Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03
WASHINGTON.
THE PROGRESS OF DELUsIoN.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1856


pers Of yesterday by the publication of formal re-
port Of the proceedings that took place upon the
occasion of his arrival in that city on Saturday
For all the details of this reception, if they pos
sessed enough interest for our readers to justify the
space they would occupy, we have not room. II
was sufficiently splendid to be greatly admired and
wondered at, if our admiration and wonder had not
been already pretty nearly exhausted by the earlier
scenes in New York and the later ones at Philadel-
phia. Besides, every reader, knowing the public
spirit of the Baltmoreans, can imagine for himself
the leading features of the scene the arrival of the
railroad train at Canton under grand national sa-
lutte of hundred guns; the military escort formed
in order; the carriages containing the Mayor and
City Council Committees of Reception, &c. occupy
ing convenient positions: the car containing Kos
suTH and his suite coming up; cheers, long, loud,
and vociferous rending the air, and, like the gush-
ing of many waters, continuing in one deep, thun-
dering sound to be reverberated by the thousands
who filled up the broad thoroughfare from Zone end
to the other; KossUTH making his appearance,
stepping into the barouche by the side of Mayor
JEROME, standing up and bowling to the people !:
next coming the Military Procession in most credit
able array; and, following NJ KossUTH, long line
of carriages, containing Madame Kossuth, Madame
Pulsky, and the members of his Suite, the members
of the City Council of Baltimore, &C.. then various
Societies and Associations, over twenty in number,
containing nearly two thousand persons, chiefly Ger
mans, most of them wearing particular badges and,
finally, the distinguished guest arriving at the Eu-
taw House, and being thence conducted to the bal
cony, whence he made few remarks in acknowledge
ment of these testimonials of something beyond
mere welcome.
But the main attraction of the evening was the
great gathering in the spacious Hall of the Ameri-
can Institute, for admission to which five thou
sand tickets had been issued by the committee of
arrangements leaving thousands of persons to crowd
its doors, without having themselves the means of
gaining to the interior and blocking out others
who had been favored with cards of admission This
magnificent Hall was appropriately decorated with
flags, portraits, evergeens, and other ornaments pre-
sentng tasteful appearance, and containing an au
dience of some three thousand persons, being but
little more than half its capacity.
Here NJ. KossUTH, having been preceded by Ma
dame Kossuth and Madame Pulsky, made his APP
pearance amidst the insprtng strains of martial music
and the deafenng cheers of the assembly He was
then welcomed in eloquent and fattering terms by
Mayor JEROME, who, at the conclusion of his adj
dress, introduced their distinguished guest to the
spectators who giving vent to their enthusiasm
again honored him with repeated outbursts of loud
and boisterous cheering.
yIrl
forward and addressed the company in explanation
of what he thinks ought to be the foreign policy Of
the United States; affirmed that crisis is now
pending in Europe, and that there will soon be ano-
ther insurrecton in Hungary; gave brief histori-
cal view of what Hungary has been, and how she is
now oppressed; and concluded by reiterating what
he asks of the American people, as has heretofore
been made known in his previous addresses, and
set forth in the Harrisburg Resolutions, inserted
below. The following are the closing paragraphs of
his speech:
@And after ALL if there is any difficulty according not
to ministerial laws but to prudces introduced into that
everlasting code by the tyrants Of DID, the difficulty is
easily removed by acknowledging the principle that
rcignty rests with nations and upon this basis recognising
the legitimate character of the declaration of independence
Of Hungary which the sovereign people of Hungary has
proclaimed and never retracted yet
"These are my humble wishes, besides some substan-
al aid for my countrys freedom, which entirely leave
to the spontaneous generosity of your noble hearts
41The Presiden-may he be blessed for ithas invited
the Congress decide upon the question of your foreign
policy, by stating in his annual message that he United
Sass remain indifferent whenever the strong Of
foreign PoTer inrokcd 10 rPrs The spirit Of freedom any
country.
stWell IL not Indifferent what then?
But is the greatest glory Of your Congress that it
considers itself to be but the organ Of the will Of the peo
pie, which is the sovereign.
s'May therefore the people of the United States be
pleased express its sovereign will may it be pleased
do il because the hour passes fast and the judgment
draws Europe. Delay is a negative.
"My three humble wishes approved ut the city
banquet at New York they carried in the shape
resolutions in the city Of Harrisburg the capital Of Penn
sylvania and equally approved at Philadelphia its
polls
"There yet done: received a likeness and
lock Of the hair Of your great Washington; swore
fasten it the very standard which viii be carried at my
side when lead the brayes Of brave to decide the
victory Of liberty and told that the sword of WASH
ington fail to be present there strike the last
blow for liberty for which it has stricken the first Well
should that be the case you viii find IL unworthy
to fight with that sword side by side with Hungarian
heroes for the liberty Of the world and take with
it that hair Of that venerable lock should be graced
by falling into despot's hands"
After M. KossUTH had concluded his speech
Judge LEoRAND made brief address (says the
American) highly eulogetic of the brave Magyar
and concluded by submitting, as he remarked, a,
tie request Of Kossuth, the following resolutions
adopted by a town meeting of citizens held at Har
risburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, few days ago
WHEREAS it is apparent from the signs Of the times that
crisis in European affairs Is rapidly approaching, in
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