Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-11
invited to preside at tho moe,ing. and il j.
Understood that he will accep, tho appoint.


ne change recently made on The Farm
vile route gives us. three tiuea week.
Richmond paper',wi,hin twenty. 6ns hours
OF their publication. The naal = brought
on the Danville Rood. soAs highest point
of its completion. and thence BY four
horse coaches. karrivcs carly IN tho
morning Of saturday, Wednesday and Fri.
day. and departs the same days a, Bpm.
The Charlottesville Stage continues to ar.
rive Tuesdays. Thussd~ys, anJ Saturday.
at about o A. NJ, so that We have a msia
six times week from Richmond. broughs
through in abou. twenty. s,ar hours. 9th
CT and inportan, changes u the mail will
doubtless be bSoagh, about. hy The open-
ing Of the railroad in January
~ Among the many letter-wraers fron,
Washington. we believe there is mono
whose opinions aud statements more gem
orally command con6dense than the cor
respondent of,hc New York Erprc~.-
In hate letter he oontradicts the rcpors
that Mr. Fillmore had positively declined
being candidate for the Presidency, and
says -
President Fillmore, however, has stated
to those who would "ofier their services
to promote his views" that he was not n,;>
ministering, and would no. administer, tho
affairs OF the Government, with an eye to,
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, His aim j. tho
accomplishment of "the greatest good tn
the greatest number" and, with this ain,
steadily in view, his chicfcst ambition q to
secure ,hc perpesuity and well being of
the Uaion--~Ihe ,ehoie Union. Nor will hc
employ Government power and patron
age TO procure his nomination for Presi-
dent in the coming Wing National Con.
vcniion. But If he is Nominated, there il
no doabt he W i'll accept, and ifho accepts.
(mark the prediction y he ,siH be elected"
Arrival aud Reception or X ossutI,.
| This great champiaa Of freedom, has
at last reached our shores. The Steam.
er Humboldt, on which he was a pas.
senger. reached the Quarantine ground
at Staten Island Friday morning last
Here kossuth was met and snluted, as
we learn from tho National htclHgenccr,
by the HungaSians who had preceded
him TO this country, and number Of tho
residents of staten Island, who wero
waiting his arrival.
DIR. Doanc, the Health officer. went ON
board the Steamer, and welcomed the dis,
tlngnshcd Hungarian to the New World
IN the name Of the American people con,
GLIDING his address by handing ko,.uth
letter from the City Authorities of New
York, in which he was requested 10 bc-
come the CUES, and accept the hospitality
Of Dr. noanc for few hours, until tho
Corporate Authorities were ready 10 70,
ccivc him, To this address Kossuth made
feehng and appropriate vply. md soon
aftcrward left the ship in company with
the Doctor amidst discharge of nriil.
lcry.
Whilst at Satcn Island, on Friday,
Kossuh made several brief speeches, in
reply TO addresses presented to him on boz
half ofthe Gorrnon. Spanish. Italian. and
some American citizens. lie also made u
speech nfgrcatcr length in response to q
welcome rendered h,m by the residents Of
the Island They got upa'proccssion on tho
occasion. From this speech we make tho
following extracts, us indicating the oh.
ect Of his visit to this country. and his fu.
ture intentions
"Cnizcns, accept my iervent thanks for
your generous welcome on my arrival To
your happy shores. and my blessing upon
you for the sanction Of my hopes which you
express. You have most truly expressed
what my hopes arc, when yon tell me what
you consider tho destiny of your glorious
country 10 bc--whcn you Tell me that
hcnccforih the spirit of liberty will ga
forth and achieve the freedom the world,
Cheers.
YES, c,iiScns. these are the hopes that
have induced me il most important and
oveutful period. when every moment may
he the tup ing point in Earopc's destiny,
to cross the Atlantic orcan---but Intending
to hnsten back 10 The field Of duty sooner
than would otherwise propose: sooner.
perhaps. even than would ike 10 do
II conf lently hope. citizens, that as you
have anticipated my wishes by the express
sion Of your generous sentiments. even 50
will you agree with ME IN the conviction
that tie spirit d! liberty has not only spir-
itually, but materially. 10 ga fnrih from
Your glorious country, IN order that 1t may
achieve the frrcdnm Of tho world. That
spirit itself is tho inspiring power 10 deeds.
but yet no decd in itself; and you are not DO
told that those who would he free, must, be-
aidcsbeing inspired, asp' s,rikc the hlnw,'
Loud cheers.
"Despoilsm and oppression never vet
were beaten except by heroic resolution.
and vigorous. manly resistance. That ID
sad necessity, but it is n necessity never,
rhclcss. ] have so learned il out ofthc great
book of history. ! hope the people Of tho
United States will remember that in tho
hour other nations glorious struggle they
received from Europe mare thaukind wish
es and friendly sympathy They received
material aid from oibors 10 times past, and
they will doubtless impart now their al
mighty agency in achieving the liberty of
other lands
"The speaker, who has explained your
sentiments. gave me the assurance, before
had appealed TO your sympatbics, that
the Independence Of Hungary is not only
a benefit 10 Hungary itself but an indispen.
sable condition to The freedom Of the Eu,
ropean continent.
"Cilizens. thank you that youhave ad,
dressed me, through your speaker, not in
the language Of party, but in the language
&C El..,.. .uI ,Lnro foro tLn lnnnun.a I.p