The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-04
Gov. Kossuth's Replv.

NENTLEMEN-CroSSlng the mountains OF
Pennsylvania, found the old Swiss proverb
confirmed, "that the Spirit of Freedom loveth
to dwell in the mountains" The weather
was cold, but the mountain hearts were warm;
and upon the..very snow, sprung up around
me the flowers Of sympathy, benevolent as
nature ITSELF KS -sit sgrH .r. ..r,
Since have breathed the air of your Re-
public, which you proudly call the Gland of
the free and the home of the brave" the
bounty of Providence has strewn many a
flower of consolation and of hope in my
thorny way, but bright though, was the lus-
tire Of sympathy which the stars of your great
Union cast over from afar, no State has man
ifested more universally, its cheering SYM
pathy than Pennsylvania has done. G sM
Citizens of Pittsburgh and Allegheny,
you have wreathed the flowers of Pepnsylya
MIA into garland full of blossoms and hope,
like the Orange tree of fruit, and to this gar
land you have added the fairest flowers your
selves. ~ ,.-t..F-...... .-.. }.......-.... T..
Your orator told me that the peculiar
character Of this place is industry. Wen,
who says industry says working men; and
working manis the noblest title upon earth
am proud of having belonged to the work
ing classes.
Gentlemen, amongst all the generous tes-
timonlals ofsympathy, that of working men
is the dearest to me, because there is not only
y touching and elevated idea, but also a true
revelation of the power of principles, in the
fact that those who have no other capital
than their time, and no other treasure than
the stihard work of their hands, sacrifice
their time, pause in their work, and even
sacrifice one part Of what they have earned
by their labors, wherewith to support the
cause ofliberty. Indeed such manifesto
ton is dear to the heart, aud cannot fail to
be attended by the blessings Of God. Such
sympathy am sure, have met here, and
/ thank you for it, with the sincerest feelings
of thankful heart in my bleeding country's
name
My country! that very word brings with
full weight its sorrows home to my heart,
which your warm reception made me almost
for moment forget. fas s~.-.5eaty
Well may. my country rejoice at the hon
DIS which upon its exiled chief the people of
America bestows, and God knows every mo-
ment Of rejoicing, is a great benefit to poor.
Hungary now; but you are too practical a
people not to excuse my country when i'll
ooks over the ocean to me, with the ques-
ion in its fearful eyes, "What is the result!
Of all these demonstrations, ofall these hon
prs, of all this sympathy, what's the. practi
,al benefit Of it to oppressed Europe?"@~
cannot answer, yet, this question, urgent
hough be the necessity of answering it,
Hope and fear alternate in my heart, and the !!
value of swiftly passing time,
impose. new sorrows upon my heart But
considering, when | am overlooking the scene
lround me, / may confidently say, that Hope
prevails. Yes, it is impossible that such
from such a people, should be
lothing more than mere applause to the mel
ancholy part we had to performin mankind's
tragedy. vsg sras fs. +s,s, ,.,- 4r
The gallant Interpreter Of your views has
given me full assurance that in the manifcs-
'ation of the mighty torrent of the public
opinion of your nation, there is conspicu-
Jus sign of great events foreboded-- there is
In lupheaving of the peoples heart, pro-
claiming to the world that the powerful Re-
public of the West is becoming conscious of
ts glorious destiny, which is to become the
Rock on which the Hall of national indepen-
ience shall be raised, embracing the whole
'arth within its precints. ~" n .5'r5 ~
BE sure, gentlemen, either this must be,
'r you will soon haveato fight for your own
position, from which your very freedom is |