New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24
SPEECH ON ENGLAND'S POLICY
IN THE, WAR.

On the same evening, Public Meeting was
held in the Music Hall, Sheffield at which ~ Kos
suths reception equally enthusiastic with that at
the open air meeting in the morning. The admission
was by ticket, at 2s. 3D. L. Cd, and Is. EACH and
the hall was crowded. Mr.. Aid. SOlly presided.
Three resolutions asserting the justice and neces
siy of restoration of Polish nationality adopt
ed by the meeting the proposition of gentlemen for
the most part members of the Municipal Corporation
of Sheffield, after which NJ Kossuth was received
with the most enthusiastic cheers, many OF the au-
dence rising and waving their hats and handkerchief.
He said
felt my duty to accept the honor Of your invitation
because thought it due from 10 do what could for
Poland. Hear, hear l considered it solemn duty
my part to bear testimony by my presence of the COM
mtny of the case Of Poland and that of Hun
gary; to bear testimony, by my presence, that
take our cause 10 be the Hear hear. Nothing
olse would have induced ne Ia rise once more be
fore an English assembly. get a fever at the very
idea Of making speeches again but if you command me,
Sir submit the habtual rules OF the OCCASION then
you give authority be rather free and true than
TO he fatiering. Hear, hear will speak calm words,
but will speak ID faults in the past and Of present du
ties. Still, am glad Sir, that you have carried three
resolutions without interference my part What il
there remaining Tor NE Out 10 NY III chn establish SYM
pahy and it may be strengthen you in the determination
act energeticsly and consistently, according to the
spr- Of those resolutions which you have carried spon
taneously. Sir there has been perhaps, political
prob en- the solution of which would be clearly and
completely defined by historical precedents rs the Oriental
question. In this you will agree with if you will reco
lect hat the supremacy of Russia against which and the in
dependence Turkey for which you have taken is
question sprung up night II is old one,
mounting centuries but especially to the battle which the
heroic Charles XII sweden lost Pultowa in 1909 and
the second fact tina, the Grand Vizier Mehemet Bal
tadshi, brbed by the Establishments and the diamonds OF
Catherine let escape Peter the Gar at Faez in I'LL.
Since that time there has been continual condensation
the drama going The partial conquest of lur-
key the subugaion Of the independent Iartars OF the
trmca the Acknowledgement of POand-Finiand torn away
from Swedon-Napoeons Campaign to Moscow in 1872
the occupation of Gachia in lsfs and the inva-
sion OF Hungary in Ie4 all of the drama.
lie history of those events offer such clear indication OF
the policy required the occasion of the present war,
perfect certainty that your must be unsuccessful,
and that yonr synpathics vii be in vain. Gentlemen in
Ec pubhc life OF nations never anything IL accidental.
There everything is and effect and whereas like
censes produce Ike effects u IL only from the practical
lessons Of history that may learn what faults have
70 Gyoid, and what means have TO employ and what
course we have TO adopt Now there are two axioms
especially pointed out for the present occasion by the pre-
cedenis OF the great political drama in the East The
hsi H. that he duty OF act Of political morality never
can he neglected with mpuntyIhear hear-tha. every
such neglect fraught with the necessity Of atoniu IL
with Sacrifices increasing step by step-ihenr hear
which however, never viii remedy the evil unless the
wrong occasioued by tina, neglect be- reressed lCheer
in politics aut j. equivalent 10 q crime and Therefore
10 inse pohteel step escape punishment The
ftcord a,'m a hat not every alliance advantageous