The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-19
Speech of NJ. KOSSUTH, at the Wash
ingtOn City Banquet.
NJ. KossUTH then rose and smoke as 70

NJ. KossUTH then rose and spoke as fol
lows:
SIR: As once Cyneas the Epirote stood
among the Senators of Rome, who, with an
earnest word of self-conscious majesty, con-
trOlled the condition of the world, and ar
rested mighty kings in their ambitious
march-thus full of admiration and of rev.
erence, / stand amongst you, legislators Of
the new capitol, that glorious hall of your
peoples collective majesty. The capitol of
old yet stands, but the spirit has departed
from it, and come over to yours, purified by
the air of liberty The old stands mourn
ful monument Of the fragilty Of human
things: yours, as q sanctuary of eternal right.
The old beamed with the red lustra of con-
quest now darkened by expressions gloomy
nigh; yours beams with freedoms bright
ray The old absorbed the world by its own
centralized glory; yours protects your own
nation against absorption, even by itself
the old was awful with Unrestricted power;
yours Is glorious with having restricted it.
At the view Of he old, nations tremble; at
the view of your, humanity hopes. To the
/ old, fortune was only introduced with fetter
ed hands to kneel at triumphant conqueror's
heels. To yours, the triumph of intrOduc-
ton is granted to unfortunate exiles invited to
the honor Of seat. Aud where Kings 4 C9-
sars never viii be hailed for their powers,
might, 4 wealth, there the prosecuted chief Of
. down trodiCn nation is welcomed as your
great Republics guest, precisely because he
Is prosecuted, helpless and poor. In the old,
the terrible U0 UjctiS was the rule. In
yours, protection to the oppressed, maledic-
ton to ambitious OppressOrs, and consolation
to a yanquiShed just cause. And, while out
Of the old conquered world was ruled you
in yours provide for the common federative
quercd world Of the old. There sat men
bna.ting their will - be the sovereign of the
world, here sit men whose glory is to ac-
knowledge the laws of nature and If nature s
Gnd, and - 10 what their sovereign the peo-
pics, wills
= Sir, there is history in these parallels
, History # past ages and history of future
centurie, may be often recorded in few words.
; The small particulars to which the passion
of living men clings with fervcnt zeal, as il
the fragile fingers If men could arrest the
rttuti u { destiny wheel, these particulars
fdi" away. y Is tho issue which makes histO
q ry, ADD rhat i-~Gy is always logical. There
: a Necessity + consequences wherever she
necessity II positions exists. Principles art
the alpha: they must finish with omega, and
they will. Thus history may be told often
in few words
B t}r yer The heroic struggle of Greece
first engaged your country's sympathy for tn,
fate Of freedom IN Europe, then so far dis
E tant, and now so near, Chateaubriand hap
: pened to be in Athens, and be heard from {
/ min0ri raised upon the Propyleum's ruins
: Turkish priest in Arabic language announ
: eng the lapse of hours to the Christians o.
! Minerals town. What immense history il
- the small fact Of a Turkish Imaun crying
4 out, pray, pray the hour is running fast
. and the Judgment draws near"
d Sir, there is equally history of future
ages written in the honor bestowed by yol
i to my humble self. The first Governor O
; independent Hungary, driven from his Ma
d tive land by Russian violence; an exile OF
4 Turkish soil, protected by Mahomctan Sui
tan against the blood-thirst of Christian ty
; rants; cast back prisoner to far Asia by di
II plomacy; rescued from his Asiatic prison By
It America crossing the Atlantic, charged will
h the hopes of Europe's oppressed nations
,. pleading, poor exile, before the people 0
! this great Republic, his downtrodden coun
,e try wrongs and its intimate connexions witt
p the fate ofthe European continent, and, witt
=, the boldness of Il just cause, claiming tn
= principles Of the christian religion to be rails
a cd to a law of nations; and to see not onl,
4 the boldncss of the poor exile forgiven, bu
II to see him consr led by the sympathy of mil
a lions, encouraged by individuals, association
p meetings, cities and States supported by op
n aratye aid and greeted by Congress and b
,e Government as the nations guest; honore
~ nur If generosity with that honor which on
r. y one man man before him received, an
he hat man received them out of gratitude; wit
Sc honors such no pOtentate ever can receive
o. and this banquet here, and the toas
II which | have TO thank you for. Oh il
j. deed, ST, there is a history III future ages i
G. all hesc facts They will 60 down to poster
lc ~ IN the ingical consequences OF principle
/. which are he foundation Of these facts.
is Sir, slough have the noble pride Of III
/; principles, AND though have the inSpiratio
h or a just cause, still have also Unconscious
D. ness "tmy PERSONAL humility. Never will
81 forget what Is due from me to the sovcrcig
re source ot my public capacity. This | CIV
h. 90 my nations dignity; md therefore; r,
IA speettuiIy thanking this highly distinguish
a d assembly in my counrry's name, ! hav
h, the 5oi4nes~ 70 say 5hn Hungary well d
/. serves your .ymp.,hy, ha. Hungary has
q. cum 10 protection because II has claim
:, justice. But, as to my own humble sci
l. perm ne hamhly 10 express that am We
N aware nnt az nave u all these honprs an
n parsonal share Nay, know that even fhi
d. which might seem to be personal III you
he toast, Is only al acknowled sment of hi
nd torical fact, very nStructively connected wit
lv principle valuable and dear to every repu
- lican heart in the United States of Americ
nd Sir, you were pleased to mention in yO'
IS toast that am unconquered by mistortuI
NJ; and unseduced by ambition. Now, it is
yn providenbal fact that misfortunes has Il
&C. privilege to ennoble mans mind and
nd strengthen mans character. There is so
TO of natural instinct Of human dignity in tt
it heart of map, which steels his very merry
So not to bend beneath the heavy blows of gre
on advcrsities The palm tree grows best
,st meath ponderous weight. Even so IL
,al character of man. There is no merit in
nd 1t is q law Of psychology. The petty pam
ed Of small daily cares have often bent the cha