Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1852-02-18


Alka Works, in their working gsrb. One of their
number, after a brief address, presented him with
two hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the cause of
Hungary. In reply, he complimented the working
class, as animated by more disnterested love OF
principle aud freedom" than great part of those IN
a different condition. This is highly priced as an cN-
ample.
nNov een,lcnep. he continued, if that example
hcud be minated by the richer classes, not TO such
nm cvtcnt however. for you have gVeu, as under
stand two per cent of what you earn 10y honest IA
bor during whole year, if the richer classes III inc
limited States would devote, not so much as that, OUT
onlv y tenth Of one per cent. of their income then
,y;tiin n wear the whole of Europe would be free,
aud nil those adversties with which the suffering ma
lions of Europe now oppressed would cease
This act of your generosity, therefore IS proof that
with you who can earn your living by hard work, c.
notistn is not the ruling spirit; but generous, kind
love of freedom aud an appreciation OF human rights
and that Christian princplc-do TO your brother as
90 would have him do to YOU. This is the prlnc-
nle which warns animaes and inspires your noble
6e5rt Others, when they have offered their gener-
ous aid TO the cause represent, have had some eX-
uectation connected with it-that they would have a
meeting, set speech, and the pleasure of hearing Il
stranger You have not connected your generous
aid with any such expectation whatever. You have
not even waited my coming hther."
TThe orator was here interrupted by bosterous APP
plausc and the firing of guns When it had ceased
inc resumed
Snow look, gentlemen, what great deal of good
powder is spent in the air. Great laughter. Noulc
it not have been better TO gather together more
of this gunpowder and employ it against oppression
on earth? Great cheering.l Here you see in thi'
particular little fact that mere show, that mere hrns
is nothing in the world but that substantial, active
brothcry love, which YOU give in plain homes
manner, without any ailCcation-that Is what CAT
restore the world to liberty"
In reply to operatives at the Birmingham Foundry
who presented him some material aid he said
"lle had here found that sympathy expressed mos
practically, not merely in words, but in deeds. Tht
Birmingham Association had shown n true concep
ton of the mode of demonstrating their friendship
for Hungary. He did not suppose that all who wer
there present, entertained the same views as to tin
best mode Of beneftng Hungary, but wished tina
all % her RS 88 BE hp S 2 raasr s HH ay G -four
of attendance public meetings and speeches.
he was expected to make elaborate speeches in CIV
cry place to which he is welcomed, it would be i'm
possible for him to fulfill that expectation. lie hopct
that all the true friends Of freedom would under
stand him that he wished all who sympatlzed witt
his TO give substantial aid TO that cause rattle
than pagcnnts and honors 10 himself Out Of mer
show and words, nothing in the world would come
There he prayed all those not yet members of thes
associations of friends of Hungary TO show their sym
pathy by uniting with them"
In his interview with the Cleveland committee, a
to the manner Of his reception there, Kossuth said
Gentlemen, you will know my wishes when tel
you that already one hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars have been raised in this country for the Hunga
ran fund, and but thirty thousand of it has been re
allied for my suffering cause. The rest has beef
eaten, drank, and toasted out in costly bauques, onl
foolish parades, for which | have 10 taste, and il
which take no pleasure. have contracted for for
~ thousand muskets, at two dollars each which i
eighty thousand dollars. have made one payment
and have got others TO make, or lose what has beer
paid. fall the money raised could have been prop
erly expended, my mission would ere this have beef
ended, and the basis of my countrys liberty secured