New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-06
Festival in Honor of Governor Kossuth at
Pittsburgh,

PlTrsRunGH. Jan. 26-The festival in honor of Cover
nor kossuth came off this afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the
Masonic Hall which was filed to oyerfowinp with most
enthusiastic assemblage
The Hon W. Loomis. formerly member of Congress
preSided and several of our distinguished ali par
ties Mayor Guthrie. and several clergymen and other
leading men, Vice Presidents
" men hossuth came upon the stage. the entire all-
uiece arose IN respectful silence which manifested
until his introduction to the meeting when an over
wnemng burst OF applause followed and capital band
struck up the Marseiles hymn Order being restored
Mr. Loomis delivered eloquent and appropriate vel
come The address was very decided in its tone and
hearty in its endorsement Kossuths course and nolcy
He was applauded throughout its delivery
kossuth responded. and said that since he first came
on our shores he had felt sort of magnetic attraction
the est as the pacewhere his hopes be realized
AS he stood upon the threshold of the West he
Outraged in that hope His every step but taught him
that there was chord passing through the heart
ol an humanity which responds tremendously whenever
touched 1T was the love of liberty, justice right
Ihougn the cause of Hungary alone worthy of all
sympathy the cause he plead not hers alone but that
OF all humanity.
The new doctrine that nations shall no more manage
their own domestic concerns because the despots will in
teere to prevent it. is dangerous to the world than
any thing which has heretofore occurred The Jaws of
psousm We're not able to swallow all the freedom of
at once IL must take it leaf by leaf nation by
nation They had commenced with Hungary and permit
Nussian Interference to be maintained that case and
freedom every where would gradually be absorbed
lie cast rapid glance the diplomatic adminstra-
ton of the Gar to show that the crushing of the liberty
OF Germany Prussia, France Italy, and Sardinia was in
every case his work and the result of general design to
overthrow and smother constitutional liberty everywhere
lie asked no one to fight Hungarian battles Let Russian
interference but be prevented and Hungary, France,
italy and all Europe will shake off their shackes aud rise
10 the stature of freedom Austria but dead body
galvanized by Prussia, and not to be feared
e'pt or the intervening power at its back So it is with
a the petty princes of Germany and other tyrants of
Europe Absoutsm is well that it cannot repose
Whe iree press and free institutions exist hence the
motive Tor absolutistcal alliances to crush freedom
Gan the United States look inerently and the
sun OF freedom darkened day by day? Can it be silent
because it was her policy seventy years ago to
ABOUT european affairs? Is there power earth
SOP TINS execrabe extinction of liberality although
ee is republic on earth glorious and powerful enough
10 40 so Free America beware it is too late-that
your liberties be not also overwhelmed by the growing
power of absoutism
hossutn proceeded to comment upon the diplomatic
r y o. husso which greater physical power
IL Is her policy to make the world believe her more
powerful than she really is rather than to take
e steps 10 procure that power Her diplomacy is sub
saii"ean, sippery like snake burrowing like mole
press She prefers silence with reference to herself and
YOU'D be defended by apparent opposition because the
terence is then unsupported Her diplomacy is secret
anu effective but their great idol th front of
ana 1eet OF clay be easily overturned if this re-
PUBIC VIII stand resolutely by principles If we do not
there are those living who will the United States VET
nave TO contend for life and death against
oVerfeaching despotsm So soon as esposm shall hay
consolidated its and established itself firmly in
Europe it will exclude the United States from the markets
of Europe.
Let the Great West remember that it is their wheat and
corn winch Is the great competition with Russia in sun
plying Europe with breadstuffs Exclude American cof
ton corn and wheat from Europe two years and
what a blow it would be to American prosperity That
may happen in year because if despotism combines
unchecked and that much longer it will be strong enough
to carry out its last design If the United States would
prevent all this it has only to protest against Russian in
tererence She will respect It, for if she does she will
But she would not respect the protection then the
pension Of the American neutrality laws so far as the in