The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26
KOSSUTH'S RECEPTION.
Reception OF the xluMgarian ExIles by tn
CITY Authorities.


Yesterday, about one o'clock, the Hungarian
Exiles were conducted to the Governors room,
City Hall, by the Reception Committee, and
handsomely received by Mayor Kingsland, in
behalf of the City of New York
Col Berzeniczy was the first introduced
The Mayor received him and his friends in the
following address:
| am truly glad gentlemen, to be enabled to
welcome you to our shores. As companions
and friends of the illustrious patriot whose
name and achievements have filled so wide a
space in the history Of the world, you are doub
~ welcome. The people of this country have
anxiously looked for your restoration to liberty,
and know that wherever you may go in this
wide spread land, all hearts and hands will be
ready to receive you, and you will find hospi-
tality as warm as their welcome is sincere. We
are daily waiting the arrival Of your llustrious
chief, and anti he shall come, we pray you to
accept the Inequalities Of our city, which
through its authorities we take pleasure in invi-
ting you to become its guests. Gentlemen,
welcome you with cordiality and sincerity to
our shores.
The noble Hungarian seemed 10 be very mucl,
effected, and at first could hardly give his SEN
timents utierancc, but recovering himself, he
responded in the following beautiful address:
Mr.. Mayor May God bless all of you on
these happy shores. We thank you for the
kindness towards US, and in doing so we can
only express our regret that our beloved chief
10 not with us at this moment. 1t was his dear
est wish to come across the great water that
divides, not only the continents, but freedom
and despotism, and to land In this free country
from the frigate, Mississippi, which you had so
generously sent to take US from our prison in
Asia.
But circumstances, over which he had no
teal IN 9 4
route to this country. Respect and love for his
father land prompted him to stop on his way, to
refute the Infamous assertion that had been
made, that his release from confinement was
not liberation, but deportation from Asia, as
well as TO deny and put down the ISLANDERS that
had been circulated respecting Hungary, our
beloved country.
But gentlemen, in few days he will be him.
self here, and the many reasons for his tempo
rafy visit to England, he will make known in
his own person; and now We are happy that we
ere in this free land, and it is our duty to re-
turn you our heartfelt thanks for your gener-
osity-a duty we can only imperfectly perform,
for there are no words to express truly the SEN
timents and feelings Of men on mingIing with
freemen after such long and tedious imprison- |
ment. Gentlemen, 50 soon as we saw the stars |
loating your beautiful frigatc, we hailed it as
The star Of salvation, as those Of old did the
'tar Of Bethlehem, as the harbinger of the
worlds salvation.
Charlottesville were with you but short
lime when our hearts which had been frozen
under despetism, became warmed again by the
sun OF your freedom. Because we desired to
ENJOY the rights Of men in our beloved Hun
gary, we are now ex,les from it, far from our
brave countrymen, our wives and children
But thank God, If we are In a strange land we |
have been received with noble and generous |
|
You ali know the cause Of our wanderincs |
from our country; you know of the French rev.
olution-of the German uprisino; YOU know
that Rome banished the Pope from her and
that Hungary commended successfully ar,;r.,
Austria-Au stria, which called in the aid of
Kussia to overthrow US. She endeayored IN
cause divisions among the iungarians but with |
all that, we were successful. But, you NAV
ask, why are we now here, after our victories |
Let me tell you. The Russians came into our
country, and it was oyerrun with Cossacks.-l
None Of The nations inteyfered
A peace was made and our brave eountrymen
and leaders, whom the Emperor of Austria at |
one time declared as his dearest and most faith |
1ui subjects, were butchered and hung. and |
our deIcnceicss women were scourged and i'm
Pr'soned. Our cause was lost and with blasted
hopes and broken hearts we left orr dear coun-
NY ana are now mere IN your noble, free and |
land.
Instead Of hospitality in Asia, we found con-
fnemcsd The conviction that we were buried
alive, fosced itself upon our minds But your
government iateriered for US, and sent the Ms
s,ssiPPs to take Us from our place Of confine-
Incnt, and now ne are here to lay our cause be-
lore you.
The time is approaching when our hearts will
declare for the liberties OF the people. Of Eu-
'ope.
We know that you will never deny the graves
ind tombs Of your forefathers, nor fail to help :
he Slaves Of Europe, and regard them as your
'rsttess. We call upon You not to hesitate to s
AXE 4Ast position which God has pointed u
at as yonr destiny. c
this address affected some of n
nj 50 much that tears roll p
II was delivered in a b,
18th evident feeling p
returned 10 their oil
exceedingly dc. X
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