The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-17

taIns, in every hope it expresses, every true
: hearted American will see much to admire. il
, Is not equal to his great speech at Southampton
or to his effort in London but this may de.
pend upon the imperfection of the report, for
the correctness of which we cannot answer.
N. York, Dec. 9-3 p. NJ
After Kossuth reached his hotel, his private
Secretary dictated his speech from manuscripts
to the reporters. We copy it from the Her
aid:
am yet half sick gentlemen tossed and
twisted about by fortnight's gale on the At
lantcs restless waves, my giddy brains are
still turning round as in whirlpool, and this
gigantic continent seems yet to tremble be-
meath my wavering step. Let me, before I 90
to work, have some source of rest upon this soil
| of freedom, your happy home. Freedom and
home What heavenly music in these two
words Alas! have no home, and the free
dom of my people is downtrodden Young gi-
ant of America, do not tell me that thy shores
are an asylum to the oppressed and home to
the homeless exile. An asylum it is, out all
the blessings of your glorious country, can they
drown into oblivion the longing of the heart and
the fond desires of oul native lando Ny be-
loved native land, thy very sufferings make
thee but dearer to my heart Thy bleeding
image dwells with me when | wake, as il rests
with me in the short moments of restless sleep
/ 1t has accompanied me over the waves; it will
accompany me when go back to fight over a.
gain the battle of thy freedom, once more
have no idea but thee | have no feeling but
thee Even here, with this prodgious view of
greatness, freedom and happiness which spreads
: before my astonished eyes, my thoughts are
wandering towards home, and when | look
over these thousands of thousands before me,
the happy inheritance of yonder freedom for
which your fathers fought and bled, and when
turn to YOU, citizens, to bow before the majesty
Of the United States and to thank the people of
New York for their generous share in my liber-
alton, and for the unparalleled honor of this re-
cepton see out Of the very midst of this great
assemblage, rise the bleeding image of Hunga-
ry, looking to you with an anxiety whether
there be in the lustre of your eyes ray of hope
for her. Whether there be i'll the thunder of
your applause trumpet call of resurrection
If there were no such ray of hope in your eyes,
and no such trumpet call in your cheers, then
woe to Europe's oppressed nations! They will
stand alone in the hour of need. Less FORUM
ate than you were, they will meet no brothers
hand to help them in the approaching giant
struggle against the leaGued despots of the
world; and woe also to ne. will feel no
Joy, oven here and the DAYS of my stay here
will turn out to be lost for my fatherland-
Lost at the very time when every moment
is teemlng in the decision Of Europes desti.
ny.
Citizens. Much as | am wanting some
hours of rest; much as have need to become
familiar with the ground will have to stand
upon before enter upon business matters pub
licy, took it for duty Of honor not to let es-
cape even the first moment of your generous
welcome, without stating plainly and openly to
you what sort of man, and what are the ex-
pectations, and the hopes, what are the motives
which brought me over to your glorious
shores.
Gentlemen. have to thank the people,
i Congress, and Government of the United
States, for my liberation from captivity. HUI
man tongue has no words to express the bliss
which felt when |, the downtrodden, Hunga-
ries wandering chef, saw the glorious flag Of
the stars and stripes hutterng over my head,
when first bowed down before it with deep
. respect, when saw around me the gallant OFF,
GERS and crew of the Mississippi frigate, the
most of them the worthiest representatives of
true American principles, American greatness,
American generosity, and to think that it was
not mere chance which cast the Star Spangled
banner around me, but that it was your protect
i ing will to know that the United States Of
America, conscious of their glorious calling as
well as their power, declared by this unparal-
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of human rights to see powerful vessel Of
America coming to far Asia, to break the chains
by which the mightiest despot of Europe, fet-
tered the activity of an exed Magyar, whose
very name disturbed the proud security of their
sleep; to feel restored by such protection and
in such way TO freedom, and by freedom, to
activity you may be we'll aware of W hat have
felt and still feel, at the remembrance of this
proud moment of my life
Others spoke; you acted: was free? You
acted and at this act of yours tyrants trembled,
humanity shouted out with JOY; the downtrod-
den people of Magyars-the downtrodden but
not broken, raised his head with resolution and
with hope, and the briliancy of your star was
greeted by Europe's oppressed nations as the
morning star Of rising liberty.
Now, gentlemen you must be aware how
boundless must be the gratitude which feel
for you You have restored me to life, because
restored to activity and shauld my life, by the
blessings of the Almighty, still be useful to my
fatherland and humanity, it will be your merit
1t will be your work. May you and your
glorious country be blessed for it, Europe is
on the very eve of such immense events, that
however fervent my gratitude be to you,
would not have felt authorized to crous the Al
lantic, at this very time, only for the purpose to
exhibit to you my warmest thanks. would
have thanked you by acts contributing 10 the
freedom of the European continent, and would
have postponed nv visit to yonr glorious shore,
till the decisive battle for liberty was fought, if
it we've my destiny'to outlive that day. Then
what is the motive Of my being here at this
very time? The motive citizens, is that one
generous act of yours, is but the manifestation
of your resolution to throw your weight into the
balance, where the fate Of the Europeans is to
be weighed. You have raised the conviction
throughout the world, that by my liberation,
you were willing to say to the oppressed ma