The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1851-12-23
The Spec ch Of Kossuth I'm full on his Arrival
TO the City of New York.

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twisted by fortnighi's gale on the Atlantic's
restless waves; my giddy brains are still turn
ing round as 10 whirlpool, and this gigantic
continent seems yet to tiemble beneath my wa
vering stops. Let me. before l go 10 work,
have some hours Of rest upon this soil OF free
dom, your happy home. Freedom and Home!
what heavenly music in those two words Alas
have no home, and the freedom OF my peo-
pie is down uodden. Young Giant OF Free
America, do not Tell me that thy shores are an
asylum TO the oppressed, and home TO the
homeless exile. An asylum il is, but all the
blessings Of your glorious country. can they
drown into oblivion the longing Of the heart,
| aud the fond desiies, for our native land. Ny
| beloved native land thy very suferings make
thee but dearer to my heart; thv bleeding i'm
age dweils s:.. 80: me when wake, as it rests
with me 10 the short nome nts Of my restless
| sIeep: IL has accompanied me over the waves.
| IL win accompany me when go back to hght
over again .he battle ofthy freedom once more
have no idea but thee; have no feeling but
thee. Even here, with this prodigous view OF
greatness, freedom, and happine', which spte-
ads before my astonished eyes. my thoughis
are wandering towards home; aud when
| look over these thousands before me, The hap
py inheritance oI your freedom f"r which your
| fathers fought aud bed-and when l turn TO
YOU, citizens, TO bow before the Majesty Of the
| Uoted States and to thank the peupls OF New
| York for their generous share in my liberation
| and for tho unparalleled honor of this reception
| 7 see ont of the very midst Of this great as
semblape, rise the bleeding image of Hungary
locking TO yon with anxiety whether there be
| ia the lustre of your eye ray oil hope Tor her;
| whether there be IN the thunder OF your hur-
iahs a trumpet call Of resurrection. IL there
were no such ray oi hope in your eyes, and no
4 all i,,y ~ n
Er,on,'s Oppressed na'ions. They will stand
alons in ,bs rvpr OF need. Less fortunate
thar YOU were, they vii meet no brothers
hand to help them 10 tue approaching giant
suueele against the ,eagued despots oil the
world. And NO also 10 me. | will feel no joy
even here and the days OF my stay here wiz
turn out to be lost TO my iather-lsnd--lost al
| The very time when every moment is teeIpins
ia the decision Of Eniope's destiny. Citizens
much as ann wanting some houis OF resi-
much rs | have need 10 become familiar with
the ground will have TO stand on before
enter uson business matters pubhcy. ] took 1t
for duiy of honor, not TO let escape even this
| first mo mt nj OF your generous welcome, with
out stating plainly and openly to you what sort
| oil a man ! am, and what are the expectations
and tho hopee-what ATE the motives which
blou gbt me now To your glorious shores. Gen
| ilemen, have to thank The people, Congress,
| and Government of the Uniied States, for my
liberation from captivity. Humas tongue has
no words TO express the bliss which felt when
1.-The dowu-,rodden Hungary's wandering
i ehief-saw the glorious FLAG of the stripes and
stars fiuitering over my head-when ] FIRST
bowed before with deep respects-when
sav around me the gallant officers crew OF
,ne M sissipi frigs,c--the most Of ,hcfh the
worthless Representatives Of true American
eenerusity-and TO think that il was not mere
thinee which cast the start spsDgled banDe
around me, but that u was your protecting will
to know that The Uniied States Of America,
conscious Of their glorious calling as we'll as
Of their power declare by this unparalled act 10
be resolved TO become the protectors of human
,ight,-o see a powerful vessel OF America
coming to far Asia, 10 b0a< the char by
2 which the mightiest dspots OF Europe Filtered
the activity of an exilsd Magyar, whose very
J name disturbed the proud security of ther sleeI
Ito feel restored by such ptoiec;ion, and IL
e such way, to ftsedom aud by freedom TO ac
} tivty. you may be we'll aware Of what i have
ieu n q still feel and the remembrance OF thi'
= urond moment Of my life. Others spoke
YOU acted; and was free! You acted; aud n
This act Of YOURS tyranls iTcmbled; humanii,
shouted out with joy; :he down tiodden. bn'
5 not broken. raised his head with resolution ant
o with hope, and the brilIiancy OF your stars wa
g greeted by Europe's Oppressed nations as tn
morning star Of rising liberty. Nuw, gentle
; men, you must be aware how boundiess Ih
d gratitude nnst be which feel Tor you Yol
t have ,ostofed me to Ilfr--because, restored M
} 10 activity; aud should my life, by The bless
e ings Of the Almighty, sill prove useful TO my
C ia hot-lsnd and 10 humanity, il will be you
o merit it will be your work. May you an
d your glorious country be blessed for il. Europ
8 is on the very eve of such immense events, thS
oi bovevet fervpni my gratitude be TO you woul
no, have felt suthoized TO cross the Atlantic
II at this very time, only for the purpose 10 exh
Dir TO YOU my warm thanks. l would hav
q thank sd YOU bv facts conir ibusng 10 the iiee
D dom of the European continent, and wou'
u have prosponed my sisit TO your glorious shore
20 III the decisive battle OF freedom was iougi
oi If IL were nv destiny 10 outlive that day.
Then what is the motive Of my being hei
y ., this yery time! The motive, citizens,
nt that your generous act OF my liberalism ia
~ raised the conviction throue hout the sorld th
o' thi. generous act of yours is but the mamie
n ,s,iop of your resolution TO throw your weig
into the balance where the fate OF tho Europa
'n an continent Is to be weighed. Yo0 have IAN
an ed the conviction throughout the world IN
'i' by my liberation you we're willing TO say, Il
an onpressed naiious Of old Enropc's conilner
be of good cheer, the young giant OF Amerit
x stretches his powerful arm over the wave
ne ready 10 give b,other's hand to your future
ne So is your act interpreted throughout q
world. You in your proud secu'ry, can sea
'c- " im9 CINE how beneficial this conviction n
''e aresd dy proved 10 the suffering nations OF q
Eu,opean continent. You can scarcely ina
inc what self confidence you hate added TO q
resolution &c the oppressed. You have k
the ue OF solid 10 The desiioles oi naiio'
To- | can't doubt ,ha, you know how was rece
nld ed by the puhiIc opInion in every count
per which touched since am free, and what II
lbs ings my liberation has eIcited in those co.
co; tres which IL wss not my lot to icorh. \
The know how ], plain. poor, p 'nn'iess exile n'
10 almost become a center of nope and coniidef
civ TO the most diffsren, naiions; and united
a. by the tie Of common suffering. What Is
sly source OF this appariion unparalleled ~ 'n'
uo. sind's historyl The source Of II is. that y