The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-24
Ksssuth's speech t. the Farmers Of Leila
non County. Pa.

Ksssuth's speech t. tho Farmers Of Leila
nsn Csunty, Pa.
Sir II must cordially thank you. If that
which you have spoken was intended to be a
specimen of the eloquence Of the people you
represent, then indeed | am forced to say you
were too modest in saying that you are not an
eloquent people. But let this in respect to you
be as it may, let me tell you that believe that
is not always the truest eloquence which ID loud.
There is very often in the silent, warm look,
more eloquence than in all speeches OF the lips.
And it is chiefly to the agricultural people that
! look with confidence, to meet in their eyes
that very eloquent look You converse daily
with nature. Is there anything more eloquent
on earth than the. beauties of nature! And yet
that nature is silent. Applause. 1t only now
and then, in the voice of the thunder, announces
that there is a God above; and now and then in
the sweeping hurricane, whose destiny is to pre-
serve the ocean from stagnation and cleanse the
earth from impurities, pronouDces the mighty
makers power. Applause. When the agr-
cultural people, who are accustomed to daily in
tercourse with that nature which is the richest
and most unperishable sense of generous senti
ments-when that people once speaks, it will
be indeed as the word of nature spoken in
thunder above, and in the hurricane here on
EARTH for the benefit of humanity. Applause
Sir: 1t is the privilege of the agricultural peo
pie to give consistent existence to whatever
improvement on earth. A single man may en-
deavor to transplant new seed, new plant in
u foreign soil but he seldom succeeds to make
it become great benefit. But what the agri-
cultural people take into their hands, and cult
vate from year to year, that becomes universal
benefit to mankind. That is seen everywhere
| remember the time when, for instance. that
great benefit, the potato. began to be cultivated
in Hungary; and when the sacrifice was too
great for single man to bring il to an acclimati-
zssion, and introduce it into common use, and
in'o commerce, the people each one with his
own acre or two acres of land, cultivated the
plant, and now it is universal benefit to all.
And so it is also in respect to every moral cause
as it is with material labor, in consequence of
the nature of agricultural pursuits; and con.
fidently hope that when once the agricultural
parts of this great republic, which being congre-
gated in great States, want somewhat more
time to be reached when once they are reached
and begin to pronounce their sentiments, they
will add that very weight to the pronunciation
Of your country which will make at every decla-
ration of a principle a stroke-a victorious
stroke for liberty on earth.
am very glad to see that you are acquainted
with my humble opinion in respect to what
consider the most beneficial means to benefit
that cause which You honor by your sympathy.
1t is, indeed, the establishment of associations
Of friends of Hungary for the space of three
Or four months the monthly contribution for
each member being 80 small that the poorest
there are often found warmer and
more generous sentiments among the poorer
than among the weather. portions of the
applause, might not be excluded from
to the benefit Of that cause which
Is not the cause of Hungary alone, but of all
1t will be great glory, worthy of
America, to become the lberator of the world
Applause. would have shares 80 small
that every man can spare the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
we are taught by our Saviour to love our neigh
Dor as ourselves, and not more than ourselves
md therefore nobody can be required to make
sacrifices which would do injury to his own in.
.erest and welfare, but only so far as his own
interest and welfare prompt him to con ribute
&c great cause impelled by the great principle
of brotherly love. And then when the share is
reduced to 25 cents month, there are millions
of republicans who can spare and who have the
will to spare it, to demonstrate to the world that
the word "Rcpublicanism" is a word of virtue,
identical with brotherly love, and with sympathy
for all those who suffer in the far distant lands.
And when millions pronounce, by this register
of their sentiments you add n very active and
operative weight to that pronunciation, and to
that policy which believe confidently, shall
have the honor soon to see pronounced in those
places where the people have intrus,ed the care
and direction of your foreign policy, and there
fore nothing can be more gratifying to my heart,
than to see your agricultural people manifest
their sympithies and their support for the cause
OF freedom. And nobody can be offended with
me for this, for no man can help his affections
from taking their natural direction.--In my own
country have endeavored to do what ! could
for the promotion of agricultural, manufacturing
and commercial interests, because | consider
these three united necessary for the development
of the welfare and happiness of the community.
But nobody can feel offended if, in my own per
sonal inclnations, am extremely fond of agri-
culture; and so whenever could get single
from my public duties of the patriot,
always was very anxious to retire to my humble
country seat, and to gather new strength and
new resolution and new force, not only by the
of nature, but bv active inter
course with nature, which is the richest source
OF most generous sentiments thank you,
SS"''N''S"s 1u' youi "hu Hopc yUuT
example will be followed. Applause.
REMARKS TO THE PRESS.
To the members of the Press which waited
upon him presently after, and delivered an ad-
dress through Mr. Isaac Mckinley, Gov. Kos.
suth replied:
feel highly honored to be introduced to you,
gentlemen, and beg leave humbly to express
my gratitude for the manifestation of your SYM
pathy. Myself connected in my early life in a
practical way with the press, under most unfa-
vorable circumstances, having had no free press
at my disposal, but a fettered one, | neyerthe
less know by experience what an immense power
the press is. | am too well aware of the nat
ural consequences Of freedom not to know, if in
such fettered condition it was found to be such
a mighty power, even managed by such humble,
unpretending talents as mine, what must be the
power of free press in harmony with free nst-
buttons, in harmony with public instruction, and
in harmony with the spirit of people like yours,
which derives its intelligence from the press and
from public instruction, in harmony with the
institutions of your country Indeed, gentle
men, was fully aware that if, in respect to ma
terial aid from private generosity or cooperative
support of cities and States, there s hope for the