New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-10
kossuth'S Imprisonment.
A meeting was lately held at Leic

kossuth's imprisonment.
A meeting was lately held at Leicester,
England to petition The British Government 10 inter-
yene IN behalf Of Ko>Suth and his companions. AZ
this meeting Gen. MeSzaros who had lately arrived
IN England. was present and spoke The following
report of his speech We take from the Leicester he-
cuy;
General NesZaroS now came forward and WAS re-
ceived with Il warmth of welcome that evidently
moved HIM deeply. Ii was strangely exciting scene,
and wish could convert our pen INTO the PANT
erS PENCIL 10 convey correct portrait oi me OfdNc
soldier as he stood waiting the cessation OF piardts
which, from their Ito hmm novel sound, reminded
him he was an exile from has native land, Tor simply
demanding the lnvoaOilty OF those ancient insutu-
tons for the preservation OF the counterpartS or
which the foTttatherS OF the enthusiastic assem-
bage before him had also often had To hght-oiten
to lay down Their hyes. Silence having oeen restored
the General whose acquaintance with the EngiSh
language Is entirely SeltacQulred, out i very extern
Slve as regards our caure spoke nearly aS iolloWS
Mr. Mayor and ladies' and gentlemen, thank youvery
much Tor this kind encouragement and reception, h>
must reg pardon that shall offend With my yerythrd-
rate English language the ears OF 80 splendid ana eN
OulStc meeting where before me j. lar oeautilhi
public who are the hearers of II. But, a herman
proyeTb SAYS. lie IS bad man who VIII make more
than he can ." and pray you To be mdulgenI ana
take the Intention for the deed Loud cheers ihuS'
as have the honor to maze, though NeIc 'Io 81
eral humorously StToked ms now whitening ptdiul
with gray beard. nv maiden speech, tlen VIII say
# could speak better. that could not express all
have felt and what am feeling IN gratitude rom
the time was on the deck of an English steamer at
the moment when | dIsembarked al southampton,
and trod the free English soil. and where met win
much kindness, sympathy, and help everywhere
Loud Applause And now would say tnal am
come from a beautiful country, where nature Is aV-
lshng her benefits on the inhabitants, though they,
for many centuries. have done all 20 damage her In
tins country fegns monarch the sultan Aotu
Meshld-whom may God bless, and let longtime
live and who by ms generosity, beneVolence, ana
love for humankind. Is one OF the INST monarchs
and the best man OF hls people Heart But what
belongs t. the offcla world Why (as CULVER
would saw, that many time II >peaks 1.-THE thing
that Is not" (iIear, hear.l Bad examples are con
tagious but let me assure YOU have preserved me
from this and still hold my custom 10 speak truth
only truth e. Hear from Mr.. Paget.l When nos
suih. the greatest orator in his country ana IN the
opinion OF the Hungarian people The hfst patriot ana
representative of their freedom and sclgOvernlhent,
because IA all the constitutional struggles he fought
II the first rank and IA the most arduouS and dan
gsTous circumstances he was the chlet-lloud APP
plause Il say, when the last battle was fought, ana
after the occurrence Of that most deploraOle and UNI
hoppy event. the eyer-shametul surrender OF Villa
gOs-[here the General paused a moment, ana then
saIdl-Let me not name the chief actor IN ths VII
Valny | would leave HIM 10 be Judged IN history
Hear, hear and let ask of you the favor too,
not To be wishul that should recaptulate All our
dsasters-for | would not break open the not yet
healed wounds, as Nrgil says
Eheu nfandum lubets reuovare doorem"
repeat. " hen all lost then kossuth, with many
of Us leli the patriot Lares weeping and mourniul
behind and searched for hospitality IN Turkey,
where by the direct order OF his Majesty the sultan
We were received a. guests, and such We arrived
~ NIddin Bu during the month that We stayed at
WlddIn. d hasty word from a Turkish dlplomdtlst-
not of the school OF Talleyrdnd, Who SAID that the
tongue created 10 keep secret the thoughts
time 10 the high diplomacy OF TWO cOhtlhehtdi
powers TO InteTmeddle with great humanity 70 ASK
nothing than That We should De sent back FOR the
purpose Of showing their lore against us lthis sen
kohl NstsIs
this was denied by the Sultan, with the powerful pro-
lection of the gallant vaOrous Englshn navy cheers
As they could rot have Us IN TINS manner they be-
gan 10 bargain OF our stay and during thlsdlplOmat-
al transaction We changed from beloved guests 20
lnyiglated ones IN some time transported toShuInd,
we changed INTO ga,sf Tis0afrs ana diter lhfee
months III the 1880 "a prisoner guests lhear,
Hear The bargaining was thus standing On,Oecduse
the sultan would keep Only one year-but Austria
would not have a not-fredfu1,e lhear-and thus Nos
Suth, with many Of ms countrymen, ana among thein
the most humble speaker here, renamed Tor thirteen
months. The year IN varying phases, passed BY
and the Emperor OF Turkey would nave released All
But the two mighty allies prayed thal ue pdtlouc
koSsuth, the noble-hearted, hlgh-minfed and NOR
Ough gentleman. Count Bdtihyany Tate Minister Oh
Foreign Affairs m ms country and the brave uehe
raj PercZel [anotheT distinguished countrymanI
should be kept il September this year and then dfT
a tsrV short diplomatic HdnSdrftDa 10 release theH
Hear Now, ladies and gentlemen # the Turkeyan
Government could feel H. proper dignity ana act ac-
cordlng 10 II. MSR my countrymen could rely upon
TINS promise near. neal Dut ~ VIA Wv
not very strong, and not always able 10 keep is
promise thus he liberation OF hOssuth ana ms com
panionS j. nat sure. Hear, hearl have said lived
al kutaha for thirteen months. We all were physl-
cally well fed and II We were perhaps not beloved
guests we were al least very deay ones. Hear and
laughter-sO dny Vas the remark made-l hutdiud
IN self though, from the Incidence OF the people,
barren country, i not very un"hCiesoue, bl1 tAe
moral oppression accompanied with the uncertainty
of 70. duration and not 10 have the shortest walk
without military Surveillance. j tor warm, feeling
heart, and for d vivid Imagination, 100 great an Op-
preSsIse state Lot 10 wrong the health. vgour, and
intellect Hear hear This unhappy state Is BY Kos
sth all the more felt. and wrOngng to ms lie, As ne
cannot educate hs hopeful chlldren-and thus see
them growing up N d bad medium which l. very hunt
fol for them hear, hear There were IN Turkey
stories OF numbering and poisoning many Of Us, but
a. the French saw the WORDS u SAID Is the fIrSt
step TO lie" Hear, and laughter and as i CANNOT
be proved legally then | viii only lay that IN this
world OfOurS-uhere IN The vicinity Otthe true nOrali-
~ or 0fher nOraAties toeit IS posss0is Hear hear
| eft kossuth not SICK but not IN health because.
from the uncertainty OF the duration OF hi detention.
he Is a continual eTcliatlon and irritation which
undermine his not strong constitution and u Re
should not De rslsassd SEPTEMBER he shall scdrceiy
s. the H,xt SuHg. THAT Is NY CONVICTION Hear
hearl HIS liberation depsnds upon tals country
{ Hear, hear When TIE Government Of her most
gracious SOyereign-whom Goo bless and let long
time live lcheersl-atdsd ty the psflfloHng 81 tl's
great peopts, should but wne short Official note 70
TIE Turkish Government then that were Ihe mort
considered II Il followed oy the osner nllsH't
English race. the people OF the nten STATES anu
thus the liberation OF Kossuth and ms conn dliOhs
should De granted ans september iuihlieu touu
cheersl oth.r,uss far rsTy DHea thdt ne FoDs,
should r,,aa,,, q soyf ro.d II hear, hedll
VIII ONLY with yeur parton. add shortly tas Am
very uI.rh N ukng Of your PATIENCE that ceeply