The New York herald., 1851-12-21
SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81. 1876

This csnndencs & further derived from this-that wo-
men In America feel they enjoy their social rights
tell you how their patriotic mothers bore themselves
and like the Grecian mother who, presenting her SON
be brought back upon IL - Or IKE those who had un.
hesitatDgy cut on their hair to form bowstrings for
their defenders they could tell you Of sacrifices not
their rights and defenders Of their hopes They could
tell Of their fathers bleeding in the ranks and the
sss tempt: IN .nens Ssy falling
The American women Iced to be informed, and each
man deems it sad characteristics of thing in which
he Is employed, that his wife should necessarily be in
tsrsstsd in the great man Of truth Permit me to say
escape; how little did tho despot know Of the strings
that to the future when he sent you into the
hs S es .na be
had consecrated abode as king Of than
nit you to stir up the nations Of the world Had pros
pery shone on efforts would have shut your eyes,
awaken and move the world. l6hsers.( His embraces
made you cloud chsers) You we're brought rom
persecutioE-the instrument of triumph. He ground
these western fields that the whole world should feed on
the healthful nutriment. (Cheers) You have besn
sent abroad to speak to mankind and rouse their hearts
for Q more noble victory. Where in the world, noble
Hungarian could be produced such rostrum as you
have found in this metropolis Europe could not,
among the banished intelligence Of all nationsa
of mind eager to listen, ready to decide aud anxious
act Never have any weeks & Of your lie bean better
you have spent IN New York (Cheers) II is
vain to talk Of nonintervention now. cloud and
soil was an Intervention in the ydsstiny Of
the human race, which cannst now be retracted.
eended Susst IDEAS once created remain and Continue
to work-no human power arrest their progress.
lCheers The effect of your addresses in Austria or
Hungary had not been great If uttered the banks
Of the Bsnube in the easy flow Of your patriotic lam
guage, when uttered on the banks Of the Hudson,
with your amazing conquest Of foreign (Cheers)
Their dignity was enhanced Fear not, for the words
are winged rand they fly. They are barbed and their
blades cannot be withdrawn Their effect too appeared
to have flowed from no human origin. And now. sir,
the ladies whom have the honor to represent knowing
your history and fully aware Of its vast Importance
desire themselves to be the audience and to hear the
voice Of Kessuth and the claims Of Hungary.
KOSSUTH'S SPEECH.
Governor Kossu1H then spoke as follows II would
able to that call would were able con.
veniently to fill the place which your kindness has
signed to me; but really sm in despair do not
know how many times have spoken within the last
fourteen days in New York. Permit me to make
few remarks which are suggested to my mind by what
has been stated You pleased to say that Austria
blind to let escape Be assured that it was not
the merit Of Austria. Austria would have been very
glad to bury me- if not In the cold grave Of DEATH at
least in the equally cold grave Of and govern
ment. But the Emperor Of Turkey took courage in
terfere with Austria and net withstspding all the re-
camations of Austria to lfs because
restored 10 duty and activity II Austria had her WILL
is true should have vanished out Of the memory Of
man. 1t Is curious fate which have Perhaps there
never was man in the world who fond of tran
quillity as am and perhapsno fond Of doing
as much good possible without being known, or
even noticed being in the world. Thus longing for
tranquility, it my destiny never have single
moment in my life to see 1t fulfilled But my guiding
star was, and will be, Duty" and the pleasure
and delight Of the heart must wait, even for
ever, necessary, when duty calls. Ladies,
worn out am, still 1 am glad, very glad
indeed, that 1t is the ladies of New York who
have condescended to listen to my farewell This m
farewell, cannot, win not be eloquent. When in tn
midst Of busy day, the watchful cares of guardian
angel throws some flowers Of joy In the thorny way
man, be gathers them up with thanks cheerful thrill
quvers through his heart like the melody Eolian
harp but the earnest duties of life claim his atten-
tion and his cares The meodous thrill dies away and
be must 90, and he goes joyless cheerless and
cold every fibre Of his heart bent to the earnest duties
Of the day But when the hard work of the day done
and the stress II mind for moment subsidies then the
heart again claims its right and the tender fingers Of
cur memory gather again the voets Of joy which the
with much joy cherish them as the favorte gifts
OF fe-.we are go glad as glad the child on Christ
mas eve These are the hsppest moments Of mans life.
But when not noisy, net eloquent are silent
almost mute, like nature in mie.summers night,
poeing from the burning heat Of the day Ladies' that
Is my condition now. 1t Is hard days work which
have to do here lam delivering my farewell address
and every compassionate smile, every warm grasp OF
the hand every token Of kndnes which have resolved
(snd have received so many every flower Of
lstion which the ladies Of New York, have thrown
On my thoIny way, rushes with double force to my
msmory feel SO happy in this memory--there Is q
lemn tranquility about my mind; but in such moment
! would rather be silent than speak. scarcely can
,peE ,sS You nnGw aae. that no. the a,eP,ss tss
have 20 cay farewell TO New York This is a sorrowful
word What immense hopes are linked In my memory
In this word New York--hopes II resurrection for my
den hopes ofberaton for oppressed
matters on the European continent VIII the expscta-
tiops which the mighty outburst Of New Yors young
and generous heart foreshadowed, be realized VIII
these hopes be fulfilled, will the ray of consolation
which New York cast on the dark night Of my father
land-w u psss away like an electric fash Oh, could
cast one single glance into the book Of futuritY No.
God forgive this impious wish IL lie who hid the
future from and what lie does Is well done II
not coed fer 70 know hs destiny The energy Of his
81 duty would falor subside, II assured
o. tne ia,lore % or suece,s 81 Gu. aim, applause It's
ergy of duty. So will so in my work, with the full
energy Of my humble abilities, without despair but with
hope ltis Eastern blood which runs In my veins and
come from the East have, Accordingly, somewhat
CT Eastern fatalism in my disposition but 1t is the fatal
i,m q q Christian who trusts with unwaverng faith In
the boundless goodness Of q Divine Providence. But
tmcpg all these different feelings and thoughts that
come upon me in the hour Of my farewell thing Is
almost indispensable 70 me and that s, the assurance
that the sympathy have met with here will not pass
away like the cheers which warbling girl receives
the tteBe-that t viii be Preserved as pr1nciple Ani
that when the emotion subsidies the calmness Of rcec
ton will but strengthen t. becsuse IL IL punsipe.
This consolation wanted and this consolation have,
because ladies place it In your hands. bestow
your mothery aud stoTy cares the hopes os Europes
oppressed nstons-the hopes Of civil political social
ard religious liberty Oh, let me ntreat you, With the
brief and stsmmeripg words Of heart overwhelm
ed with emotions and with sorrowfal me ntreat
you ladies' 10 be watchful Of the sympathy Of your
people like the mother the cradle Of her beloved
child IL worthy Of your watchful care because II is
the cradle Of regenerated humanity. Especially in
gard to my poor fsthefland have particular claims
on the farer and better half Of humanity which you
are The first Of these claims is that there Is not,
perhaps, on the face Of the earth nation which In
Us institutions has shown more chivairic regard for
Ladies than the Huugsrens. IL praiseworthy trait
OF the Oriental character You know that IL was the
Moorish race in Spain. who the founders Of the
chvaric era in Eurcpe 20 full of personal virtue 30
full Of noble deeds 80 devoted to the service OF ladies' to
hercsm, and 20 the protection % the oppressed You
ere tod that the ladies II the East almost degraded
TO lees tht N human condition being secluded from AL
social life, nd peut up within the hafem's walls Mud
colt is But you must not judg. The East by the mea
sutc Of European civilization They have their CT
vilizsticn, ouc different from In views i1ciins