Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-25
KOSSUTH'S GREAT SPEECH
AT THE
NEW Y0RK BANQUET.

So have shown yon how Washingions
doctrine of perfect neutrality ia Your for
eign affairs was by-and-by changed INTO the
declaration to oppose, with all your forces,
absoluistlcal Europe, IN interfering with
the Independence or republican installations
of Central or Southern America. | have
shown you why this manly resolution was
not then extended TO Europe. ! have
shown you the further differences between
your present convenience and that of the
time of President Moufoe-noi less impor-
tant than those between Mouroe's aud
Washngton's time. But one mighty DIFF
ference | must still commemorate. That
IS, that yonr population has, since Monroe's
time, nearly doubled belieye--at least
increased by millions. And what sort Of
tive born Americans No European
emIgrants they are; men VINO, though citi-
zens of the United States, are by the most
sacred ties of relationship attached Ia the
fate Of Europe. There IS consideration
worthy of the reflection of your calmest and
wiscsl men, who, after calm reflection must
agree with me, that IA your present coudi-
ton you are at least as much interested IA
The fate Of Europe, as your fathers twenty
eight years ago, who declared themselves IN
teresled in the fate OF Central and Southern
America.
And really so it is. The unexampled,
immense, prodigious sympathy for the cause
of my country which have met with in the
United States proves that it is SO. Your
generous interference with the Turkish cap
tiyity Of The Governor of Hungary, proves
that il is So And this development, rather
than change in your foreign policy, is not
even more an instructive ebulition of pub
lie opinion, which is called by-and-by to
lmpart direction TO your National Govern
mental policy the direction is already I'M
parted, and the opinion If the people is al
ready an avowcd principle Of policy of the
Government.
have good, have a most decisive au-
ihority to rely upon ia saying SO. 1t Is the
message of the President of the United
States, His Excellency, Willard Fillmore
communicated to Congress few days ago.
There read the paragraph" The deep
interest which we feel ia The spread of lib
eral principles, aud the establishment of
free governments, and the sympathy with
which we witness every struggle against OPP
preston, forbid that we should be Rdifer-
ent 10 a cause ia aohich the strong arm Of a
foreign pOiotr is mUoked 10 stife public SEN
timent and repress The spirit Of freedom in
any country" Now, gentlemen, here is
the ground which take for my earnest en-
deayors to benefit the cause of Hungary
| have only respectfully to ask, as prnci-
pie which the public opinion of the people
of the United States SO resolu,ely PROCESSES,
and the government of the United States,
with the full consciousness of its response
blIty, declares to your Congress TO be
ruling principle Of your national govern
ment-is that principle meant to be serious!
Indeed, | confess thai it would be most
impairment outrage towards your great peo-
pie, and your national government, to en-
terrain the offending opinion that what the
people of the United States and its Nation
al Government. in such a solemn diplomat
&c manner, profess to be ruling principle
OF your policy, should be meant to be
but joke about the most sacred interests
Of humanity. God forbid that l should
have the impertinent arrogance to think SOL
therefore | take the principle Of you poll
cy as find It established, without any in-
reference, and come in the name of ops