The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-13
KOESUTHs SPEECH f.
IN REPLY no THE MAYoR or NEW
YORR.

~ ain yet halt SICK, Lentiemen, tossed and
iwlsi.c ahiut hy i0EtHlEhts fRle op tbs Al
laHiirs uasness waves Ny eddy brains are
urniae round la a whiripoal, and Ibis aiaan-
Vie sentiment se'-ms yet % trrmhe banuath
lay wavsFing steps. Lot me before / go 20
wogk have H0ais honFa II rest upon this soil
VI ifuedntn, your happy homo
Freedom aud home What heavenly music
ia-lhpae tso Wanda Ala 4 have NO honu,,
and the freedom ~ my people 10 d0WntrUd-
den. Young Giant OF AmeFiga, do ma tell
ns that thy shoTra ara au asylum IA tie uti-
psrassd, ul,sl A houe "a tho hymelrss eNile -
An asylum Il IL, butall the blessings OF your
giorisus oonntFy, ran they drawn into obliyi-
Oa the longing at the heart, AID the fund de-
sires for our native land My beloved native
Land Thy very suisringz make thce. hat
dsarer, IA my haart Thy bleeding imAge
dwells with ms when l waks,.as u nesia with
me in the short moments oi NY Restless sleep :
Il has accompanied nle over the waves II
Wiu accompany 49, when 20 back 10. light
Over again the bAffics 81 thy ffcednm onee
'ni6fe have go idea but thee have no
feeling bat thee
Eson hers, with tins prUdigious view az
areatpeaa ffce'iom aud happiness, which
sgIrrads before my aHtonshed eyes, nay tho'ts
arr wandering towards hons And when |
losk asaTf ths-e thoaaaada III thopaAnda before
me, S010yiug me happy iuiirri,asss vi ynndrr
fnseduin, for which, yoBr fathers fought aud
BLEED, and when turn to YOU citizens 10 bow
beibru the majesty Of the United States, and
10 thank tha people ul New York for their
lgonanpus SHARE Ia my liberation, and for the
unparalleled honor al this reception, 1 Sec
out ~ the very midst Of this great assemblagr
riue.ihe bleeding image Of Hungary, looking
to wa with anxiety wheth0r there sin the
lustnn of Your eyes a ray OF hope for her,
l.. ..lsaf
raa a trumpet call OF resurrection,
nthese were no such ray, aud no such
trumpet call, thcp Voc 90 Eurppc'r oppressed
nations They will stand alone ia the hour
OF need, lc.s fortunate than you wern. They
viii meet NO brother's hand Ia help them la
che approaching giant struggle against the
lcsgagd dsupots Of the Wurld And woe alfo Ca
mel twill ferl'no joy, even here, aud the
days ofmy stay here will turn out to be lost
for my ihtiivrland. Lost ia the seryf momant
whom evsry nionnant Is tccining in the decision
Of Enhopo's destiny.
Citizens, muuh am wanting aoniu hours
Of rest murh M have nend a. bcromo famil-
mr. with the ground will have 10 stand upon
helorc I enter upon business matters publicly,
I took IL en- a duty ~of honor, mot 20 Let escape
even this fist mpment Of your generous wei
come without stating plainly and opanly 10
YOU what sort Of man am, and what arr
the expectations and the hopes, what are the
motives which brought me now va your glo-
vr,os,-- -laaaTsA-
Cientlemeu, have to thank the people,
Congress, and Government of the United
States Tor my liberation from captivity. liu-
man tongue has no wurtls 20 express the bliss
which | felt, when |, the down-trodden Hun
sarian wandering vhief, Jaw The glorious nag
.of die stripes and staFs ft1ytIuu inv hessi
when first bowed before IL with le~p re-
zrrrt g ,si,.-e ! saw around inc the gallant Of
'tif'-f- srsI crew OF the Mississippi irgntc--the
most of them the worthirst representatives OF
true Amcriran principles, American great
ness. American generosity and Ia think
that V was not q mere chance which east the
star-spaneled banner around but that it was
Jovr projecting will--to know that the Unit
- StaLcaoC America. consciuuS Of their glori-
Gus calling. rs we'll as of thCIr puWtf, yfpTfHT
ed themselves by this unparalleled act to be
resolved Ia become the projectors of human
rights. To ser powerful vessel Of America
coming 20 far Asia. to break the chains by
whrh the nightiest dcspots Of Europe trt'cr'
cd the activity OF an exilcd Magyar, whose
very nRIne disturbed the proud ycturttS ~
their slecp--to feel restored by such pro-
lection, and such a way to freedom, and by
freedom to activity. You may hc well aware
of what have felt and still feel at the rg-
-rnetnbranee OF this proud momcnt of my life.
Others spoke. Won acted; and at this ACT OF
yours. tvrants trcmblcd--humanity shouted
out Tor ioy The down-trodden, but not brok-
-an Mngyars, raised their heads with rcsolu-
ton and with hope, and the brilliancy OF your
stars was greeted by Europes oppressed
nations rs the morning star of rising liberty
Now, gentlemen, you must be aware how
boundless must be the gratitude which i feel
for your having restored pe TO life, because
1 am restored to activity, and should my life
by the blessings of the Almighty, still prove
useful to my fatherl0nd and To humanity, II
will be your merritt will be your work May
Won aud your glorious country be blessed for
is! Earope is in the very eve of such Immense
events that, however ieryent my gratitude
may be to you'll should not have felt author
ixe,l to cross the Atlantic ut this very time on
w for the purpose to exhibit I'd you my warm
thanks. l would have thanked you by facts
contributing to the freedom Of the European
continent, and would have postponed my Wis
IA 10 votr glorious shores till the decisive bat
tie for liberty had been fought, II IL were nv
destiny to outlive that day.
Then what Is the motive of my being here
All the very time The motive, citizens, is
that your generous act of my liberation has
raised the conviction throughout the world
that il is but the manifestation of your resolu-
ton TO throw your weight into the balance
sWnfft Nftt W
the European continent is TO be weighed =
-You have raised che conviction Throughout,
the world by my liberation that Yon were
willing 60 say--Ye oppressed nations of old
.Eiirose's continent, be of good cheer. The
Young giant of America stretches his power
iiil arm over the waves,ready to give a broth
er's hand to your future So is your act in
terprctcd throughout the world.
You, in your proud security, can scarcely
Imagine how beneficial this conviction has al
ready proved to the sutfering nations OF the
European continent. You can scarcely inn
arine what self-confidence you have added to
rthe resolutions of the oppressed. You have
knit the tie of solidarity in the destiny OF ma
tons cannot doubt that you know how
was received by public opinion in every
country which touched since tbecame fret,
and what feelings my liberation has elected
m those countries which il was not my lot TO