Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
From the New York Tribune.
The Rece ptiOM Of kOssuth.

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liant pageant than that of Saturday, and new
was a pageant heightened by greater or homes
ter enthusiasm on the part of the people. Kos
suTH, the exile, had reception in the CONNER
cial capital of America such as would have
greeted no other European, nor even any living
American. 1t was genuine too, and tribute
not only to the personal magnetism exercised
by his career and character, not only to the
courage, herosm and misfortunes of his nation
he Is so distinguished representative.
Whatever fault may be found with his speech
which we publish at length in another place
it cannot be charged with reserve or vagucness.
He speaks right out, as his position demands
and as his history shows he has ever been
wont to do. 1t is plain and manly speech.
No art could have more exactly hit the Ameri-
can character than this strait forward manner
of presenting the subject most upon his heart.
He may startle prejudice in quarters, but
everywhere he must command respect. 1t is
seen that he is in earnest. He is no mere deal
er in phrases, no mere iramatc artist bent on
the applause of the multitude and of the hour,
but man sur-charged with a great and all
absorbing idea, which tolerates unfathful-
ness and admits of no repose. We rejoice to
see him, lat the very beginning of his visit thus
declaring the end and aim for which he is
among us. We rejoice to see him thus casting
aside all personalities and addressing himself
sterniy and exclusively to the work whereto
Providence has devoted his faculties and his
days.
In truth, what has such man to do with
compliments and pageants except as connected
with something more earnest: 1t is no weak
ness to feel an inward qualification at the evil
dences of general esteem when they are drawn
forth by conduct that ones own conscience JUS
titles. But such rewards can bring no delight
to him whose people languish in slavery, weep
ing over the the tombs of their heroes, at the
remembrance of freedom wrenched from them,
and of independence destroyed in the blood Of
its defenders What place for pleasure, what
personal satisfaction in honors can there be in
the SOIL of one who has lived the life of Kos.
suth and bears the burdens that rest upon him?
| There can be none, and there is none. His
mind is Accordingly fixed upon the rescue of
his country, the emancipation Of Europe and
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And could it ever wander from that solemn
purpose, then,--to borrow his own magnif-
cent language,-the spirits of the Hungarian
martyrs would pass before him and the cry of
the millions of his countrymen, Liberty or
DEATH" would recall him to the great business
of his life.
Remote as we are from Europe, happily pur-
| c,,;p,r c,,r o,yo in ynaco aud froo
dom, it is difficult for US to form an idea of
the causes there at work, and ere long to con-
vulse that Continent with a universal reyolu-
ton. 1t is with difficult for us to appreAend
the gravity of the crisis with an interest vital
enough to make it real in our minds. But be-
lieveit or not as we may, the world has never
witnessed an epoch more pregnant withmoma
tuous consequences than the present. So
tyranny everyw where is unbounded and d
See how all rights are trampled unden(
tice and humanity SCOTCH at. a0
but that of the strong as1l utteriy\
despised See how the people are o.
ed with taxation to support immense ardn>
and maintain dynasties in splendor AMI
know that underdeath the quietude maintained
by all the means of opposition, is gathering ir
resstably mora! and political earthquake that
must either destroy absolutism throughout
Europe or plunge the millions in a still gloom
Ter abyss of suffering. Can We wonder that a
man who stands behind the scenes Of history,
err fiber and at every moment, bu: knows and
feels that he has to play leading part in the
awful drama, should be altog ether occupied
with it's approach, and should omit and meg
lect nothing that can insure for it happy and
b benignant issue? -
+ 1t is no holiday visit then, no mere ceremony
: which brings the Magyar leader to this country
O He comes to rouse sympathy for hispeop e
and their cause, and for the cause of popular
b liberty in all Europe, and to ask us that, in
n case Of need, that sympathy may not be suffer.
= ed to evaporate with the words wherein it is
n expressed. He comes to set forth and enforce
J. great point in the natural obligations OF ma
g tions. On that topic a few brief words.
We are believers in the supreme wisdom Of
e minding your own business. We are believers
e in Peace We believe in Industry and in Pow
!. er, gained, alone it can be, by staying Al
a home and working faithfully to develop Thu
NATURAL TesOutCcs with Which udtuIC AoS CA
o dowed every country, and the mental ant
n moral resources with which she has giftet
j. every people. We believe in the good OLE
!. American policy of neutrality, and no entang
q ling alliances 1t is the policy under which
g. the nation has grown great and strong, anc
# under which it will grow greater and stronger
>. But there may be circumstances when GU
10 own interest as well as our duty as membe
|. of the great family of States, must comman,
e US to step beyond the strait line of this policy
=? Should you, person of respectable strength
o. and courage. able to handle your man, see
st rutiian bruising and trampling little boy il
b. the street. would you be scrupulous as to pre-
NJ serving you neutrality? Or if you saw brut
,r raising his fist to strike down defenseles
II, woman, would you look on in silence till tn
re blow had fallen and help was impossiblef B
d, no means. You would despise yourself for dc
H. ing SO, and every body else would despise you
You would intervene and forbid and proven
such outrageous breaches of the peace. Sue
By would be your dirty and your impulse. and a
n your honest neighbors would bear you on. j,
h, it. And the great moral law Of Christianit
gs would bear you out in it also.
ld How do the rules of mutual duty which bin
rs nations differ from those which bind indiyit