The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-02
KoSSUTHS' NEW YORK SPEECH.

| ties OF Rew York To hOsSuih, he delivered q
long an. elaborate speech, which having
been previously written with great care was
read to lie audience by him. In this speech
he boldis laid his whole plans before the
people previously indicated, and by way
oF comuendng them the more favorably to
the consideration and appreciation of the
American people, perpetra,ed the very
modest act of ecturing them upon the prin
ciples @ our own government and of the
views OF Washington IN reference to certain
priucipi $.
/ Tf-NhTir,o.e 6;6erican, Journal always
distinguished for its calm, dispassonate nd
profound Investigation of all questions, not
less than its sound, practical conservatism,
published this speech of the distinguished
Magyar and introduces it to the readers
consideration with the following comments.
alt is altogether q remarkable speech
One cannot read it without asronishment.-
| A more ingenious, plausible, eloquent ex-
position was never put IN words. There
are IN it some passages that would be sutii-
clent 10 rank the tlterer among The first Ot
orators lvInS or dead.
"Whatever may be said of Kossuth by
friend or foe the acknowledge Of his
| honesty I' beycnd question. He marches
up to h., subject face to face, and blInKs n"
part Of il. bolder proposition was never
made - a nation han that which he ab,
nounccs with the caImness of man who
seems 10 think thai he is advancing nothing
but wig is perfectly reasonable, and IN fall
keeping wil5 The whole spirit and practice
of our nstIu'ions. He gives US lectures
upon our system Of government. and IN
forms US how Washington understood it,
A most extra rdinary speech!
| "When we come To consider for mo-
ment The consequsnccs Of tho policy which
| kossuth would have us embark in, the
mind becomes confused and cannot see
clearly. RepubIIcansm in Europe! To
! fight for thau Something better, if you
! please. Republcauism IN Europe would be
TOO much like patch of new cloth on an
old garment. We have enough TO do nj
home where virgin SOL. free from lae en-
cumberonces OF old institutions. lies befure
us upon which We ore 10 rear he edIfce of
I Freedom. Why go abroad to tear down
befure We can erect, and then have no cons
| tdence whatever IN the foundation that has
to be artificial frc m The beginning?
awe are free TO confess, that we have no
confd.4 NJ .. in the possibility of free
| insutu,lG,iS in Europe, in cur sense of the
term. There are two instincts 10 the hu-
man MUD, and perhaps they are Of nearly
equal force the propensity 10 thro" oil
restraint, and the desire to be governed.-
Snsulariy enough. it would seem, the two
sections Of tie word-rhe East and the
West are representative of this tw0-fOl1
instinct The Oriental habit Of obedience
contrasts with the Western impulse after
Independence We are accustomed 10 look
at one side only. With US all ideas OF
greatness, OF nobieness, of worth and dignI-
ty; are associated with struggles ngOinst
authority, against power-whlch IN It's
place is very good thing md very neces-
sary thing. Thus ii is that we descended
frlm Western Europe, and more western
than all others, are peculiarly ti,ted for
republicnnism. We call Do man master;
we recognize no allegiance snyo that which
binds us to the throne of the Eternal. Bu,
| OlnPT T0ces anu HHllOns hIe lIot ou' anu ~
would b. folly to expect them TO become so,
Repubcanism in Hungary! If living nan
could esloblsh ii, then Kossuh is the man
but i, is beyond his power. The DONNA.
ton OF Rtissla, the exponent of the great
instinct Of obedience and goycrnmen, per sc
and of concentrated power, is cerla'n 10
prevail over The distracted, irresolute coun.
sells aud efforts Of European liberation. such
as it is.
"Why should we mix Ourselves Up in this
business7 1t is no. becoming to the dIgnI'
ly of this Republic TINT 1t should do nny'
thing Intellectually or at,emOt anything IN
which 1t could not command success. Let
not the hand be raised in mockery, nor
raised al oil except 10 deal conclusive
blow. Let the European Ephraitn be ioIncl
to his idols: it is not for thus Republic 10
purge that temple, SO full OF ubomlnotIons."
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