The southern press., 1851-12-09
From the Netc York Herald.
The Reception at Castle Garden.

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| the reception of Kossuth at Castle Garden but
it was not until twelve that the landing was
made. In the mean time several thousand peo
pie were assembled within the spacious hall
Among them were several ladies', the fair sex
evidently taking as much interest, and being as
DESTROYS Of seeing and hearing the great Magyar
as the men. At length Kossuh dsembarked,
and then ensued scene Of excitement which it
is impossible to portray. Bang, bang, bang,
went the guns-tap, tap, tap, went the drums
Hurrah, hurrah! Three cheers Bang, bang,
bang. Hurrah Three more. There he is !
Where? There's Kossuth Hurrah!
Immediately on his entering, the band struck
up the lively air of Hail to the Chief" This
increased the excitement of the time.
Now he appears, and is recognized We
cannot describe the scene. Ten thousand voices
proclaim his welcome, and ten thousand hats are
waved in his honor The rush is dreadful-im-
mense bodies of men wave to and fro, like the
ocean in hurricane. Three cheers more
Z" Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah," and the very founda.
ton is shaken. Order, order, order-bang, bang
The ladies' are frightened, and the police do their
best to preserve order. At length little quiet
is restored, and Kossuth is introduced to Mayor
Kingsland -.
! MIR. Mayor, allow ME to introduce you TO
Gov. Kossuth. They shake hands cordially
Gentlemen, will you come to order for mo-
ment, until the mayor receives Gov. Kossuth!
The mayor then addressed Kossuth as fol-
lows.
/ THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
Gov. Kossuth-As chief magistrate Of the
city Of New York, tender to you, on behalf OF
it's inhabitants cordial welcome to our shores.
lnto whatever part of our extended country
you may 90, you will find the people of this re.
public quick to sympathize with all who snffer
in defence of those personal and civil rights
which they have secured for themselves and
their posterity. They have proclaimed to the
world the inherent and inalienable right of man
to life to liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness.
They have watched your labors in the same
great cause with the deepest interest.
They saw you struggling to rescue for Hun.
gary, those rights which her constitution had
guaranteed, but which the rapacious house OF
Hapsburg had determined TO destroy.
They recognize in you, not only the cham.
pion Of your country against foreign tyranny
bot the dearest friend in all that concerned the
rights and privileges of the great mass Of her
people.
They followed your struggles in the field
against Austrian power, against domestic dissen.
sion, and against the gigantic might of the Rus.
sian Car with the proudest admiration of your
courage, your consistency, your patriotic devotion
10 your country's cause. But higher even than
this has raised their admiration, that ma,chless
and transcendent eloquence, with. which you
have indicated before the civilized world the
sacred and inherent right Of Hungary, 10 secure
for her people, undisturbcd by foreign influence
those blessings of sef.government, which the
people Of this republic have so happily obtained
for themselves.
, The American people cannot bit look with
emotion upon any struggle for freedom thai
may be waged in any part Of the world. Sill
less can they fail 10 regard with the deepest in
|, terest such a cluse as that which has eng tged
your efforts, and in which they do not doub
your whole heart is still enlisted.
beg TO assure you, sr, again, Of the heart.
felt pleasure with which the people whom hav,
the honor on this occasion TO represent, bid yor
welcome 10 their country and their homes.
: As the enlightened representative OF Hunga.
5 rian independence, the champion Of human
A progress, as the eloquent advocate Of universa
freedom, present to you, fellow-citizens, Louis
Kossuth.
This address was inaudible 10 any person bu
Kossuth himself When il was concluded
Kossuth was introduced to the immense multi
tude before him, and bowed his acknowledge
nents. But the noise contiLued, aid il wal
; evident that unless il ceased, il would be im
possible for Kossuth to make himself heard
even TO those in his immediate vicinity.