Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-15
KossUTH IN ENGLAND.

at Southampton on the 23d ultimo, and was re-
ceiyed by the Mayor and people with public ho-
nors. The latest papers bring accounts of the ce-
remonies on the occasion, which, with some abridg-
ment, we transfer to our columns.
After landing and receiving The greetings Of their Hunga-
an friends, Kossuh and bis family entered The Mayors
rage, which preceded by band Of music, the English
and American ensign, and decorated with the Hunga-
ran ti cccr, and moved towards the town. Two three
private carriages attended the procession, and
hackney coaches with large number Of persons on foot
the line Of the procession the windows full Of people,
Of whom cheersd waved handksches the belsrang
from all the seepe and Kossuh bsrshesded stood
ing at the back ohe open carriage, his hands repeated
y zd and pressed by bis countmen whose example
at last followed by Of the English people, The
sge having arrived at the Mayors coach factory the gate
closed against the crowd bu, Kossuh afterwards
appeared 10 the balcony and received very warmly.
Alter few words from the Mayor M. Kossulh proceeded
| to speak as follows s
beg you will excuse my bad English. Seven weeks back
was prisoner in Kioutoyah in Asia Minor. Now / am
free man. am free man, because glorious England
chose it, That England chose it, which the genius Of man.
KIND selected Tor the resting monument Of its greatness and
spirit Of freedom for hi. happy home Cheeted by
sympathy which the anchor Of hope oppressed humanity
with the view Of your freedom your greatness your
pness and with the consciousness Of unhappy land 10 my
breast You must the emotion e the natural con-
Il u
stances So for being able to thank you so
warmly feel for the generous reception by which YOU ho
nor IN my undesersing person. the Of my country
only hope God Almighty may forever bless you and your
glorious land Let me hope you will be willing throw
ray OF hope and consolation my native land by this
generous reception May England be great glorious,
and free but let hope, by the blessing Of Almighty God
and by our own steady and by your
rous aid that England though she remain Il
glorious spot earth, will remain forever only one
where liberty dwels Inhabitants Of the generous Of
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and friend have the honor thank you and salute
with the deepest respect you the inhabitants Of the indus
tious, nobeminded enlightened and prosperous city of
Southampton.
The people received this address with loud cheers The
Mayor then briefly expressed his thanks them for the
kind reception they had given his FRIEND after which the
band struck up "God the Queen" When the music
| had ceased 5e s 53 aa.a
KossurH again spoke thus ssIt is gentlemen go-
rous sghl behold Queen the throne representing the
principle Of liberty You have that privilege In thanking
you for your generous welcome let add
preston Of my feeling in which entreat you 10 join
give you three cheers for your gracious Queen Loud
cheers God bless her, God bless all Renewed cheers
Kossuh then retired from the window, while the greater
part the crowd proceeded toward Temple Bar wherein the
addresses prepared for the occasion be presented
The hall filled with respectable persons, number Of
them ladies' and the Aldermen and Common CounciImen
appeared in their robes. When, a, the appointed time
Kossuh entered he received with the acclama
tons Hewas accompanied by the Mayor, who, having in
toduced him to the members of the Corporation and Others
proceeded address him in energetic Speech which
loudly appauded throughout When the cheering had sub
sided #f 3sa
NJ KossUTH replied to the address in the following
Mr. Mayer and gentlemen of the municipality Of the town
and borough Of Southampton Excuse me- unpreendng
stranger, for beisg able your language duly to
the watmest sentiments Of thanks and gratitude for
the honor of your welcome and for those generous
sentiments which YOU Mr. Mayor pleased address to
me- was already before my arrival bound by lasting graft
tude to the town Of Southampton for tokens the
hghmnded sympathy with the Of my dear native
land and Of protection to its exes and not being prepared
for the honor Of this occasion, you will few words
inspired BY presence and said you without any pre-
iia IN ibis bh9nS to &c
tifcaton that it the municipality of the first
had the honor which receives in such gene
I, is this day only, but from my early
youth, that this glorious country had mighty share my
destiny
used to look on England as on the Book Of Life which
had to teach and the nations Of Europe how to lve
Through three centuries the house of Austria has exhausted
against Hungary the arts of open violence and Of in
rgue and it municipal institutions which STILL
among the most aduous circumstances, conserved to Hun
gary spirit Of public life and part Of constitutional
liberty It the time when this fatal sickness Of pol
cal feeling cenaze every power and to tutor the people
into this notion of political wisdomwhen this fatal Sickness
say, spread the continent and made its way
almost mark Of intelligence bend toward the doctrines
of Capitalization, that my humble self with few friends
who stood by struggled against this storm, against these
rushing coming the spirit Of Europe, because
regarded and shall regard municipal public life pub
lie benefit without which there is practical freedom what
ever and for the loss of which think all ministerial respon
bties and parliamentary privileges but pfd equivalent
In this land is the finest fruits Of this conquest of IL
berty the glory outside the freedom Within unwhered by
the bghting finger Of Capitalization When rst read the
French constitution ore.od that great and glorious French
nation should have through many storms because
it did not abandon its fatal principle Of contradictions and
because it only in municipal institutions freedom be
developed That my conviction. Sir, hope England
will be forever " great glorious, and free = but when look
history, and what is this land, and the English race
the only single which is free 10 both hcmisphees of the
world and when look for the key Of this freedom, readily
confess believe is not only those municipal institutions
which not absorbed by the propensity to centrazation
which conserved that freedom, though under different
forms of Governmenhere in England under monarchical
form, in America under republican form-that it not
those institutions ony but the spirit of the people embodied
in those institutions which made these great oprings
of mighty great glorious aud free. Therefore it is
with the highes satsfacon receive this address from your
hands, and from the corporation Of Southampton.
As to my humble sell, conscious Of merit, and
aspiring TO any reputation but that Of plaiD honest
man. faithful 10 the duty of true friend Of freedom and of
patriot could fobear feel perpexed myself the
object Of such undeserved honos, that this
generous manifestation intended rather openly countc
that principle Of freedom, Of justice of popular rights
for which my nation valany struggled, and which you
happily enjoy. il glorious position the English