Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-06

SYMPATHY FOR HUNGARY.

the Richmond Times. The New York papers
have columns filled with the details, for wi ch
of course We have not room. II is said 10 have
been one Of the most numerous and enthusiastic
meetings ever held in that city In many res
lpeetS il was unique. There were several stands
Icrected in different parts Of the Park, from which
addresses were made in English, French Italian,
German and Hungarian Sketches of all these
speeches are given in the Courier and Express of
the next morning; fact which shows the strength
and varied accomplishments of the corps of Re.
poncrs attached 10 these Offices. Ii must have
been a curious sght-the "fery Frank and flu
rious Hun tho sedaic German and yivacious
ltallan-the homeless Pole the exile of Erin
and in short the representative Of almost cv-
cry civilized nation, mlnglng, with the native Cit
liens Of our own land, in grand demonstration
OF sympathy and admiration for noble race strug-
! Cling for freedom and Independence. We have
sad II was unique. In no other city on the face
OF the globe could such meeting have taken
| place. IN Paris, many exiles from the vari-
Gus countries indicated might possibly have been
assembled bat in Paris in the second year OF the
Republic, one and indiviSible, not less than un-
der the reign Of Louis Philippe or of Louis the
eighteenth, or of Charles the TENTH or even of
Napoleon meeting Of even score Of persons
for political object would not be allowed Even
when something like a free press was tolerated in
France, there was always great dread felt by the
Government of popular meetings. Now, when
the liberty OF the press is extinct, and clubs sup
pressed, we may conceive what would have been
the chance ofobtanng leave for such a gather
ing as that witnessed IN the Park on Monday
week. ln.London also there might be mustered
perhaps as many patriot eXes, and though there
is there bnt little restriction upon gatherings
OF the people for the purpose of expressing their
sentiments upon political subjects mass NEE
ting, like that we are now considering, if of any
thln8 like the same size, would have occasioned
the ministry and police much uneaSiness, and led
to the adoption of extensive measures for the pre-
servatlon OF the peace and the repression of pop
ular tumult. of course, there is no other capital
OF Europe in which. even were il possible to find
the Poyglot assortment of people, the idea OF
holding such an assemblage for such purpose
would not be ridiculous. In New York only
taking every thing into conslde ration-could such
demonstration take place.
The reader is struck with the tone of the
speeches made by the foreigners. The Germans,
Hungarians and Italians showed they were re-
pubcans, not socialists and anarchists. There
was cordial hatred Of monarchy and dcsp )tism,
but mol the slightest leaning TO Red Republican,
ism and Fourielism. They manifested an inter-
est in the fate of Italian and Hungarian freedom,
the warmth and sincerity Of which no one can
doubt. The native speakers evidently had an
eye to the ward meetings, and good deal oflow
demagogueism was let off, together with an i'm
mense quantity Of vapid defamation. Mr.. Do
heny, the Irish exile who figured in the aborve
effort of the Irish last year, took the stand and
made speech, in which he said he "blushed
that the people Of Ireland did not bring parish
officer to make bonfire of Queen Victoria when
She landed on her shores" He also insisted up
on IT that our Government should keep no faith
with the despotisms of Russia and Austria-and
that II 1t has any such faith now il should break
IT at the earliest opportunity. We do not know
what tins patriotic gentleman means by breaking
faith. We suppose he wishes our Government to
withdraw our Ministers and ConsuS from Rus
STA and Austria, and 10 refuse all diplomatic in
tercourse. Possibly he wishes us to raise an ar
my and transport ii to Hungary or to make d-
version in her favor by bombarding Trieste and
i Cronstadt. The very liberal and progressive de-
mocracy of this imported patriot was kept in
counenance by the still more flaming ultrasm Of
the Indigenous Mike Walsh. The name of the
great Subterranean tribune of the people was not
among the dramatIS persona, as set forth by the
managers ofthe meeting. Mike did not regard
thus, nd,responding to call from the crowd, took
the stand and made such speech as no one but
he could make-and to which audience meet
could be found only in New York. lie truly re-
Marked IN the beginning, that "when the people
az i'dus W MAKE Il demonstration lOf suffering
humanity in other parts of the world, there were
always 10 be found housing demagogues to turn
1t to their private account He called Louis Ma
poleon an 'unredeemcd rascal, and applied 9TH
e er eplthetS hard of digestion. Quite consistent
:. ly, Mike stood up for the Red Republicans, whom
he asserted were the only true Democrats. He
declared that 'the blouse men and the men who
build barbados and keep the guillotine in mo-
uon, as the only cure-all for the diseases of the
body polite were the exact models of what Re-
pubhcanS should be-" Mike is honest and holds
on TO his principles no matter into what company
( they may bring him.
On such an occasion we would not be hyper.
critical as to the style of any document which
) might go forth as embodying the sentiments of
such meeting-but really the execrable bombas
and turgld violence of the address adopted is
enough to deprive it Of any moral influence at
nome, and abroad. In the resolutions adopted
and IN the speeches OF nearly all who took the
stand there is great anxiety manifested for the
immediate recognition of the independence of
Hungary, and it was determined to send a depu-
tation to Washington to urge the measure up.
, on the administration. We hope The settled pol
ICY OF The Government will not be departed from.
The recognition of the independence of a people
has been always with us DELAYED, until that indie
pendencc was achieved;whst in the meantime,
the existing government has been acknowledged,
treated with, and held responsible for It's conduct
we ana not wait until Spain had formally ac-