Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-01-16
GREAT K0ssUTFH MEETING.
REPORTED BY ]. B. JILsuN.


GAsKELL, Mayor of the city, called the meeting
10 order, and remarked that the Common Coun-
Gil Of the city deeming it advisable to call a NEE
ting Of the citizens upon this subject, have done
so; and now that We are convened we would like
to have the citizens take the matter into their own
hand and appoint their own officers for them
selves, III they saw ft
1t was then voted that the Mayor and Clerk
be the officers of this meeting.
The Mayor on taking the chair, said:
Gents. and FeiIow Citizens: In calling this
meeting to order it is hardly necessary to state
its object; the adven: of kossuth upon our
shores, and the enthusiasm with which he has
been received is known to you oil. 1t is not
merely to eulogise him that we meet il is not
merely to sympathze with down-trodden Hun
gary, but 10 do honor to the principle that is in
voved; for there is great principle involved in
this movement, principle that is shaking the
thrones of Europe to their centre. 1t is not
merely to euogize any particular man, but TO
give vent to our feelings to let it be known that
we 60 Tor The doctrine of non-in,ervention as we
understand it, | hope there will be full ex-
preston ofopiAion, Let us compare notes; and
let there be no blckwardness upon the occasion
l call upon the committee appointed by the Com
mon Council to present any resolutions they
may have prepared for the OCCASION
The Hon. NJ. FRANK then presented series
OF resolutions, which were read and by order of
the meeting they were taken up separately.
NJ. Frank being called upon to speak upon
the first resolution, said:
".Nr. Chairman will occupy but brief
space time. The resolution jus, read to the
meeting conemplates the past history Of Hun
gary, and prc-supposes that the people Of Hun
gary are qualified for freedom. This being the
case, the resolution requires our Government to
recognize her independence whenever she shall
be able maintain successfully her rights"
The speaker here went into the early history
of Hungary, and traced her progress and s.rug-
giles for freedom up to the period of her present
revolution, which ended so disastrously to her
freedom, and concluded by saying:
"In April, 1919, the Hangarians proclaimed
their independence; and they were successful
in discovering their connection with the A@stri-
on Government. They did it as successfully as
the L. S. did in the war of the Revolution the
Austrians were driven out; but at this crisis
Austria begged the Intervention Of Russia, and
thus only weEa crushed the liberties of Hunga-
ny. Bot it has been my design to show that the
Government was never dissolved, and that Kos
snlh is the legitimate governor Of Hungary
No government was ever better established than
Was the Cover mt ut nt Hunga in 1919. The
subsequent history OF the Hungarian nation is
well known to you all. Kossu h took hi flight
to Turkey; he was demanded, bit Turkey retu-
sad to gle him up, probably thr ugh the inter
vention Of England and the L. S; and through
that same intervention he has been enabled t,
tread again The soil ol freedom. No person was
but solitary press raised its voice against him,
and even that press was forced to rctract
But We arc asked what it will avail to acknowl-
edge the independence Of Hungary? There is
potency in the mandate Of nation that tells
upon the desncs Of other nations-it has told
in cases heretofore. Suppose that in l849 the
l. >. had acknowledged the independence of
Hungary, would she not have been free to-day
Suppose another case, that England and the l..
S had acknowledged the independence of the
Italian republics, who supPoscs that they would
not have been free to-day? | know it is said
thnt this will lead to war. d not thiui so ;
do not think expression Of opinion will create
war; it did not do so in the case of the South
American Republics. Our government immc-
diatcly acknowledged their independence and de-
carcd that no nation should interfere. Did this
lead to war No sir; and doubt not the same
effect would hive follow, our recognition Of
/ Hungary. | do not counsel war | have no
such counscls to give. do not think it will
lead TO war-at the same time would not re-
train from doing night because there might be a
remote chance Of war. would do as our faith
ers did in the Revolution; would plant myself
upon the eternal principles of ri ht, and trust to
the God Of Nations for the result"
c. l.. SHoLEs was called out upon the fourth
Resolution said he had few words to say upon
the Resolution. He wished to offer subntitue
! for it-he presumed that the meeting was ANNA
ted BY unanimity of feeling. We all desire
that every human being should have his freedom,
Il freedom that shall be universal, hist wherever
there is a human mind or human heart there
we desire to see liberty triumphant, in this we
cun all unite, we may however differ as to the
means, and honestly differ. twas remarked up
on the first resolution that we did not design war
but were to meet it if it come. Even Kossuth
himself presumes the probability of war. What
would it avail to acknowledge the independence
OF Hungary unless we mean to carry it out
| do not know as can deny the principles of the
resolution but how is the base subseryiency spo-
ken Of in the resolution to be done away. 90
for the principle. ] do not wish to know any
individual in this matter, it is not Kossuih or any
/ other individual that wish to euIogizc in sus-
tanning the great principle at stake, the eleva-
ton Of the people. Thrones and Daspotisms are
not causes but effects. What is the cause it
is ignorance. What would become Of thrones
and despotsms were it not for ignorance What