Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-16

rue kpSSu III pisi ti4s IN &bR NSl,E.
This grand affair o, according 10 the arrange.
ments Of the committee appointed by the Common
Council of New York. at the Irving House, en- Thurs
dav evening".
There were about four hundred persons present, in
GLIDING the city officers, invited guests aud citizens.
The Mayor of tho city OF New York presided at
the head of the table, and Judge Edmonds the foot
of the table, as Vice President
Shortly after SIX O'Clock Kossuth entered The room,
accompanied by the Mayor and me- m5ers of the Cor
pOraOa, and was received with the most enthus as.
The Rev, DR.. Bethune offered thanks in an appro-
pirate manner.
The cloth being removed, Mr.. Vice President Ed
monds read laters from gentIamsa who could not ac-
cept the invitation of the Corporation to attend the
dinner. They from the following persons; D.
Webster, T. Clay, Lewis Cass, w. II. Seward, SEN
ator Fish Senator Shields, Gov Hunt, Secretary Of
State Morgan. and Robt. c. Winthrop.
The reading of these letters was listened TO with
deep interest by the lllustous guest Of the evening
VINO at the end oil them, rose and bowed his acknow-
Judgments.
The first regular toast, s'The President of the u.
States" was then drank with great applause. The
band playing ''Hal Columbia p"
Several other toasts were offered, when the Mayor
rose, end after short Speech proposed the following
toast
HUNGARY Betrayed, but not subdued Her call
for hep is but the echo of our own appeal against the
tread OF the oppressor
The toast was received with warm applause
M, Kossrth then rose and spoke as follows:
THE speech had been previously written out, and
tarnlshed to the papers. that it type before
1t was delivered ]
KOSsUTH'S SPEECH.
SJR-ln returning you my most humble thanks fer
the homer You did me by your toast aud by the bene
tit OF coupling my humble name with that cause which
Is the sacred aim OF my life confess to be SO over
whemed with emotion by all it was my glorious lot
to experience since am your glorious shores that
unable to fad words to express my feeuys and
knowing that all the honor meet with has The higher
meaning of principles, | at once beg leave to fall
back 10 my duties, which are The lasting topics Of my
refectislIs, my sorrows and NV homes | take The
present occasion for highly important opportunity
take it Tor such as will probably decide about the
success or failure OF my visiting the United States
must, therefore, humb{ embrace your Indulgence for
apretty long, plan and IN no case eloquent develop
ment of my humble views TO the benefit of that cause
which the citizens OF New York and you particular
ly, gentlemen, honor with generous sympathy.
When consider the sympathy OF the people of the
United States for the cause OF Hungary, so generally
diff1sed to be almost universal, and go resouely
pronounced as men pronounce these feelings, which
intended to be followed by noble and great deeds
would feel inclined to take your generous aid for the
restoration OF my native land TO its sovereign indepen
dence, already as granted in principle, and for me
nothing LETT to do but to enter into negotiation about
the arrangement OF the details, were my confident
hopes not checked by that idea of non interference in
foreign, chiefly European affairs, which, according to
the numerous testimonials oil your most distinguished
politicians, told 10 be of the ruling and last
ing principles OF the policy oil the United States
highly respect the source OF this conviction gentle
nsn. Thssour is your religious attachment to the
doctrines OF those great men, who highly proved to all
poseriv their wisdom, by bsqueathing to YOU tho i'm
mortal work OF that Constitution Whc1, aided BY the
unparalleled benefits oil nature has raised Won in the
short period OF saVenty>hge years from the precarious
position OF an infant people to the prodioous strength
OF giant nation The beneficial results OF tbs wis.
dom of the founders OF your great Republic you see ia
a happy reality. What woald be the consequences of
the departure from that wisdom, you not sure of
It. 1t is, therefore, natural that you feel instructive
tear TO touch, with improving hands, the dear
legacy OF those great men.
Aud as TO your glorious Constitution, all humanity
can only wish in the common interest OF mankind,
that you and your posterIty may yet long conserve
tins religious attachment TO its fundamental principles
which by no exclude development ADD progress
and that every citizen OF your great Union, thankfully
acknowledging the mense benefits OF the Constitution
may even in the moments of the most passionate rri-
tatlon never forget to love that Constitution mora
than the momentsrS passioa Of his heart, or the
egotlstlcal interest of the passing hour Nav
every citizen of your glorious country forever remem-
Der that partial discomfort OF in large sure
and comfortable house, may be well amended without
breaking the foundation OF it, and thai amongst al pos
sibe means OF getting rid OF that corners partia dis
comfort, the worst would be to burn down the house
with our hands.
But while thus acknowledge the wisdom OF your
attachment to the undamsntal doctrines OF the found
ers OF your United Republic, beg laaye with equal
1rankness TO state that, in opinion thare can be
scarcely anything more dangerous TO the progressive
development OF whatever nation, than to take for a
basss that which is none,-to take for prncioe that
which is but the convenience of the passing situation
TO lake tor substantial that which s bat accidental,
or take for constitutional do crrino that which was
but the momentary eXigency of administrative policy
Such course OF acton would be like 10 that, when
healthy man would refuse to take substantial food be-
cause when he was once laboring under weakness of
stomach, his physician ordered him severe diet to
Keep. The consequence would be consumption
death.
Let me suppose, gentlemen that voader doc trina of
interference really bsqueah.d to You by yoxr
AN ,l,ii
alerwards;-2nd let rae even suppose that your WASH
lngton impaired such meaning 10 yonder supposed
doctrne, which Were equivalent 20 the words of
Cain,-"Am | my brothers. keeper?'--which suppo-
sitoh would be of course sacrlege But suppose all
this And believe that under such supposi;ions
may be entitled to asks the dress WATCH well Sut-
nay to giant which you are? Would it not be ride
ulous to lay the gianto the childs cradle and to sing
him TO sleep by a lullaby?
In those linles of the foundation OF the Uaited States,
you were an infant people and the large dress of your
then comparatively not large territory hung loose on
your puerl!e limbs In those times you had of course,
no wiser thing to do, but to grow-to grow and to
grow
Butnow you are 80 far grown that there ia no for
egn power on earth from which you have any thing 10
leaf ior your own existence ior your secur
ms n1lng your present condition, you have catered
INTO the second stadium OF political existence tho des
tlnalon OF which is not Only to exist your sell ex
casVey, bu 10 exist as member OF The great human
family OF nations, having right 10 all claims which
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grown members but also engaged TO every duty
which that great family has the Fight to claim from
every one OF Its full growu members.
. A nation may be 1sa situation, either by compare.
I'VE weakness. or by choice and policy, Japan and
Emma, or oy both these motives, as Paraguay, under
D Francla to live life secluded from the world in
different 10 the doctrines of mankind in which it can
not, or will not have ny shares but then it he
prepared to become also excluded from the benefits
Of progresa, civilization, amt national iatercourse-
Such nation may well say" don't care about the
late OF Whatever other nations IN tn, word''
But am sure no citizen of the United States, had, |
has or ever will have, the wish this country de-
graded to he rotng vegetation of Paraguay, or the
mummy existence OF Japan and China :! The feeling |
o-self dignity and the expansive quality OF that en-
terprisng spirit, which congenri to tree men |
would revolt against The very idea Of such degrading
national captivity. But, if there were even will to
live such mnmmy lite, there no possibility to do
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The very existence of your great country, the prin-
nin.es ..1.nA 7 10 E.al-a.laA ! ~.