Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-06
Kossuth in New England.

At every spot in New England, visited by
Kossuh he has been most cordially received
In Boston the State authorities accorded 10 him
the same honors given t,President Fillmore in
September last and more-old FANruL HMLI
was thrown open for the eloquent Hungarian
BosroN, Thursday, April 20.
About 8 o'clock, Gov Boutwell, and tho Leg
islative Committee. with kossulh and suit en-
tered the hall The Governor oticuted as
President Of the meeting. assisted by numerous
Vice Presidents and Secretaries, members Of all
political parties.
Governor Boutwell, introduced Kossuih to the
Assembly in the strongest terms of welcome 10
Faneuil Hall, and in language most eloquent
and affecting.
Kossuth with deep emotion rose, and com
mcnced by asking the audience to believe that
he rose not with any pretension TO eloquence.
within the cradle Of American liberty. lie call
ed upon the spirits of American cloquence not TO
frown at his daring TO abuse Shakespeare's lam
guage in Fanueil Hall 1t was a strange fate.
and not his choice, that his tongue was fraught
with down-trodden nations wrongs The us-
tice of his cause was his eloquence Misfortune
might approach the altar whence the fame arose
which reused our fathers from degradation to in
dependence.
After a tremendous burst of applause had
] somewhat Hhu-lutNs h0H.ulll thNIlnNeus
Cradle Of American I.beryi II is a great
name, but there is something in it which saddens
my heart You should say Liberty in America
Liberty should not be either American or Euro
pean. II should be inst Liberty. God Is God
lie is neither Americas God, nor Europes God
lie is God. So should Liberty be- American
Liberty has much the same sound as if YOU
should say American priyilege-and there's the
rub. Look 10 history, and when your heart sad
Il. s. H.. I 4
ing IN any part Of the world, or in any age, YOU
will have the key of it in the gloomy truth that
all who are free regard Liberty as their privilege,
instead Of regarding 1t as a principle.
, nossuth then spoke OF arlatocracy, and said II
was nothing but exclusive liberty ard privilege
He then advertcd to the notices which had mel
!, his eyes during the meeting at the State House
5 one Of which was, There Is Community IN
Mankind's Destiny"
lie prayed to God that America would weigh
the eternal truth Of those words, and act accord
E ingly.
z lie complimented, eloquenty, the prosperit,
: and intelligence he had witnessed in the peopl,
1 of New England, and spoke of the enthusiasm, o
= the population Of every city and town through
5 which he had passed. He said he had not seel
D a single mark of that poverty and ignoranc
r which strikes the eye at every step in Europe
He then proceeded to speak of the verde
= i'huticu ny tHe ptoplc OF massachusetts, IN Dc
slowing such attention upon him, and passed
+ high euogium on the Governor of the State fo
writing his memorable address to the legislator,
. hossuth alluded IN pointed but amusing term
e to the obstacles thrown in his way by part
:" leaders IN TINS country. He had been threaten
ed with the cold shoulder from the South BE-
re cause Free Sollers and Abolitonsts sppnor,e
y hun. And men at the North had opposed hir
10 on the ground that he was in the interest :
to Shareholders. lie said tina, he had nohino 10 A
with party or interior questions He merel
ie pleaded the cause of hungary, and wished /,
es stand upon purely American grounds.
or kossuth's remarks on wire pulling and Anne
g lean political intrigue were extremely causti
VI but were received in good humor and great a,
Ell panse. lie closed by saying that he entrusted ii
IN hopes Of his countrys liberty TO the people
ct Massachusetts,.
HIS speech was almost every moment inte
: ruPted with cheers, and q more enthusiastic a
Oh semplage never met in Faneuil Hall.