Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-06

BILE baritone, without particle OF sOllatlon.-
Gov Kossnthy vas dressed in his fine Hungarian
costume with sword, and spoke from notes
in distinct tpice, not a syllable of which was
lost in anv pat Of the Hall. Notwithstanding
,he dsodvan,aOe of the mites, and his speaking
in tongue foreign to him, be held the attention
If III. crowded and physically suffering assem-
bly, most perfctly till the last word, which all
seemed to feel gad come to soon. Wecan only
eccopnt for she.quiet and interested attention of
!, FaneuL Hail audience to read speech, in a
foreiun accent. by the exquisite, and we might
sav. aromatic righteousness of the style, and the
triumphant force of The thought. 1t swayed the
mind like inspiration. We give, from his man,
lscript,
KOSSUTH'S SPEECH.
L.n,rs AND GEYTLEMEN:-Do me the JUS
t;ce to believe that rise, not with any pretension
10 eloouepce. within the cradle of American
liberty. If | were standing upon the ruins Of
the prvtsncnm, and had to speak whence De
mosthenes spoke, my tongue would refuse TO
obev--my words would die away upon my lips,
and would listen to the winds, franght with the
dreadful realization Of his unheeded prophecies.
Spirit of American eloquence, frown not at
nv boldness, that dare abuse Shakspeare's Ian
euage IN Faneusklall! Il is a strange fate, and
not uS choicEsS
My tongue Is fraught with down tFodden
nations wrongs. The Justice of my cause is
my eloauence shut misfortune may approach
the altar whence the fame arose which reused
your fathers from degradation to Independence
claim nv peoples share in the benefit OF the
laws of nature and of natures God. ! Will
nothing add to the historical reputation of these
walls, but | dare hope not to sully thtm, by ap
pealing to those maxims Of political truth, the
pIomugaion of which made often tremble
these walls, from the laundering cheers of tree
men, reused by the clarion sound Of inspired or
atory.
"Crade of American Liberty ut is q
great name. but there is something in it which
saddens my heart. You should not say
/" american Liberty" You should say Liberty
in .4me7ca" Liberty should not be either
American or Eufopean-it should be just Lib
erty" God is God He is neither America I
God, nor Europe's God; he is God. So should
Liberty be. American Liberty" has much the
sound as if you should say American privi
lege." And there is the rub. Look to History
and when your hear! saddens at the fact tina
Liberty never yet was lasting in any corner O
the world, and in any age, you will find the kel
of it in the gloomy truth, that all who yet wer'
free, regarded Liberty as their privilege, instead
OF regarding 1t as principle. The nature o
every of every privilege is exclusiveness-tha
of principle is communicative. Liberty is
principle--its community is it's security-exclu
sveness is its doom.
What is aristocracy? 1t is exclusive liberty
it is privilege; and aristocracy is doomed, be
cause it is contrary to the destiny of men. Ar
istocracy should vanish, not IN the nations, bu
also from amongst the nations. So long as tha
is not done, liberty will nowhere be lasting o
earth. tits equal ly fatal to individuals as to nu
'io'S' TO believe Aemselves beyond the reach o
Vlelssltudqs' T this proud iance, and the i
olaston roovItA L---N nm, ~ :,
fallen than in OPPRESSION by Immediate .l.---,,
les. You have} prodigiously grown by you
freedom of rs yders but what is rs years t
take for charte. of Immortality? No, no m
humble tongue tell the records of eternal truth
A privilege never can be sure. You may say
"We are the prophets of God y but you shall
not say, God is only our God" The Jew
have said SO, and the pride OF Jerusalem lies il
the dust. Our Savior taught all humanity tc
say" Our Father in Heaven," and his Jerusa
lem is lasting to the end of days.
"There is a community in mankind's destiny
that was the greeung which read on the arcl
of welcome on the Capitol Hill of Massachu
sets. pray to God, the Republic of Amerlct
would weigh the eternal truth of those word
and act accordingly; liberty in America woul,
then be sure to the eud of time but lfyou SAL
" American Liberty" and take that gramma
for youl policy, dare say the time will ye
come, when humanity will have 10 mourn abou
a new proof Of the ancient truth that withou
community, national freedom is never sure
You should change ".Anlericnn Liberty" int
" Liberty" then liberty would be forever sure il
America, and that which found cradle in Fan
euil Hall never would find a coffin through al
coming days. like not the word lie con
nected with the word liberty, it has scent o
mortality. But these are vain words | know
though in the life OF nations, the spirit of iutur
pc marching in present events, visible to ever
rejecting mind. Still those who foretell thel
are charged with arrogsntly claiming the title G
prophets, and phrophecies are never believed
However, the cradle Of Amercsn Liberty is no
only famous from the reputation OF havin
been always The Lists Of the most powerful elo
quence it lie still more conspicuous for havln
seen that elcquence attended by practical sue
GEES. To understand the mystery of this rar
circumstance, a man must see the people OF Ne'
England and 7sGgasSiffl eo people Of Mussschu
setls.
In what have seen of New England Their
are two things, the evidence of which strikes thu
observer at every step-prosperity and intelll
gence. | have seen thousands assembled, fol
lowing the noble impulses of generous heart
almost the entire population Of every city, o
every town, OF every village where passed
gathered around me, throwing the flowers o
consolation in my thOrny way. l can say have
seen the people here, and | have looked at i
with keen eye, sharpened in the school Of
tollsome life we'll, | have seen not single maj
bearing the mark of that poverty upon himsel
which in old Europe strikes the eye sadly at ev
cry STEP have seen no ragged poor--I have
seen not single house bearing the appearance,