Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-28

ELOQUENCE.


ELOQUENCE.
Kossuth thus commenced speech delivered in ST.
Louis. on the 18th of March. A. specimen of the
imaginative 10. perhaps. unsurpassed in prose in the
Eng isb language:-
"Lades and Gentlemen: To-day is the fourth an.
niversary of the Revolution in Hungary.
Anniversaries OF Revolutions are almost always
connected with the recoections of some patriots
dea'h.ailen on that day. like the Spartans at Their
moPyie, martyrs OF devotion to their fatherland.
Almost IN every country there is some proud cata-
fuiqae or some proud tombstone, adorned on such
Gay oy garland Of ofevergreen the pious Offering Of
patriotic tenderness.
passed the last night in sleepless Dream And
my soul wandered The magnetic wings of the past
home to my beloved bleeding land, and saw in the
dead OF the night, dark vessa shaPss will, the pals-
ness of eternal grief upon their sad brows but terri
ole IN The fearless silence Of that grief gliding over
the church.yards of Hungary, and kneeling down at
the head OF the groues. and deposng the pious tri
butes of green cypress upon ,hem and after short
prayer rising with cenehed fists. and gnashing teeth
and then stealing away fearless and silent as they
came; stealing away-because the blood-hounds Of
my countrys murderers lurked from every corner on
that night and on this day, and lead TO prison those
whodare to show pious remembrance the beloved.
To-day smile on the lips Of Magyar is taken for
crime OF defiance to tyranny, and in his eye is
equivalent to revolt. And yet have seen with the
eye OF my home wandering soul, thousands perform
ing the work of patriotic gratitude.
And saw more. When the pious offerers bad
stolen away, saw the honored dead, half risen from
their tombs locking to the offerings, and whispering
gIoomily still cypress and still no flower Of JOY!
Is there still the chill Of winter, and the gloom of
night over thee, Fa'herland Are we not yet re-
venged =! and the sky of the east redeemed sudden
". and boiled with bloody flames, and from the far,
far west, lightning flashed like s,ar-spanged
stripe, and within its light young eagle mounted
and scared towards the bloody flames Of the east. and
as he drew near. upon his approaching, the boiling
voice from above was heard in answer the question
of the dead:
"Sleep yet short while-mine is the revenge l
will make the stars of the the Ct the -
and when ye next awake. ye will find the flower OF
Joy upon your cold bed.''
And the dead took the twig of CYPRESS the sign of
resurrection, into their bony hands and lay down."
Mr.. Aangum's declaration in favor Of Gen. Scott
as the Whg candidate for the Presidency, has excited
intense interest here. 1t will have decided effect
the result of the caucus to be held on Tuesday night
nex:- 1t will enbolden many Southern Wings who
half inclined TO 20 for the araiabe candidate, to
take that ground openly as MIR. Mangum and Mr..
Ward, of KY, have done. But it's chief effect will
be to encourage The Scott Wings Of the North. and
to induce the Southern w higs 90 into the National
Wing Convention without prior pledge upon the
Com promise acts such as Mr.. Marshall. Of Ky. in.
tends to propose at the next caucus twill probably
have the effect to render the Whig more har
monious. do not anticipate tor it any great con-.
motion, though it is possible that some of the more
ul,ra.members from the South may protest against
fixing the time and place for any Whig Convention.
unless PLATFORM such they propose be first adop-
ted The result Of the next caucus will be the adop'
ton Of resolution recommending day and place for
the holding of the Convention. and nothing else If
this be done, the Convention will be fully attended,
and opportunities offered for blow up there tor
the union Of the whole party on common platform.
The above is from the Washington Correspondence
of the New York Times, Scot. paper Mr.. Man
gums surrender to Seward is ex2ected to produce the
best results for the "grea, Wing party" We shall
see what comes of it. The third Wing caucus was
held in Washington Tuesday nigh, last.
Our friend Of the Wilmington Journal speaks ol
Judge Douglas very clever talented and worthy
gentleman" We 60 several degrees beyond that
We regard Judge Douglas one Of the ables
men of this any other couLtry but it does no
follow. because say this, that We prefer him TO
the Presidency. Our preference is the nominee o
the Baltimore Convention.
We join the Journal in the compliments it pays t.
Buchanan and others; and we are proud. as Demo
crat and an American, that we have large list o
distinguished and glorious names, from which TO plucl
bright particular slar' to be placed where Wash
ington Jefferson, Jackson and Polk shone in tn
better days Of the Republic.
We agree with the Journal that Judge Dougla
is worthy" of a 4" more discreet advocate" thai
the Democratic Review. The truth is, that period
cal has shown, by it's conduct, that it is no friend
Judge Douglas, and has injured far as it could
Democratic prospects and the Democratic cause. w
repeat what we said some time since, that we ca
have no respect for the cart phrases " OLD fogies
and s.young America. - We 20 in for the Demoe
racy. both .'young and "old." and for briIliar
and signal victory at The next election.
Whig meetings have been held both in East an
, West Florida, al which Mr.. Fillmore nominate
for the Presidency, and Gov. Graham for the Vic
Presidency. Register.
> True enough; but then Wing meeting was hel
few days since in Albany, in Mr.. FilImores ow
State, composed Of Whig members Of the Legisl'
e ,ure, and Gen. Scott nominated as their fir
choice by a vote of so to l. New York. Pennsylv
nia and Ohio have all pronounced for Scott, and wi
}, vote for him in the national Convention. The Rel
lister declared not long since that it was for FilIlno
" and Graham g. first and las" :" and all the time; b.
we predicted at the time that gunpowder and fl
j. (Scou and Jones,) would sweep the stakes. II
Editor of the Register may and no doubt does fe
sorry for it but he will knuckle down. in due tim
make his apology to the Sewardites for his stubbor
, ness, and then throw up his hat for Scott.
J. We invite attention to the advertisement IN o.
\ columns to-day, offering for sale the House and