Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-01-14


|, of that ocean of bloody tears which tt
e sacrilegious hand Of the tyrans wrun
}. from the eyes Of the childless mothers, q
: the brides who bsheld the hangman'
r sword between them and their weddin
i day y-in the name Of all mothers, wives
1 brides, daughters and sisters, who, b
$ thousands Of thousands, weep over tn
graves of Magyars SO dear to their hearts
> and weep the bloody tears Of patriot "a
they all ars) ever the face Of their belove'
, native land-in the name Of all those tor
turing stripes with which the noggine
hand Of Austrian tyrants dared to outrag
: humanity in the womankind Of my nativ,
land-in the name Of that daily curs
. against Austria with which even the
prayers Of our women are mizcd-in the
name of the nameless suaerings Of my
own dear wife here the whole audience
rose and cheered vehemsntly]-the faith
full companion of my life-of her, who fol
months and for mon this was hunted by my
country's tyrants, like noble deer, no'
having, for months, moments rest to
repose her wearied head in safety, and nc
hope, no support, no protection but at the
humble threshold of the hsrd working
people, as noble and generous as they arc
poor applause lin the name Of my
poor little children, who 50 young are
scarcely conscious of their life, had al
ready to learn what an Austrian prison
is-in the name of all this, and what is
still worse, in the name Of down trodd en-
liberty, l claim, ladies Of New York, your
protecting sympathy for my countrys
cause. Nobody can do more for it than
you. The heart Of man is as soft as wax
IA your tender hands Mould it, ladies !;
mould it into the form Of generous COM
passion for my country's wrongs, inspire
i. with the noble feelings Of Jour own
hearts, inspire it with the consciousness. of
your country's power, dignity, and might.
You are the trainers of mans character.
Whatever be the fate Of man, one stamp
he always bears on his brow-that which
the mothers hand impressed upon the
soul of the child. The smile OF your lips
can make hero out of the coward Tsp-
plause] and generous man out of the
egotist; one word from you inspires the
youth to noble resolutions the lustre of
your eyes is the fairest reward for the tolls
of life. You can even blow up she feeble
spark Of energy in tie breast of broken
age, that once more it may blaze up in a
noble, a generous deed before it dies. All
this power you have. Use it ladies, use
it in behalf of your country's glory and
for the benef. of oppressed humanity, aud
when you meet . gold calculator, who
thinks by arithmetic when he is called to
feel the wrongs Of oppressed nations, convert
him, ladies. Your smiles are commands,
and the truth which pours forth instinct
lively from your hearts,is mightisr than the
logic articulated by any scholar. The Pc
>; sv~lndad from PAradisa brought many
generous gifts to heaven in order to regain
it. She brought the dying sighs of pa
tTiot the kiss of faithful girl imprinted
on the lips Of her bridegroom distorted by
the venom Of the plague. She brought
many other fair gifts; but the doors of
paradise opened before her only when she
brought with her the first prayer of man
converted to charity and brotherly love
for bis oppressed brethren and humani-
ty. l have many tokens received of this
brotherly love; and at the very moment
Of my entering this hall, was informed |
Of circumstance which consider so i'm
portant as to beg permission to make in
to it one single remark. I am told
that one of the newspapers, with friendly
and generous intention toward that cause
which have the honor to plead before
you, has pointed out as the success Of my
standing here, that there is a committee
out of such men whose very
hare in that committee gives importance
10 it, and who are about to raise money
'or the purpose of revolutioniziug Europe.
Ny axiom is that ofthe Irish poet, "Who
would be free, themselves must strike the
blow" [Applause.] All that claim is
air play; and that is the aim for which l
,laim the United States to become the
executive power of the laws of Nature
and of Natures God. That is the aim
'or which 1 claim your generous public
md private aid and support. The revolu-
ions in Europe will be made BY the
nations Of Europe /; but that they shall
nave fair play is what the nations Of Eu-
,ops expect from the protection of the
United States of America. Remember
he power which you have, and which
,sve endeavored to point out in few
words. Remember this, ard form associ- !
,tions. establish ladies' committees to .