Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-03
KCSSulh and The COlOrCd People,


The Committee of colorcd persons, thro'
their chairman, George Downing, presented
the following address:
GoyERNoR kossuTu,-Wc appear before
you TO pay homage to great principle, which
YOU announce with so much dislinctness, aud
uphold with so much power, the principle
that man has the right to the iiill exercise
of his faculties aud powers in the land which
gave him bir'h; and that il is his first duty
to devote all the energies of lis being to
maintain that right for himself and his com
patriots. Around this principle YOU have
thrown radiance which almost clothes it
with the sacredness of a new Eyangol, and
from your worlds platform have called upon
people ard nations, however weak, To stand
up and maintain it against whatever odds Op-
preston and tyranny may have orruycd
against il.
In the face of the distinguished example
of the Pilgrim Fathers, aud the many eminent
men who have made this their crile home,
we have steadily maintained this birlI-lomc
right during the last third of u century IN this
our native land, aud will continue 10 main
tain il until its ultimate triumph, :" for the
first love of man is in his home"
We feel that this great principle is surely
gaining ground, and we hail in your person
It's living Apostle, who has given it voice and
expression. We would express the deep
sympathy we feel in YOU, because Of the re-
lation YOU sustain to Liberty. We feel that
your mission is u most happy and propiious
one. We srr IN it a part Of the special
ordering of Providence. The landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers; Our Declaration of hide
pendcncc; the Revolutionary struggle, led
by Washington; and the later developments
Of the principles OF liberty, ms seen in the
struggles now going Oh in our own country
for lis further advancement aud application
TO all mcu, are kindred efforts.
God speed YOU in your mission! May
Hungary be free And we earnestly pray
that when tie resurrection of your country
shall indeed take place, she will clohe her
sell in that true vcstmeut of Democracy fifty
prepared for her when you abolished caste,
so that pure Republicanism will in her be
vindicated, and every man stand un equal IN
the eyes of the law. Yet illusrious Putri-
OF, may Hungary be free! May the world
! rejoice in her speedy discnthrulmcnt. May
| the Joy he two fold in that hungary shall be
redeemed, aid not Hungary alone, but with
! her the world-mankind.
The attention of nations is fixed upon you!
| Al the mention ofyour name, tyran,s trcmbe,
the oppressed rejoice! There is not II prin-
ciple advocated by you, not word that cs-
capes your lips, but that is caught up aud
waited to every civilized nn,ion. And deep
aud widespread is the JOY felt through l.u.
rope, when you proclaim the thrilling aud
lrtmpct-toncd unnunciuton, Ne oppressed
nations of Europe, be Of good cheer and
courage"
God moves in mysterious ways. The re-
suit of the late Hungarian struggle will be
propiious TO the general growth Of freedom
But for your imprisonment the world would
not now be so eleclied by your eloquencc
by the spirit of freedom. Hungary suffer,
in the ordering of Providence, for the good o
the wholc-but her destiny is to he free.
Respected Sir:-Your mission is too hgl
TO be allied with party Or sect; it is the com
mon cause Of crushed, outraged humanity.
May you, when you leave our shores ia iur'
therance of your heaven high mission, carry
with you the sympathy of all, the active
countenance Of GH
BE assured that as you have now our pray
ers, so when the time comes, we shall glyC
you our liberty offering" though it may be
but the widows mite"
JOHN S. ZUlLLE, President.
JAMES MCCUNE SMITH, LEO. i. DOWNING
RosERr HAMILTON, JEREMIAH PowER'
WM. j. WILSON, JUNIUs &. AoREL,
JOAN II. RAYMoND, VIM BURNETT,
Il. JAMES WHITE, co,ro,or;os
PHILP A. BELL, "'e''N''
To which Gov. Kossulh made the follow
ing response;
81 have 10 intention, gentlemen, TO make
a speech. believe you do not expect i
from me. Last night had an opportunity
TO express my humble wishes, on which oc
casion made propositions to the people o