The New York herald., 1851-12-09

very secuSts In other respects, bat these points are
irportsnt.
Kossuah said he extrsmry rsoiced ct this dsnsn-
stion on the part Of Phadsphis and thai felt the
highest in being thus honorsd by the gior
corpoaton Of that renowned city. Before he left
Europe of the pleasures he had promised himself
to meet and ningle with the ctsens Of that great city
where the Declaration Of Independence had been pro-
the 1scwsS spot where % that had BEEN
adopted Buthe went on to say that at the present mo-
quite impossible for him TO declare st what time
hecoud there ct all His object In visiting this coun
try not personal onehe did not come to promote
thing that calculated merely to crafty himself His
object to promote the great cause OF liberty
sure the people o the United STATES synpsthissd in
that object he could not but that he was deeply dis
trssssd at the action which had been taken Zone
branch of) Congress He had the highest respect and
regard for Congresshe the exponent of
the national win, and in view Of what 1t had done his
he would be content to 90 beyond New York he could
not no. say but he was free to declare that had the
reached him before he left Europe he would have hes
tatsd about coming to this country at all.
THE reason why say this is that though am fully
of the circumstance that in the United States 1t
is the public opinion Of the people which decides in the
last instance on public affairs, and though must
fesaon Of the sympathy Of the people gives hope
and consolation, still regard myself invited to this
country by act of Congress initiated in the Senate
Now had known that in the place where was
invited the same body would now decline to bid nae
welcome, would have thought that was not q VEL
guest; much the more the President Of the
United States has formally invited the Congress in his
message to consider what steps to be taken to
ceve the for whom he has sent frigate to Asia
complying with the will Of the body in which
resolution Of ne further political tendency the simple
resolution to bid me Q welcome-was withdrawn on &C
Of an ted nda anch circ
stances would not have wished to iptrude
And ss 1t was with the utmost gratitude to all who BE-
stow ed on him such marks Of kindness the city Of
Philadelphia had offered and especially with sentiments
Of sincere regard for Phiadslphis and its citizens
ust defer for day or two any positive reply to the
quest which had been made to him.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
To morrow morning at 10 O'clock the members Of the
French, German Italian and Polish social committees
will wait Kossuth, to present him with Q red flag
Ohe flag Of the European democracy )-bearing the
following inscription; " Universal solidarity Of the
peoples" They will previously meet at nine O'Clock at
the Shakespeare Hotel The committees will march in
procession to the Irving House. accompanied by bands
Of music.
Monday evening next has been nxed for the present.
the the time for the dinner Of the press Of New York
to Kossuth
Yesterday Madame Kossuth was escorted through the
city by Mrs. Kingsland, the lady Of the Mayor and
visited several of the stores in Broadway.
sAR-Kos-
sUIH LAWYER
A meeting of the New York bar was held, in the Law
Library yesterday afternoon for the purpose of appoint
ing committee to invite Louis Kossuth to partake Of
their hospitalties ExChief Justice Jones called
to preside and Mr. Goodman and another gen ntlemsn
were requested to as secretaries Several prominent
members Of the bar present and the desire seemed
TO be to come to rome decisive for carrying out
fhsY 0ii rat her han N akQ
suppose they will reserve till they meet the Magyar
at the festive beard.
eus gium upon Kossuth; the whose fame encrcles
the globe needs eulogium. But IL his (lr -
struggle in Hungary and Its disastrous terminaton-if
freedoms struggle ever be said to terminate short OF
tIiumpb-and it was his lot to know personally some
Of the noble compariots OF kossuth and TO have their
concurrent testimony to the purity Of his private
life well the great acts Of his public OF which
the whole world kpows he (Mr Barstew) would desire
TO ssy that taking into view his private character his
learning his lofty eoquepce and noble daring In the
cause of liberty, the ezed leader OF Hungary, whom
have In midst Is the most ustrous of wing
meh. such is the persod whom the msfortunes OF his
country have urged to shores Needs 1t any thing
more than to know that he IL member of the profession
70 which belong TO guarantee that the bar Of New
York viii give him such warm greeting OF brother
hood as to assure him that hberys advocate needs no
formal admission to the Ne$ York bar (Applau.e)
is only in the dread trials Of sdversty that man
finds out what he s, and Is found out by
others-as gold, which. in being tried, must
be cast into the fire The pilot that always sails
possesses ut best but untred virtue But b,
who out OF the shipwreck and the storm comes forth
with heart and hope and strength renewedto dare
to suffer yet greater things than bsfore-we BE-
mistaken ia supposng that nature has stamped upon
that man the real Of true greatness receive 1t as an
axiom that he who great In becomes greater IN
defeat Is truly great Such was kossuth. appeal to
any TO say If the Hungarian leader has shown
out sun-like, since his terrible overthrow, The
il be- had been weak has sny served TO kinde the rs
OF bis genius to brighter blaze 1t l. not the man only
but hs mission that We may honor. What an -rrand Is
that on which he has come, The adventures OF reem
achus the stories of Ulysses and Eneas yes, sl the
fabulous wanderngs Of the heroes Of antiquity sink to
insgnscArce beside the sublime mission Of the modern
hero coming to enquire of country If in the grave
OF his country there be lett the hope Of resurrection
eoning possibly to ask II this rePuec cannot inscrbe
upon the list Of its patriotic seotiments the idea Of in
reference against the nterf.re-s' Even II our govern
ment ca nnot grant this may still honor Kossuth for
tor Of the human rsce-this peoples .dvocats-hAs
come to plead. Let 1t not Be said that the
sso., ssSn ,n.,, 81 sscOuGn cast upon GU, shores "a.
man was lawyer-snd that this man
editor-snd that the press, ever on the alert, re-
solved to honor mse In honoring him and yet that the
bar was slow to show Its appreciation Of so noble bro
ther But the bar will not BE- slowthe presence Of this
large assembly. without any formal notice to the ndiv
shares the enthusiasm with which the people rising
to welcome the nations gusst nov move that con-
nttee be appointed to consider the most appropriate
mode OF eethying appreciation OF the great Hunga
rsn hero and lawyer Louis Kossuth and that they
Several gentlemen expressed their desire for action at
once, and that the committee should be appointed
Immediately.
Mr. stossoS, after some few complimentary remarks
upon the character Of Kosuth and his struggles In the
cause Of freedom. proposed resolution to which some
amer sments were offered.
semc members Of the bar present wished the resou.
ons to convey to the public the fact that Louis Kos.
suth was member Of their profession. (IIear hear)
An observation vas made to the eject that il would
perhaps, be well to omit the term Governor from
the resolution but the majority present In favor
h. fffa afrn hufrr fhs ~
NorcE-He IL the Governor-he will be Governer.
ASo1HrR-our proceedings would be like performing
the tragedy OF Hamlet" without the part Of Hamlet
II we omit the Governor from before the name Of
Koruth.
AsoTHER-Call him Governor, by all means; there's
fear Of bringing the Coesacks down daughter
Mr.. soHELL thought that religion. liberty might be
left out Of the resolution he understood the mission
VI Governor Kossuth civil hberty-religous liberty