The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

several other books. all of which were popular and had large sale. Mir. Poinsett was born in South Car olina in 1779. He spent the most of his youth in travelling in foreign coun- | tries. He was a representative in Con- gress from 1921 to 1925. He was ap- pointed by President John Quincy | Adams Minister to Mexico. He was Secretary of War under President Van Buren. He was also man of letters. | and among other things wrote an in steresting book on Mexico. He died in 1 1851.
 The American Commoner. Hon. Henry Clay. who was on tour | through the Southern States, arrived
 at Montgomery by steamboat from Mo-
 bile, on the morning of March 8, 1S44.
 Notwithstanding the torrents iof rain. ] a vast concourse of the people from the city and the country was at the land ing to greet him.
 Mir. Clay appreciated the hearty well come, and among other expressions remarked: Fellow citizens, I perceive that you are no dry weather friends" :" He was escorted to a large warehouse at the cnrner of Coosa and Water Streets, where he entertained the vast audience in his characteristic eloquent and delicious style. He tarried two days and was the recipient of many so- cial attentions.
 Madam Octavia Walton Levert, the distinguished Southern author, accom- panied MT. Clay and added greatly to the interest of the occasiono. KOssuth, the Patriot. Louis kossuth, the Hungarian pa
 triot and orator, leader of the Hunga-
 rian insurrection in 1S4S-49, visited Montgomery in April, 1852.
 A very large and brilliant assemblage
 Concert Hall on the evening of the
 9th of April to meet him and hear him
 of ladies and gentlemen convened in General Kossuth responded to the
 speech of welcome in an address of
 considerable length in which he pre-
 sented with great power. eloquence and beauty of speech the cause which he mad so deeply at heart and for which
 he was sacrificing so much. General Kossuth had an attractive personality. His voice was mellow his enunciation distinct and his man. ner exceedingly graceful. He captured | the large audience at once and closely held their attention from the begin ming to thetend of his address. as the
 writer con testify from Knowledge, | as he was present.
 | It will be remembered that the ob- | ject of General Kossuth's efforts was to obtain the moral influence of a de-
 claration of the United States govern | ment. that every nation has the right | to manage its own internal affairs in
 its own way. and to establish, alter or abolish its government at pleasure,
 without the interference of any other l power. and that the United States are forbidden to remain indifferent when | ever the strong arm of a foreign pow
 CT is invited to repress the spirit of | freedom in any country"
 General Kossuth seemed to repel the idea in toto that the United States
 were invoked to interfere further than to use the moral weight of their posi- tion-a power on earth-that the | league of despots should not interfere
 with these natural rights of nations,
 by a declaration of these principles in
 the form of protest He contended
 that such declaration would not neces-
 sarily involve us in war. even If 1t
 was disregarded.h
 The large audience present, repre-
 sentative of the intelligence and
 beauty of Montgomery, manifested sympathy with the distinguished pa
 triot and orator.