North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-06
KOsstJTH IN ENGLAND.

On the 18th, kossuth returned from MahchesCei
70 birmingham, where he met the immense con-
course Of people who had gathered to greet nln,'
~ +ba LARGE Musical Hall. A great number OF adj
Jrosses we're presented which he briefly acknowi-
ad@ed. A banquet succeeded at which Mr. Schoe-
6eid M. p, gave toast, the health OF the Illus
frio,is Hungarian The applause that followed
rendered it impossible, for long time, tor any
+binot to be heard. When silence had been re-
stored. Kossuth spoke. We have made coplous
extracts below from this Speech
NJ Kossuth said: Three years ago yonder mouse
of Austria, which had chiefly me to thank 1or no no'
having been swept away by the revolution OF VI
emma =; March is4s, having in return answered
bv the most foul, most sacrilegious conspiracy
S,o;nst tbe chartered rights freedom, and national
n9;sIance of nv native land, it became my share,
bo;ng then member of the Ministry, with undls-
,u;sed truth to Law before the Parliament OF Hun
garv the immense danger of our bleeding father
land. THear, hear. Having made the sketch'
which, however dreadful, could be but 1eeole
shadow of the horrible reality, proceeded to eN-
nan the terrible alternative which our fearful des-
f;nv left to us after the failure of all attempts
to avert the eyil-to present the neck OF the ma
ton to the deadly stroke aimed at its very hte or
To hear up against the horrors of fate, and mantul
" to 6cht the battle of legitimate defense Scarce
w had I spoken the words; scarcely had L added
that the defense would require 100000 men and
1000 600 forms, when the spirit of freedom moved
through the hall, and nearly 400 representatives
rose as one man, and lifting their right arms to-
wards God. solemnly swore, :" We grant it; freedom
or death p GCheers. There they stood with up
lifted arms. in calm and silent majesty, awaiting
what further words might fall from my lips And
for myself surely it was my duty to speak but
the grandeur of the moment and the rushing waves
of sentiment benumbed my tongue. A burning
tear fell from my eye, sigh of alteration to the
Almighty God futtered on my lips, and bowling
low before the majesty of my people, as bow now
before you, gentlemen, hear, hear, left the til,
bune silently speechless, mute. NJ. kossuth paused
a moment, apparently somewhat moved PARDON
me nv emotion, gentlemen, [hear, hear, the shad-
ows of our martyrs, whose names see here pass
before nv eyes, and hear the millions OF my ma
ton once more shout out, Freedom or death :"
THear, hear.l As was then, so am now. Hear,
hear.
would thank you gentlemen for the generous
sympathy with which you honored, in my unde-
serving person, the oppressed, the bleeding, but
still not broken, Hungary: Hear hear would
thank you for the ray Of hope which your sympa-
thy casts on the night of our fate. would thank
YOU warmly as feel and as becomes the dignity
of your glorious land. But the words fail me, not
only from want of knowledge Of your language,
but chiefly because my sentiments are deep and
fervent and true. Hear, hear. The tongue OF
man is powerful enough to render the ideas which
the human intellect conceives, but IN the realm OF
true and deep Min, n it is but weak interpre-
ter. Hear, hear. These are inexpressible, like
the endless glory Of the Omnipotent Hear,
hear But, could l dare to say something about
my humble self without becoming presumptuous,
would beg leave to state that it Is not only from to-
day, but even from my early youth, [ have been
spiritually connected with Britannia. l was yet
young, sir, under rigorous circumstances, almost
alphabetically preparing my soul for the duty
which is a common one to us ALL to be useful, as
far as possible, to fatherland and to humanity. The
great things that have since occurred could not
then anticipate. | could not anticipate that it
/ who would have by my sutferings to break way
to the freedom of thought in my native land; that
it was who by applying to several special objects
that idea of association which has produced so
many wonders in this glorious country, should have
impressed direction on my nations life capable of
leading it out of the indifference of dependency to
the cheerfulness of activity and by activity to self
confidence (hear) that the liberation of my peo-
pie from those hereditary burdens that have weigh
ed them down for 500 years-that the political
emancipation which transformed the close hall of
privileges into open temple of common liberty
that the sanction of the great principle of equality
in duties and rights, should once melt together
with the memory of my humble name, (hear,
hear that it should be my lot to reconcile the
stubbornness of past ages with present necessities
and the exigencies of modern times. (Hear, hear.)
l could not anticipate that it was l who should at
or time of my life be the shield of protection to
the head of the proud house of Hapsburg in his
own imperial residence, and that, seeing this SER
vice returned by of determination to my ma
tive land, it should be my destiny to lead ON Hum
gary in such gigantic struggle for independence
that struggle which but for moment with un-
shaken trust in the justice of God swear for mo-
ment only even the combined powers of the des-
pots of two large empires were unable to overcome
but by getting foran ally traitor in our own ranks
hear hear that it should be my destiny to lead
on Hungary in such a contest, in spite of its mo-
mentary misfortunes will still prove the deathbow
of the bondage of feudality, the turning point in
the future of at least half of the European con-
tinent (hear, hear cry of alarm to all nations to
unite in the of freedom against the union of
absoutism, and to raise my nation out of the mar
rowed proportions of provincial vegetation to such
rank would make her an element Indispensable
to the triumph of civilization and liberty. (hear
hear and at last, that 1, the insignificant son of
modest Hungary should be honored with so much
notice from this glorious land, such as since Hun
gary was a nation, no Hungarian, or perhaps anv
other stranger, was honored with TCheers.l
These and many similar things could never have
entered into my early dreams. TCheers.1 The
sphere of activity which was then open to me was
narrow as my faculties and modest as nv condi-
ton. Ambition never troubled the peace of my
mind. knew that it is not given to man to choose
his position IN the world, but knew it is given to
him honestly to fill the place which Providence has
assigned to him. So | rested contented with the
idea that the Great Architect above knows hest