The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-09
From HE NelD York Herald.
The speech % Kos.uth In FuII.

am yet half sick, gentlemen; tossed and twist
ed about by fortnight's gale the Atlantic's
restless waves, my giddy brains are stiil turning
round as in a whirlpool and this gigantic CONT
nent seems yet TO trembe beneath my wavering
steps. Let me, before go to work. have some
hours of rest upon this soil OF freedom, your happy
home. Freedom and Home-whst heavenly music
in those two words Alas, have no home, and
the freedom of my people is down-trodden. Young
giant of free America, do not tell me that thy
shores asylum to the oppressed, and home
to the homeless exile An asylum it Is, but all the
blessings Of your glorious country, can they drown
in oblivion the longing of the heart and the fond
desires, for our native land? My beloved native
land thy very slfferings make thee but dearer to
my heart; thy bleeding image dwelIs with me
when wake, as it rests with me in the short mo-
rnents of my restless sleep. 1t has accompanied
me over the waves Ii will accompany me when
20 back to fight again the battle of thy free
dom once more. have no idea but thee; i have
no feeling but thee Even here, with this prodi-
gious view of greatness, freedom, and happiness,
which spreads before my astonished eyes, my
thoughts wandering towards home; and when
look over these thousands of thousands before ms,
the happy inheritance of yonder freedom for which
your fathers fought and bed-and when turn to
you, citizens, to bow before the majesty of the Uni
ted States and to thank the people of New York for
their generous share in my liberation and for the
paraleled honor of this reception. see out of the
very midst of this great assembage, rise the bleed
ing image of Hungary, looking to you with anxiety
whether there be in the lustre of your eyes ray OF
hope for her; whether there be in the thunder Of
your hurrah5 a trumpet call of resurrection. ii
there were no such ray OF hope in your eyes, and
no such trumpetcall in your cheers, then wo to
Europc'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 giant struggle against the leAgued
despots of the world; and wo also to me. will
feel Joy here, and the days Of my stay here
will turn out to be lost for my fatherland-lost at
the very time when every moment ls teeming IN
the decision of Europes destiny. Citizens, much
as am wanting some hours OF rest, much qs
have need to become familiar with the ground
will have to stand upon before enter on business
matters publicly, took 1t tor duty Of honor not
to let escape even this first moment OF your gene
rous welcome without stating plainly and openly
to you what sort of man am, and what are the
expectations and the hopes-wbat are the mo-
tives which brought me now to your glorious
shores Gentlemen, have to thank the people,
Congress, and Government OF the United States for
my liberation from captivity. Human tongue has
no words to express the bliss which felt when i
thu down trodden Hungary's wandering chief
saw the glorious flag of the stripes and stars flut-
terng over my bead-whcn first bowed before 1t
with deep rcspect-when saw around me the gal
liant officers and the crew of the Mississippi frgate
true American principles, American greatness,
American generosity; and to think that II was not
a mere chance which cast the starspangled ban
around me, but that 1t was your protecting
| will-to know that the United States OF America,
conscious of their glorious calling we'll as OF their
power, declared by this unparalleled act TO be re-
solved TO become the protectors OF human rights
to see powerful vessel OF America, coming tofar
Asia to break the chains by which the mghtiest des-
pots of Europe fettered the activity OF an exed Mag
var whose very disturbed the proud security OF
| their slcep-to feel restored by such protection,
and in such way, to freedom, and by freedom
| to activity, you may be well aware OF what l
| have felt, and still feel, at the remembrance oil
| this proud moment of my life. Others spoke
| you acted and free You acted; and at
| this act of yours tyrants trembled; humanity
/ shouted out with Joy the dCwn-rodden people OF
Magyars, the down trodden, but not broken, raised
his head with resolution and with hopc and the
briliancy of your stars was greeted by Europe
oppressed nations as the morning star OF rising
| liberty Now, gentlemen, you must be aware how
| boundless the gratitude must be which feel foi
| you. You have restored me to life-because re
stored to activity and should my life, by the blees
ings of the Almighty, still prove useful to my ia
therand and to humanity, it will be your merit
it will be your work. May you and your glorious
country be blessed for il. Europe is on the very
eve Of such immense events, that however lerven
| my gratitude be to you, ! would not have ielt au
thorized to cross the Atlantic, at this very time
only for the purpose to exhibit to you my warn
thanks would have thanked you by facts con
trbuting to the freedom oil the European conti
nent, and would have postponed my visit to you
glorious shores till the decisive battle for libert
was fought-ifit were my destiny to outlive tba
day. Then what is the motive OF my being here
this very time? The motive, citizens, IS that you
generous act Of my Liberation has raised the con
yicton throughout the world that this generous &C
of yours 10 but The manifestation Ga YOUR re
solution to throw your weight into the bal
apce where the fate OF the European continent is 4
be weighed. You have raised the conviction
|, | fhrou pho he world " IN liberation
willing to cay, 9" Yo oppressed nations OF OLE
Europe's continent, be of good cheer; the young
giant of America stretches his powerful arm owe
the ayes, ready to give brothers hand to YOU
future.'' So is your act interpreted Throughout
, the world, You, in your proud security, car
scarcely imagine how beneficial this conviction
has already proved TO the suffering nations of th
European continent. You scarcely imagine
what self confidence you have added to the rcsolu
ton of the oppressed You have Knit the tie 0
solidarity in the desnies of nations. can't doub
that you know how was received by the public
opinion in every country which touched since
am free, and what feelings my liberation ha
elected in those countries which it was not my 10
to touch. You know how !, plain, poor, pennies
exile, have almost become centre OF hope and con
dence to the most Indifferent nations, not united
but by the tie of common sufferings What is the
source of this apparition unparalleled in mankind
history? The source of it is, that your generous ac
ofmy liberation is taken by the world rthe revela
ton OF the fact that the United States are resolved
not TO allow the despots of the world to trampe OF
oppressed humanity 1t is hence that my liberia
ton was cheered, from Sweden down to Portugal
as ray of hope. 1t 10 hencs that even those ma
tions which moot desire my presence in Europe
now have unanimously told me, "Hasten on hastei
on to the great, free, rich and powerful people o
the United States, and bring its brotherly ak
to the cause of your country, SO intimately con
nected with European liberty;" and here stanc
to plead the cause of the solidarity of human
rights before the great Republic of the United
States. Humble as am, God, the Almighty, ha
selected ME to represent the cause OF humanity be
fore you. My warrant to this capacity is writer
in the sympathy and confidence of all who are op
pressed, and of all who, as your elder brother, tn
people of Britain, sympathizo with the oppressed
my warrant to this capacity is written in the hope
and expectations you have entitled the world Il
entertain, by ibcratng me out of my prison, anC
by restoring me to activity. But it has pleased
the Almighty to make out of my humble self ye
another opportunity for thing which may Prov
happy turning point in the destinies Of the world
/ bring you brotherly greeting from the people o
Great Britain. l speak not in an official character
impaired by diplomacy, whose secresy is the curse o
the world; but am the harbingtr Of the public epiri
of the people, which has the right to impart di
rection to its government, and which witnessed
nronouncuo itself in the most decided manner