The American patriot., 1855-08-11

tured for him, and our Government, not to be
behind the public expectation, dispatched a
vessel of war to bring him to our shores. Of|
course this was done under the specious name
of sympathy for struggling freedom. But if
there had been no German votes in the United
States am very much inclined to the opinion
that sympathy would have expended itself in
some less costly manner But not satisfied
with bringing him here both branches of Con-
gress passed resolution inviting him to Wash
ington. He came in all the pomp which sur
rounds the Monarchs of the old world-armed
Guards paraded before his door to keep off the
vulgar populace. And we who would not have
tolerated such conduc: for one hour in the Pres-
dent of the Republic, not only submitted to it on
the part of this Foreign mendicant but actually
invited him within the bar of the Senate. He
entered with all his guards about him. The
clank offoreign sabres awaked the echoes in the
vestibule Of the Senate, and an eagar crowd Of
Republicans looked on with wondering admi-
ration at the pageant. Ifthc Dead are permit
ted to witness events upon Earth what must
have been the feelings Of the stern Fathers of
the Republic when they saw the velvet uni
forms Of Foreign body guard within the sa-
cred precints of the Senate! Let us suppose
them gathered about the immotal w ashington,
as they were wont to gather in the days that
tried mems souls, gazing in sorrow and silence
upon the disgraceful spectacle. There is War
rem, Greene, Sumpter, Marion, Lee, Shelby,
Williams, Wayne and hundred others of the
mighty dead. They remember that it was
German cannon which thnned their ranks at
Mud Fort, and Red Bank. They remember
that German shouts rang over the field of Bran
dywine They remember that German bayo.
nets were dimmed with patriot blood at Mon
mouth. They remember Chadds ford, and
Chews house, and many another field where
they met the hired mercenaries that England's
gold had brought across the Atlactic to fasten
manacles upon people who had never injured
them, and remembering this they turn to each
other with the mournful inquiry ''are these
Our Sons are the traditions Of the revolution
already forgotten?" All! shades of departed
Patriots, there is an engine of power in our
land Of which in your day you did not dream.
There are few hundred thousand German
voters among us, and every Demagogue who
aspires to the Presidency, and all the Satell-
ties that glimmer about him are viening with
each other in base concessions to German pride
and German feeling But the picture is sick
ening one and l turn from it. God knows it
was bitter enough at the time, and have no
wish to dwell upon it anew.
Not satisfied with the honors heaped upon
Kossuth, Congress determined to extend to
him more "material aid" Mr.. Seward dis
covered that he was the Nations guest, and in
troduced Bill assuming his expenses as
National debt The account turned out to be
somewhat eXtravagant. This plain republican
martyr to liberty only lived at the rate of $500
per day Consuming in the twenty four hours
Champagne and Burgundy which cost more
than It would take to feed a respectable family
in North Alabama. for twelve month"; At
that very moment there were bills upon the
Calendar of the House for the relief of desti-
tute Widows and Orphans, whose Husbands
had died in defence of the country, which Con-
gress has not had time to attend to even-to
this day. Not so with Kossuth--he drank his
wine-eat his pates de tois gras and Congress
instantly footed the Bill. Do you ask the rea-
son? l answer widows and children had no
votes The Foreigners who were to be con-
ciliated by adulation of Kossouth had many
Others will say it was not Kossouth but his
cause-that he had been battling for freedom
and they wished tn mark their appreciation of
his efforts. As tribute to the spirit of liberty
it might have been well enough if we had not
been SO lamentably deficient in raging that
tribune to our own citizens When Gen Jack
son had driven the British army from New Or
leans and rescued the country from one Of the
most terrible dangers with which it was ever
threatened, he was arrested in the very hour
of his triumph, and heavily fined for the rigo-
rous discharge of his duty and yet Congress
permitted more than quarter of a century to
roll away without acknowledging the wrong,
or attempting to repair it. He was Native
American-there was no foreign sympathy in
his bchalf-no foreign voters to concliate.
When Gen. Houston returned to the U. S. with
the laurels of San Jacinto fresh upon his brow,
l. . IN, &c dc To lc
feet, no Congressional invitations celebrated
his arrival. No bills were passed to pay his
expenses. He was Native American, and
nothing was to be gained by laudations of his
chivalry or his patriotism. When Gen. Scott
had concluded one of the most wonderful cam.
paigns ever recorded in history he was recalled
almost in disgrace, and his army which he had
found unframed militia and converted into
veteran heroes was transferred to one Of his
subordinates. Yet Congress offered no word
of sympathy, applied no balm to the wounded
feelings of the matchless soldier. He was a
Native American, and the voice of coincidence
was mute Had Gen. Shields received similar
treatment howl would have been raised from
one end of the continent to the other, and hall
the tongues in Congress would have grown
weary lamenting his wrongs.
With these facts before me, and all know
them to be facts, Lmust be pardoned tor main.
tanning that there is danger from foreign infiu
ence, and the sooner it is boldly met the better
1t is gravely urged as an objection to the or
der of Know Nothings that it originated in thu
North, and ought therefore to be regarded witt
suspicion by the South, and this reason hav,
seen advanced by such men as Toombs an6
Stephens, of Georgia, and Preston, of Ken
tucky-gentlemen whom l know personally
and for whose talents, attainments, and mora
worth have very great respect. To my mini
it is an evidence Of the weakness of any caus
when men of fair abilities resort to such films,
means to support it. l do not know how tn
fact is, but shall concede that it did original
in New York. and then shall proceed to shoy