Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-09
KossUTH's sPEEcHIN LONDON.


lei was crowded upon The occasion ofpresent
ing TO Kossutha splendid copy OF Shakespeare
works. paid for by The penny subscription q
92l5 working men and women. Golden wa
of the company. and Hungarian and Engsl
women occupied the gallery. Lord Dudle,
Stuart presided, and made a very efeetly,
speech, ntrod acng Douglas Jerrold as the prin
cipal person in moving the present Afie
Jerrod's speech. and the delivery of the val
ume, Kossuth rose amidst storm of applause
His illusions to Shakespeare. out of whose
writings he learnt English. and 10 the sympa'
thy Of the working people, were exceedingly
happy. The following IS tho concluding per
ton the speech:
The best thanks, in my opinion. are The
pledge which give you in the name Of my he.
loved people, that, abiding our time. we will
endure sullerings. persecution, oppression, bui
we will not despair. No adyersities shall
bend our resolution To have our country res.
tored to its national rights, and to sec it once
more independent and free Tyrans NAV rage
in blind fury and decimate the patriots of Hun
gary; still the day of redress and oil retribution
shall come. Yes,my lord, the hangman's rope
may stIfle the curse on the oppressors he ed,
which Is mixed with the dying victims 81
prayer, but no power on earth can prevent It'll
curse 10 fall down on the oppressor's cad BE
cause there is God in heaven and there will
be justice on earth. The blood from he pa
trot's heart,spilt at the tyrant's command ina y
delage the soil of our fatherland and dogs maq
lick up what there was mortal in that blood
but no power on earth can prevent lis immur
tai atoms to mount to Almighty Cod Ike as
the blood ofAbe did mount The bodies Il
the martyrs may rot in the cold grave II meat
for the worms; but their immortal spirits vii
gather round the throne Of the eternal, prayiGp
Tor justice 10 their down-trodden native land
and there they stand, and their hume i legion
see them with ,he eyes of my soul. / he pr
sons may be filled with new VIC inns day by
! day. till thieves and feIons have 10 be amnes-
tied to get place for prosecuted patriots. Elk
lies may be spread over the wide world. SONS
OF them corrupted by long distress, Others sur
founded by lurking spies; and the people at
! home, those millions of unnamed demigods
with immortal souls, and they drag silently then
chains with no tears more in their eyes, IL
source being outwept-with no curse on their
lips to be dressed in words, for us too deep
All this may be done-it is-and many things
besides There is no power on Garth TO make
man love his tyrant and hate his native LAND
no power on earth to make Hungary and Ital,
not TO detcst and to abhor the bloody periuri
Gus house ofAustra With that truth belor,
our eyes, what contemplate mou tebankerv il
Is to sec the despots and thelrh pmates ASA
ing that were il not for some SO called consp
| Ill 1 A
Hungary ould get reconcied to It's unuttela
BILE sufferings and wrongs. Conspirators! Blu
in the name of all that is sacred 10 man. thes.
oppressors there are the conspira;ors agans
God, against humanity, against lie peace q
the world! 1t is they who make Europe boi
like volcano, and the continent quake to III,
very foundation Of society," bcscech you bu
to read the declaration ofindependence of Hun
gary.
will let it be reprinted, provided it b,
lawful in England to print it, that it may l.,
recalled to the memory of the world. | be
seech you to read it and then would like tc
see who in the face of High Heaven will cal
Francis Joseph "illustrious youth, the hope .
his people ''-the hope of his people oh Al
mighty God! and we will see who il is whom
the uncorrupted and incorruptibIe public opn
ion shall call a traitor ard conspra:or.--
That conspiracy they shall never arrest. fo
one declare, in the face of high Heaven. tina
enjoying your countrys protection, ccrtainl,
desire to respect scrupulousIy your country,
laws, but so longas there is life in me, vii
love freedom, will remain faithful to my faith
erland, and never despairing of its future, vii
continue To watch with intense solcitude III,
electric spark of opportunity from The hand
of bountful Providence, to catch from it III,
sacred flame ofemancpalion from thelaw less
oppression which my country is suffering.
Finally, as to those recent occurrences 1,
which your honorable orators have alluded,
think The most proper course for me will ht
not to enter upon that subject on the presen
occasion. believe it was due on my part t
bring some facls to the knowledge Of publ
opinion but it is equally due from me to leay
it to Englishmen to judge, to define, and t
guard English liberties. 1t is your part TO fl
the conditions upon which England is to r,
main an asylum to political refugees; ours
to wish to know those conditions and shar
oar course accordingly y, thankfully acceptin
or thankfully declining to accept the asylui