Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-15
Congressional Banquet to Kossuth'
SPEECH OF GOV. K0SSUTH.
By Telegraph TO the Ne,o- York Daily Times


The Congressional Banquet to Kossuth came
off TO night, at the National Hotel. About 800
persons were present. The dining hall wa;
handsomely decorated with flags, &c.
A raised table in the centre of the room was
appropriated TO Hon. w. R. King, president o
the Senate,) who presded-wlI Kossuth and
Speaker Boyd at his right, Corwin and Stuart
Judge Wayne, Gen, Houston, Mr.. Seward, anc
other distinguished gentlemen, occupied seats If
the vicinity of the chair
The Marine Band was in attendance, and
played many popular airs during the evening
Dinner was served at o'clock. After the
cloth had been removed, large number of la
dies were admitted into the room
The first toast was
The President OF the United States.
Drank with three hearty cheers
Mr.. Webster responded: | am here to night
Mr.. President, with other Heads of Department
who belong TO the Executive Administration o.
the Government, and who are the confidential;
counseIors of the President. rise in their be-
half, as well as my own, to tender to the com
pany our thanks for the manner in which the
sentiment has been received by the meeting
here assembled, and to assure you, Sir, and all
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wards the guests Of the occasion, and in attach
ment to the great, principles of Political liberty
Applause and nGtaonal independence applause
there lie no man Yho partukes in higher de-
gree than tis- H~ksldept of the Ueted Slater
in the general feelings of this vast community
[Applause.]
The second toast was:
The Judiciary Of the United States The ex
Founders of the Constitution and the bulwark o.
Liberty, regulated by law.
Judge Wayne, OF the Supreme Court, respon
ded, simply returning thanks for the compliment
and giving the following sentiment:
Constitutional Liberty to all Nations of thu
Earth-Supported by Christian faith and the
morality of The Bible.
The third toast was
The Navy of the United States The Home
Squadron every where-The glory which made
il so was illustrated when its flag in u foreign
sea gave liberty and protection to the Hungari
an chief.
Great applause
Mr.. Stanton of Tennessee briefly responded
Om Navy was not only the principal defense o
liberty, but when needed could strike blow 70
liberty, lApplause.
| The fourth toast was
The Army of the United States-Tn salutine
the illustrious exile with magnanmous courtesy
as high as it could pay to any power on earth
it has added grace to the glory of its history.
Gen. Shields responded. He regretted tina
the llusrious chief OF the army was not here t
respond, but in the name of the army he returned
thanks for the toast and the enthusiasm will
which it had been received. The army wa
worthy of the toast having brought us safely
through three wars. The voice of the canon il
saluting him, was the voice of twenty-five mil
lion of freemen. Applause, 1t was not a sa
lutte to Kossuth merely, but to the great prnci
pie he advocated of nationality and human lib
erty. Applause. AS an Irishman by birth al
American by adoption he would feel himself
traitor to both countries If he did not sustain
down-rodden nationality everywhen. ZAP
plause The army that had maintained ltsol
in three wars against the most powerful nation
in the world, would, ii the trying time CAM
again, maintain the same fag-the same tri
umph, the same victories in the cause of liberty
| Applause,
MIR. King, in giving the next toast, said it wa
one to which every generous American wou
cordially respond. He, IN comGlon with other;
while the Hungarian struggle was going or
reioiced in her success, and mourned her TEN
porary defeats. We honor those who struggle
and who prepared to sacrifice all to obtain llbeI
ty. We followed our iustrious guest in nj
mournful exile, were the first to call on him t.
return, and were the last that were ready to re
ceive him with open arms to the land OF llbert
and of hospitality. The toast give to you is /:
Hungary represented in the person OF on
honored guest Having proved herself worth
to be free by the virtue and vaIor OF her sons
the law of nations, and the dictates of justice
alike demand that she shall have fair play in he
struggle for independence. Enthusiastic cheer
ing
10 this toast Gov Kossuth responded as fol
lows:
Sir; As once Cineas, the Epirote, stoo
among the Senators of Rome, who, with an ear
nest word Of selfcorseious majesty, coutrolle
the condition of the world and arrested tn
mighty kings in their ambitious march thus tu
of admiration and reverence, stand before you
Legislators of the new capilol-that glorious ha
OF your peoples collective majesty The cap
lto of old yet stands, but the spirit has departe
from 1t and come over to yours, purified by tn
air of liberty. The old stands mournIul mon
umenl of the traglljy of human thngs-youn
as sanctuary Of eteinal rights. The old beam
cd with the red luslre Of conquest, now dark
encd by oppresslon's gloomy night yours beam
with freedoms bright ray. The old absorbe'
the worldly its own centralized gloy-your
protects your own nation against absorption
even by itself The old was awful with ire
strlcted power yours is glorious with havin.
restricted it. AT the view of the old, nation
trembled-ot the view of yours, humanity hopes
TO the old, misfortune was only Introduce
with fettered hands to kneel at the triumphan
conquerors heels--to yours, the triumph OF in
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