Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-13

vain Disorder and rowdyism had the upper hand and
nothing that the speaker said by this time at all
audible.
Kossuth again essayed to speak Addressing himself
to the members Of the Press who yet driven
from their seats, he said he it impossible to
make himself heard he could speak to the Press but it
useless to attempt under the circumstances an adj
dress to the people.
The Magyar raised his voice, and, despite
the deafening shouts Of the multitude on
the reporter could catch his words to say:
But shall all the gories and blessings of your country
drown the desire for my poor native country NY poor
native land, thy suerngs make thee but dearer my
heart Whereer wander, dear Hungary follows my
restless step 1t has accompanied the waves and
IT Will go back with again. Go back-aye, when go
back, to fight again the great battle of freedom
lGreat cheering near the speaker.
The confusion continued such an extent as to pre-
vent Kossuth from delivering the speech which he had
written for the occasion But he furnished to the Press
copy of it, as follows
am yet half sick, gentlemen tossed and twisted about
by fortnghts gale the Atantcs restless waves my
gddy brains are still turning round in a whirlpool
and this gigantic continent yet to rembe beneath
my wayering steps. Let me, before go work. have
hours of rest upon this soil of freedom your happy
home. Freedom and home, what heavenly music in those
two words! Alas, have no home and the freedom Of
my people is down-trodden. Young giant of free Anne
rica do not tell me that thy shores asylum to the
oppressed and home to the homeless exile An asylum
is but all the blessings of your glorious country
they drown into oblivion the longing of the heart and
fond desires for native land? My beloved native
land thy very suerings make thee but dearer to my
heart thy bleeding image dwells with me when wake
it rests with in the short moments of my restless
sleep. has accompanied me the waves. 1t will
accompany when 60 back to fight again the bat
tie of thy freedom have idea but thee
have feeling but thee. Even here with this prodi
gioas view Of greatness freedom and happiness which
spreads before my astonshed eyes, my thoughts
derng towards home; and when look these thou
sands of thousands before me- the happy inheritance Of
yonder freedom for which your fathers fought and bled
and when turn to you, citizens to bow before the
jesty of the United States and to thank the people Of
New York for their generous share in my liberation and
for the unparalleled honor of this reception see out of
the very midst of this great assembage rise the bleeding
image Of Hungary looking to you with anxiety whether
there be in the ustre of your eyes ray Of hope for her
whether there be in the thunder of your hurrahs
pet call of resurrection If there such ray Of
hopen your eyes, and such trumpet call your cheers
then to Europes oppressed nations They viii stand
alone in the hour of need Less fortunate than you were
they will meet brothers hand to help them in the APP
preaching giant struggle against the leagued despots of the
world And wo also to me! will feel no joy even here
and the days of my stay here will turn out to be lost for
my fatherland-lost at the very time when every
is teeming in the decision of Europe's destiny.
Citizens much wanting some hours of rest much
have need to become familiar with the ground will
have stand upon before enter business matters pub
icy took it for duty of honor not to let escape
this first moment of your generous welcome without stating
are expectations and the hopes what the motives
which brought to your glorious shores Gentle
men, have to thank the People, Congress, and Govern
ment of the United States for my liberation from captv
ty. Human tongue has words to express the bliss
which felt when the down-ro Hungarys wander
ing Chief the glorious flag of the stripes and stars
utering my head when first bowed before it with
deep respects when around the gallant officers and
hecrew of the Mississippi gate the most of them the
hies representatives of true American principles Amer
greatness American generosity and to think that it
was chance which cast the star-spanged ban
around me- but that your protecting will to
that the United States of America conscious of their
glorious calling well Of their power declared by this
unparalleled act to be resolved to become the protectors
of human rights; to powerful vessel of America
coming to far Asia to break the chains by which the
mghtiest despos of Europe fettered the activity Of
exied Magyar whose very disturbed the proud Sc
curly of their Sleep to feel restored by such protection
and in such way, to freedom and by freedom to acy
ty you may be well of what have felt and still
feel at the remembrance of this proud Of my life
Others spoke-you acted; and was free! You acted
and act OF yours rants trembled humanity shout
ed out with joy; the down trodden people of Magyars
the do-trodden, but not brokenraised his head witt
resolution and with hope and the brancy of your stars
greeted by Europes oppressed nations as the morning
star Of Using liberty Now, gentlemen you must be aware
how bondess the gratitude must be which feel for you
You hare restored e because restored to activity
and shohld my life, by the blessings of the Almighty, still
prove useful to my atherand and to humanity it will be
your merit it viii be your work. May you and your go-
Europe is the very of such immense events that
however ferven my gratitude be to you, would not have
felt authorized the Atlantic at this very time only
for the purpose to exhibit to you my warm thanks
would have thanked you by facts contributing to the free
dom of the European continent, and would have post
poned my visit to your glorious shores till the decisive
battle for liberty fought, if it were my destiny to
outlive that day Then what is the motive of my being
here ut This very time? The motive citizens is that your
generous act Of my liberation has raised the conviction
throughput the world that this generous act of yours is
but the manifestation of your resolution to throw your
weight INTO the balance where the fate of the European
continent is to be weighed You have raised the convc
ton throughout the world that by my liberation you
willing 10 say Ye oppressed nations of old Europes
continent be of good cheer the young giant of America
stretches his powerful the ready to give
brothers. hand your future" SO is your act interpret
ed throughout the world You, in your proud security,
already proved the suffering nations of the European
continent You scarcely imagine what sel-confdence
you have added the resolution of the oppressed You
have knit the tie of solidarity in the destnies of nations
cannd doubt that you know how was received by the
public opinion in every country which touched since
am free and what feelings my liberation has ELECTED in
those Countries which not my lot to touch You
know how l. plain, poor, penness exile, have almost
become Of hope and confidence to the most diff
eren nations united but by the tie of suf
erings What is the of this apparition unparal
leed IN anknds history? The of it is that your
generous act of my liberation is taken by the world for
the revelation of the fact that the United States
solved not to allow the despots of the world to ampe
oppressed humanity 1t is hence that my liberation was
cheered from Sweden down to Portugal ray Of hope.
It is hence that those nations which desire my
presence in Europe have unanimously told me
Hasten on; hasten to the great free, rch and pow
er people Of the United States bring its