Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-11-23
Kossuth on European and American
frs Affairs.

The "lato Governor Of Hungary,
writes rom London. under date Of Oct.
2clh, rs follows, .e.il a
ruE WEST INDIA rLEEr.
II was Saturday last first got no.
ticc that the English Government has
actually dispatched n very respectable
ilotilla ncross the Atlantic. The idea
Of bullying the people OF the United
States appeared TO mo SO improbable
that. Notwithstanding my having got
the news from n creditable source, /
could not bring my mind TO believe the
fact However. you will know by this
time that ID il really fact. No plan,
but actual execution already. a
You will by this mail receive like
wise the Times of yesterday. and SEQ
from II the excuse. or. rather. tho pre-
text for the daring demonstration of
Lord Palmcrston. The idea of u
mcditated iilbustering expedition on
Ireland Is such nonsense. (unless the
world Ii In absolute Ignorance OF what
is passing in America, that the public
here absolutely laughed al tho bare
folly of the plea; and having IA higher
opinion Of the abilities OF their Minis.
tiers than 10 admit that they could not
on such hallucinations, the public
strains every nerve 10 discover what
the affair really means. Some talk Of
Cuba--the better informed shake their
head, on the plea that nothing is stir
ring for n moment in the West.to JUS
tIy this supposlIion, and public spccu.
lat on rather turns about Greytown.
Nicaragua, and 80 on.
Atall events, men almost universal.
" admit that unless Lord Palmcrsion
has very stringent and very positive
facts 10 bear out his measure II was
unjpstifiable lcmerily on his part TO
challenge the American people under
existing circumstances. And of two
things you can rest assured. The
first Is. that the. commercial classes
rebel 1T the possibility Of conflict
with the United SMtesi the second is,
that nobody here believes that Brolher
Johnathan will prove u coward. and
will condesend 20 excuses, That rests
with The people of the United States TO
decide, At all events. ] would that,
as II - especially The weakness Of
President Pierce aud his. Cabinet upon
which lhe fault is lpm by the organs
Of tho English Government. IL would
be but proper in your Government to
take some inspiration from tue pco.
pls's dignity. We look with great 10,
terest for news from American. =,
|. lfH> TAR sQnNp DUES, .ei
Denmark hasactually invited the
Governments c,ucernd in Sound Dues
toa Congress. | would think II a lucky
hit, indeed. to get The capital Of the
pretended dues IN one sweeping; hut /
greatly doubt lbatelIher the people Of
the United States would, or that Pres.
idant Pierce could dare. become u
party to such o transaction. | trust
the United States will not aspire TO the
honor ofa seat in that Congress; and
must say that public opinion looks on
the United. States for the maintenance
OF the freedom Of seas. BY the BY. il
/ am not mistaken, the temporary
transaction between the United States
and Denmark 1897 ! think contains
only the stipulation that the United
States are to be treated on terms OF the
most favored nation. | do not think
the practice has answered the stripula-
ton; j believe Sweden was the most
favored nation, and lido mol think The
United States have been treated on
like terms, ut all events. | feel per
leclly confident that the practical oper.
alton Of the Dues Calculated perton-
age has been such that raw cotton
direct from the United States had COM