The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-08
The CONGRESSIONAL BANQUET
TO KOSS UTH.
Remarks Of Secretary Webster,
Sko., &C., 30.

WARRINGTON, january I, 1907
The Congressional banquet to Kessuth came of to-
night at the National Hotel About three hundred per-
present The dining hall handsomely de.
corated with flags, &c.
raised table in the centre Of the room was appro-
priated to the Hon. W. R. King, president OF the
senate who presided with Kossuth and Speaker Boyd
Of the House, at his right and the Hon. Daniel Webster
on the left
Seer. tares Corwin and Stuart Judge Wayne General
Houston, Mr. Seward, and other distinguished men
cupied 6. ats in the vicinity Of the chair
The marine band in attendance, and played man
popular airs during the evening.
Dinner served at o'clock.
After the cloth had been removed, a large number o.
ladies admitted to the room The first toast wa
I" The PRECEDENT of the United States" Drank with
three hearty cheers
Mr.. WEBSTER responded He said-I am here to- night
Mr. President with other heads of Department who
Song to the executive Of the government
and who the confidential counsellors OF the Presi
dent rise in their behalf, well a my own,
tender to the company our thSAks for the manner in
which the entmen has been received by the meeting
here assembled and to you, sir and all present.
that in kindness and good wishes towards the guest of
the Sccason and in attachment to the great principles
Of political liberty (applRuse) and national indepen
deDce (applause) there is who partakes in
higher degree than the President Of the United in
the general feelings Of this vast community. Applause
The second toast was The Judiciary of the United
StatesThe expoupders of the Cons ttution and the
bulwsrk Of Liberty, regulated by law"
Judge WAYNE, Of the Supreme Court responded sim
ply returning thanks for the compliment and giving
the following sentiment Constitutional Liberty to all
Nations OF the by Christian ia ith and
Third teast was: The Navy Of the United States
The Home Squadron everywhere The glory which made
1t 20 was iiust rated when its flag in foreign
liberty and protection to the Hungarian chief" Great
Navy not only the principal defence Of liberty
when needed could strike blow for liberty (Applause
In shutting the illustTious exile with magnanmous
courtesey as high as it could to any EARTH
1t has has added grace to .h. glory Of It's history
tous chief OF the army not here to respond but In
the Of the army he returned thanks for the toast
and the enthusiasm with which It had been received
The army was worthy of the toast having brought
safely through three The voice Of the in
sautng him. was the voice of twenty-five millions Of free
men, (Applause) 1t not a salute to Kosauth
merely, but to the great principle he advocated of
tic naity and human liberty. (Applause) Asan irish
himself traitor to both countries II he did not sustain
dowp ttodden nationality everywhere (Applause The
army that had maintained itself in three against
the most powerful nations in the world would If the
trying time came again, maintain the same fay-tho
seme triumph the same victories in the Of liberty
Mr. KING, in giving the next toast said it was to
which every generous American would cordially respond
Gle was going on rejoced in her success and mourned
6er temporary defeats We honored those who strug-
gil and prepared to facrfce all to obtain liberty
we followed our ustrous guest in his mournfu exile
the first to call him to return and the las
that ready to receive him with open to ths
l.Ld ofberty and Of hospitality The toast give you
this
Hungary represented in the person OF our honore
guttt-HavDg proved herself worthy to be free byth
virture and valor Of her sons, the law Of nations
the dictates Justice alike demand that she shall hav
fair play in her struggle for Independence (Enthu
siastic cheering)
KossUTH's SPEECH.
To the above toast Kossuth responded rollows:-
em-As once Cyness, the Epirote, stood among the
Senators Of Rome, who, with earnest word Of self
coDscious majesty, controlled the condition of the
world, and arrested mighty kings in their ambitious
march thus full of adm iration of stand
before you, Legislature OF the cspit glorious
hall Of your peoples collective majesty The capitol of
old yet stands but the spirit has departed from 1t and
come over to your,, purified by the air of liberty The
old stands mournful monument Of the fregiity Of hu
man things-yours sanctuary of eternal rights The
old beamed With the red ustre of conquest nov darken
ed by expressions gloomy nightyours beams with free
dtm's bright ray The cid ab,obe the world by its
twn centralized gory-yours protects your nation
against absorption even by itseh. The old awful
with Unrestricted power-yours is glorious with ving
restricted IT, At the view Of the old nations trembed-
AZ the view of yours humanity hopes To the old nisor
uEe was only introduced vii fsttered hands to kn.e at
the triumphant coDquerors heels yours the triumph
o. in reduction Is granted to unfortunate exes yed to
the honor Of seat and where kings and Ccsars never
aied for their powers, might and wealth there the
perfecUted chief Of down trodden nation is welcomed
Jour great Republics guest precisely because he
Prosecuted helpless. aud poor In the old the terrible
reYics the ruein yours protection the oppress
ID male Eotion TO ambitious oppressors and consolation
to he vpnqu'fbed in just And while OF the
ola conquered world rvlei you in yours provide
fer the common confederstive intera,ts Of territory
srgsr than the conquered wod Of the old There sat
men tasting their will to be the sovereign Of the world
h,te 1t men whose glory is to acknowledge the
lava ef rature and Of natures God, and 70 %
Htst their sovereign, the people, wills Sir there
Is history 10 these parallels History OF past ages
and history Of future centuries may be often re-
corded in few word, The small particulars to
Witch the ps,sion Of living o,ings with Ter.
vert zea ne II the fragile fingers Of could arrest
TIE rotation OF ds,tDy's wheelthese particulars die
away it sthe issue which makes history ard that
sue j. always logical Their. = necessity of copse.
quences wherever the ecessy position Princ
pies ore the Apha-they must fni,h with 0msgs and
heJ will Thus history may be told often IL few words
bre yet the heroic struggles Of Greece hrst engaged
your countiys sympathy for the fate Of freedom In
Furope-ther so for distant, near--Chatsaubri.
and happened TO be in Athena and he heard from mi
nsEet sised upon TIE Propyenua ruins Turkish priest
in Arabic language Announcing the lapse Of hours TO the
Christians Of Minervastown What immense history IN
,he mail fact OF a Turkish Imam crying out & PRAY
the hour IL running fast and the judgment draws
near Sir there Is equally history OF iutGse ages writ
ter IN the honor bestowed By tony humble self rae
ifst Governor of independent Hungary driven from
bs alive land BY Russian violence, exile rurKsh
soil protected by q Mshommeisn sultan against the
bloCt thirst of cbrieaD tyraIt cast back prisoner to
tar Aia by diplomacy rescued from his Asistc prison
by hne'iea, crossing the Atlantic, CHARGED With the
hoI,s q Erlope soprresei nations pleading pootex
ile le0te Ire people OF hi, great republic his down
u6dotn couItrys wrongs and its intimate connection
With The fate q tbe EurosesD certnent and With the
boootrs OF ust claiming the principles Of The
- fatap religion to be raised TO law OF nations; and
net dniy the boidpess of .he poor exile forgiven
tut 70 rec him consoed by the sympathy Of mions
outsgtd ly Individuals. aseocstiops meetings cities
Stacs 6uppot ID by operative aid, aud greeted by
fo Ercs end ly the govtrnme Mt the nations guest
forofed Of generosity, with that honor which only
~ man before him receved--aud that man received
,htga ont Of stitpds with h0nors sucA as no poen
ate receive. and this banquet here, and the
ttEtt which [ have to thazk Tor Oh indeed sir,
itCe lev ftofy OF future sgas ia al thess fscts Sir
,hct gh tsyc the noble pride 81 my principle ana