The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-11
NO. 25S.
WELCOME 10 x06gUTH.

NUMBER vi huHR"fi"'nt =" VIC ch'eoo
States army. crossed over from Bedlow's Island,
in uniform. early in the morning. having obtain
ed leave to take part in the days procession.
The scene ut the wharf battles all descrip-
ton. When the Vanderbilt put alongside, the
rusb TO get on board was terrible. The Rich
moud Guards were on duty, and did their ut
most to keep back the crowd but many jump
Cd on board in spite of their bayonets. Many
Hungarians, in costume were driven back. AT
last DIR. Doane himself and his family were
repulsed, and the plank having been taken in,
the Doctor was left behind, but he got on board
by means of his boat
On reaching Castle Garden and the Battery,
the sight is represented as beyond comparison
the finest New York ever saw. A hundred
thousand persons were on the Battery, and
their shouts reached to heaven and almost rent
the clouds Flags waved from different parts
of the Battery, and even schooners in the neigh
borhood hosted the Hungarian standard and
fired a salute.
The Mayor welcomed Kossuth in short ad-
dress, closing in these words:
al beg to assure you. sir, again of the heart
felt pleasure with which the people, whom l
have the honor on this occasion to represent
bid You welcome to their country and their
homes
AS the enlightened representative of Hun
garian independence as the champion of HUI
man Progress. rs the eloquent advocats-of Uni
versal Freedom, welcome you to the hospi-
talities of the city"
The Mayor then introduced Kossuth to the
assembled crowd. who addressed them. but we
find ourselves so cramped for room that we
must confne ourselves to two or three points of
his address:
K0SSUTHS FIRST SPEECH IN NEW YORK.
81 am yet half sick, gentlemen tossed and
twisted about by fortnight's gale on the At
lantic's restless waves; my giddy brains are
still turning round, as in whirlpool. and this
sioantic }copfSan. sna~Ns vet 10 IrenInrS mo-
'eI ~. So, III, 3 -
ings1make thee but dearer to my heart thy
bleeding image dwels within me when wake,
as it rests with me in the short moments of my
restless sleep 1t has accompanied me over the
u
to fight over again the battle of thy freedom
once mere. have no idea but thee; have
no feeling but thee. Even here, with this pre-
digious view of greatness, freedom, and happi-
ness which spreads before my astonished eyes,
my thoughts are wandering toward home and
when look over these thousands of thousands
before me, IL happy inheritance of yonder
freedom for :clr your fathers fought and
bled-and when turn to you, citizens to bow
before the majesty Of the United States. and to
thank the people of New York for their gencr
Gus share in my libe ration, ard for the unpar-
aleled honor of this reception see out of
the very midst Of this great assemblage, rise
the bleeding image of Hungary looking to you
with anxiety whether there be in the lustre of
your eyes ray of hope for her whether there
be in the thunder of your hurrahs trumpet
call of resurrection. If there were no such ray
OF hope in your eyes and no such trumpetcall
in your cheers, then woe to Europe's oppressed
nations.
Gentlemen, | have to thank the People
Congress, and Government of the United States
for my liberation from captivity.
"Others spOke-you acted and 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.
trodden, 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
boundless the gratitude must be which feel for
you. You have restored me to Efe-because,
restored b activity; and should my life, by the
blessings OF the Almighty, still prove useful to
my tather-land and to humanity, it will be your
merritt will be your work May you and
your glorious country be blessed for it, Eu-
rope Is on the very eve of such immense events,
that however tervent my gratitude be to you,
| would not have felt authorized to cross the
Atlantic at this very time, only for the pur-
pose to exhibit to you my warm thanks
"YOu have raised the conviction throughout
the world, that by my liberation you were will
ing to say, Ye oppressed nations of old Eu-
ropes continent, be of good cheer; the Young
giant of America stretches his powerful arm
over the waves, ready to give brothers hand
TO your future SO is your act interpreted
throughout the world You in your proud Sc
curity, can scarcely imagine how beneficial this
conviction has already proved to the suffering
nations OF the European continent You can
scarcely imagine what selfconfidence you have
added to the resolution Of the oppressed. You
have knit the tie of solidarity in the destinies
Of nations
Now, gentlemen, have stated my position.
] am straightforward man. | am q repub-
lcan. have avowed it openly in the mOnar-
chical but free England; and am happy to
state that have nothing lost by this avowal
there hope will not lose here in republi-
can America, by that frankness, which must
be one of the chief qualities of every republic
can. SO beg leave, frankly and openly, to
state the following points
First that take it to be the duty of honor
and principle not to NEEDLE with whatever
party question Of your own domestic affairs
] claim Tor my country the right to dispose of
itself; 80 am resolved and must be resolved
to respect the same principle here and every
where. Others may delight in the part of
knlghts-errant for theories. II il not my case
! am the man Of the great principle of the
sovereignty of every people to dispose Of its
own domestic concerns and most solemnly
deny to every foreigner as to every foreign
Power, the right to oppose the sovereign fac
ulty.
Secondly, profess, highly and openly, my
admiration for the glorious principle of union,
on which stands the mighty pyramid of your
greatness, and upon the basis of which YOU
nave grown IN the short period of seventy-five
- ouEouS g'nhI the hving wonder
OF the world. have the most warm wish that
the star-spangled banner of the United States
may forever be floating united and one the
proud ensign of mankinds divine origin And
taking my ground on this principle Of union,
which lind lawfully existing an established
constitutional fact, it is not to party but to
the united People of the United States, that I
confidently, will address my humble requests
Tor a,d and protection to oppressed humanity.
! WIN conscientiously respect your laws; but
within the limits of your laws ! will use every
homes. exertlon gain your operative sympathy,