Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-01-22
President Fillmore and Governor Kossuth

President Fillmore and Governor Kossuth.
On the day after the arrival Of Kossuth in
Washington City, he and his suite, under
escort of Messrs. Shields and Seward, Of
the Senate committee, entered carriages and
proceeded to the Presidential mansion, to be
introduced to Mr.. Fillmore. M. Kossuth
was introduced to the President by Mr..
Webster. There were present the Secreta-
ry of the Navy, and the Postmaster General,
besides Gen. Shields, Mr.. Seward and 9TH
ers. After a brief pause, M. Kossuth ad-
dressed the President in the following terms:
Enlightened by the spirit of your countrys
institutions, when we succeeded to CONSOLE
date our natural and historical States right
of self-government, by placing it upon the
broad foundation of Democratic liberty:
Inspired by your history when we had to
fight for independence against annihilation
by centralized absolutism:
Consolcd by your peoples sympathy
when a victim of Russian interference with
the laws of nature and of natures God:
Protected in exile by the government of
the United States, supporting the Sultan of
Turkey in his noble resolution TO undergo the
very danger of war rather than leave un-
protected the rights of humanity against
Russo-Austrian dcspotism:
Restored by the United States to life, be-
cause restored to freedom, and by freedom
to activity in behalf of those duties which,
by my nations unanimous confidence and
sovereign will, devolved upon me:
Raised in the eyes of many oppressed ma
tons to the standing of harbinger of hope,
becauscd the star-spangled banner was seen
casting protection aroundme, announcing to
the world that there is nation, alike pow
erful as free; ready toprotect the laws ofna-
tions, even in distant parts of the earth, and
in the person of poor exile:
Cheered by your peoples sympathy, so as
free men cheer-not man whatever, but a
principle:
now bow before you, sir, in the proud
position of your great nations guest, gener-
ously welcomed by resolution Of the Con-
gress of the United States, with equal gener-
osity approved and executed by your Excel
lency.
beg leave to express my fervent thanks,
in my name, and in the name of my associ-
ates, who, after having shared my misfor-
tunes, have now the reward to share the
honor and the benefit which the great Re-
public of the United States was pleased tc
beStow upon Hungary by bestowing it upor
its freely-chosen chief, when he became {
prosecuted victim of despotic violence.
beg leave to express my fervent thanks
in my country's name also, which, amidst
the sorrows of its desolation, feels cheereC
by your country's generosity, and looks witt
resolution to the impending future, because
it is confident that the time draws near wher
the eternal code of the law of nations viii
become reality.
president" stand before your Excel
lency a living protestation against the vic
lence of foreign interference expressing thu
sovereign right of nations to regulate theil
own domestic concerns.
stand before your Excellency living
protestation against Capitalization oppress
ing the State right of self-government.
May | be allowed TO take it for an augur,
of better times that, in landing on the happ,
shores of this glorious Republic, landed il
free and powerful country, whose honore'
Chief Magistrate proclaims to the world tina
this country cannot remain indifferent whel
the strong arm of a foreign power is invok
ed to stiAe public sentiment, and repress tn
spirit of freedom in any country.
E thank God that he deemed me not un
worthy to act and to suffer for my father
y land.
J, thank God that the fate of my countr
, became so intimately connected with the fat
of liberty and independence of nations i
it Europe, as formerly it was intimately cor
nected with the security Of Chistendom.