The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-29
The Magyar In the Iron city.

The Magyar In the Iron City.
KossUTH's SPEECH FROM The BALCONY.
Gentlemen-l believe your warm. hearted and elo-
quent orator will be best contented with an answer
addressed not to him. but to you people of Pttsburg
and of the county of Allegheny. (Cheers.) In
crossing the mountsns Of Pennsylvania gentlemen,
] found confirmed that Switzer proverb, that "the
spirit OF freedom likes in the mountains to dwell"
The weather was chill, but the hearts were warm.
(Applause) And upon the very snow grew up
around me flo vers OF sympathy, benevolent as ma
ture itself. applause Since breathed the air
of your great republic, the bounty Of Provi-
ton and of hope in my tnorny way But though
bright be the lustre OF sympathy which the
stars Of your great nation casts me from nigh
and from fer, never was the sympathy Of the people
than in Pennsylvania. (Cheers.) Citizens of
Pittsburg and Allegheny, with your friendly hands
you have bound the flowers of Pennsylvania in .
garland full OF blossoms, and, hope, full Of fruit,
Colonel Blacs), you have told me that the peculiar
character Of this people is industry. Well, whore
one finds industry, ne sees working peo 0le--and
that word working people is a noble title on
(Cheers) Gentlemen, amongst all the testima-
malls OF sympathy. those OF working men are
dearest to my heart; because there IS not only
a touching. high minded fact, but also
when we see those who have no other capt.
tai than their time, and no other treasure than
the honest hard work OF their hands, sacrifice their
time, and stop in their work not only, but also sacri
hcing part OF what they have earned by their
hard honest labor, for the support of he cause Of
liberty. Oh, indeed such manifestation reveals
mankind's divine origin. 1t 10 dear to the heart,
and cannot fail TO be attended with The blessings Of
God. Surely, ] have met with such sympathy
here, and thank you for it, gentlemen, with the
ost sincere feelings Of warm heart, ia the name
of my poor country. (Cheers) My country That
very word brings home to the heart the sorrows of
L.. wch, L,l ro~~
in looking at your warm and generous reception
here. Well may my country rejoice at the honers
which the people Of America is pleased to
bestow upon Hungary's exiled chief; and God
now great benefit TO poor Hungary. But
you are too practical q people not to excuse
my country when it looks over to yours with the
inquiry beaming from its weeping eyes After all,
strations-all these honors-all these sympathies
Indeed, cannot answer it yet, urgent though the
necessity may be for it. Fear and hope alternate
in my breast and then the irreparable value of
sorrows. But, considering where am, and casting
my locks over the scene around me, may
confidently say that hope prevails. Yes, gentle
men, it is impossible that such manifestation, in
the United States should be nothing else than mere
applause to the melancholy part which we had
t. act in the sad tragedy il mankind's history
No these principles which you express, sir, fully an.
bearing Of the heart Of the people of the United
States, telling the world that the great republic of
the West is Becoming conscious OF its position and
of its glorious destinysuch is to become the rock
upon which the hall of freedom shall be raised, ex-
tending its lofty walls all over the earth. (Great
cheering And, indeed, either that hall must 30
extend, or, let me tell you, gentlemen, that soon
you will have TO fight for your own position on
earth, which your free dom de ponds, because
the victorious despots in Esrope will not endure to
such republic as yours great power on earth.
GU will be attacked in your m sst vital interests
in those interests which are nowhere In the nation
cons picuously gersonied as here Ia Pitts.
burg. Pittsburg, being VS. it is, the very thres.
hold Of the West, the link between the New
World of the West, and the East--lnking
the Interests of the Gulf Of Mexico aud the At
lantic, ard thus personiiyinG the agricultural,
manuta ;turirg aid commercial interests Of your
great republic. People OF Anerica-great, glo-
lious ara free do nos wait until you ST ana alone.
know very well that that people where the Do
tlUesne Grays and Jackson Blues are ~ home at
ter shar,rg The glories Of Cerro Gerdo and Vera
Cruz, would not De afraid to take up the gauntlet
with all the despots Of the world (Fremendous
cheeIing.) know that very We'll. But still say
it il easier and better TO stand az the strongest bro
ther in the great family OF free mankind and free
nations, than 10 stand single handed and alone,
Now, you are rot yet alone. Europes oppressed
nations want the intelligence that you have de.
cded 20 act as power on earth, in protecting AMI
maintaining the laws Of nations, which now
uamrled down by the tyrants OF the world Doub;
not at the enunciation Of those principles which
your orator expounded, acc lmpanied With the pow
erful word "stop' to the despots of the earth,
shouted out in the laundering voice otyour twenty.
five millions, tyrants will enble and fall, ard
nations will rise from the dust at your shout
(Cheers) But &c on developing the flowers of
your sympathy into fair, substantial fruits II is
Europe, gentlemen, who wants associations or the
friends Of Hungary. IL is Europe wac wants
them, in order toat Hungary may become the
rampant and breakwater against the despotisn
OF Russia, and afford free field TO all the na-
tions of Europe to dispose Of their wn domestic
oppressors, which they will easily accomplish, so
soon as Hungary, by its geographical position,
becomes the barrier against the encroaching pre-
gentlemen, your own glory. Remember that you
have now glorious opportunity to become the
first nation OF the world-a nation to which hu-
manity through all ages will look with gratitude
and reverence. Once this opportunity lost, the
battle will still come, but the opportunity never
more. (CheeTs) May God Almighty bless you,
and your country, for the welcome you honor me
with. May the bells Of your iremen, who met me
q FIRE in the hearts Of the people Of the United
States which will consume the buildings of des
potism on earth. Tremendous cheering And
let your battalons of escorts which / met
America will escort the laws Of nations into their
world. commanding sanctuary. Remember gentle
men, your own glory, which, as your gallant
orator eloquently expressed, is resistance TO OBJ
Hee5lcu, anu uevcLOn 10 independence anu SELF
government Remember that those very pr.nci-
pies for which Hungary now suffers, are the prin-
ciples which make your glory and happiness
stretch out your powerful, gigantic arm over the
waves, and become the Savior, the liberator of the
world. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is very cold 1t
lie, indeed, not a very favorable season to make
long speeches in the open street; neither is it
very comfortable for you to hear Therefore,
be contented with these few remarks, and
accept one more, my most sincere gratitude and
warm thanks, with which bid you all farewell.
Tremendous and long continued cheers. Col.
BLACK then said Fellow citizens, you have now
heard the partef. You are a part of the jury;
are you ready to give the verdict (Cres Of yes,
yes) How say you-is Russia guilty or not gully
lCries of guilty, guilty. And how is the cub of
the Bear-Austria? Is the cub guilty! (Yes, yes,
yes Mr.. kossuth, will only add one single
word, ard that 10, that in the Jurisprudence Of |
every country, it is true that every verdict of a
Jury, and all the sentences Of judges, are brought |
and pronounced in vain, If there were nobody to |
he