The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-11

The stranger was treated to coffee a.a ths
% sns was then sg
emotion. He took in his arms. stroksd my golden
hair and pronounced the words Liberty washing
did not understand Thi, man made deep impression
upon me; his words sank into my heart, land him
complete my education One DAY in 1919 ON the banks
OF the Arno In the ancient city Of Pisa unfortunate
but glorious Italy, met gentleman, distinguished BY
MS talents and the qualities Of his heartand also his
wife who was altogether worthy Of her husband They
were from America and were travelling like myself OH
spoke to me about my Greece her susrings
and cannot tell you how much affected when
Anercsn lady related to me 80 many details OF the vivid
sympathy which the American people had felt for the
Greek nation In the time OF our revolution. Oh how
much old nay gratitude as Greek increase towards
sons And when, my return to my native land,
one day speaking the people the
of the Haienic world, related with a sweet remem-
brance in reference to the gratitude which to
your country all that these worthy Americans whom
had knewn in Italy had told me; and exclaimed in
my DISCOURSE "Ah why do the people of America we'll
80 far from Greece ~ II know not who the American
was whom saw In my childhood what has become of
him the two Others, whom met in my youth. and with
whom formed a friendship, kno to me by name
and know where they One of them is distinguished
ether Mrs Calvert who to be mentioned ON &C.
count of the elevation OF her the goodness of
NJ. neart. Ihey live at North Punt Bat neither at
whom am speaking to you did ever think although
entertained vague desire that day would when
should tread the shores OF your country But Gcd dis
poses human intentions in different way and often
accomplishes these desires Thus when the whir-
wind OF that great terrible epoch about to merge
me towards the country Of discovered by
Columbus these two recollt ctions awakened and
cherished In my sou and from the middle of the ocean,
leaving behind me the afflicted nations OF Europe
luted you, filed with inspiration and Owe, Oh. Ameri-
can people, in song humble but dictated by the heart
And now that have the honor of being in your midst
repeat to you with my voice this sauation my heart
which hope you will welcome because it is the saluta-
ton OF hen Of Greece for with you have long felt SO
by the side OF Washington for the liberty your country
or who have seen the dawn Of your glorious republic
bring you the Ralutations OF our aged heroes. /
like to state these facts the day is not far distant
when Greece play important part in the history Of
me world and as my stay Will be short wish again to
thank you the representative OF young Greece The
Year OF 1921 the first year Of modern GrceceI mean
Christian Greece for the Gross with the star Of
love which oated from the churches Of Corinth and
reared in their stead and Greece had suffered ruin and
desoation. She was in mourning like her sorrowing
sister Italy but like her she will again by the true
spirit of democratic rpublicans. In the fifteenth
fury she had union ana fos under her eagle and
she scared TO such height, by following the maxims of
Th.moscles and Socrates that she became like unto
ripe fruit ready fall the of life into the
Of conqueror And when, in later years, the Turks
marched two bundled and fifty thousand of their
choicest troops to Mssolongh they were not able to
t fs,ss an enemy So powerful They fought Ike
P.llorous, alas fell, and ruin plumber. and de-
VISITATION, were waited ever the unhappy land.
ter and in the temple Of Jesus Christ, children drank
milk tiDged with human blood We are in
and not by great power from the West The Turks xiii
but DO not corrupt they s the body but do not poison
the SOUL and the difference wide, that the native
Greeks and they never could unite and consequently
their expulsion later pected During their
rule Greece had time TO mediate in upon the part
She had time to TO Jesus Chist apd hy moe her
self at the with ST. Paul In the desert she
nenced new life, and then the spirit of democracy
spread out among the children OF Phociau In this we
n
ence and Greece though buried ana entombed will rice
triumphant by principles planted in her heart in
Scam and Helos will arise, and as Eneas they will
stand forth bearing the palladium OF humanity Up to
the time Ct the Turkish invasion she did know much
OF re pubicanism now She has learned from Plato
The truth will make you free.
This was borne out in her struggle for when she be-
and faid here l am. America extended to her the
hand Of Fellowship The three principal instruments which
we rely upon for our total modern regeneration
first cur national songs in each Of which you have
perfect Had Odyssey of nationality; the spread of
literature and the priests of the Greek Church Ltera
ture is being widely cultivated by the circulation Of
books and tracts and the patarchs aud priests of the
Church were always true TO their country. The Turks
did not modest tn. a. they Inundated Tor thought they
did so) the clergy by having them to teach the children
OF the conqu.rcrs. Their Of mad devas .ation
blinded them and when they secured the patriarch they
tryis demanded it, holy bishop standing at the
sanctuary held the match to the magazine and sent the
conquered and the oopquerors to eternity than
allow his shrine to be dehled. will give you specimen
prophetic POEM of perhaps hundred and sixty
years Old faithfully translated The lecturer here read
beautiful allegolical pom in the style of ossisn,
in which Greece repre- ened under hs garb of yousg
wife growing for her absent husband who returns
deny and she at st does not recognize him but after
wads bursts into upmeasured joy upon egain behodiug
him. Thus Greece halls the return Of her ancient iber
ty thus hs gsddep at the prospect of its resusctacn
Upon another occasion will enter more infinitely into
detail Of our prospects and hopes. They spring from
Athens centre; for though ths jealous Kings Of
Europe keep the shattered phantom of Turkish power in
II has DO life 1t Is dead IL Is ruined and by clothing
with dress coat AID pansloons they only render the
hdtous skeleton Lazarus like. Europeon di-
pomscy csnnot prevent march To freedom
let t play for a moment but Greecc-moiern Greece
will eSpel its baneiul steps from shores. L beg,
s0ies ard gentlemen to thank YOU again to THANK
America The child born in the City OF pntras in The
March of 1921 will again appear before you in the
Of hi beloved land humanity aud mankind aud
principles always dear to Your generous souls We
greet that have only space for condensed report OF
this vey able and eloquent lecture The lecturer deiv
cred With very appropriate action but bis peculiar
accumulation rendered it dicpt TO comprehend him at
first. The audience seemed much pleased and larger
sttendar may be anticipated by Mr.. Ricopoulo upon
the occasion If his next lecture.