt He
insisted the Secretary Of State does justify Captain In
graham the ground that Kossuh was in whole or part
an American citizen lie should vote for resolution
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principle TO which he wished to be committed.
Mr. SMITH ny said he would not have risen but
for the remarks of the gentleman from Alabama Mr.
Smith and would say to him the heart the chief ngTe
dien. Of his fellow man in all the imaginable crcun stan
cts If life lie approved from the bottom Of his heart
tie resolution before the House. and hoped it might pass
unanimously liked the resolution, especially and ex
ceedncly because IL avoided all questions of nationality
and citizenship and because it Justified the act of Captain
Ingrabam on ground Of humanity He glad to hear
tie gentleman from Virginia and the gentleman from
South Caroline, ustfying Captain lDgraham on that
broad ground He held the Law Of humanity Ril to be para
there is no law. He could not admit any law which
overlooks and outrages ana brushes hamanty'
knew of no law for the destruction OF c rights,
Ineraham not suffering lis sympathy for his fellow man
10 be bound by State and national lines. He saw in
Koszta q kidnapped and outraged-and because he
was Capt lngTaham determined to rescue him. lie
was pleased with the quotation of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania" lie gives twice whs gives quickly.
Nothing is foreign to me which concerns humanity
And recolec the last maxim the coinage of Terrence
the Roman slave This Government stands committed
10 the diaboca position that who rescued an out
ragged and kidnapped deserves fines and imprisonment
but pass the resolution, and whom he had in his
eye would fall the principle of the resolution and they
will be entitled Mt hands, longer to imprison
ment but TO gold medals.
Mr. CHURCHILL deprecated the course the debate
had taken and said that while he listened to the gentleman
who last spoke he almost led to inquire whether
Koszta was negro or not. Laughter He expressed
the hope that the House would pass the resolution.
Mr. HARRIS, ALA said the resolution asserts the great
principle that Koszta is entitled to protection.
Mr. BAYLY to objections to the resolution
and in of his remarks sad he voted against the
resolution admit Kossuth the floor for which he was
denounced enemy of liberty, because he did not
think the man of words was the impersonaon of the
spirit of liberty. .
Mr. SMITH ALA interrupted saying he looked on both
Kossuth and Kosza agtatos and revoutonists They
were driven from their own country and were now going
about the face the earth seeking TO disturb the
the universe, and to stir up fuss somewhere.
Mr. BAYLY concluded his remarks
Mr. PERKINS got the floor AdOurned