The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-24
Farewell Address OF KOssuth TO the Ger
mana n New York.

Kossuth delivered his farewell address yesterday even
ing In the Tabernacle The building crowded to
by large body Of Germans small proportion being
ladies' The price Of the tickets was fixed at dollar and
the receipts the night must have been pretty round
sum-
The ex Governor attrcd in brown frock coAt.
a turn down collar and white kid gloves and his
COUNT aud method of delivery more than
dinariy placid As might be expected he received
cnthusia ticay by the audience Behind him
hung the United States and hungarian colors.
The address very lengthy, and delivered in tho
Greman language 1t almost a Of theory ana
poeticsl wods and contained but little that either
novel interesting, substantial. We present read
crs with abstract the whole pth OF IL.
lie said he coDgta uated himself upon the opportunity
Of addressing his German friends lie had met many
friend in America and he did not expect all his u
frts in the cause OF his country in America would die
away, like the melody Of song. He did not hope tho
curse OF mankind would be eternal Nations would not
lie happy because OF their shoitsitedness There
many tho side OF the friends, well that OF ha
enemy, whose baud weighed heavy in the scale OF the
fate Of nations. lie said he might issue ca for
"a cal Which the cry oi h' people "ouid make roar like
tbunderbut he must calculate Man might think httle
OF his own fake but Whenever the fat" Of nation
depended upon his action he had to cao uate.
lie asked what struggling Europe would expect frulA
this republic He hau been here about sx months I'd
lad learned great deal and then knew lac might
count upon what hc might hope tor CChoers lilo
had That many hpgswerc dependent upon accident
and Tie mnyl IN, mt uf parties lie knew tnat here
there grt mary who would like to The bud
ing Of liberty oyerthrcwn. America should b. too
proud and should not think too little of approaching
danger. lie uiu biz experience America ND
gone the ,c Lad been the foremost Of his friends
atpieu and if his efforts this country had
been nething than the q, ana Hun-
earans to knowltage ot their solidarity he would be
satisfied h cause TINS iact would weigh heavy in the tate
Of the world The hcaIts Of Gernans and IIungarans
had been brought into close connection aud he hoped
that whenever they stood together III battle they would
be united also H. referred 10 the singing festival and
remarked that though the song had died away,
it HAD moved the bosom If man, aud created har
mony alnorg the Germans and Hungarans, and also
impressed upon them the importance the present
mcni ard OF the independence OF nations the liberty
Of thc people iron the yoke Of tyranny lie felt that
moment Ike walter Stsfiahei when he stoeG upon the
Ruc in The hour ot danger swearing 10 God that the
sword should Il ON his han until hs iand @iouiJ
be liberated lie desired mat tLc Germans and lungs
riaps houd be united and guarantee the independence
Of each nation 90 that each might regulate their own af
fairs without tho interference of others Into that union
he ao desired that italy should be admitted (Appause
lie glanced the history OF the Germans and
mcbs of his dear frie nd Dir Armand Goegg la this
Try lie the conduct the Uc population for
their spiritual independence in all ages. They had i'm
vented two great revolutionary e,mcnts, namely gun
powder and the press tGhe,rs and aughtorJ The
German spirit VI liberty and independence could
with irceom in this ur at country aud for the protec
tn oi titutons and VIII the OF roactoa
in the whole @oId lie had thrst,u his princ pes OF
Independence before the German citizens because ha
thought 1t would be safe IN their hands. They mis1t
cultivate 1t wlth German hdehty, and Anlercan energy
sno keep it from pcIishlug account OF indifference
the heat OF short sighted party mattes. lie thought
tonal indpehdt nee vas ~ciy right even IN lhc sm Ill
est nation which not de pendent upon mighty
pots. The principles ~ liberty must be based upon
those Of iudep, naenco, ard the Independence of
nations could not be realized by system calot
" the balance Of power but 1t must be ~
zed BY being placed under thu protection Of the uss
law OF nations aud this law Of Latiuns the princ-
pies o brotherhood and fraternity ia its nat maj rea
tions that The idea ot the UNION ~ naons lo9t
which the future OF 50 mighty country the Tn ted
states dependent upon aoctcn;. he called upon
Them in the name of humanity, aud OF eternal ngdts
ana in The name OF the future and OF their interosts
@ do all that Wa IA their pow-r 10 move the United
States Tor 60 operation Ter realization OF those
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