North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-13
KOSSUTH IN NEW YORK.


tiles of the first city of the new world. "As pop
ular greeting" says the New York Times, IS it was
one of the most magnificent and enthusiastic evel
extended to any man, in any part of the world. No
thing of the kind that has occurred in this country
within our recollection, will compare with it,
The New York papers crowded with the pro.
ceedings had upon the reception. All the places of
business were closed in the city, triumpha arches
were erected, the buildings were decorated in the
most imposing style, Numbered, music roll
ed from numerous bands upon the air, minglng with
the hurrahs of tens of thousands-n word, the great
city gave itself up to the highest and nobles spirit
of enthusiasm, and received the immortal patriot with
open arms.
Our limits will not permit to give the details of
this magnificent reception; can only gener-
ally how great the demonstration was, and present
extracts from the leading speech occasion by
the honored visitor. Kossuih made number of adj
dresses in reply to Populations, but his leading effort
was delivered in Castle Garden, in response the
welcome by the Mayor. We make the following
extracts from this speech, which opens as follows
s. am yet half sick, gentlemen; tossed and twisted
about by tornights gale the Atlantc's restless
waves; my giddy brains still turning round as in
Whirlpool and this gigantic continent seems yet to
tremble beneath my wavering steps. Let me, before
GO to work. have some hours of upon this soil
! of freedom, yonr happy home. Freedom and Home,
what heavenly music in those two words Alas,
have no home, and the freedom of my people is down
trodden. Young Giant of free America, do not tell
me that thy shores are an asylum to the oppressed,
and home to the homeless exile. An asylum it is,
but all the blessings of your glorious country,
they drown into oblivion the longing of the heart and
the fond desires, for native land My beloved
native land thy very suerings make thee but dearer
to NY heart; thy bleeding image dwelis with me
when wake, as it rests with me in the short mo-
mens of my restless sleep. 1t has accompanied me
over the waves. 1t will accompany when l go
back to fight over again the battle of thy freedom
more. have no idea but thee; have no feeling
but thee. Even here with this prodlglous view OF
greatness, freedom and happiness, which spreads be-
fore my asonished eyes, my thoughts are wandering
towards home; and when look over these thou
sands of thousands before me- the happy inheritance
OF yonder freedom for which your fathers fought and
bled-and when l turn to you, citizens, to bow be-
fore the majesty of the United States, and thank
the people of New York for their generous share in
my 6eration and for the unparalleled honor OF this
reception, see of the very midst of this great
assemblage, rise the bleeding image of Hungary,
looking to you with anxiety whether there be In the
ustre of your eye ray of hope for herr whether there
be in the thunder of your hurrahs trumpet call of
resurrection. Ii there were such ray Of hope In
your eyes, and such trumpet call in your cheers
then wo to Europe's oppressed nations. They will
stand alone in the hour of need Less Fortunate than
you were, they will meet brothers. hand to help
them in the approaching giant struggle against the
leagued despots of the world And wo also to me.
will feel Joy mere, and the days of my stay
here will turn out to be lost to my fatherland-lost
at the very time when every moment is teeming in
the decision of Europes destiny. Citizens much as
am wanting some hours of rest, much as have need
to become familiar with the ground will have to
stand upon before enter business matters public
iy, took for duty of HONOR not to let escape
the first moment of your generous welcome, without
stating plainly and openly to you what sort of man
am, and what the expectations and the hopes
what are the motives which brought me now to your
glorious shores. Gentlemen, have to thank the peo
pie, Congress, and Government of the United States
for my liberation from captivity. Human tongue has
no words to express the bliss which felt when l.
The down-trodden Hungary's wandering chief-saw
the glorious flag of the stripes and stars fuuering
over my head-when first bowed before it with
deep respect-when l saw around me the gallant Of
icers and the of the Mississippi fngate-the
most of them the worthest representatives of true
American principles. American greatness American i
to think that it was not mere chance
which cast the starspangled banner around me, but
hat it was your protecting will-to know that the
United States of America conscious of their glorious
falling as well as of their power, declared by this
unparalleled to be resolved to become the protec
ors of human ri hts-to see a powerful vessel OF .
america coming to far ASIA to break the chains BY
vhch the mightest despots of Europe fettered the
ctivity of an exiled Magyar, whose very name dis
urbed the proud security of their sleep-to feel re-
tored by such a protection, and In such way, to
reedom, and by freedom to activity, may be well
ware of what have felt, and still feel, at the re-
nembrance of this proud moment of my life Others
poke-you acted; and was free! You acted, and
this act of yours tyrants trembled humanity shout
d out with joy; the down-trodden people of Mag y
ars-the down-trodden, but not broken, raised his
cad with resolution and with hoPe and the brillan-
of your stars was greeted by EuroPes oppressed Ii
atoms as the morning-star of rising liberty" u
The orator then goes TO speak of the object of II
is mission to the United States. He says that OBJ II
ect was not merely to return his thanks for the part
iken by this country in his liberation, but obtain
ne aid of the people and government in behalf of
hungary in the great battle for her rights which he
roclaims to be just at hand. L" Humble as l am,"
ays he, "God, the Almighty, has selected me TO ii
sPresent the cause of humanity before you and my ST
arrant in this capacity is written in the hopes and
expectations you have entitled the world to entertain, re
liberaiiss of prison and by restoring me st
activity He then proceeds as follows; in
81 bring you brotherly greeting from the people pl
Great Britain. I speak not in an official charac-
r, impaired by diplomacy, whose secrecy is the
lrse of the world, but the harbnger of the pub
spirit of the people, which has the right to i'm ~
lrt direction 10 its government, and which wit
ssed pronauncng itself in the decided man BY
", opsnIy-that he people of England, united to te
~ with enlightened brcthery love, is united an
blood-conscious OF your strength as it is con- D
ious of it's own, has forever abandoned every sen -
emf of irritation and rivalry, and desires the both III
iy alliance OF the United States to to every IN
ton the sovereign right to dispose of ITSELF anu
oect the sovereign right of nations against the en-
oachlng arrogance of despots, and eagued to YOU
ainst the league of despos, to sland together with
u, godfather to the approaching baptism of Euro wi
an liberty. Now. gentlemen, have stated my po-
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