New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-23
Proceedings Yesterday.

Proceedings Yesterday.
At late hour on Wednesday night, the
Committee Of Arrangements determined that the Nos
suth meeting should be held at 10 o'clock yesterday IN
Washington Hail. But little time given to advertise
the meeting yet the Hall crowded in every part
ladies forming large proportion of the audience.
The meeting was called to order by Col A. c. NJ PEN
N1NGToN, who requested the audience 10 rise wnen
KossuTH entered the Hail. The request was nearby
responded to- and when kossUTH appeared ne was Wei
coined with three cheers
Rev. DIR. EDDY addressed him on behalf
of the people He said;
Gov. KossUTH We are come here to
introduce YOU to the citizens Newark and the ladies and
gentlemen now present You have been welcomed 10 ilis
country consideration OF the high appreciation we nave
cherished of the principles which you advocate for the en-
ioyment of which your country had great struggle ana Tor
the defense of which she gcrousy fought But we oeeTe
Sir that the day will soon come when your hoPss WIN n
reazedn tbe day of PROMISE made good and dear to the
heart-not by patriotism and by universal PmlannoPy
alone but made dear to our hearts by tho suphe pPcs
of our holy religion We believe the time Is approaching
when mankind universally will be free when all the nations
of the earth will enjoy civil liberty We believe TINS pr De-
God in his and gracious Providence has given us
religion which antedaes the universal liberty OF man uder
the government divine Redeemer and the nations the
earth be to the people and sons OF the MOST IGN
God and Christ himself is to be the hing OF nations
where the spr of the Lord there is liberty We hope
trust pray that your may behold the dawn OF that
glorious day, and your country se with TINS iree epuonc
Ydu have said Sir that seems to the fatal des of
freedom be baptized in blood 1t be- -.r rsr,sry the
destiny y OF our sOy re baptized blood there
w W. 5 % et,-'h and unity Of perpetual glory.
we welcome you ST. and have the honor and pleasure
10 introduce YOU to the citizens 81 Newk place made
dear by the memory OF the glorious hsvSaoR lou
ington where he and led the suffering troops Oh Amer
lea though fleeing before an enemy he was soon TO
So YOU Sir while fleeing and fxlng your eye on your naive
land behold in the pride enjoyment and glory OF civil and
religious liberty Cordially welcome you Sir, and intro
duce you to this respectable audience
When KOssUTH was about to respond,
he was again cheered. He said
SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE OF NEWARK
GENTLEMEN | am about soon to leave
the United States. My thoughts turned homeward to
nv downrodden fatheand bent TO the idea not OF
what may do in your country, but to what have DONE
The words have dried out from my ips-my mind is in
pressed with the silence of anxiety am like the man
who has pleaded cause from the issue OF which de-
ponds not only his own life and happiness but the lie
and happiness of all dear his heart he has pleaded
the the jury has retired to give its verdict Ii there
be a man in this assembly who ever has been in that
case he might tell you what he might have felt If he
would have been called upon in such moment OF awful
expectation to make speech.
That is my now, having the impression that for
alhny future life have quite other things to do than to
speak believe indeed, never In my life will more
succeed to make a tocrable speech. And still would
fain leave good impression upon your hearts that the
fruits of your generous affections may rpen the bene
tit Of my brave unfortunate people, worthy OF your at
fecons and Of your sympathy as ever people was
How can accomplish such task with such preoccups-
tons weighing upon my heart!
1t was minister OF the gospel who addressed me In
your name Let speak to you as a Christian VINO
considers his heartfelt duty to be- to act not only In
his private but also in his public capacity in confornty
with principles of Christianity as understand IT, py
the right Of private judgment in reference to the book
of life which he often explained with religious inspira
ton to his audience
If tho p1 alu n
every climate of your immense territory and have
laid my hand upon this peoples heart have marked
the natural influence OF geography upon its character
have the same principles, the same institutions
assuming in their application the modifying influences of
local circumstances; have found the past casting over
its shadows in the present. in place darker, In the
other less have seen man everywhere to be man,
partakng of all ASPIRATIONS which the bliss well
as the iragiity of nature in man,but in one place the
bliss prevailing more and in the other the ragihty
saw now and then small scanty considerations OF pass
ing interests of the passing hour less or more en-
croacing upon the sacred dominion OF universal prnci
pies but much is true, that wherever found peo-
pie found great and generous heart, ready by in
stincve inspiration take that ground which by your
very national position Is pointed to you a mission,
which either must be fulfilled, the position lost be-
cause every position has its own condition. its wn ne
cesses Your position is to be great nation, there
fore your necessity s to act like great nation or you
do nj do co. you will not be great.
That is clear believe To be numerous, Is not yet
to be great The Chinese are eight times more hume.
itself from the world and such power cannot be great
Neither depends the condition Of nation from what she
likes herself call China calls herself Celestial,
and takes and Europe for barbarians Not what We
call ourselves but how act that proves what we are
Great that nation which acts as great nation should
And give leave to say what an American minister OF
the gospel has said to %e Sy s gIes G9s
has given each mission to fulfill and He expects every
one to bear its part solving the great problem OF mans
capacity for selfgovernmen which Is the problem OF
and neftnn lilo in
treat it as an improbable servant barren fig tree,
whose own end is to be rooted up AND burnt"
Jonah sat under the shadow OF his gourd rejoicing, in
Isolated selfish indifference, nothing caring for the mil
lions of the Nineyites at his feet What the conse
quence God prepared worm to smite the gourd
that it withered God has privileged you, the people Of
the United States, to repose not under gourd but be-
meath the shadow of uxuriant vine and the ouspread
ing branches of delicious fg-tree. Give Him praise
and thanks But you Jonah like this account to
wrap yourselves up in the mantle of insensbility moth
ing caring for the nations marng under the iron heel
OF oppressionf stretching forth no hand for their de-
hverance, not much to protest against
munty of evil doors and to give aims to aid with
their delverance Are you to hide your national talent
in napkin or lend out at usury, Read the Savors
parable:
Do unto Others as ye pould that osIrs do unto you"
This is the Ssvors golden rule applicable to nations
well to individuals Suppose when the United States
struggling for their independence, the Spanish
Government had interfered to prevent its achievement
sending armament 10 lombard your cities and
murder your inhabitants What would your forefathers
have thought how felt Precisely Hungary thought
and felt when the Russian bear put down his oversaugh-
ing paw upon her. They would have invoked high
heaven avenge the intererence-and had there been
people the face of the earth to protest against it,
that people would have shone out like particular
bright star in the hemisphere of natons-and 70 this
day you would call it blessed What you would have
others do unto you do so likewise unto them
And though you met no foreign interference, yet you
met far than protest in your favor you met sub
stantsl aid 81 vessels Of war; 10 millions OF money,
$4,000 muskets 1900 soldiers ard the whole political
weight of France engaged in your cause. ask not
so much, by far not SO much for oppressed Europe
from you
1t Isl gospel maxim +" Re not partokr Of other mems
sns" 1t Is alike applicable to individuals and nations
II you Of the United States the great law of human
ity outraged by another nation and it silently raising
no warning voice against il you virtually become party