The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-01
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON d. c., JANUARY ], 1852

noble. generous deed, before it dies All
this power you have Use il, ladies, use IL IN
behalf OF your country's glory, and for the
benefit of oppressed humanity; and when you
| meet with q cold calculator, who thinks by
arithmetic when he is called to feel the wrongs
of oppressed nations. convert him. ladies. Your
smiles are commands; and the truth which
pours forth instinctively from your hearts is
mighter than the logic articulated by any
scholar The Peri, excluded from Paradise,
brought many generous gifts to heaven in or
der to regain it. She brought the dying sigh
of a patriot; the kiss of faithful girl I'M
printed on the lips of her bridegroom distorted
by the venom of the plague. She brought
many other fair gifts but the doors OF Para
disc opened before her only when she brought
with her the first prayer of a man converted
to charity and brotherly love for his oppressed
brethren and humanity. | have many tokens
received Of this brotherly love; and at the
very moment of my entering this hall, was
informed of a circumstance which consider
so important us to beg permission to make, IN
respect to it, one single remark. | am told
that one of the newspapers, with friendly and
generous intention toward that cause which
have the honor to plead before you, has point
ed out as the success of my standing here, that
there is a committee established out of such
men, whose very share in that committee gives
importance to it, and who are about to raise
money for the purpose of revolutionizing Eu-
rope. My axiom is that of the Irish poet
"Who would be free, themselves must strike
the blow [Applause All that | claim is
fair play; and that is the aim for which
claim the United States to become the cxecu-
tive power of the laws of Nature and of Ma
lures God That is the aim for which claim
your generous public and private aid and sup
port The revolutions in Europe will be made
by the nations of Europe: but that they shall
have fair play is what the nations of Europe
expect from the protection of the United States
of America Remember the power which you
have and which have endeavored to point out
in few brief words Remember this, and
form associations establish ladies' committees
to raise substantial aid for Hungary. Who
could, who would refuse, when the melody of
your voice is pleading the cause of my bleed
ing, my oppressed native land.
Now, ladies, | am worn out very much-so
am done One word only remains to be said,
a word of deep sorrow, the word Farewell,
sMnw. FORK ~ Nes', Sast- 5s+as' word "a" Soy,
v5r niSSs S--..l,- =, ~. ? So nNs y -.
am ike a wand2lins oif3 IyaTI', ~ q
wandering BIRD lie may return tv'iis -
mer home. have no home on earth Here,
at New York, | felt almost at home. But "For-
ward is my call, and must part, part
with the hope that the sympathy which have
met here is the trumpet sound of resurrection
to my native land; part with the hope that,
having found here short transitory home, will
bring me yet back to my own beloved home,
that my ashes may yet mix with the dust of my
native soil Ladies, remember Hungary, and
farewell
The close of this speech was the signal for
another outburst of applause.