The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-11
Kossuth i'm England.

greet him. having gone out in boat for that pur-
pose. AS the vessel entered the dock the crowds
at the pier heads cheered loudly, and NJ Kossuth,
with uncovered head bowed in acknowledgment.
There were, perhaps, eight hundred one thou
sand persons stationed at these points, but oppo-
site the mooring- ground of the Madrid the whole
quay wall was thronged, and some two or three
thousand persons were collected there, foremost
among whom were the refugees. As the vessel
was proceeding to her moorngs, a boat, in which
were Mr.. Crosby, the American consul, M Pus-
ky, and Madame Pulsky, boarded her. The
meeting between the latter and the Kossuth family
was very tender. M. Ko5suth pressed Madame
Pulsky to his heart, while his eyes filled with
t.ars, which slowly rolled down his chceks
M Pulsky salutcd Madame Kossuth most warm
ly, and she aud Madame Pulsky flew into each
others arms, kissed each other, and wept
In turns. nj. Pulsky, too, was deeply affected.
The children were then embraced, and gene
raj shaking of hands took place. This little
scene touched all the bystanders, but the enthusi
asm on shore as the Madrid came alongside and
the eXies beheld Kossuth was tremendous, and in
their anxiety they nearly pushed each other into
the water, Repeated rounds of cheering broke
from the crowd, mingled with The Hungarian hur-
Tahs, and wild shouts OF ELLEN Kossuth!'' Hand
kerchlefs, white, red and every color, were waved
In perfect cloud, and il seemed al if the band of
his compatriots would carry off their chief bodily
After some delay the vessel got alongside NJ.
kossuth and his family babe Rdieu TO S1r. Wcekes,
me master, and assembled the ladder to he shore,
where they surrounded and greeted in the
most energetic and excited manner by their friends
On landing, Kossuth exclaimed, 'Ah, feel
| en- free! am free when touch your soil.''
| The party then entered carriages and drove off
| to the Mayors city residence, where Kossuh APP
| peared on balcony, and, III reply TO few words
| by the Mayor, spoke as follows:
| :" beg you will excuse my bad English. Seven
weeks back was prisoner in Kiutayah, in Asia
| Minor. Now am free man. [Cheers1 am
a free man because glorious England chose it,
| [Cheers.l That England chose it, which the ge-
Mus of mankind selected for the resting monument
of its greatness, and the spirit of freedom for his
happy home. Cheered by your sympathy, which
is the anchor OF hope to oppressed humanity, with
the view OF your freedom, your greatness, and
your happiness, and with the consciousness of my
| unhappy land in my breast, you must excuse, for
the emotion feel-[cheersl The natural conse
quence of SO striking change and so different cir
cumstances. tCheers.1 So excuse me for not be-
ing able TO thank you warmly as feel for the
generous reception in which you honor in my unde-
serving person the cause of my country. tCheers.l
l only hope God Almighty may forever bless you
and your glorious land. Let me hope you will be
willing to throw ray of hope and consolation
ception. [Cheers] May England be great,
glorious, and free, [cheers;l but let me hope, by
the blessing OF Almighty God, and by our own
steady perseverance,, and by your own gener-
ous aid, that England, though she may ever
main the most glorious spot on EARTH will not
remain forever the only where freedom
dwell5 Great cheering Inhabitants of the
generous town of Southampton in shaking hands
with your Mayor, my best and truest friend, There
M. Kossuth turned round to the Mayor and shook
hands with his worship theoretically, amid much
cheering,l have the honor to thank you, and to
salute, with the deepest respect you the inhabit-
ants Of the industrious, noble minded. enlightened
and prosperous city Of Southampton" loud
cheers
NJ Kossuth then retired for little, and the May
or led Madame kossuth forward, who seemed to be
sh frnn
crowd
| There was cry of some Of % Bring out the
children" and some Hungarian gentleman led
forward the two boys and the little girl The eldest
| boy washeld aloft by Hungarian and his father
and, after few moments of cheering, they all re-
| tired from the balcony with the exception of the
Mayor, M. Kossuth, and some of his friends.
The band struck up "God save the Queen
amid loud cheers, while
Nj. Kossuh stood with his hat of in front of the
balcony. When II music was over he said "It
| is, gentlemen, glorious sight TO behold queen
on the throne representing the principle of liberty
| Loud chccrs.l You have that privilege. In
| thanking you more for your generous well
| come, let me add an expression of my feeling, in
which entreat you TO join. give you three
| cheers Tor your gracious queen. Loud cheers |
God bless her Good bless you ali.' [Renewcd
| cheering.l
Kossuth's personal appearance is thus described
RE stands about five feet eight inches in height, has
a slight and apparently not strongly knit frame,
and is little round shouldered His face is rather
oval; pair of blush grey eyes, we'll set beneath
1 a full and arched brow, give an animated and in
| elligent look to his countenance His forehead,
| high and broad, is deeply wrinkled, and time has
just begun to grizzle head of straight dark hair,
and to leave bald spot behind. He has not got
| the true Hungarian nose, but it s fair, we'll
| formed feature, such French passport would
describe naoyen; thick moustache nearly covers
his mouth, except when no speaks smiles, and
unites with beard and whisker in a full flock of
dark hair falling down from his chin. The por
traits singularly unlike him in either person or
| expression. Whether from his recent captivity
| from constitutional causes, there is somehow air
of lassitudc in his look to which the faugucs of his
voyage not improbably contributed. Altogether
he gives the idea of Of thought rather than of
a man of action; there is a speculative air in his
| face, mingled with some degree OF melancholy,
| which would mark him for visionary or theo
retcal enthusiast rather than for great leader
| a soldier He was very plainly attired in dark
green frock- coat, with little silk braid at the back
and edges, and wore common low crowned
\ square felt hat.
In the evening the corporate address was pre-
sentcd to Kossuth. In the course Of his reply he
said he had been used to look England as the
book of life, which had TO teach him and the nations
! of Europe how to live. Throu bout three centu-
| rics the house of Austria had exhausted against
| Hungary the acts of open violence and OF secret
| intrigue; but the Hungarian municipal instructor
| had still, among the most arduous circumstances
| conserved TO Hungary some spirit of public life
and some part of constitutional liberty. 1t at
the time when this fatal sickness of political feel
ing to centralize every power, and TO tutor the PEG
pie into this notion of political wisdom-whcn this
fatal sickness spread over the continent, and made
| its way to his country, that il became
almost the fashion and almost mark of intelli
gence to head towards the doctrine
that he, with few friends who stood by him, strug
| gled against this storm against those rushing waves
coming the spirit of Europe, because he regard
ed, and ever should regard municipal life apublic
benefit, without which there is no practical free
dom whatever, loud cheers,] and for the loss of
which he thought all ministerial responsibilities
and parliamentary privileges but pitiful equivn-
lent. [Cheers ] In this land (England) was seen
the finest fruits of this conquest of lberty-tho
| glory outside the freedom within unwithcred by
the blighting finger of Capitalization. When he
first read the French constitution he foretold that
that nation should yet have to go through many
storms because it did not abandon its fatal princ-
Pile of Capitalization; because it only in its
municipal institutions eodom could be developed.
AS to his humble self, conscious of no merit, and
| never aspiring to any reputation but that of
a plain, honest man, faithful TO the duty of true
friend of freedom and of patriot, he could not
forbeas TO feel perpexed to himself the OBJ.
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