The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-01-29
Kossssfh as FisGsDurg.


recruit himself after the fatigues of the journey
across the mountains.o On Saturday morning
IN pursuance Of previous arrangements, his pub
lie reception took place st the st. Charles Hotel
in presence of an immense ooncourse of people,
who completely SHED the street for the distance
Of two squares, in as solid column as could be
teonpressed. The Pittsburg Post estimates the
number present ut mot less than twelve thou
Isand human beings" He was introduced to the
lpcople from the balcony Of the Hotel by Vim. W.
Irwin, Esq, and welcomed on behalf of the citi-
zens by Col. Samuel ". Black in most able and
eloquent address, to which Kossuth replied at
length, Immediately addressing the people, who
evinced their appreciation by frequent outbursts
Of applause.
Delegations from Beaver, Armstrong, Butler,
Mercer, ana Lawrence counties were also pre-
scented on Saturday, each of whom delivered ad-
dresses giving Kossuth the warmest assurances
Of sympathy, and also sone "material aid. F"
To each of whom hossuth made suitable replies.
On Monday last banquet was given at the
Masonic Hall which the Post describes as "the
greatest demonstration in favor of Freedom that
has ever been made in Pittsburg'' After Kos
! y. W.
in most chaste and beautiful address, he re-
piled in q speech of great length and fully equal
III eioquence and argument to any he has yet
delivered. We clip the following extract from
the address, in which he aludes TO the opposition
of Catholics to his mission:
Gentlemen-I have almost abused your kind
pateuce, and l still must claim your indulgence
for some further remarks. l am told that the
Roman Catholics in the United States are op-
posed to my views. l am glad to be able to say
that in general it is not SO. have warm friends
and kind protectors amongst the Roman Catho-
lies here. The gallant General Shields, Mr.
Downs, the Senator of Louisiana, the warm
hearted Governor Of Maryland Judge lie Grand
at Baltimore and many other Of my kindest
friends are Roman Catholics; and from New
York up to whatever place, masses Of Roman
Catholics have SO universally, so generally
shared in the common sympathy bestowed on
me, whoever else. How could it be otherwise?
Is my cause not the cause of freedom? And is
freedom not 4 treasure to whatever religious
denomination? Can there be a people of what
ever religion who loves to be oppressed? What
country is more Roman Catholic than Italy
than Rome itself? And is Italy-is Rome not
opposed to the despotic Government Of the Pope
in Rome, while it remains strongly attached to
the spiritual authorities of the Pope?
AS for myself, l am Protestant, not only by
faith, but by conviction; and no man can be
more warmly attached TO religious convictions
than l am. 1t is merit OF mine that my
Troublesome life has afforded to me opportuni-
ties of severe trial in that respect and it is no
merit OF mine, but & simple necessity that did
not sacrifice my religious convictions to what
over consideration. But an no sectarian |
claim liberty of conscience for myself; and what
claim for myself. am of course ready to re-
spect in whomsoeyeT else. | therefore respect
every religious conviction. l respect the con-
viction of Roman Catholics, and will never
forget that it is the religion of nearly half of
my countrymen now, who have cordially CO.
operated in the cause of my country's Inde-
pendence. l will never forget that it is the
religion OF Poland, of all Italy, of half Ger
many, Of the greatest parts of France and Ire
land, whose hearts for the greatest part are
with me,-and the rest of whom, on reflection,
must be with me, because they must side with
civil and religious liberty.
But if l were a Catholic, I would see with
even more pain than, as the simple assertion Of
civil and religious liberty, L ,o,o see-Popery
prostitutcd By obedience to the Car, the re-
lentiess prosecutor Of Catholicism, who forced
the United Greek Catholics, in the Polish Pro-
vinces, by every imaginable cruelty, to abiuTe
their connection with Rome, and carried out ut
far greater expenditure of human life than
Ferdinand and Isabella, or Louis XIVth, the
most stnpendous Proseytisn which violence
has yet achieved.
| Certainly more than 100, 0G0 human beings had
died of misery or under the lash in the manner
in which the unfortunate Niusk nuns were proven
/ TO have died, before he terrified these unhappy
millions into submission against which their
con5ciences reYolted. Yet with this man, red
with blood, end damned with the million curses
! Of their co-relgionists, have the men of that
order which rules Popery, now made an alliance
! or rather compact Of submission, like that
I which evil doers, according to the superstition
Of past ages, made with the evil spirit. A pecu-
! liar character Of that order, is the ambition to
rule the world; hence its alliance with the Gar
Hence is the Pope obedient satrsp of the
Car, tho saaguinary prosecutor Of Catholics in
the Polish Provinces. Hence we see High Priests
Of that Church, Inisusing their Ecclesiastical
authority; opposing every movement for liberty,
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