The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-29
Ko..uth II, England.

18th instant nj. KossUrH expressed strong hope
that England and the United States will continue
on terms of amty, remarking, that "then, most
assuredly the freedom of mankind will arrive"
He highly complimentary 70 the ladies from
whom he had received an address, and renewed
his vows to them TO go on in his work to the last
moment Of bis life truly, honestly, and energeti-
cally. Advertiag again TO his country, he asked
''Have the struggles of Hungary met with the
sympathy OF the people of England! ICheers.l
believe they have. [Cries of yes, yes'J What
benefit has Hungary derived from this sympathy!
Hear, hear, hear. Why has she had none? Be
cause to the big boy not spoken the sentence,
Thou shalt not do it, [Cheers.l What good did
we get by being told of the public opinion and
sympathy of England?-and yet, at the time when
that struggle began to move your sympathies, |
confidently dare say, and history will prove my
words, that it would not have cost England sim
gle shilling or single drop of blood, TO see Hun
gary now Independent. [Cheers.l But if the word
was not spoken, the sympathy could have no ef-
feet [Hear, hear What ! humbly entreat is,
not to see England taking up arms and going to
fight for Hungary we will fight for ourselves
cheersl if il be our destiny. consider the act of
hghting not a glory, but as misfortune; but
consider that still there duties in the life OF
man, and duties in the life of nations; that this
misfortune is far and far less than the miseres Of
foreign oppression TO nation; that there cases
where il becomes obedience TO the laws OF God and
obedience to the laws of nations where 1t becomes,
in short, duty to fight, if 1t must be 30. loud
cheers
lie went on to argue that continental absolutism
is incompatible with the full development of the
free-trade principle, and called upon the people
of England to petition the Parliament and govern
ment to act 30 that foreign interference, by
whatever power, may hinder nations from becom-
| ing free. He said further:
GA Peace Association meets, inspired with the
most noble and phanthropic motives, to denounce
the crimes that are committed by public robbers
and murderers; and where is the man who can re-
fuse TO admit the justice of such denuncia-
tons? j, too, believe, in respect TO the moral
character OF murder and of robbing, that there ID
no smaller imputation before God and man, when
the murder goes on by thousands than when it
goes on by units. [Iiear believe those whole
sale nurderers, destroycrs of mems lives, arc
not less criminal, nay, thousand times
criminal; yet there are some quarters OF the world
where men bow with respect before these murder
ers and robbers, whilst they would hang the poor
man for having stolen loaf of bread. Loud
cheers. Now, when the Peace Association, animal
ed as have said by the most noble and philanthro-
pic principles, meets and looks around to see how
human life may be secured-for one of the sacred
principles of that association is inviolability of hui
man life-when it examines the statistics OF life III
the countries of the world, will sec that in Russia
under an absolutist government, the average dura-
| ton of human lite 10 only twenty five years;
whereas in England it is forty six years, and in the
| United States, though unhealthy in great part,
| because a country, it is thirty five years.
With this comparison before it, seeing that In Rus
STA, owing to the condition of the people, which is
| not happy because not lreey and therefore cannot
freely develop even its material force and personal
welfare every year 800, 900 persons die; whereas,
| if the average length of human life were the
| in free England the amount of deaths in Il
| year would not be more than 800 600; and thus
1t proved that 900 900 human lives annually
sacrificed to the Moloch Of absolutism, than
persisted in any war which history mentions; then
| believe the Peace Association, logically enforced
by regard TO the invioability of human life, will
pass resolution saying that they wish peace be-
cause they consider that human life should be in
violabe, and therefore they humbly petition the
Parliament and the government that nation may
not be hindered, by whatever foreign interference,
from becoming free" [Cheersl
In conclusion, he remarked:
"Permit me to say that have had the highest
qualification in listening to those cheers which the
United States-your American brother-h have eli
cited here this day from you. Look back; neither
you nor the UnitefStates will feel offended with
when say il, but rather you will smilingly look TO
the past and TAX instruction for the future. few
years ago what the sentiments of the two
countries? Rebeon-that their principal
character. Now what is, not their principle, but
their entire and unmixed character. Brother
hood. EChcers.l What an immense change for
the destinics of rnan-what an immense develop
ment of the eternal laws of God, who has taught US,
by our Saviour: Thou shalt love thy ncighbor
myself Loud applause.l Out of this one fact
dare to prophecy that individual moral will be for
the future the moral of nations" [Cheers.l
The reception of KossuTH and his lady at the
Polish and Hungarian ball appears to have been
marked and deferental in the highest degree. A
few members of the aristocracy were present, with
numbers of members of Parliament and cavalry
officers in the Queens service. Part of the scene
ia thus described:
''M. Kossuth, who was accompanied by his lady,
escorted by the Lord Mayor, sherffs, and al
dermen TO the dais, where he remained for a short
time exchanging courtesies with the company; but
the crowd became so great and the anxiety to
him manifest that he obliged to retire TO the
concert room, when arrangement was made by
which, in tho of the Queens visit, the com
pany defed past him, bowling reverenty as if
he the most potent sovereign in Europe.
Shortly after this interesting ceremonial, M. Kos
suth and party retired, and were again loudly
cheered on their departure"
At the Birmingham banquet, General Walbridgo
returned thanks for the United States, and pre-
sented to M. Kossuth, amid the cheers of the COM
pauy, a copy Of the American Constitution.