New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-06
yossUTU IN OHIO.
KOSSUTH'S SPEECH AT CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Ohio, by Gov. kOssUTH, IN response
to the Welcome Address of the Mayor of that
city:
SIR In listening to your Address, listen to
the sentiments OF the people OF Cleveland, and o.
which you are the eloquent interpreter. am sure
OF your agreement, that I will most oecominsv
ans yer you, in respectfully addressing your consul
usuts the people who so conspicuousy honored the
Door homeless exile on his arrival, and no again
BY their assembling on the present occasion.
Allow me, before ALL humoly to thank you for hav-
inc generously excused me on the eve of my arrival,
from any exertion of public address. / was In
such condition then, that only FIVE words uttered
Ioudlv SO az to be heard. would certainly have de-
priyed me OF the benefit of meeting you, and ofthe
honor of addressing you to-day. You must consider
me- gentlemen like the poor wandering Bird which
crosses the foaming ocean, with breast painting
from fatigue, and with tired wings; its strength Is
exhausted and up yawns the wet grave. Five MID
utes more OF toll, and Il falls down exhausted not to
rise again. But look-there comes ship sweep
ing over the waves the poor tired bid sits down
upon its mast there Il takes breath, and resting fof
snort while, resumes the laoorious toll fot the
whole way 1t has yet to make-sufhcienuy restores
to go on I'LL happy chance throws the sass
anew in its Way. Your Indulgence on the evening
OF nv arrival was such bark to me- loon mo
ments rest upon the mast OF your deicacy anu neIe
am again. beating my Wigs may ,uS ~
tect the poor wandering bird, may ne never ehcoun
ter a contrary gale, beating him back ffom whence
| he came. A contrary gae-let me SPEAK 10 you OF
this even our Savior spoke often the irata IN para
bes Gentlemen, it is remarkable TACT thas poor
unpre.endlng exile homeless cnlei OF nation. a
few years ago scarcely known by name on Lake
Erie's shore yes, It's remarkable fact, that such
poor exile became an opportunity for such pc.
erful manifestation Of the public opinion oil this
United Republics sovereign people, IN respect TO
principles of decisive influence in maaSind's des-
inv HAYS
public | stopped at cities and towns diier-
ent in party politics, different In recollec-
tons Of important hatred or inherited love,
and different IN opinion according TO the difference
of particular interests and though here and there
burst OF unfasoraolc wind crossed my way, upon the
whole had pretty fair weather and nowhere en-
countered an opposite gale. And on went and here
| stand IN the vast region OF the wonderful West,
the cradle OF yet unborn nations, majestic, infinitely
majestic in natures grandeur, and 0oundess IN IT'S
future, like eternity. And here again meet the
same support, the same generosity. What did say
the samel No, not the same, but rather far su-
peror generosity because far more practical as from
the first step which / made on tae soil OF your
ishty and distinguished State, | passed not the
smallest village without having heen consoed oy the
most generous manifestations OF the people; appro-
baton Of my principles and Of the peoples SYM
patty with any Cause, and associations OF friends OF
Hungary, the only possible means to enlist the peo-
pies operative and IN behalf of that cause which Is
nonored by the peoples sympathy, the association OF
friends OF Hungary grew up IN my very way, iaxuri
ant like the flowers of the field after a warm shower
of the spring Now, gentlemen, II is indeed certain
that have not created the sympathy-l have out
elected 1t. found 1t ready In the peoples breast,
and even my stammering WORDS, uneoquent as they
are, and vered yet by the strange accent my bad
English, were sufficient to elicl, that sympathy, be-
cause my principles are rot Only In harmony win
all the feelings coDgenial to freemen-they are not
only in harmony with your own material and polt-
cal interest the acknowledgment OF my principles ls
a strict necessity OF your country's position winch
the instincts of the people is always IN advance TO
comprehend However, though the appreciation OF
my principles lies within the necessary coroliary OF
your counry'S position still one thing was neces-
saTy to elicit it, little. not skill, not wisdom but
little OF plain homely, common sense on my humble
part
The sympathy Of the people Of the United States
pYeexisted like the sparks of fire within the hint-
stone God the Almighty, had placed them there,
by granting to your country that glorious position IN
the ate ell the touch of which elected the sparks -
But though the sparks preexist in the flint, II you
would eea WIN od %oo .a1a scH OK Nsva,
The flint must be touched or an appropriate medium
in an appropriate way. Well, what was the appro-
pirate way elicit the sparks of your sympathy to-
such an extent that its flames grow high ana bright,
and like the torch OF Heaven, illumoate the gloomy
night of oppressed nations! The appropriate way
was to take my ground upon the very cause which
represent, and not to mix it with Whatever party
que stion, which is your domestic business and
not that Of strangers like me.
told the people OF the Uri,cd States, the sove-
rcigniy of the great Republic OF the West, what
claim for my bleeding country, and all nations who
sufeFoppre Ssion By the armed interference OF foreign
desporc powers. | claim the sovereign right 10
dispose Of their own domestic concerns. l claim
this as fundamental principle, upon which your
own freedom and independence are founded l
claim this life. artery of your institutions Of
seif.govemmen.-ihis fairest principle OF free
tions. claim your powerful protection for 1t, be-
cause you have the power to protect and 1t Is your
interest to protect-becanse it is also your own law
you being OF the nations on earth, and certainly
mighty and powerful one and because claim this
right for me, OF course, will respect the same right
IN you, and will in no case mix with any whatever
Of your own domestic questions. And humbly en-
treat the people of the United States to weigh my
by the scale OF Justice to try IL with the touch
stone OF your own national interest. But humbly
entrea you not TO Judge of whatever other cause, of
whatever particular party question OF yours Don't
mix it--dOnr enhance my difficulties by mixing II.
My cause is in itself sacred and important enough TO
weigh with decisive weight in the scale OF the future
world. Ii is lhen In itself worthy of all your SYM
patty so do not ruin by mixing /, with anything
else whatever, and thus cast snares into my thorny
way. And the people, always just--aiways noble
minded-always wise by instinct saw a. once that
took a righteous course, and by their generosity
cleared my thorny way from every snare OF party
spirit
Gentlemen, tina. same generosity experience
among you here in a high, in noble degree. Be
thanked for it out CT the very heart of my heart
Inceed, gentlemen If somebody comes and asks
me " by do you not pronounce your opinion upon
this and that party question-why do you not raise
this or that standard-why do you not volunteer also
upon this and that held-I answer him, do not
who is gTasping too much will hold nothing-I do
not. because my hancs already so full that would
| try TO grasp whatever standard more all would
fall from my hands into the dust-I do not, because
/ respect your institution. of selfgovernment, that
source of your freedom, power and happlness-I do
rot, because, by contributing to SOW upon whatever
interior party topic, irritation and dlscord among
you, would become guilty of the most shame
full ingratltude. would also do the business OF
Messrs: Bodlsco and Hulsemann, who, you know,
are diplomatic agents OF Russia and It's desplc able
am no fool to be the tool Of Russia.
Yes, gentlemen, Russia is about to accomplish
its despotc preponderence over the world. The
principles of despOtsIa and cespotie dominion can
be beaten only by the principles Of national indie
pendence and freedom Of ltsovernmen,. Russia
represents despotism- Your Republic of America