The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-24
Kossuth in Brooklyn.

Gov. KnssrTl made his first visit To
BIooklvn on Thursday evening, aud, IN
accordance with previous Arrangement. ad-
dressed the citizens who had assembled at
Plymouth Church.
The Church was entirely free from dec
oralion. with the exception that The front
of The choir gallery. in rear of The pulpit,
was hung with the United States and Hun
rarinn nags, gracefully disposed. while
suspended from tho upper gallery, directly
onpositc. was n banner. on whirh was de-
pirted IL spread eagle, holding the inscriP-
ton
wELC"ME-WELCoME kosSuTH
The rhu-ch--Rev. II. w. BEEcHER's-
was filled in every rali. At SIS il ticket. At
Ter The preliminary services, k0ssuTH made
n lurg, eloquent, aud Interesting speech
At The opening, he made The following I'M
promptu poiut:
Ladies and Gentlemen Really | feel no
little embarrassment My generous friend
who did me the honor 10 introduce my
. humble SCI 10 YOU. said 10 you that hc was
but the mere shadow of good things, Thar
were Ia come after HIM. believe we are
no, in he morning, bul in the evening time
when the shadow does moi precedc thai
body. hut follows. [Greal laughter and
cheering.
The following interesting incident clo-
sed The evening:
When KossurH concluded his lecture,
Mr.. Beecher stepped forward, holding in
his hand a cnse containing seNerul IteVolu-
7 tionary relics. and said
lam requested to present 10 you This cas-
ket containing not Jewels, unless you call
- xA.Il,,r an "a euunOn hall in one
hand and nrape-shot in the other') me Jew
els of war.-GGreal laughter and applause.
NJ. Kossuth: | am somewhat inclined TO
call them So.
MIR. Beecher-l hold in my hand a bull
lei land n orape-sllot. which were employed,
believe. bv the American Patriots at the
Battle of Bunker HILL. Applause.
hold with some difficulty, (faislng the can
non ball,) another argument Which was
cmployed under the direction OF tho great
Pnciicalor, General jackson, at New Or
leans. TLaughler. These were put II
This yery strong case-not without beauty
nv the citizens Of Charlesto ~n, Mass. ! see
thew ha, added a liule enclosure-a loci
of the hair of Thomas jefferson, md o
Andrew Jackson, auda statement that thes'
warlike relies we're upon The occasion o
Gen. Jackson's visit to Bunker Hill, in 1883
preserved 10 h,m through The hands OF Ih'
, then Governor Of Mass. our own Edwafd
=. Everett, lfoni the citizens Of Charlesi"wn
They rem aimed in the possession Of Genei'
al Jackson alter he retired from the rreSl'
dency 10 his hermitage, aud at ms uea'i
he presented them as II okeDo oil his REGARD
= 10 y. p. 1risl. Esq.
They have been kept in his family iron
; that day 10 this; and II was expected INA
they woull remain as an heir-loom Tor gen
eraiinns. Bul II seems, among Other thing
this Hungarian cause has brought ou', ar
, these old memorials Of war. They could u
. sleep amy longer. Laughter and applause
lie desired In present his caskeI 10 III
c Governor OF Hungary. But then 1t he pre-
C senied this cassel, these two balls mlgit
II Mn and main a few of the enemies OF In
er,y. and that would be the ena OF ,hen
If not employed in that way, II Womb o
gratifying to him 10 know whether they ca
he made in any way 10 enure nia'er'a,,
TO the benefit OF Hungary. there eou.
v be some way Of converting this ir"" NV
\. cold. then il could be. II has been don'
fLanghler.l They have been purchase s
Al by members orthis congregations ono III
is gentlemen have contributed the means
\ changing the iron into gold, and thus Join
" present il, in behalf Of the cause oil llbsT'