Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-04-30


among men Ser 60 another, who, with larger
and stronger faith in human agencies, looks for
day not far distant, when England shall lead the
column of republican States in the Old World;
when every race in Europe shall attain that nation
atty which is its brth-rght, and orwhch yearns;
when every Kingdom, like the family in domestic
life, shall perpetuate existence of birth rather than
of conquest or despoc favor; its rulers, like its
flag, the choice of the people, and both symbols of
their peace, prosperity, and freedom.
We cannot, however, look without anxiety, with
out alarm, upon the aggregation and consolidation of
adverse interests and powers, in other quarters of
the globe. Still less, sir, were we worthy OF that
noble heritage have received from God and our
fathers, could we have received, without sympathy
and without honors, whose lille has been devoted
TO the establishment in such quarters, oflhe princ-
piles of government, coeval with our existence as
Republic; which constitutes our national strength,
and which makes individual life sweeter at its close,
Tor the freedom that has blessed it-absolue ri ghts
OF States-nnqualilied liberties of the people.
Accept, Sir, for yourself and your companions in
exile, our sympathy for your mislortunes, and our
warmest wishes for your personal wellaie-our
prayers, and, within the limits of our laws, ind-
vidual co operation for the immediate restoration of
the independence of Hungary.
Gentlemen Of the House of Representatives.
present to you the distinguished statesman of Hun
gary; the chosen Governor of its people; the
last, but still reliable hope-Governor Kossuth-the
ilIustrous guest of the Commonwealth.
Governor Kossulh read the following written adj
dress in reply:
In the echo of every step make this hallowed
ground, in ever object which meets my eye, in my
being received thus as | am, and in standing here
thus as | stand there is such awful and majestic
revelation Of the most wonderful operation of that
Providence which rules the destnies Of humanity,
that my very voice shrinks back from falling from
my lips, and feel as if the spirit of coming events
was whispering into my ears: Bow in alteration
before the finger Of God, and follow silently his
wink-man has to be silent when history speaks"
and it is history which speaks. Who would have
thought that the modest vessel which, two hundred
and thirty years ago, landed the handful of Pilgrims
on Plymouth Rock, fraught with the palladium
of the worlds history? Oppression drove them
from their ancient European home TO the wilderness
of an unknown world. The Mayfower developed
into tree of freedom Where the wilderness stood
there now a mighty Christian nation stands, I'M
equaled in liberty, unequaed in general intelligence
and general posperity-a glorious evidence of man
kinds sovereign capacity for selt-govemment. OPP
preston drove me from my native land, the battle field
where the destinies of Christendom have been de-
cded in former times, and the destnies of Christian
civilization to be decided again. Oppression
drove me from that haIlowed, mariyred land; and
come an exile to the asylum of the oppressed deve-
an asyum--not to seek a come. | come to
claim from the happy sons of the Pilgrim Fathers a
brothers hand Tor the oppressed OF the Old World;
that the old house where hundreds Of millions dwell,
may not be doomed 10 become jail to all those mil
lions. Aud humble as am, the plead is
great. II is the Of the community in man
kinds destinies; and because | plead that cause
because in my very misfortune there is principle
dear to your hearts, you honor the poor exile as
triumpher was honored vet. You honor the mslor.
tune OF my Peep as no success was ever honOred.
/ feel that 1t is almost presumptuous TO say the
words--"I thank you" 1t has something personal
in tit looks if had the arrogance to think that
! have personally share ia the hODors meet; and
--Gud knows nv heart-that is not the case
Massachusetts thus welcoming unfortunate Hun
gary as it does, is revelation of mankind's nobility;
it is revelation of the community in mank nds des-
tiny it is the spirit of liberty opening the book of
the mysteries of the future, that it may be known to
the world what it is Hungary has to do, and what it
Is America will do. Our part is the danger and the
suffering. We know it, we accept it, with firm res
oIution and selfresgnation. My land is the emblem
of resistance. An humble shrub, we stood our place
through centuries, and only resisted the hurricane
threatening to blast Christianity, but checked its
course; we will resist the hurricane of despotism,
threatening blast the freedom and civilization OF
the Christian world, and God and America helping,
we will check its course.
We bear double cross in our arms-we bear tin
our history The M untains of Hungary, upou
which that emblem OF martyrdom was planted. are
a golgotha, but golgolha is not the hill of death
it is the hill Of resurrection an eternal life, triumph
ant over the doors Of hell. When we had to bean
the first cross long night OF $50 years lay gloomlly
over our gogotha, and still the day OF resurrection
came. Now we have to bear the second cross, the
night Of death will not be so long. The stars of
America are bright like 1t is from that place
here they have risen first, it is from that place here
they shine first, of consolation and of hope to
oppressed humanity; and that place here is high
iu moral majesty, as that Its glorious light should
spread over the horizon Of the Christian world. 1t
is yet three years that Hungary is nailed to the
second emblematic The number three is om-
nous in manknd's history This is our pat, dam
ger, aud suferings, and resurrection. The part you
will act is glorious Oppression drove your Pilgrim
fathers from Europe. The If the Pilgrims will
send back, in requal, liberty. There is justice in
divine DEGREES, and there is logic in history. The
stone which the builders rejected has become the
headstone of the corner. HalIowed be the name Of
the Mighty God.
Sir, "Ense petit lacidam sab hbertate 9aeten,'' is
the motto Of Massachusetts, Algernon Sydney wrote
these words; he wrote it with that hand which he
styled to be hostile to tyrants. Alas poor Sydney;
thy motto led thee to the scaffod, to find the mId
tranquility of freedom but in the cold grave. But
thy martyr blood was not split in vain. Thy motto,
deadly to thee, mortal man, became successful reality
as immortal nation The motto must go round
the world, and it will. l have right to say it is
mine; there is no living earth who has
right TO say" Manus hgc inin,ica tyrannis. have
right to say the motto is my peoples. There is
people on earth which has right to say that it
is determined to search with the sword freedoms
mild tranquility-and 1t will find it, Sydney has died
on the scafoId, and Warren on the battlefield.
They we've mortal men, and | am an exile. | may
die on the scafold, or on the battlefield. ! am a
mortal man, but liberty has trIumphed on Bunker's
HUI, and it will triumph around Buda's Hill. The
former was the first battle, the latter will be the last.
Out Of the martyr blood split on Bunker Hill, the
tree OF freedom arose spreading its mighty branches