The New York herald., 1851-12-27
TELE GRAPHIC.
TIE crTIzErs' BANQUET.


PHrLApELPHra, Dec 26-1oPM
as citizens banquet to Kossuth came OF .Ais
ina IN ane atyls at the Musical Fund Hall Five hun
dred and ffty gentlemen sat down 10 dinner
George NJ. Dallas presided supported By Judge Kane
and Senator Cooper. The greatest sntnusissm vas
manifested.
Letters from Mssrs Ciay, cass buchanan, Biser,
Sumner and Seward were read-al encouraging to the
uupzariaa csuse-and were received with great sp-.
pause except an nimation in Diglers that sovera
msnt ought not TO interfere.
Ma. DALLAs made an eloquent speech in giving the
third toast, Of
Hunsary-Hsr constitution visiatss bsr people chains
hs. sh,e .,iissss star o. freedom y G 'slns
vithIs borders rom whence, shall be proclaimed hsr
liberty Aad iadspsnaenoe.
ssUTH's SPEECH.
Gsa;iensr- Returning my most humble thanks Cor
the honor Of the toast and the manifestation Of your
nnossh7 would at beg esve to enter upon some
respectful remarks connected with what consider nj
nlr.:p There are some curious incidents which can
not s5soear breay to usntioa ia order that yOu may
see what sort Of enemies have the pad fortune TO meet
svea ia this lsni Of freedom and prbtcity~thN you
may zee 10 what means ths enemies OF the cspse which
plead resort TO embarsss in my open deasrs s7d TO
throw enbsrrassment in my way And you will Judge
by this how Just my cause must be, that u,
enemies, hidden in darkness, smploy such base
AMI dastardly means against it Che hrst, s
that have received four checks Of considerable amount
from different places during my soourn In New York
substantial aid for Hungary ari kind letters sceomps
nylnz them signed by well known honorable names.
turned out the letters and checks foryeree Nov,
how base trick eau scarcely imagine Its intention,
fit be not to hurt ny feelings and excite dissppoint
msot Then again, the Committee Of Arrangements re-
cev I'd anon Letters containing printed snps um
mating personal character aud going even 20 far AZ
TO caumniats the very honor Of ny nation, By
stasipg that It Is not me but Austria which had
need q population OF nine millions In Hun
gary, and that I instrument Of the
arstecrasy % keep these nine millions in bondage
pCst-tbose not the worst fruits which tbs wssps
ss,al But this character of struggle and the
Immortal honor Of my nation sanctaed by the death
thousands ef people unsrusd tem gods and by the
bocd of our martyrsthat there be found
one sin gle amongst the millions Of humanity caps-
bic TO lie in the vpry face Of the living nation 20
call the miduight moor light darkness--fre
20 belle history not Of tyccue ages but u
tsrday--ststipg not that Nero was Marcus Aurc.ius
hut that fought for artocracy and the despotic.
sstccratc Jesuitc Austria has fought for democracy
and liberty to state that things which
by millions q my eountrymen aud witnessed BY the
whole vCFii ala not happen. though the whole living
ssnsrston of mankind except the two years old infant
has eecn heard afd Witnessed it 10 eay that lust the
contrary happered indeed GENT smen this IL sscreze
icr which the human tongue has yet no word Bet tie
s'so great trial 20 my country TO that Il l. 70
.u't 70 poor, rrtuous that our mortal toe
sloItr - 1svgmxa. cannot etea ~ any
pes not guilty bue ~ stealing our merit
and hans,rg the mantle Of his "tue upon he own m
history but let use l<'niy AZ this tfial We have
merittd Havngfor sUstice history ny nation,
yoo the vocs et N. ,one s~lf srs~eps. .-sn~ suru
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