New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-31

Of America raise IFS arm and answer As there IS
God IN Heaven, so there must be a 4w OF nations
or earth and the first born children OF those
principles on which reposes thai law, and therefore
We must also re the executive power OF TIA, law,
and say 10 body ~ho dares touch th4t Law, STOP
Jhave, OF course, nothing 10 DO with party QueS
ions III this country. stand upon the ground that
claim for my nation the night - dispose OF It's
domestic Gems, without any fore interference.
therefore must, Of course. acknowledge the hoaof
and fol ow the principle toward the whole word
1have nothing 20 DO with parties here. Nv hopes
and my humble wishes are directed u the people al
large but so much may be permitted TO say, that
take 1t for great fortune, great beneit. that
have had several opportunities TO learn that the po
ltcal party 70 which you belong By your name, has
anticipated son OF these principles The realization
OF which Is connected with my most warm wishes.
! take this for very happy circumstance but
know that there are two great parties, ana that
Believe 10 be fortunate thing for The country itself
because II every man were to belong % one party
there would only be uniletterai consideration OF
every question lLaughter.l In order % grind whea.
and TO make -four of u, two stones, yOu know, are
necessary. IEenewed laughteT.l One must rub
against the other, and then comes oct the -four.
Applause And so II is with truta-so 1t is with
conviction. II there was only one party you would
not be the intelligent people you arewOuld not De
the people that have seen, who take no doctrine,
no principle, no assertion upon tfIs:, and the tan
words OF whoever you meet bat you CONSIDER Your
selves Judges OfdOctTnes anu principles, ana having
come to conviction, are capable o. ac.hs eherset-
icaly. The people OF the United states VIII come
to conviction. I only hunbiy pray the Lofd mat
this conviction may come very soon, because the
danger rs very near 10 European mankinf-SO very
near that pert cps Il will o. be posloe soon enough
10 establish those principles OF International Law
which must become the principles Of your nation
and are arCaty the principles Of the address
ycu have presented me. l, indeed, am very glad
TO SEQ that here III the United States, the word nation
has, more happy, more true CehnitlOn than IN
whatever part OF the world. You are Native AmerI-
cans and you have adopted fellow citizens Of every
tongue, Of every extraction Of blood Bu,ths not
any difficulty IN the way Of your bee nng one uni
ted, powerful people Even 1 hope tor all future
lime whoever may come 10 your country 10 claim
the dement, OF sharing your nights and becoming your
fellow citizens, he VIII never more remain IN his
political convictions a Hungarian, an Italian, Ger
man, an lTsbman, a Spaniard-but an American
Applause citizen OF the United States, with all
the warm feelings of his hear, attached those great
principles upon which your power, your freedom,
and your glory rest And one of those great princi
pies rs the ackDO Hledgment of State fghts-the
RICH. of p0 Opc to dispose Of its domestic hap
pness You acknowledge State ghts even in your
own territory Even your own Congress never
had the idea TO encroach upon the rights OF your
Union. / hope the same princlples-these same
rights. will be acknowledged in the same manner by
that his pow or which rests Ill your Government In
your Congress in respect to other nations also
Gentlemen. / repeat that in coming hither, Zee
my self not in the least way authorized to speak Sd
much al / have elsewhere because have place
my cause before the country, and am no" before
the tribunal that tribunal has now To speak, nave
only to hear and TO take my fate oyiully, II 1t is
ioyul fate-with resolution and without despair II
1t is not tApplause)
The Delegation then shook hands with Kossuth
and Withdrew