The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16
DELEGATION rhoM BALTIMORE.

While the European Society was being re
ceived in front Of the house, the delegation from
Baltimore assembled in one Of the pIrlors for
the purpose of meeting the Governor. The
city authorities Of Baltimore, the bar and the
/ Idici uy and the citizens were each represented
SIR. Norris addressing the Governor on behalf
of the City Council Chauncey lie Grand. jus.
tice of the Supreme Court, on the part Of the
Judiciary, and the Hon. BrnntZ Mayer for the
citizens. The address delivered by Mr. u.
Mayer was an eloquent recital of the past strug
ole in Hungary, and contained warm expires
sion Of the hope that the freedom Of that conn.
try might yet be achieved, and that the people
Of the United States would practically respond
10 the appeal made in half o. Hun gary by lis
heroic and iIiustrious Governor The address
was long aud exceedingly well written, and wa
presented in a rich and appropriate case To
the address Of the gentlemen of Baltimore,
Kossuth thus responded:
GExTLEMEN Since my liberation from C 'p
tyity in Turkey, IL has been my lot to be sub.
jected TO the continual exercise OF speaking
publicly so much, that my weak health has be-.
come so injured, that every moment now, the
condition Of my chest looks somewha, alarming.
You will excuse me, therefore, IL do not give
YOU such an answer as ! would have wished and
hoped. Besides, in the addresses you have de
lyered me on the part Of the people and Of the
constituted authorities OF the glorious City OF
Monuments, there is contained such prinCi.
pies, such sentiments, that TO answer them a.
they deserve would require some aid Of rtcoI.
lection, because every word Of your address and
your speeches is worthy 10 be recorded in my
fnind-in my heart. Having heard them once
only. nv memory, in my present condition Of
ba.I,b has mot strength enough 20 remember
the strain Of them and you will permit me to
make, therefore, only some few unconnected re-
marks.
If am not mistaken, gentlemen, both in your
personal expressions as well as in the contents
of the resolutions Of the citizens OF Baltimore,
you speak of some glorious advantages attached
TO my name, and of some merits attributed TO
me- Allow me TO remark that consider that
the word giory ought to be blotted out from the
dictionary, in respect TO individuals, and only
left in respect to nations. Whatever man ca
do throughout The LONGEST life which Providence
NAV accord to him, with the strongest faculties
which il is the happy lot Of few TO possess,
and with the utmost exertions of which man is
capable-whatever man may do in behalf Of
his country, and in behalf of humanity, can
never be even so much as duty calls; still less
can IL be enough TO merit the word glory
Therefore, once more repeat, let to man be nt-
tsched the duty, and the word glory reserved 10
nations; the more because II is happy period
of the development of mankind's destiny to
which we are now arrived. IL IL time when
individual greatness must disappear like vain
shadow before the grea' ness OF thstpnblic spirit
az nations which is called TO attain and TO insure
that lot to humanity, which is the destiny as.