Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1851-12-05
New Series-VOl. G-NO. q.

hOSSUTH is certainty most eloquent, ana
is astonishing his hearers in England, by
the force of his oratory, and his COM
mand of the English language. The
newspapers are filled with the speeches
delivered by him at the public celebrations
which have been given in honor of his
arrival. The number Of these speeches is
surprising, and though the subject is the
same, he, by the power of his eloquence,
invests each speech with new interest, and
gives to iteration the charm of novelty.
At London, at Birmingham, at Manchester.
he dwells with manly indignation upon
the wrongs of his country, points out the
strides which despotism is taking towards
enslaving all Europe, Identifies the cause
Of Hungary with that OF freedom, and en-
deavors 20 rouse the lovers of liberty to
resistance of absolutism. In speaking, it
is said, 'he recurS TO no notes, relies upon
no promptngs, resorts to no foreign phra-
ses to elucidate his meaning, and makes
no preparation beforehand, save a clear
and digested understanding of the subject
he intends to discuss. And yet he sways
his audience like a first class speaker in
his own vernacular. The following pas
sage from his late speech at Manchester,
Is but one specimen out of many of his
rare powers Of oratory:-
How blind are those men who have the
affectation to assert that it is only certain
men who push 10 revolution the conti-
nent of Europe, which, but for their revo-
lutionary acts, would be quiet and conten-
ted. Laughter. Contented Renew
cd lor1r hot nd
loud shouts of laughter With oppres-
sion and seryitude! France contented,
with its Constitution subyerted? Ger
many conlened, with being but fold of
sheep, pent up to be shorn by some thirty
petty tyrants? Loud cheers and laugh
ter. Switzerland contented, with the
/ threatening ambition of encroachng des-
pots? Italy contented, with the King of
Naples--or with the priestly govern
ment of Rome, the worst of human nven-
tons? [ Cheers. Austria, Rome, Frus-
sia, Russia, DaImatia, contented with
having been driven to butchery, and after
having been deceived, plundered, oppres-
sed and laughed at like fools? Poland
/ contented with being murdered! Hun
gary, my poor Hungary, contented with
being more than murdered-buried alive?
Loud cries for it is alive. Energetic
cheering What | feel is but a weak
pulsation Of that feeling which pervades
The breasts of the people of my country?
Russia contented with slavery? Hear. !
Vienna contented Lomta ardy, Pesth,
Milan, Venice, Rome, Prague contented
-contented with having been ANONYMOUSLY
branded, burned, plundered, sacked, and
It's population butchered half of the
European continent contented with the
scatiold, with the hangman, with the
prison, with having no political rights at
all, but having to pay innumerable mil
lions for the hlghly-bene6ciaI purposes of
being kept in a state of serfdom! TCheers.7
That is The condition of the continent of
Europe Hear, hear. and is it not RI
diculous and absurd in men TO pirate about
individuals disturbing the peace and tran
guilty of Europe?
People of Manchester, let not the world,
let not Europe say, that on the eve of the last
struggle between despolism and liberty,
you have nothing further to give to the
principle of freedom than the compassion
Of tender hearts. People of Manchester
people Of England, up, up with manly
resolution, and 10 the Czar shout, 'Stop!'
like the populace of old, and you have
given the world freedom and liberty
Great cheering.