Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-20
7 HE B U GLE .
Speech Of KOSuth at The New York
Reception.


this gigantic continent seems yet TO irernblc
beneath my wayering steps. Let Inc before
j 60 to work, have some hours of rest upon
this soil of freedom, your happy home.-
Freedom and Home, what heavenly music
in those two words Alas, ] have no home,
and the freedom of my people is down trod-
den. Young Giant of Free America, do not
tell me that thy shores are an asylum TO the
oppressed, and q home TO the homeless exile.
An asylum it is but all the blessings Of your
glorious country, can they drown into oblivi-
on the longing of the hoart, and the fond de-
sires for our native land? My beloved ma
tive land thy very sufferings make thee but
dcurer to my heart; thy bleeding image
dwells with me when ! wake, as il rests
with me in the short moments of my rest
less sleep. Ii has accompanied me over the
waves. 1t will accompany inc when | go
back TO fight over again the battle of thy
freedom once more. | have no idea but
thee | have no feeling but thee. Even
here, with this prodigious view of greatness,
freedom and happiness, which spreads be-
fore my astonished eyes, my thoughts are
wandering toward home and when | look
over these thousands of thousands before
me, the happy inheritance of yonder free
dom for which your fathers fought and bled
--nud when turn 10 you, citizens, 10 bow
before the majesty of the United States, aud
TO thank the people of New York for their
generous share in my liberation, and for the
unparalleled honor of this reception, ] see,
out OF the very midst of this great assem-
bage, rise the bleeding image of Hungary,
looking to YOU with anxiety whether there
he in the lustre of your eyes n ray of hope
for her; whether there be in the thunder Of
your hurraa a trumpet cal of resurrection.
If there were no such ray of hope in your
eyes, and no such trumpet call in your
cheers, then wo to Europe's oppressed ma
tions. They will stand alone in the hour
of Meed. Less fortunate than you were,
they will meet 10 brothers hand TO help
them in the approaching giant struggle n
gainst the leagled despots of the world
nnd wo also to Inc. Twill feel no joy even
here, and the days Of my stay here will turn
out to he lost to my fatherlnnd-lost at the
very time when every moment is teeming in
the decision of Europe's destiny. Citizens,
much as am wanting some hours of rest,
much as | have need to become familiar
with the ground will have to stand upon
before enter OIL business matters publicly,
] took it for duty of honor, not to let escape
even this first moment of your generous wei
come, without stating plainly and openly to
you what sort of man am, aud what are
the expectations and the hopes what are the
motives which brought me to your glorious
shores. Gentlemen, | have to thank the pco.
pie, Congress and Government of the Uuited
States, tur my liberation from captivity. llu-
man tongue has no words TO express The
bliss which felt when 1.-THE down trodllen
Hunaary's wandering chief:-saw the glori-
ous flag of The stripes and stars fluttering o.
yer my head-wheu first bowed before it
with deep respect-when ] saw around me
the gallant officers aud the crew of the Mis-
sissippi frigate-the most of them the wor-
thiest representatives of true American prin-
ciples, Americn greatness, American gener-
osity-and to think that it was not mere
chance which cast the star-spangled banner
around me, but that II was your protecting
will--to know that the United States of A.
lnerica, conscious of their glorious calling
Us well as of their power, declared by this
unparalleled act to he resolved to become
ih0 protectors of human rights--to see II
powerful vessel of America, coming to far
Asia, to break the chains 10y which the NIGH
iiest despots of Europe lettered the activity
of an exiled Magyar, whose very naIne dis
turhed the proud security of their sleep-.to
feel restored by such protection, aud in
such way, 10 freedom, aud by freedom to
activity, you may be well aware of what
have felt, and still feel, at the remembrance
of this proud moment of my life. Others
rpoke--you acted; and was free You
acted; and at this act of yours tyranls treln-
blcd humanity shouted out with Joy; the
down-trodden people of fMngyurs-tle down
trodden, hut not broken, raised his head with
resolution and with hope, and the brilliancy
of your stars was greeted by Europe's OPP
pressed nations as the morning star of rising
liberty.
Now, gentlemen, you must Ice aware how
boundless tbs gratitude must be which
feel for YOU. You have restored riLgio life
because, restored to activity aud. should my
life, by the blessings of the Almighty, still
prove useful to my fatherlahd aud TO human
iiy, it will be your merritt will he YOU
work. May you and your glorious country
he blessed tor it. Europe Is on the very eve
Ofsuch immense events, iliut however fer
vent my gratitude be TO you, would not have
ielt authorized TO cross the Atlantic at thii
very time, only for the purpose TO exhibit Il
yOu my warm thanks. | would have thank
ed you by facts contributing to the freedom o
the Eupenn continent, aud would have post
poned my visit 10 your glorious shores Ill
the decisive battle for liberty was fnught, iii
were my destiny TO oullive that day. TheI
what is the motive Of my being here at thi
very time? The motive, citizens, is that you
generous act of my Liberation has raised TN
convicted throughout the world, that tlli
generous act Of yours is bu. the manifesto
lion of your resolution to throw Your weigh
Into the balance where the fate of the Euro
pean continent is to he weighed. NoT hnv
Tnised the conviction throughout The world
that 10y my liberation You were willing 4
say, "Ye oppressed nniions of old Europe
continent, be of good cheer the young giaI'
nfAmerica stretches his powerful ann owe
the waves, ready to give brothers lmud Il
Your future" So is your act interpreted
ihroughoui the world. You, in your prou'
security, can scarcely imagine how beneficial