The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-21
KOSSUTH IN JERSEY CITY.
Arrival I'm Jersey City-Military and Civic
Procession.

AYr1vAx IN Stfbey Nssy-sS s"& OhvhC
Procession.
Al quarter before eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon
Kosuth arrived Jersey City by railroad On his arrival
nj the depot introduced the Mayer by the
mittee who went to Newark to meet him. Several guns
were welcome him. from the back of the railroad
depot being owned by Mr.. Malone, a patriotic Yankee
Irishman, and flags displayed from the steam
boats and some Of the public buildings procession
then formed in Montgomery street, pursuant to an an.
nouncement in the local papers The following the
programme -
l. Military Of the city and county, under the command
d Brig Gen R " Wright.
2 Gov. Kossuth Mayor and Chairman of the Commit
tee of Arrangements.
3. Members of the Common Council.
4 Members ofthe Board
5 Members Of the Board Of Education
6. Civic Societies.
Z. Fire Department.
g. Citizens generally.
This programme issued by J. W. Hancox. chairman,
David 8. Manners S. d. Harrison C. p Brokaw j. Dick
inson Miller Committee of Arrangements behalf Of the
Common Council did not appear to carried out for we
did not see any Fire Department and civic societies
they were no where aud citizens generally, con-
sisted almost exclusively Of hundred ragged
iders 1t appeared to be altogether Corporation affair
and even in that view it was not fully sustained Were
1t not for the military who ordered out-and
OF them sadly against their WILT would have been
nothing at all The military companies were as follows
The National Guard the Rifle Company and the High
wood Guard from Ioboken and Of Jersey City the Con-
tinenals tho Wright Rifles, the Washington Volunteers
Montgomery Guards. Finck Guards and Union Rifles
Many members Of there companies seemed dissatisfied
with the whole proceeding. jealousy and serious
quarrel broke out among the military companies them
selves. which threaten to result in the dsbanding o
come of them.
The procession, hy programme, was to move up Mont
gomery street to Grove street. Grove street to South
Fourth street to Eric street down Erie street to Barrow
street. down Barrow street to Wayne street down Wayne
Grove street down Grove street to Montgomery
down Montgomery street Gregory street down
Gregory street to Warren street down Warren street to
Essex street down Essex street to Washington street up
Washington street to Grand street down Grand street to
the Hudson House but in consequence Of the smalnes
of the procession it short and half of the
not passed through On arriving ut the Hudson
House. Kossuth briefly addressed tho citizens from the
stp and not in the long room had been announced
That arrangement changed it is said in consequence
OF Mayor Gilchrist backing out Of addressing him.
Kossuth said he had been in various of the United
States and had received kindness everywhere and
everywhere he found the people happy which the
suit Of their republican institutions If America only
worked ost her own destiny. was true to her posi-
ton. and far her interests permitted prevented
the violation Of the law Of nations, she would be
blessing to the world In the State Of New Jersey he
had received much sympathy and some material aid He
had been in warm climate in this country. where the
hearts Of the people not he found them
in this State and in this city The weather cold
the climate cold but the hearts Of the citizens Of New
jersey were warm. God bless New Jersey!
Kossuh then withdrew and shortly after proceeded to
the house Of d. s. Gregory, the millionaire and
Der Of Congress where he dined privately This was
rather shabby arrangement after inviting Kossuh to
q public demonstration. The Mayor of Jersey City
seems to have followed the example Of Governor Fort
and the Mayor of Trenton.
The whole thing very tamo affair. and failure
The citizens generally took no part in it. 1t idle.
unmcaning parade and must have been notifying to
Ko~suth himself.
KOssUTH AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
1t arranged in the erning and announced in the
afternoon papers that Kossuth should speak at the Pres
byteran Church in Washington street in the evening,
at eight o'clock The admission being free tho church
which is capable Of containing about hundred
pcrons, crowded There considerable
number Of ladies who attracted by curiosity to hear
the eoquence Of the Magyar
Kossuth conducted into the church by the Mayor
and Committee of the city and short address read
TO him by the Mayor compmentng him for his services
in the of freedom and wishing happy issue to his
endeayors for the future.
One Of the committee moved that Gov Eossuth be per-
mited to occupy the pulpit for the purpose of delivering
his address. Kossuth having mounted the pulpit, was
hailed with great applause AND proceeded TO deliver his
speech
KossuTH's SPEECH.
Mr. MAroR--LApiEs AND GFoTiEMrs-There have been
who The great satisfaction Of despots and their
civil and religious confederaes have moved heaven and
hell to lower my sacred mission 10 the level Of stage
play and to neutrze the Enthusiastic outburs Of popu
lar sentiment by defamipg its object and its aim This
sorrowfu sight indeed To meet opposition We
must be prepared There no truth yet winch would
not have been opposed and the cord which leads truth
to triumph must pass over mortashat Is the doom OF
humanity Mankind though advanced in scientific skill
is pretty much the il thousand years ago
II not because happiness and prosperity does not
always improve the heart Oh could tell stories about
that curious and strange but il better not to speak
But though truth is doomed to be opposed. and
its voaries prosecuted and Observation-Disclosures our
Saviour himself cruced for having taught eternal
truth and would be cruced again if he came more
TO the earthwhich now looks much as it greatly
in need of new lamb to take its sins away-s it is
4 humby plead can escape from being dragged down TO
the nd i'm utnpIy With the ancient Greeks the head
of unfortunate was held sacred even to the gods.
Now a-days. with somebut thanks 70 the Lord, only
with some few degenerate--cven msfortunes like ours
but the object Of bad joke Jesus Christ felt thirst
the and got vinegar with which to quench the
thirst of his agony is old tale but ever new and ever
true. Well, as for myself can bear it; and, oh
We spirits Of my countrys departed martyrs set not
your melancholy look at whatever mean insult
and that is enough You will hear glad tdings about 1t
when join your ranks But, Mr. Mayor and citizens
OF Jersey, indeed apprehend you will have much dsap-
pointed these rdcuzers who endeavor to bring
out Of fashion by irving to make IT matter OF fashion
You have proved to them to-day that the Of liberty
is not matter OF fashion with Americans; and II IT
would he So it would not be out Of fashion with you
(Apriause) thank you most cordially for i the
because know that it is not Of yesterday that the
sympathy with the Of liberty il fashion wit
here the borders Of State noted for its fidelity
and sacrifices in the struggle for your counry freedom
and independence which the state Of New Jersey has
in proportion to its population sacrificed larger amount
Of patriotic blood than any other of your sister States
Great applause) as myself have read the ackDow-
icdgment Of that in Washipgtons incdited
hand writing. And ! know also, that your state
has the historic reputation Of having been the
glorious battle field Of the struggle for the freedom you
enjoy. There must be some IN this assembly with whom
the suerings connected with home becoming battle
field must yet be family tradition but IS there coun
try in the world where such tradition would be more
largely recorded than in my native land Is there
q country the soil Of which battles have been
fought and battles not only for ourselves but for all the
Chrstan-all the cyilized-wcrld' oh home Of my IA
theirs thou the Gogotha Of Europe and stil when
thy exod chief j. wandering along. homeless and poor
bearing thy in his and ali thy torturcs in his
breast claiming justice for thee raising the prophetic
words that without thy resurrection the clouds Of OPP
preston will spread from the east 70 the west ana cover
the horizon Of all the Christian woTdNhie he who has
right than perhaps any living man on the
earth TO ray that the idea of private interest and
private egotism has entered his mind. be
being poor and living from day to day by his
honest work and who sacrificed Thousands and thousands
to the pablo. aud his family often embarrassed
~ domestic for his c0unys sake, and who for
- and years devoted all his time and all his work
year. life 10 his peoples cause. and who, when Of