Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-13

an invited guest. The great Hungarian Patriot
was welcomed by the Mayor, and replied as fol-
lows:
KOSSUTH'S SPEECH.
This is the second festive occasion on which
have had the honor to express my most sincere
thanks to the Mayor and corporation of South
ampton for the generous welcome with which they
favor me, and to all the gentlemen for the sympa-
thy with which they join this demonstration. ZAP
plause.) God has awarded two blessings to those
whom he has elected bliss in heaven and free
dom on earth. (Cheers.) May you all, may
your nation be blessed by both these blessings
No man, aware of the value of his destiny, can
live satisfied without freedom but he to whom
God has granted freedom has got all if he has got
the mind and the will to use his freedom for the
development of his happiness with consistent an
exerton the English people do This is the
basis upon which England has grown paradise
ON earth, on which the eye and the heart rest
with JOY, and which must strengthen the desire in
every foreigner to become likewise free, and, by
becoming such, 10 be endowed with the possibility
of converting other parts of the world into par
adise such as England is. (Applause.) During
all my life had but one leading idea-Liberty.
1t was the aim of my lfe-the aim of my exis
tence-to secure its blessing to my people, though
| knew these blessings but instinctyely. Now
that behold England, l see how liberty ennobles
men and beauties nature. (Applause.) How
should |, then, not be doubly determined, in spite
of all DANGER in spite of all difficulties, to endure,
TO act to struggle and if it must be, to die, that
my people should become free--my people, of
which | can say, with deeply felt satisfaction, that
there is people earth which deserve better
to be free But besides the bliss of liberty, gen
tlemen, there is also glory allotted to you this
is the proud position which the English hold, not
only to bear good will to those who do not enjoy
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their less fortunate brethren Gentlemen, this is
great glory, it raises the dignity of men. Being
in that position, in your national capacity, carry
into life, even in your relations and feelings to-
wards other countries, the divine doctrine of our
Saviour" Thou shalt love thy neighbor thy
SELF (Hear.) 1t is only thus that l
plain the grand phenomenon that many noble
minded men, different in rank and station, but
united in all the love and enjoyment of freedom.
that they all join in the expression of their SYM
pathy for the principles of freedom, of which they
choose to consider me an humble representative.
Yes, it is SO can explain that even those honora-
BILE classes whose only capital is their honest la
Dor and their time, stop their work and sacrifice
their time to express, with that noble instinct of
the people before which every individual grandeur
bows, that the great principles of liberty rec
on on the sympathies of England. And there is
a reason why they can justly recon on the sympa-
there exist lasting social order, so indispen
sable that every body may enjoy in full security
the fruits of his labor. Without liberty, there is
no personal security and no security for property
And if it is not the aim of society to open a field
for productive labor to grant security to the per-
and property, and by this to develop mans
mind, and to ennoble mans heart-if this be not
the aim of human society, then l do not know
what aim it can have. Applause. But it is al
ot with hat tho Of
land are united in sympathy in order that that
liberty, which under different forms of govern
ment, but similar Institutions in the bliss and the
pride of the English race in both hemispheres,
should likewise be allotted to other nations to en-
Joy it under government which best suits their
wishes and their wants. 1t is not without reason
this sympathy, not only because there is moral
solidarity in the destnies of the nations but also
because where the productive powers of a people
bring forth more than they can consume-as is
the case in England--such country must have
free intercourse and an uninterrupted interchange
of communication with the world in order to Sc
the benefits of its labor, that by the stoppage
of one channel thereeshould not arise plethora
no less dangerous than consumption. Now, with
out the liberty of Europe, there is no liberty Of
trade. All despots fear free trade, because the
liberty of commerce is the great vehicle of politi
cal liberty. Free trade is only possible with free
Europe. (Applause.) | hold l not wrong
IN touching likewise the material side of the
=. question. feel that it is fortunate, as well as
glorious, when the material interests of a great
nation identical with the interests of the free
dom of the world. This is providential law
Even single community can but enjoy welfare
and security when the interests of the whole are
in harmony with theinterests of individuals. (Ap
plause.) Your sound judgment, gentlemen, and
your comprehensive views, make it unnecessary
for me to develop all could say about the con
nection of the material interests of England with
the liberty of the continent. Be it sufficient te
express my views in few dry but truthful words
The principles of all evil on the continent is the
despotic and encroaching spirit of Russian power
There is the pillaPwhich supports every one who
wishes to establish his ambitious sway on the suf-
fenngs of nations, raising himself on the ruins Of
their liberty. Russia is the rock that breaks eve
ry sigh for freedom; and this Russia power is the
same which England encounters in her way on
every point-in Picking and in Herat. at the Bcs-
phorous and on the Sound on the Nile and on the
Danube, end all over the continent of Europe
Hear, hear. Even Jesutsm, which in latter
times has again begun to raise its head is en-
ployed in support of Russia. Weare in the neigh
borhood of great country, which unfortunately
does not enjoy the fruits of sorrowful times and
great suherings The Jesuit party in France
threatens that country with the Cossacks. Even
here, in this glorious country, question connec-
ted with this not long ago was agtated, well in
public opinion as in parliament l know what is
convenient to myself and. due to you. will not
enter into that question. will only state one Gu
rous coincidence am Protestant. Applause J