New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-24
To the Parish Of st. Leonard.

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To the Parish Of St Leonard.
GENTLEMEN: Accept nv humble thanks
for the consolng sympathy which you have ex-
pressed in such noble words in the address with
which you have honOred me. Permit me % believe
that wnat You are saying IN respect to my own hum
BILE self was said rather out OF your sympathy for
very good cause Than out of any consideration ~
personal merits, Of which l have none. The word
greatness, when 10 an Individual applied, consider
only can he true when its the pcrSonlncaOn of The
wants and Of the sentiments OF people. Because
| conceive that even now We have arrived az point
of development II the destnlcS OF mankind at
time when public opinion merges the Little share
which individuals may claim INTO the great public
feeling OF tao nation, and regard L not 4 affects
the destlnles OF individuals out of the world my
self have the honor confidently 10 state that am
proud Of mott ng nythlng more, but ONLY hum
hle representative OF the feelings and sentiments Of
ny people and therefore | feel that have basis
OF future action also which believe may encounter
the blessing Of God, because II has encountered the
sympah es Of such people enjoying the first Of the
goods of GoG-lborty. You prove yourselves to be
worthy tthat liberty ny expressing that you Viii not
have IL as a privilege for yourselves, bus entlrcy
gmVathse with whoever YOU hnd making honest
efforts 10 Cctdn that l0eT,y which makes the glory
and the happiness of your lives AMI OF your country.
Gentlemen, thank YOU that you have hOnored my
country by wearing us coiors, and those colors
which You wear. can, with some sort of national
esteem, which belongs not to myself but TO my peo-
pie say, never the cOlOrs of oppression, never
distinguished any dIshonorabe action but as yet
unite IN themselves the emblems Of hope. and love,
anu innocence. These cOOrS viii have future
yet, because they are borne on the very hearts OF
the English people Tins is my thanks, gentlemen,
and for the sake my cause hope You VIII con-
serve me n Your kind rene mbrance.
Ore OF the deputation having expressed hope
that his prrc IpleS would soon triumph and that he
would yet be at the head of the Hungarian nation.
VI kOssuth said emphatically From the moment
that | see my country tree and independent shall
possess and seek for position but that oil hum
BE citizen, proud and happy to be free man IN
free nation. That is all the position J wish My
present position Is 10 work for the freedom OF Hun
gaD-whon my objec. is attained | shall have no
position at all
To the Financial Reform Association.
GENTLEMEN: Receiving this generous tes-
tmOnal Of the sympathy OF the Reform Association,
for the cause OF which you honor me III taking me
iOT the humble repre- sentative, feel That am sur
rounded by men VINO profess the principles which
were m all my past lie the guiding star Of my en-
beavers, ana !, OF course, must feel at home
IN your presence, ard, feeling al nome, shouI
Eot be perhaps embarrassed to ans aer, were
not III the situation 10 answer, one OF the most eio-
Quert men Of England-a man whose e!oQnence Is
known and appreciated by the whole world, as as
played IL the cause OF freedom and the development
OF institutions. must beg therefore, your KIND NJ
diligence for my not being able 10 answer you as
Your acdIess would deserve. | can only say, you,
gentlemen, are IN a happy condition because at is
my deep conviction that no human INSTITUTION, no
human thing, can be considered perfect. Perfec-
ION - ONLY IN tOJ 10 man IS given 10 Struggle
Therefore not even in England can ohense De gwen
10 say that IN Eng and your institutions are not
quite peTiect-that YOU have nothing more 10 40
Every country IS in happy condition WneIe al
ready she has established institutions and asSocla-
tons connected With the diffusion ana deSeiOpment
of public spirit, without which institutions aye
nothing Trey gl'e full security that "haleyer is 20
be done viii not only be done, but De peafeiuly
done Gentlemen, thai IS very happy c0niluon,
and hope tht the people Of England. conscious o!
this favorable position Will not forget that tier posi-
ton has been won by struggles IKE uiose OF Hun9a
w. and without these struggles they "Oiid nJ9 ne
IN a condition 10 yely upon tRose institutions as inc
best guarantee for the further peaceiu! progress OF
those Institutions and Of their nation. rs to my
country frankly confess that when, N le4c ayaiing
myself OF the opportunity OI the position OF Eu-
rope, and the opportunity that God had gwen US
for we did not cOnspue 10 maze lt-dVillhS ihyss4l
Of this opportunity, We SUCCEEDED 10 ehAi dle p N
ciples Ike those YOU recognise, and WIN 4 most
humble heart thanked God, and expressed before
my people that 1t was one OF the mos. ih'dlua.ie
gifts Of Divine Providence, tnat II was tle giedless
happiness 70 be III position - achle'e peaieiuI
trlumphs AterWard We were forced oy our po-
silion TO defend ourselves by arms as aglls. arms
this do not consider as gioIy, o's h.3loi1 ne
As for The filiure-l have considered my Wnoe nc
the history OF ENGLAND as tie most Important and
instructive to me and my people-someNhat Ike
that book which teaches and enables mea - learn
how to i've and one thing struck me IN scdlls .,
thar n,Ibhc opinlCn wants tie means Of InlAlng It
become heard and that those nc s axe Tree ass)c
atlonS founded upon the lofce OF lHtel'ct anu e@
pressing all the most IMPORTANT tAils oi iitule
uroeresS These associations are bound Up Vita
much of the glory Of England, because II "as BY
tLese associations that every great principle was
carried here from the abolition OF slavery down %
free trade and IN a short time hence you c1n hope
TO see carried the principles OF pAfL amenidfy ana
financial reform. l. IS 10 the medium VI taOse assO-
Citations I sllude as giving practical reslt % me
sympathy which have lad the honor 10 meet Win
In England ana let me hope ,h.t when you -OoA a.
the principle OF these associations. you Will recog-
Iise il them the principle of non-inef'en.o II Tue
affairs oil foreign IniTes, aad that Ia your ads Ocacy
Of Il you viii have the support OF these ssocalons,
which by their principles As well as BY me men who
are eDgaaed IN them, must give hopes my country
that It is precisely and exactly the reform aSsocla
ron that viii give the strongest support T. the idea
and the principle Of nOn-Inter entiOa, which have
before referred b. because OF yOur chef aims Is
financial reform. Now, am entirely cOnflsat that
the realization OF the idea OF cheap government on
large scale IS scarcely possible - long the abso
utstc pInclple. the restrainIng The freedom aai IN
DEPENDENCE Of the nations forces upon them the un-
happy and costly Circumstance OF holding large
standiT armies. J am confident that the necessity
OF keeping great armies only X avoided oy re
conteHtmt at OF the JTd which cOnentuieLt Is ifn
possible l.hCut freedom. Therefore, believe here
are Inks strong and very gross anu powerful or
unity between me and your association - support
Of that cause for which ne have struggled, FOR
which We Viii act, and, as hope N tod, Oy cur
own perseverance and courage He viii set see IT.
umph. agaIss tn.Hk you, ssnsieinea, ior yoaf a.
dress.
To a Committee or British Ladies.
tb1nL Won ! t.ke AZ far M merit in my