Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-03
KONulh and the Prsbytrry Of Brooklyn.


Rev. 8. ". Cox, ID. d., on the mart OF ,he
Prrslltcrv of Brooklyn, in company with
mnny other members of the PrcslIyiery, then
entered tie room aud took his station at the
end of it, opposite to Gov. Kossuth. The
crowd being very great, the delegations from
Jersey City aud Trenton not having vet
withdrawn DR.. Cox said:
II my couulrymcn will he pleased TO en-
large this circle, ! will send my voice thro'
1t To Hungary. tL1urhter)
lie then proceeded to regd the n,ldrcss of
the Preslvtrry. One of its striking points
was the expression of the sentiment thai di-
plomaey was taking the place of the sword,
and moral force was being substituted fox
liysicnl ~ determining the destinics Of na-
lions. The address also alluded to one Of
Ilie acts Ia the life Of Kossuil, in which lie
firmly refused To obIure his religion for the
sake of release from captivity In conclu-
sion, thc virtues Of Madame Kossnh were
mentioned, and she was complimen.ed as
coHyur coR'ugi robiiissimo digna
NJ. kossurH-Sir, you have relieved me
rom answering your address, and will he
hrict. You mention one act OF my life i'm
words ms il it wns an uct of personal merit
worthy OF our attention. pray you TO con-
slider il not so ] believe il was an net which
every honest man in the world would Iave
done, aud anything which an honest man
would do, is, Of course, not TO he considered
MS merit but simply as duty. In giving
the consolation Of your enlightened views,
YOU told me that diplomacy wns gaining
ground aud war was losing.
] do not know i'this is a benefit If il is SO,
because | beg leave To state, that all the ar
mics Of the Russian Empire together would
not lave been match for the decided hon
est sons OF Hungary, when inspired 10y Free
dom. hut the diplomacy of Russia is too
much for tlrn, entirely. Laughter and ap-
| rlausc.l Tlat.is thing with which they
| would be no match. lit were convenient
time and place. could give you numerous
/ examples and Instances which would prove
tn You, and convince YOU. that the prepon-
derancc of Russiu over Europe, (Which is
the curse of humanity, and upon which leans
the dcspOlic aud absoiutisric principles OF
ETope-was not won by armies, but by
skill of diplomacy. Diplomacy, when not
employed for the benefit of mankind, is far
more dangerous to humanity than open
| force. An open enemy can meet, but his
undermining stratagem cannot. lApplause.1
And therefore let me hunbly entreat you,
| do not praise diplomacy, but let me enireat
/ you rnil'cr, aud NIL the people of tpe United
States, 10 support me IN The endeavor TO do
away with diplomacy, in order that its secret
agency may be replaced 10y the public, free
/ opinions of the world free nation has
the right aud the power to dispose of itself
! Diplomacy pretends To arrange the matters
ui the people without their consulting pre-
Vionsly the wishes of the people. Now
| hope the day may not he far distant when
every nation of the world will understand,
! llut, hrlng the master of its own fate, il is
! =. l.. a a
rior concerns of the people, but also to direct
those Interior concerns. You have quoted
the eX tmplcs of the Apostles of our Savior to
show TINT mn ultimate hope of the issue at
tended their endeayOrs, and though they
were prosecuted they did not despair, nor
were they iorslken. Now anI not in des-
| pair. have the manly resolution TO sacri-
| lice every moment of my life, not only to
sense of duty, but also with the confidence
Ot success, 10 attain which is the object of
/ my life. am thus resolved hecaise believe
that God will eventually bless Just cause.
/ SO ] am not in despair. Neither am for
Saneu, because have your sympathy for my
cause and that man, though he be poor
exile, is not l0rsaken when the sympathy Of
such great people as this attends him.
You have mentioned my wife. ! thank yon
for it, say 10 you freely aud frankly that
my life was such very temposttossed one,
that few moments were there in it allotted to
me for private happiness, because il was alb
sorbsd IN the way Of duty 10 my country.
Still aim ut happiness, aud thank God
for giving me a companion that can contri-
butte so much to il. lApplause.l
You offer me your prayers. BE thanked
for it. But let me humbly cntreat YOU, gem
tiemen, and all with whom you are connec-
ted 10 remember those words OF Holy Writ
-" Pray aud he watchinl." Prny, gente-
men and be watcliil, with the resolution
which becomes such great people rs YOU
nre---hc wulchlul, that the principle of des-
potism mny not crush the honest endeayors
of man for freedom. That is my request.
BE so kind MS TO convey TO your iclow.citi-
2ens Of the City Of Brook lyn.-the oldest
partner of the City of New York and the
lairest one-my humble wish that they, hav-
ing offered me their hospitality, will afford
me tie practical aid 10 accomplish those
wishes which had the honor yesterday to
express. That will bc hospitality given TO
the principle OF ireedon-that will he hos
pIality given To my down-trodden-Iny ma
!, tive laud-that will be hospitality given to
Europc'S oppressed nations. That is worth
, more than hospitality given 10 man. TAP
plGuse,)
Dr. CoX-lwisl to make n single explana-
ton. Words are ambiguous. ! have used
the word diplomacy MS my countrymen have
done from the nomenclature and from tho
books of Washington and Webster. The
) diplomacy of the Cznr of Russia, we who
love the Bible, have understood. In the wear
1896, when il suited his despotsm, lie saw
iii to arrest It's distribution in his mighty En-
pre-. In respect to prayer, sir, we never
think OF praying without acting. Applause.
The Queen of Spain has liberated % oI
the Cuban prisoners who were British
1 subjects.