The southern press., 1851-12-30
KossUTH's SPEECH AT BALTIMORE.

KOSSUTH'S SPEECH AT BALTIMORE.
SIR: and Ladies' and Gentlemen IL look
with some fear along this vast and distinguished
assembly. have the apprehension that some
OF those who now honor me with their presence
and the manifestation Of their sympathy, have
the expectation to hear from me an eloquent
speech. This pleasure am entirely incapable
to afford to them; firstly because ! must CON
fess that, from day to day more and more fear
to address the people of the United States in a
tongue foreign to me, because from day to day
| meet such eloquent men, such masters of the
art OF oratory here in the United States that of
coul Sc can only bow with respect before them,
with the consciousness of my own inability !;
and secondly, because, since have been upon
your shores, have indeed not had Il single mo-
ment for the necessary preparation, especially
during the last few days.
But gentlemen, my consolation is that sup,
pose you come not to have pleasure here, but
to bestow benefit upon that cause which have
the honor to represent and il you come with
that intention, your expectation cannot fail, be-
cause you have the fnltiment of it in your own
hearts. Appause.] Therefore let me entreat
you TO excuse me, If you shall not hear an eo-
quent speech Take for excuse my boldness in
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that having seen with what warm sympathy YOU
cheered the exiled Governor of downtrodden.
but not broken, Hungary. indeed, gentlemen,
feel in Baltimore it | were at home. [Ap
plause. feel in your assembly as if were
in my own family and between members of
one family there is no place for ceremony and
you will excuse me therefore. Applause. If
you hnd me not eloquent you will find me true
Gentlemen, it was gratifying to me to receive,
during my stay in New York, through the Joint
committee Of the corporation and OF the citizens
of Baltimore, the expressions of your sentiments,
and to get notice of those generous resolutions
which you rendered to me- Those sentiments.
out of which the resolutions of the city of Bal
timore issued became to me the more important.
the more beneficial, as the day approached when
my duties were about to call me to Washington
city-that place where the elected of your ma
tional confidence stand in the proud position of
taking care of all those lofty intert sts which
bind together the thirty one stars of your sover-
eign States in one mighty constellation of man.
kinds moral sky. Cheers The manifesta-
ton OF the public opinion of Baltimore became
the more beneficial rs the day approached of my
going to Washngton-that place where the
Congress and the government Of this mighty
and glorious republic is called to take care Of
these mighty, common interests of your country,
which make you power on earth-a full grown
member of that great family of mankind, the
members of which, hovng one Father in Heaven,
are also brethren. called to act towards the other
as brethren should act
Amongst those mighty interests entrusted by
the sovereign people of the United States to
the care OF your national government and Con-
gress, almost the most important is the question
of your foreign policy-that is, the question of
your intercourse and community with other na-
tions of the world. ] believe you will agree
with me, gentlemen, that even in private life no
man can entirely seclude himself from the com.
munlty and from intercourse with his family,
with the village, with the town, and with the
country in which he lives If whatever man
would be willing to seclude himself from this
intercourse, he would be an exile in his own
family, an exile in his own city, an exile in his
own country. Applause. Even so is it with
nations, which are only single individuals in the
great family of mankind If a natl. should
be inclined TO seclude itself from all interest in
the concerns of other nations, that nation would
seclude itself out of the community of man.
kind, and would become an exile in humanity.
No man. ladies and gentlemen, is independent
OF his fellow man and no nation, however Do wer
fol, can be regarded to be independent of other
nations. Put the richest, the strongest, t, the most
powerful man only for single week into po
siton to be secluded from all intercourse with
the members of his family, his fellow citizens of
the city and country in which he lives, and only
look TO the consequences What would become
OF TINS man! Quite the sane is also true i'm
respect to nations. If nation would seclude
Itself from intercourse and from being interested
IN the concerns of other nations, it would come
quite into the same as a private man who would
seclude himself only for a week. The only
Is tfat the consequences are not felt
so soon, because the hours of nations are counted
by years, and the years of nations are counted
by centuries; and the consequence would be
hat the nation would become an exile from hu.
nanity, which takes no interest in the fate of
Indeed, gentlemen, wo! to the nation whose
'lhzens care only for the momentary private
comfort, and not for the future of that country
n which they live an immortal life in their chill
iren, and their chdrens chdren-of that coun.
ry, whose future glory is the glory of their !
children, whose future power and happiness is
he power and happiness of their children. Man
like nations secluded from each other.
would be like the silk worm, which to be sure
'ecludes itself in self woven house, but which
'annot remain for eternity in that secusion |
Applause. II must come out but you know, |
gentlemen, that when the silk worm leaves its |
zee usion, it comes out only to die. That |
would be precisely the condition of every man |
Who secludes himself from taking an interest in |
he fate of his fellow-man That would be
precisely the condition of every nation that
would be willing to seclude itself from taking
IN interest in the condition of every other
'ation. Great cheering When that nation
hould come out of its silk worm house, it would |
'nly creep out to die Applause
But am told that the generous people of
he United States are mol Indifferent and that the
government of the United States has foreign
'ocy towards other nations, but that this for
ign policy is the policy of not meddling with
european concerns Now, gentlemen, permit
ne to say, If that would be your policy, it would
'e no foreign policy; indeed it would be no pol.
~ at aii--because foreign policy is not to
ave no concern, but to have concern with
ther nations But am also told that YOU are
Interested in concerns of foreign nations, but
hat Europe is toosfar Well, you know, gen
lemen, that it is one of your gIories that by