Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-12-15
From The N Y. Evening Posteoi The 6ih test.
Midnight Reception CT kGssEth.

nounced, the torts hEd various batteries
fired salute Of lhiTty-ene euns--oDe gun
for each of the Stnies Of TIE Union. Their
echoes awakened the island, srd brought
thousands OF people to the shore As ihe
night though cold, was clear. und beautiful,
The scene became an aEinn,ed md i'm.
pressive one. The noble steamer was
stopped in The stream, when Dr. Donns,
Col. Berzenczy. and severalloG the Hun
gnrians went eff in The boprdiDg boai, cnd
asked ior Kossuih He IVES already on
deck, and when ,be HuDgarlans. and no
met, their solulsiicns were o. the rrcst iovs
iul and enthusiastic kjEd Counl PBisky
wns also warmly greeted, and others ofitg
suite of the Governor. 80
After these emons.raliors OF frierd dshin
had passed, Or. Doane advanced 10 tho
chief, ard addressed him ue follows: ~.
''Noble Magyar! illus,,icus KossutH
We greet you from the New World.
Welcome 10 the land Of fee speech and
&C ciion. Welce me 10 lie Americen BE.
public, which cfnoEktrUtes sUcl essiully 70
the world mans cafroiiy for sch! !eeverr-
ment. Thrice welctGe 10 cur infant
country. The hope ard iiutt Of The friends
OF liberty in every nation end Cline. Ton
come not to us a s,rprger. mol from u .
pines Of Msino TO the suger cnnes OF Tex
as, from the coal fieits OF PennsylssHia, 70
the golden regions cf nlifornin, NJ all ,ha,
couatry washed on one side by the t,otmy
Atlantic, or the other by tie calm Pacific,
the nnme Of Kossu,h will unlock every
heart. and go where you will, every door
will be opened and our iwfniy' five mil.
lions Of people will as il atinpitd- by ono
spirit, give y"u generous. heartfelt and
cordial and ehthus ias,ic welcome. 1.I ~
"Governor, in your iate Struggle forlib-
erIy OF your native country, and for your
brother Hungnrinns, tie Americon people
,nuk deep md solemn interest. AIthos
The broad ocean rolled between your home
and mine, aud your battle grounds were
lar of,siil our successes were greeled with
the most enthusiastic joy. Receiving as
we do daily those exiled for opinions snke,
whose greatest crime consisted in thinking
Tint every man had his rights, nno for dar-
ing TO maihlain them, you viii be espe.
CHILLY welcome who have dazzled The
world by yoar deeds in defence of humnD
liberty and oppressed humanity. Though
your country was far from mine, and O
stormy ocean rolled be:ween us, still, every
movement was watched with The greatest
interest, and your successes were greeted
with the most enthusiastic JOY, and were
borns upon our leiegraphic wires with The
swif'ness Of lightning, ard esei.ed high
n"pes Of ireeaom thTopghouI iAnierica- =
And when they found you ege uisuccess-
Iui, We did not forget YOU, bui animated
with the spirit I The gallant lluger, who
liberated LHinI cite from The Cnstie Of
OImutz, but looked with longing eyes /"
Kutaiah, ana sci on fom many, q schems
to Sc, YOU free. 4 hnuk Gud that you are
free, ana that you are now arrived ina
iree republic, and in earnest We again well.
c"me YOU, AMI we trust that your coming
nere, and your eff1rls IN behalf of liberty
will no. only be useful to America. but Ibai
your words will echo throughout Europe,
ill you see Hungary FREQ, and elevated
..tn,:og the nations Of the earth and placed
IN postum of independence. eelr 3
He lhen huuded letter to the great
,lngyar, Of which tho following is copy:
AI1 HALL, wv - e~O~'
DEAR Sir: In order that our citizens
NAV hive notice to assemble and welcome
YOU 10 our city and country as they desire,
we would very respectfully request you la
oave the steamer al the Queranline. and
remain "a few hours with DR.. Donne, " ho
will with srea, cheerfuiness, tender 10 you
the hospitality OF his house, and where We
are assured every attention. will he pnid to
your comfort during the lime il may be
necessary for you 10 continue his guest.
I'VE are with sfea, respect.
"a G. KlNGSLaND, Mayer. r
GEO. +. FRANKLIN, .A!cergun.
ITO aiovERN oR KossUrH. p' Hu"g"ry.
Kns>tail ~as. evioen,ll n.uch l,rt Eessed
., the slncetFy und enf5ss.s' esss 90 hr.
ilnaEe's address and replied with muca
feeling.
s:Thnnks lnr yonr generous sentiments,
expressed in sDch generous words! ihey
are 5ul The counterpart oi he Meicome
have met with III u great nalioh al tie
old world But DO not speak ot your own
nation as an iufsnt-oh no! She is a 81
au,, aud in less than seventy years has
grown to O stature which the older na--
lions have not reached in, n thousand
The genus OF your Folton has blos,ed out
The distance across the Atlantic, and may
the generons confidence of the young
giam know no distance when ask pa,
lernal hnnd for lold Europe. kossulh
mere shook the. old doctor warmly by The
hand. May, your kind atiioipa'ions OF
me be not Disappointed. am PLAIN
man. have no,hing in nme hut an hon
est fidelity TO those principles which -baye
made You great, and my most arden. Wish
is that my own counTy5 may be if not
great as yours al lensl as free and happy,
WHICH i, will be in tha establishment oiahe
same grea, principles. Fhe sounds no"
hear seem TO me the trumpet Of rssurrec'
ton for duwn-,rodden humanity through
OUT the world )" .l5- 80
This last allusion was to tho cannon
aud shouts Oh shoie. AT the close kos-
suth turned with grsa. grace I" The report
ers ono said, that he had suffered all tho