The southern press., 1851-12-09

ing to you with anxiety whether there be IN the
lustre of Your eyes a ray of hope for her ;
whether there be 10 the thunder Of your hurrahs
a trumpet call of resurrection. If there were no
such ray OF hope in your eyes, and no such
trumpet call in your cheers, then wo 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 giant struggle against
the leagued despots of the world and wo also
to me. will feel no joy even here, and the
days of my stay here will turn out to be lost for
my fatherand-ost ut the very time when every
moment is teeming in the decision OF Europe's
destiny. Citizens, much as | am wanting some
hours of rest much as have need 10 become
familiar with the ground will have to stand upon
before | enter on business matters publicly,
took it for duty OF honor, not to let escape
even this first moment Of your generous wei
come, without stating plainly and openly to you
what sort OF man ] am, and what are the expec-
tations and the hopes-what are the motives
which brought me- now to your glorious shores.
Gentlemen have to thank the people, Con.
gress, and the government of the Unit States
for my liberation from captivity Human tongue
has no word to express the bliss which felt
when THE down-trodden Hungary's wander
ing chief saw the glorious flag Of the stripes
and stars hnttering over my head-when first
bowed before IT withdeep respect-when lsaw
around me the gallant officers and the crew Of
the Mississippi frigate--'he most of them the
worthiest representatives of true American prin-
ciples, American greatness, American generosity
and to think that it was not a mere chance
which cast the .spanged banner around me,
but that it was your protecting will--to know
that the United States of America, conscors OF
their glorious calling, as well as of their power
declared by this unparalleled act to be resolved
10 become the protectors of human rights-tO
see powerful vessel Of America, coming to far
Asia, to break the chains by which the mightiest
deSpots of Europe fettered the activity of an
exlled Magyar, whose very name disturbed the
proud security Of their seep-to feel restored
by such protection, and in such way, to free.
dom, and by freedom to activity, ,yon may be
well aware of what | have felt, and still feel at
the remembrance of this proud moment of my
lite. Others spoke--you acted; ard was free !!
You acted and at this act of yours tyrants
trembled humanity shouted out with JOY; the
down-trodden people of Magyars-the down
troidea, but not broken, raised his head with
resolution and with hope, and the brilliancy of
your stars was greeted by Europe's oppressed
nations as the morning star of rising liberty.
Now, gentlemen you must be aware how bound
less the gratitude must be which feel for YOU
You have restored me to life-because, restored
to activity; and should my life, by the blessings
Of the Almighty, still prove useful to my father
land and to humanity, it will be your merritt
will be your work. May you and your glori
Gus country be blessed for it. Europe is on the
very eve of such immense 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 10 exhibit to you
my warm thanks.
would have thanked yen by facts contrbI
ting to the freedom of the European continent.
and would have postponed my visit to your
glorious shores till the decisive battle for liberty
was fought-if it were my destiny to outliye
that day. Then what is the motive of my being
here at this very time! The motive, citizens, is
that your generous act of my liberation has
raised the conviction throughout the word that
this generous act of yours is but the manifest
alton of your resolution to throw your weight
INTO the balance where the fate OF the European
continent is to be weighed. You have raised
he conviction throughout the world that by my
liberation you were willing to say, aye op.
pressed nations of old Europe's continent, be of
good cheer; the young giant of America
ready to give brothers hand TO your future"
So is your act interpreted throughout the worl
You 10 your proud security, can scarcely imag-
inc how beneficial this conviction has already
proved to the suffering nations of the European
You can scarcely imagine what self.
confidence you have added 10 the resolution Of
the oppressed. You have knit the tie Of sol.
idarity in the destihics of nations. ! can't
1oubt that you know how was received by the
public opinion in every country which ] touched
since am free, and what feelings my Liberation.
has elected in these countries which it was not
my lot to touch. You know how |, plain. pc ,r,
penniless exile, have almost become a centre OF
hope and conf ience TO the most different M.
tions, not united but by the tie of common suf
ferings. What is the source Of this apparition
in mankind's history! The source
OF II IL, that your generous act OF my liberation
is taken by the world for the revelation of the
fact that the United States are resolved not to
allow the despots of the world TO trample OH
humanity. II is hence that my lber.
allon was cheercd, from Sweden down to Portu.
gal, as n ray OF hope. It's hence thtt even
those nations which most desire nv presence in
Europe now, have unanimously told me, Has
ten on, hasten on TO the great, Free rich and
powerful reople Of the United States, and bring
over its brotherly aid to the Cause If your coun.
try, 80 intimately connected with European lib.
erty;" and here stand 10 plead the cause Of the
solidarity Of human rights before the great re
public of the Unite States. Humble "a am.
God, the Almighty, has selected me to repre-.
sent the cause Of humanity before YOU. My
warrant to this capacity is written in the sympa
thy and conf Hence Of all who are oppressed, and
IT all who, a your elder brother. the people Of
Britain, sympathize with the oppressrd-m
Warrant TO this capacity il written in the hopes
md expectations you have entitled the world to
by liberating me out Of my prison,
and by restoring me to activity. But il has
pleased the Almighty to make ont Of my hum.
BILE self yet another opportunity for thing
which may prove happy turning point in the
destinies Of the world.
bring you brothery greeting from the peo
pie Of Great Britain. speak not in an offitiai
impaired by diplomacy, whose secresy
is the curse Of the world, but am the harbnger
OF the public spirit of the people. which has the
right 10 impar a direction to its government
and which witnessed, pronouncing itself in the
most decided manner openly that the people
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