Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-12-19
SPEECH OF KOSsUTH.
AT HIS RECEPTION IN Nrw Yopr
New YORK. Dec II


am yet, half sick, gentlemen, tossed anc
twisted about by fortnights gale on the Allan
TICS restless waves. My giddy brains are still
turned around, as in whirlpool, and this gigan
TIC continent seems yet to tremble under my
wavering step. Let me, before 90 10 work. have
some hours of rest upon this soil Of freedom
your happy home. Freedom and home wba
heavenly music in those two words Alas
have no home, and the freedom of my people is
down trodden. Young giant of America dc
not tell me thatthy shores are an Asylum TO the
oppressed, and home 10 the homeless exile
An asylum it is but all the blessings ofvour glo.
rious country, can they drown into oblivion the
longing OF the heart, and the fond desires for my
native land
My beloved native land thy sufferinps make
thee but dearer to my heart. Thy bleeding i'm
age dwells with me when wake as it rests with
me IN the short moments of restless sleep 1t
has accompanied me over the waves-it will ac-
company me when go back to fight over again
| the battles of thy freedom once more. have no
ldea but thee have no feeling but thee Even
| here, with this prodigious view of greatness.
freedom and happiness, which spreads before my
astonIshed eyes, my thoughts are wandering to-
wards home and when look over these thou
sands on thousands before me, the happy inheri-
lance OF their freedom, for which your fathers
fought and bed-and when | turn to you, citi-
zens, 10 bow before the majesty of the United
States and to thank the people of New York for
their generous share in my hberation-and for
the unparalleled honor of this reception-I see,
out OF the very midst of this great assemblnge,
! rise the bleeding image of Hungary, looking TO
you with anxiety, to see whether there be in the
ustre of your eyes a ray of hope for her
whether there be in the thunder of your ap-
! plause trumpet call of resurrection. If there
were no such ray of hope in your eyes and no
! such trumpet call in your cheers, then woe to
Europe's oppressed nations They will stand
alone in the hour of need. Less fortunate than
you were, they will meet no brothers. hand to
help them in the approaching great struggle a.
gainst the leagued despots of the world And
woe also to me | will feel no ioy even here
and the days OF my stay will turn out to be lost
! Tor my Fatherland--Ost at the very time when
every moment is teeming with the decision of
| Europe's destinies.
| Citizens, much as am wanting some hours
of rest much as | need TO become familiar with
the ground that | will have to stand upon be-
fore | enter on business matters publicly, took
It for duty of honor not to let escape even the
first moment OF your generous welcome, without
stating plainly and openly, TO you what sort OF
man am, and what are the motives which
brought me now to your glorious shores.
Gentlemen, l have to thank the people and
| Congress, and government of he United States
for my liberation from captivity. Human tongue
has no words to express the blessing which felt
when down-trodden Hungary's wandering chief
the glorious flag of the stars and stripes fut-
tering over his head-when first bowed before
! 1t with deepest respect-when saw around me
| the gallant officers and crew of the Mississippi
| trlgate, the most OF them the wOrthest repre-
sentatlves OF true American principles, Amer
lean greatness, American generosity; and to
think that II was not mere chance which cast
the star spangled banner around me, but that il
your protecting will TO know that the United
States OF America had resolved TO become the
protectress of human rights. To see q power
tu vessel OF America coming TO far Asia 10 break
the chain which the mightiest despols of Europe
etfected,-the captivity of an exiled Magyar
whose very name disturbed the proud security
Of their sleep. To feel restored by such a peo-
Pile, ana in such way, TO freedom, and by free
dom to activty--you may be well aware of what
| have felt, and what still feel at the remem-
| brance of that proud moment of my life. Others
spoke, YOU acted, and am FREE You acted
and at this act Of yours, tyrants trembled, hu-
mainly shouted out with Joy, the down-trodden
people of Magyars-the down-trodden but not
broken--raiscd its head with resolution and with
hope and the briiIiancy of your stars were greet
ed by Europe's oppressed nations as the morn
ing star of rising liberty.
Now, gentlemen, you must be aware how bound
! less the gratitude must be which feel towards
you. You have restored me TO life, because to
activity, and should my life, by the blessing of
the Almighty, still prove useful to my faiherand
and to humanity, it will be your work May
you and your glorious country be blest for it!
E.urODp is tho pF cucb
events that however fervent my gratitude be TO
you. would not have felt authorized to cross the
Atlantic, at this very time, only for the purpose
OF exhibiting to you my warmest thanks.
would have thanked you by acts contributing 70
the freedom o! the European continent and would
have postponed my visit TO your shores ii Il the
decisive battle for liberty was fought, if it were
my destiny to out live that day. Then what 10
the motive, citizens, in that one generous act of
yours is but the manifestation of your rosolu-
ton TO throw your weigh. into the balance when
| the tate of the Europeans is to be weighed.
You have raised the conviction throughout
the world that by my liberation, you were willing
tie say to the oppressed nations of the o Europe
BE Of good cheer! the young gian: Of Amer
lea stretches her powerful arm over the waves,
ready to give brothers hand 10 the future -
So IS your act interpreted throughout the world
You, in proud security, can scarcely imagine
how beneficial this connection has already prov
ed TO the suffering nations of the European Con-
tinent. You can scarce imagine what self con-
fidence you have added to the resolution of the
oppressed. You have knit the tie of soldiiy in
the destnes of nations cannot doubt but that
YOU know how was received BY the public opin-
ion in every county that have touched since
ain free, and what feelings my liberation has elic-
tied in the countries which it was not nv lot
10 touch. You know well how-a plain, poor
penuiless exile, have most become a centre Of
hope and confidence to the most Indifferent ns-
tons, not united but by the tie Of common suf-
fering.
WHAT'S the source Of this appartion, unheard,
unparalleled in mankind's history The source
of It is that your generous act of my liberation,
is taken by the world for the revelation Of the fact
that the United States ore resolved not 10 allow
the despots OF the world 10 trample upon oppres-
sed humanity. Il is hence, that my liberation
was cheered from Sweden down TO Portugal as
day Of happiness. II is hence, that even those
nations which most desire my presence in Eu-
! rope now, have unanimously told me--Hasten
on hasten on 10 the great, free, rich, and pow
erful people Of the United States, and bring over
its brotherly aid TO the cause OF your country,
/ intimately connected with European liberation
and here stand to plead the cause OF the solidi-
ty Of human rights before the great Republic Of
the United States.
Humble as I'm, God the Almighty has select