Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-15

ground, that they, one and all, crowded
around him and offered their congrstua-
tions.
The Mayor had provided a carriage and
four grays, and band of music. AS soon
as Kossuh and his lady and children, the
Count and Countess Pulszky, and The Mayor
had taken their seats, the carriages slowly
drove from the docks, accompanied by the
band and numerous other vehicles, and ira
versed the principle streets, and thence pro-
ceeded TO the town-resdence of the Mayor !
After par,aking of some refreshments, his
friends, proceed 10 the Guild Hall, where
an address from the corporation of South
ampton was presented, after an Introductory
speech from the Mayor TO Kossuth This
was the signal for enthusiastic and vocifer.
Gus applause, which, having subsidized,
Kossuih stood forward and said-"Mr.
Mayor and Gentlemen, beg you will en-
cuse me, an unpretending stranger in the
town of Southampton, in your own language
adequately TO express the warm sentiments
of respect and gratitude for your generous
welcome. To have the honor of being
welcomed by The people Of England in this
noble town, is an august qualification 10 me.
1t has always been my study from early
youth TO look TO England as the book of life
by which was to live. For three centu-
ries Austria has exercised open violence and
wholesale threats to destroy the liberties OF
my counirymen, and were it not for her
municipal institutions, would have succeed
ed. There was a time when the principles
of liberty were spreading through Europe,
and when was myself almost alone stand
! ing against the assailments of Russia
Municipal institutions are the best protectors
of liberty. There is in the French nation,
which has, alter three revolutions, glory out
side, but freedom within whi,hering by the
blasting influence of Capitalization.
Gle then proceeded to observe that he
foretod this would be fatal them England
would always bo great, glorious, and free, by
the preservation Of her municipal institutions; !;
and when he saw their race i. the only one
in both hemispherss enjoying perfect freedom,
whether in kingly-formed government in
one, or republican government in the other,
he still saw il was by preserving these in
.ituiiens intact Such were his sentiments
the sentiments of his heart Kossuth then
expressed his deep gratitude for Eng lands
reception of his fellow-counrymen, the
Hungarian exils,, more particularly at the
port of Southampton. His own life was o
no use, excepting that he might make il
servceabe 10 his country. He hoped, by
the blessing Of Almighty God, and the en-
couragement of their sympa,hies, yet 10 see
he principle. o: Liberty established in his na
tive country !"
: KOSSUTH'S PERSONAL APPEARANCE
The Tunes says :--"Iie stands about
feet inches in height, has slight and ap
> parently not strong-knit frame, and is ittl'
round shouldered His face is rather oval
a pair bIush-gray eyes, which fomewha
reminded me of O'Connell's in expression
well set beneath full and srched brow
gave an animated and intelligent look TO hi
countenance. His forehead, high and broaC
is deeply wrinkled, and time has just begui
TO grizzle a head of straight dark hair, ant
to leave a bald spot behind He has got tn
true Hungarian nose, but it is a fair well
formed feature, such as French passpor
would describe as moyen a thick nous
tache nearly covers his mouth, except whe
= he speaks or smiles, and unites with bear
t and whisker in full flow of dark hair fal
ing down from his chin. Whether from hi
{ recent captivity or from constitutional cat
II ses there is somehow an air Of lassiluds i
{ his look, TO which the faigues of his voyag
not improbably contributed. Altogether h
q gives one the idea of a man of though
= rather than a man of action there is
y speculative air in his face, mingled with
+ degree of melancholy, which wosld mar
: him for a visionary or theoretical enthr
y sast rather than for a great leader or
p soldier"