Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-25
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rron. The North Bril.h Mall OF july S

A public meeting of the Inhabitants Of Glasgow was
held this afternoon In the City Hail. convened by upward
Of hundred electors aud inhabitants, ITO consider the
policy Of this country especially to protest. in
the present crisis OF Europ,n affairs against all compro
mise alliance with Austrs, aud to urge upon the Min
is,ry and Parliament their best efforts to secure
such settlement of the Eastern question shall create
in Europe iual and effective countcpoise to northern
dcspotsm and take such other material guarantees
shall in future ecctually crppy the ambitious designs
the Russian Car" B,e Macgrcgor occupied the chair,
aud unusual interest given to the proceedings from
the circumstances that NJ kossuh the late Governor OF
Hungary had responded invitation to be present to
addres, tho meeting The attendance very large
NJ Eossu,hs appearance the platform the sigual
for loud aud continued cheering to which he bowed his
acknow cdSmeut.
The Chairman rose amid loud'cheerng, aud after few
Introductory observations concluded by saying Gentle
men-Lc be united in assisting beloved sovereign
in this emergency aud consider her advisers
taking the right TO bring about honorable and
lasting peace let tell in public meeting assembled
op Mon. Great cheering Without any further remark
craving assistance in supporting the Chair and
bearing with inrmitics beg to Introduce you
patriotic visitor Louis Kossuth Tremendous cheering
and waving OF hats, &c
NJ. KoSsuth, rising, greeted with long and pro-
ougei applause. On its subsidiug he s,id: Sir don't
know how it pass, bst gloom Of melancholy
spread my soul stree set foot Calcdonisn
soil Is the mountains there, looking down from aar
me- and attracting my leweary eyes to look up to
them and hence upward the everlasting
OF consolation aud OF hope! il Is long since
mountain sir and vet it is a, the foo; of mountain
that born. The word home flashes through my
heart and all that there is vet of life in that heart
the wings of recollection thee, native land Ny
native land, paradise earth II thou vert but iEee-a
gloomy churchyard as thou ensaved o: is il, per
haps, the spirit Of your own nations history
"Glimmering through the dream OF things that wcre"
i, this spirit tina, rises before my eyes aud makes
sads don't know; neither will poadcr upon it. But
much know, that the placid sadness my brow
has nothing offensive you Oh no, like TO be among
you. BE it from the s;F-be it from recoecous with
which this air is irausht-it would appa, to If there
something congeria between Scotland and Hungary
(CheesS) fancy IL you more apt 10 understand
thoughts untold and feel ugs unproaned by words
II strikes that your national sounds like the
OF nstion, which means something more than
aggregate of men blown together by whrwhd OF dffsr
conquerors succeeding and blending each other
b. Cheers The name SEQ: strikes the name
of nation Of that original stock which had known
thing Of frame TO the undcined mysterious word
character; it would appear TO me ~ II YOU were oil
them who have yet learned TO smile seeing the
sre of that fame fading away beneath the blast OF csn
iraisaton' beg your pardon, but il would almost ap-
pear 10 that should speak to YOU about Buii aal
Vienna in connection with the fatal word Centraiisl
ton, you were apt TO forget me aud my thcme, and 60
hone mGsing about Edinburgh and London IL would
appear that though since the last pilgrimage OF the
Stone of Fate yOu have learnt 10 glory in the proud
name OF Brtous, and have good TO glory in IT,
still your heart has not unlesrn hrob with affection
the name OF &" Scot Ii would appear to that YOU
of those wbo, though happy, and proSperous and
Of some regret. Therefore feel hoaIe with
you-I feel a. if were treaiug soil congenal
any own aspirations. TO my own soiroNs, my gris
II iee As II We had tn hear stronger echo from the
OF your heart should appeal Scottish sym
patty, in the OF Poland aud Hungary bottei out
IRON the list OF the living a. nations aud neither happy
nor prosperous, nor free aggregate of men. But
let part with this. Each may have his own pang vet
such be the case with yoG and you feel IT, you
foreigner 10 tell you your tale, aud If you dou
feel it, why tell you at ALI Neither will speak You
about evils all our own Why should do il? 7, il
rouse you to compassionate emotion and to make appeals
TO your sympathy: have lived too long and prlc
teal a life, sr to do vain things. sympathy, what il
that: sigh that u,ters from the lips OF tender girl
aud dies IN the whispers OF the breeze. People in their
individual capacity may know of sympathy but when
peoples aggregate sentiments become collected in the
crucibc OF policy sympathy vanshes in the air like the
diamond whcn burnt, aud nothing there remains but
empty crcibs surrounded with the ashes of gross ego
tsm. Cheers The time has not yet come when a
tions I'LL act from sympathy That may be done when
the world shall know OF Christian nation EARTH
l aih now know OF Christian men aud women, but
know OF no Christian nation, bee fuse | know OF none
which, in It's national policy has acted upon the Chris
tian cu'nand-" DO unto others thou wouldst Others
do unto thee Cheers. Why do tell you all this gen
;emeu: Is because am particularly anxious to make
you perfectly understand the position in which desire
appear before you aud because desire Judge INV
words from point of vicw the most dispassionnc free
from all the glittering staff of passing emoousy desire
you understand that perfectly aware OF the fact
that Great Britain State will do nothing out oil sympa
thy for Poland Hungary that Great Britain resumed
ny its Government knows of sympathy nj ALL or If il
knows anything a6ou. it, all its eaHings rather for the
dynasties than for the nations know that Great Britain
State, yet stirred finger for the sake OF a IA
ionaleedom abroad. know that Great Britain State
does not bit about seeing nation oppressed and
that whste'er be sucring4 Great Britain as State
will not throw straw of help cling it, even il we
evidently drowning forever provided Great Britain
DC not forced TO by its own interest," nay, so far
be perfectly convinced that in that case, Great
Britain State, will be extremely anxious to provide
Dy some other for s interests il possible and
II u can Ind out such means il will studiousy avoid
to employ those which would bene; any oppressed nation
lnl deTlnge the security of the oppressors much i.
Great Britain, STATE prone look but to dynasIie.
and governments and disregard the concerns Of ma
tons. believe avn right in this estimation OF Great
brtins policy, because il is the light Of truth in history
which brought that estimation home TO nv mind but Be
right or be wrong such is my conviction firmly be-
eve that considerations Of national egotism are the onl,
power which may bring Great Britain to our side-bu
that without that imporious argument the oppressed ma
tons on earth have nothing hope nothing 10 eIpec
from Great Bains sympalhes. Penetrated as | am b.
this conviction, desire explicitly that in the mat
ter we have to treat discard emphaticay appeals
sympathy desire tue arguments told a: Sheffield ant
Nottingham, aud may tell here, to be judged e1clu.ye
from British interest IL il Great Britain which il
war yours IS the war; yours ~ tue issue, your blood
money your sacrifices stake, your victory your de
feat arc trembling in the balance therefore Is the
sy Of your honor, OF your interest to consider will
dispassonate but with comprehensive prudence what arr
the means best adapted to make your effective In IL
issue, successful in It's operations requiring the least
your blood, the least Of your money and shortening tl
duration Of the indirect but tremendous sacrifices whic
the war nfcts upon your commerce. your Industry upo
the earnings o! your working caes aud upon YOU
daily bread aud meat. (Cheers) Never in my life have
been IN honor, in conscience strongly convinced
anything than Of this that shall Grca. Britain attain tn
aim upon which processes TO be bent this war i, mus
discard the false and rnnous alliance with Austria il rnus
recur 10 the Polish and Hungarian nlonal,ies or else
Will see its9 bsied ini proposed aim and il will find
ia sacrifices unayang aud win. Strong in my conviction
Ike as the ancient martyrs have been in their faith eve
90 90 Ter rs TO say Great Britain, with all itq pride Wit
all It's immense power, stands in need Of the sssis
lance OF Poland and Hungary in this war than the rur
OF your poor downtroIGn, feitered naOuai,iea stand
in need Of Great BrainS protecting patronage Grea
Bdtlns and Louis Napoleons nconsilerntc policy rna
make us suffer months longer or even some year,
yet, so true as there Is God above us all before IN
eternal DEGREES Of whom have tn PROSTATE ourseve
in alteration, even 50 say have future with or with
out Great Britain in spite Of Great Britain against Gres
Britain, II II must be, yet future IS sure But Gfel
Britiin-f0ay II be AZ yet pow crfulmag it have IA
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