The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-30
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| The chairman made a few remarks in very
good taste--indeed they were about the best re-
marks made on the occasion give a few extracts
nom the may or's speech and add the wish that
sundry of his Locofoco brethren may emulate his
sobriety and modesty:
1.-The city OF New York boast of having among
is best citizens inhabitants of almost every
try, who have fled from persec uton and tyranny
home, to find refuge here. (Cheers.) She has
with her, too those devotees of freedom, who have
chosen and adopted glorious institutions with
out such absolute necessity (Renewed applause
It is natural therefore, that she should respond TO
the cries of struggling freemen every where. But
we meet TO encourage and cheer people whose
efforts excite the symPathies of the liberal Of all
tons Hungary receives, even from London, re-
Spouse 10 her glorious uprising; and no citizen Of
New York, wherever he may have been born, can
fail TO be moved at the gallant resistance the Hun
garian people are making in the heart of Europe to
the combined despotisms which are arrayed against
her." (Great cheering.)
81 cannot however, resume my seat, without
| making one suggestion. You are aware il is the
settled, and may add, the wise policy of the Gov
eminent OF the United States to abstain from par
ucipaton in foreign contests; but the hearts of
people leap towards those who struggling for
freedom, and the action of its government must
conform to the beating Of the popular heart. Pro-
perly to discharge this great and delicate duty,
Government always should, and always has availed
itself of the first manifestations of actual ndepend
ence by people who threw Off despotic power to
cheer, strengthen, and confirm such people, by
knowledging their government; and will add,
that the intelligence we receive in regard to the
gallant Hungarians convinccs that their indie
pendence ought to be recognised and sincerely
hope our Government may so decide" cloud and
long continued cheering.)
Then followed the reading of long list Of vice
presidents and secretaries forty fifty souls
in ALL of whom only two or three appeared at the
meeting! Cheap Immortality for one day in the
newspapers Next a bombastic address, strongly
smelling of Tammany Hall ON a Fourth Of July
Then Mr.. Joseph Blunt addressed the meeting-a
plain, sensible, respected citizen. word or two
from him may be preserved
at is struggle which concerns most intimately
all free nations of the earth. In this point Of view
the issue is one rendered by the allied soveregns of
Europe, in the proclamatiOns and circulars issued
by them after the Congress of Vienna. 1t is the
issue rendered by them, when their armed legions
marched down from the Pyrenees to extinguish
constitutional freedom in Spain. II is the issue
which was rendered, when in 1888, they marched
from one end of Italy to the other, trampling under
foot all attempts to achieve constitutional freedom
II is the issue rendered by them when they declared
in the procamations that all reform of government
must emanate from the will of the sovereign, who
was placed by Divine Providence to control and
govern the people. But this is not the law of ma
tons. Yet they went farther. They found that
the people were discontented. They found that
their misgovernment induced the people to call on
them for reform; and when they promulgated the
principle that all reform must emanate from them,
they also declared that all attempt at reform, the
part of any nation of Europe, was to be regarded
as violation of the public tranquility to be sup
pressed by the Intervention of the other powers
England saw that, in the PRONUNCIATION of that
principle the holy alliance which originally she
was party, had gone too far; and Mr.. Charming,
when they marched down into Spain, sent British
army for the purpose of protecting the indepen-
81 am not political propagandist / am not dis
posed to excite violence in lands not yet fit for free
government. Butt cannot behold unmoved the sa-
cred rights OF people invaded-their whole pop
G,ll H.
women cultivate the soil--all making the most he
roic sacrifices, with frmness and resolution equal
To those of our own revolutionary ancestors Every
American, as he hears the cry that proceeds from
Hungary, may exclaim: There spoke a brother,
and there my fathers grave sends forth its voice
loud applause.) Look, fellow citizens, at the flag
which waves over 1t is the symbol of constitul
tional freedom-of national independence. The
hungarian flag that floats beneath its folds, is the
symbol of the principles. Their cause is iden-
teal with ours; and trust in Heaven that every
American bosom will beat responsive in sympathy
for the freedom of Hungary. (Cheers.) Those
men who have taken up arms to vindicate the in
dependence of Hungary are patriots of the human
race. They are men of the same image and
prescription as Payne and Hampden, and our own
Washington, standing up for the rights of our COM
mon humanity. Though they may occasionally be
borne down, those men never die. They fall but
they perish not. Their heads may sodden in the
sun, but still their spirit walks abroad. and will in
the appointed time, lead their countrymen to free
doini" cloud and continued chcers.)
General" Wallbridge Acknowledgements in the
search for nomination to Congress, or the clerk
ship OF the next House, even the Office of door
keeper-any thing-the smallest favor thankfully
received He had spoken at Philadelphia on the
same subject, and his speech was in type for two NOR
tai days in of the Offices in this city He did it in
"Kng Cabyses' vein''-a terrible, roaring, ranting,
magniloquent, jumping, screaming, blood and fury
affair it was to be sure! Dan Sickles, young le-
gal sprig of Locofocosm, next took the stand, and
was followed by Mike Walsh. spare your readers
any note Of their oratorical efforts. Mr.. Raymond
of the Courier and Enquirer, made a neat speech
not very well spoken, but excellent matter.
"He trusted that this government would lose no
time in giving expression TO their feelings, and
cognising the full and entire independence OF the
Hungarian nation. He also considered that they
should go step farther, and instruct our minister
at St Petersburg to protest, in the strongest terms
against the unauthorized and unwarrantable inter-
venion Of the Russian government in the affairs Of
a country with which they had no concern what
ever on Gods earth. cloud cheering.) How, he
would ask, did the quarrel arise9 They all knew
that the Hungarian serfs were the most downtrod-
den in all Europe. A voice, strongly tipped with
the broguc, except Ireland.'l Yes, except Ire
land. (Checrs.) 'Some time since party arose
in Hungary, which had for its object the elevation
Of these serfs TO the dignity of freemen. At the
head OF this movement was kossuth cloud cheers.
That party awoke the deepest apprehension in the
heart OF the Austrian government, and hence the
origin of the exertions which { ow being made
20 crush the nationality Of the Hungarian people.
That party had advocated several measures TO ele-
vate the condition of the people, and in ls47 the
Hungarian Diet had proposed to give the serfs pr-
vileges which would place them on level with the
mobiles. (Checrs.) The Emperor of Austria would
not tolerate their efforts and had perjured himself
| as badly as ever the traitor Arnold did, in their
| struggle, in order to suppress the movements of
| this party. Austria had fermented a rebellion i'm
one OF the provinces of Hungary, and put Jellachch
the head Of the forces semitic supprcsst The Hun
garians met this disbolical attempt like men, and
boldly told the Emperor of Austria, 'if war you
want, you shall have; and once committed TO
| the struggle, we shall go for independence
| Cloud cbccrs.) Why, then, should not every
American feel the wsrmcst sympathy for such a
| people, Why should not the American people give
| them every encouragement TO effect their indie
pendeDce? (Cbeers.) Why not at once have their
| independence recognised by our government Was
such step premature? Had they not recognised
| the late attempt made nj Frankfort on behalf Of
German unity! Did they not send MIR. Donaldson
there the representative of the American people
and that gentleman had not yet been able to find
the German sovereignty TO which he had been ac-
credited The sooner, therefore, their government
recognised the Independence of hungary, the bet
ter. He would conclude by expressing his concur
i m ALL the at had