The republic., 1851-12-13
Kossuth's Address 10 the Baltimore DeIs-
CATION. f

York on Wednesday, and addressed him in be
half Of the respective interests they represent
ed, the distinguished Hungarian replied;
GENTLEMEN: Since my liberation from captivity
in Turkey it has been my lot TO be subjected 10
the continual exercise Of speaking publicly 20
much, that my weak health has become so injur, d
that every moment now the condition Of my chest
looks somewhat alarming. You will excuse me,
therefore, If do give you such as
would have wished and Hoped Besides, in the Id
dress Yor have delivered me on the part of The heo
pie and Of Unconstitutional authorities OF the gio-
rious City Of Monuments, there is contained such
principles, such sentiments, that t3 answer them
as they deserve would require some aid Of recol
lection, because every word Of your address and
your speeches is worthy to be recorded in my
mind-in my heart. Having heard them once only
my memory, In my present condition of health
has not strength enough to remember the strain Of
tbem and you will permit inc to make, therefore.
only soliie few unconnccted rema.kS.
If am not mistaken gentlemen, both in your
personal expression well as IN the contents Of
the resolutions Of the citizens OF Baltimore you
speak Of some glorious advantages attached to ioy
name, and OF some merits attributed 10 me, al
low me to remark that consider that the word
glory ought to be bloted out from the dictionary,
in respect TO individuals, aud only left in respect
to nations Whatever man can do throughout
ionBesl Wnlcn PrOt luencc may accord 10
him, with the strongest faculties which it 10 the
hoppy lot o lew 10 possrss and with the utmost
eKeruons OF which man is capable whatever a
man may do in behalf of his country aud in behslf
oi humanity, can never be even much as duty
calls; still less can II be enough to merit the word
ory Therefore, once more / repealss let to man
Ge attached the duty, and the word glofy reserved
10 nations the more because il is a happy Dcripd
oil the development of mankind's destiny 10 which
We are now arrived. IL is q timo when individual
greatness must disappear like ayain shadow before
me greatness OF that public spirit of nations
which is called to attain and 10 insure that lot
to humanity, which is the destiny assigned to
me by God. may have done sonse thing in the
press of duty OF the patroti but il The light
Of n candle spreads through room is il the merit
OF the candestick1 ! have been only the candle
stick; the light which shnes forth was only The
principle OF liberty; and whatever in my life there
rhay be worthy of any attention, it is not due 10
me, but to that light which is not destined by D-
vine Providence to burn only in one corner OF this
great globe, but which is to spread all parts uf
IT, Let me, with humble acknowledgment OF the
kindness which the people of the United States
wish me, freely confess that come not hitber to
seek an asylum. come not hther to look for
happy home. II is compliment, gentlemen, Q
never make complments,) it is truth, that con
tider, according 10 the present condition OF the
world, the circumstance 10 be born citizen of the
United States the greatest happiness, The most
proud lot which man declare TO be hs own,
Hut yet, not being myself in the happy condition
to have been born citizen of this glorious land
you viii not feel offended when declare that my
poor country. though poor, though oppressed,
though doomed to suileringe, is still
try that love Crossing his arms upon his
breast) more than yours. 1t may be- per
haps, fault in me- weak feeble man; but can
bot raise myself 10 the height of our Saviour, who
embraced alike all humanity. ! love humanity.
but love in the fret degree my home To love
equally every part of mankind, Saviour had to
be not only man but God. am poor man. and
as such am happy that know that there ia God
in Heaven who is the common father of all human
v. And having this me
her Of this great humanity is brother every other
one. Even so sure is ii than when honest than
endeavors to accomplish the duties towards his
own country as patriot he acts in behalf of all hu
nanity, because, as there is common Father i'll
Heaven, there ia brotherly tie in the destnis
h all mankind. Again say, come not hither TO
seek an asylum or the happiness of such glorious
home. come hithcr TO look for some assistance TO
obtain the victory OF the principle Of freedom in
my own native land, which is now Il odden down,
but, hope, not broken. come hithcr TO seek as
sistance, such as is due 10 those principles upon
which your own existence rcposes, being firmly
convinced that the interest of such great people
as yours can never be opposite and contrary to
those principles upon which your greatness re-
poses.
shall have opportunities to express more freely
and more in detail the practical meaning OF these
words-that came hithcr for practical assistance
10 the great principle of freedom for which we
struggled and for which we will struggle once
more: ] feel extremely happy 10 have the highly
gratifying intelligence, by your addresses, that in
but that there is meaning attached to that sym
pathy-a meaning which hoped and expected
10 find when | came TO your shores And am
highly gratified, ALSO that have the honor to see
from thcse addresses that you, gentlemen, and
your fellow-citzens, have beetowcd 80 much attcn-
tion to the cause of Hungary not to be subjected
to MISUNDERSTANDING. but SO as to be able readily
TO understand me. That is a great benefit to me,
because, unfortunately, though declare that
find here in the United Staies universally a more
just and exact knowledge of the true state of the
cause of Hungary than elsewhere in the world. still
am astonishcd TO find that there are some mis-
Understandings and misrepresentation concern
ing that cause: as, for instance, have had the
opportunity to read this day report of the
dcbates yesterday in the Senate OF the United
States, where honorable member stated
that the struggle of Hungary was not struggle
for the principles of freedom and liberty such s
going on throughout Europe, but struggle for
ancient charter. Now this ID entire nisrepre-
sentation of the nature Of our cause. There is
something in the struggle of Hungary which can
be characterized by that word; but we had also
struggle for ancient rights, because the right of
self government is an ancient right of Hungary.
tApplausel 1t was no neto acquisition TO our rev
oution; il was ancient right of thousand
years. Now we have seen that this ancient right
of Hungary the right Of self governmental though
insured by thousand laws and by the corona ton
oath OF thirty kings every one of whom was com
mitted, IN swearing to a sacrilcgious perjury, Is
not now enjoyed, but has become dead letter III
book OF laws. And therefore in our revolution
and before the revolution, in peaceful and lawful
manner of legislation in 1S4S we struggled and
we achieved 10 get some practical guarantees to
this ancient right of Hungary such guarantees as
were considered necessary to insure that ancient
right TO be practical benefit and not mere dead
letter IN our book OF laws. In 90 much we have
struggled for our ancient rights, but in no other
respect, because we have seen that though this
ancient right of self government registered
in n hundred laws and was guaranteed by thirty
coronations; still il was dead letter and why?
Because the whole people were not interested in
maintaining the rights OF Hungary; because the
whole people had no constitutional rights, but on
ly class Of the people Of Hungary. ! beg again
to be permitted 90 make remark which have
made esewhere---nOt for your sake, because you
understand the nature OF the cause of Hungary,
but because there is published abroad msrepre-
senaton in regard to facts Then say that the
rights OF Hungary were restricted in ancient tinus
not 70 a but 10 q ctdssto class of nobes not
TO u race properly called Magyars, who came out
a thousand years ago from Asia; because in the
people of the Magyors were OF every race
which settled and remained in the Hungarian ter
ritory. There were mobiles among the Alagyars,
SclsYes, Germans, Wallacans; and the poor who
were deprived OF their constitutional rights were