The southern press., 1851-12-30

non and pow der. of Wilmington. beg leav,
not 10 be misunderstood
| am told il would not be lawful for me Il
buy these things OF course | will obey be
cause the law has TO command, and will no
only respect il, but will not eyade it, And
only want humbly to entreat the people Of the
United States TO be pleased to look to those
laws, aud perhaps If you would fad them mol
quite convenient 10 your own interest, TO make
with constitutional means--with the same means
by which you make other laws-such changes
as will allow the Emperor of Austria to tuy
what he pleases ani also 20 allow the oppressed
nations to buy what they may find you are
ready to sell them Applause. For this pur-
pose, humbly entreat that the people of the u.
States may be pleased to restore the word SOW
ereignty TO that place where ii must stand. You
must recognize that the word sovereignty can
rest only 10 the people of whatever country !;
and that there IL no other sovereign than the
peoples will That is the principle upon which
you stand and therefore you must recognize 1t
also with respect to other nations, for IT is a
logical consequence of your own existence
Then humbly claim that you will be pleased
to recognize the legitimate character Of the Dec.
laration OF Independence of Hungary; because
by making this recognition, you raise Hungary
to the station of those sovereign nations which
have, even according to your present laws, the
right to take and to buy whatever they want,
and not be excluded from your markets where
as, if you do not recognize this Declaration Of
Independence, liungaryis is only as an individual,
who is forbidden to provide here in your conn-
try for any means of legitimate defence against
her oppressors. Therefore, my third wish is,
that you may be pleased to declare the Declara-
| tiop af If
thing, and the right of the people to exist and
to act as an independent nation. Applause.]
| Now these and some substantial aid-of
which will not more speak, but leave it to the
generous people of the United States--are my
humble requests The war in Europe is already
broken out. There is no more time to adjourn
your decision upon my requests ] am on nv
way to Washington. to know if Congress and
the government will be graconsly pleased to
execute or to do anything in respect to these
my humble requests.
| But know that your Congress and your gov
ernment are proud that they are not the masters
of your country, but only the executive and
legislative power of the public opinion of the
country. Great cheering And it is not only
your happiness-itis is the proud position, the go-
ry of your Congress and government, that it
has the will, as also the duty, to follow public
opinion. Therefore, if you will benefit the cause
Of down-trodden freedom on the European con-
tinent, humbly entreat you, as the people of
The United States, pronounce IN time, because
the blow is already struck, and a few weeks
hence, perhaps, all your sympathies will be too
late. My humble wish is that the public opin
ion NAV pronounce whether it is willing or not
willing to bestow any aid to the cause of Hun
gary The question cannot be delayed, because
delay is negative. But if you are willing to
do anything for humanity, then do not delay,
because if you do, your help will come too late
| These requests have very often explained
since | have had the honor to be in the United
States explained them yesterday in fhiIadel
phia the cradle of your Declaration of Inde-
pendence. There was answered not only by
the unanimous adoption of these resolutions by
the city of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsy Iva
MIA, containing these three propositions, but also
by the people of Philadelphia, at great and i'm
portant meeting. Nor was that enough | was
told that besides the granting of these my very
humble requests, when war breaks out for Hun
garys freedom and independence, | will fud
brave hearts and stout arms among the twenty.
four millions Of the people of the United States
to go over to Europe and fight side by side, in
the great battle for the freedom and ndepen-
dence of the European continent Great ap-
plause.
was not told that it was not possible when
the battle for mankind's liberty is fought there,
for the sword of Washington to rest in its scab
bard. That sword, which struck the first blow
on this continent tor the republican freedom Of
this great country, must be present there where
the last stroke for all humanity will be given
| Great cheering.
Now, gentlemen, will not misuse your kind
| - Ill
slowed, in your crowded situation, to hear nv
dry remarks. will only say that, should this
be the generous will of the people Of the United
States, in the name and the honor of my nation
can give the assurance that the Hungarans
will be found worthy to fight side by side with
you for civil and political freedom on the Eu
ropean continent, and to take care, with the
sword of Washington, that no hair of that lock
which | received present in Philadelphia,
and which | promised to attach to that very
standard which will bear TO decide the victory
against despotism- cheers that no hair of
that lock shall fall into the hands of tyrants.
Great applause.
And now, may the ladies who have honored
me with their presence, graciously allow me TO
express 10 them my most humble thanks, and
one humble prayer. The destinies of mankind,
the future of humanity, repose in the hands Of
woman-kind The mark which the mother i'm
prints upon the brow of the child remains for
his whole life Ladies of the United States,
when this wandering exile passes away from
your presence, take to your kind care the great
cause of the liberty of the world, with the ten
derness with which a mother takes care of her
child. And when you take care of this great
cause, the sympathy of the people of the United
States will not vanish like the passing emotion
of the heart, but will become substantial, active,
and operative.
At the conclusion Of Kossuth's speech the
music again played. Voices from the crowd
then called repeatedly for Gov. Lowe, Judge LIE
Grand, Preston, and others. The people were
informed that Gov. Lowe not present and
Judge LIE Grand then responded to the call, but
we were quite unable to hear him with sufficient
distinctness to be sure of single sentence.