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1078 ®)M ***&**? C^kihy,
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KOSSUTH'S WELCOME. AT HOME. Kossuth pass...
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MANCHESTER. Not in magnificence, ^ot eve...
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1078 ®)M ***&**? C^Kihy,
1078 ®) M ***&**? C ^ kihy ,
Kossuth's Welcome. At Home. Kossuth Pass...
KOSSUTH'S WELCOME . AT HOME . Kossuth passed through a trying day on Saturday , at 80 , Eaton-place . Deputations from breakfast time until three o ' clock ; a rattle of cabs and carriages all that time . Addresses were presented , from Clerken * well ; St . Pancras ; St . Leonard ' s , ^ oreditchMhe Parliamentary Reform Association * hy Mr . W . v ! - Pox , M . P . ; the Ladies ; the Working Builders ot Pimlico ; two discussion societies ; Young Menot London ; Woolwich and Islington , by Mr . YVyld , M . P . ; and from Huddersfield ; Canterbury Corporation ; Bridgewater ; Newcastle-on-Tyne , by . Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P . ; and from Dover , by Mr . Thornton tfunt . " To all these addresses M . Kossuth returned suitable responses ; and so ended tbis fatiguing "but pleasant duty . KOSSTJTH'S WELCOME IN THE PROVINCES .
BIRMINGHAM . Throughout the whole of his journey from Euston station on Monday morning to Manchester , which he leached on Tuesday , Kossuth ' s progress was a scene of triumph for the good cause of European liberty . There was no crowd at Euston-square , for Kossuth ' s departure was comparatively unknown , but the most marked attention was shown to him by the officers and the company , he having been received by Captain Huish , and the state-carriage , originally built for the Queen Dowager , being put to the express train . Mr .
Pulzsky , Mr . Toulmin Smith , Mr . Hajnik , Mr . James Sfansfeld , and other gentlemen , accompanied Kossuth . The train started at a quarter past nine ; anil by the time it reached Wolverton , the electric telegraph had done its work—the station and embankments were crowded . At Coventry several thousands were assembled ; Hungarian colours visible in all directions , in cockades , in bonnets , on ladies ' costumes ; bouquets were presented , and the cheering was , as at Wolverton , of the heartiest British tone , strong , ringing , penetrating . And , as the train elided away , three distinct rounds of cheers burst
forth in succession . All Birmingham and the neighbourhood turned out to meet the heroic Magyar . The station Mas besieged . Kossuth was received by Mr . Geach , M . P . for the county , Mr . Scholefield , M . P ., and Mr . Muntz , M . P . for the borough . After a lunch at the Queen ' s Hotel , Kossuth ascended Mr . Geach ' s carriage , which was drawn by four grey horses , ridden by postilions in scarlet jackets , wearing the Hungarian cockade . The other gentlemen of the party took other carriages . All along the route from the railway station into
Birmingham , and through to Mr . Geach ' s country house , masses of people lined the footways . Flags fluttered ; music played ; spontaneous cheering everywhere . About eleven o ' clock there were six miles oj human beings en masse assembled to do honour to the principle of European liberty in the person of Kossuth . At this time the procession was marshalled into order , the people fulling into line with almost military quickness and precision . They formed as follows : only , it is remarked , the " groups of fifty " accompanying each trade became groups of thousands .
Six men bearing the banners of England , Hungary , America , Turkey , Italy , and Poland ; the old standard of the Birmingham Political Union ; Glass blowers ami cutters , with band ; Brassfounders ; Jewellers ; Saltley workmen and band ; Tailors ; Curriers ; Saddlers , harness and whip milkers ; Wirewoi kers , wiredrawers , and pinmakers ; Tinplate workers ; Stonemasons and bricklayers ; Pearl buttonmakers and band , toolmakers , coachmakcrs ; Coopers and packing-case makers , brass cock founders ,
moulders ; Japanners ; Odd Fellows , with regalia ; Leicester brass band ; private carriages and horsemen ; fire brigades ; deputations from midland towns ; large banner * ' Eljen Kossuth ; " band ; bodyguard on horseback ; first carriage and four—Koasuth , G . 1 \ Muntz , M . P ., W . Scholcfield , M . P ., Charles Geach , M . P . ; Rocond carriage —M . Pulzsky , Mr . Toulmin Smith , and M . Kossuth ' a aide-de-camp ; carriages with committee ; bodyguard on hoiseback ; Gunmakera ; Shoemakers ; Joiners and carpenters ; band ; carriages , horsemen ; People unattached .
The bodyguard consisted of 1 / 50 gentlemen on horseback . Just before Kossuth entered the principal part of the town , his carriage halted ; the bodyguard drew round him ; und the mighty proces » ion inarched past cheering tremendously . The Hull-ring was a mngniiiccnt spectacle- —verily a sea of human facon . All around , human faceu—above and below ; and the h . umnu voice literally filling tho air with its rejoicing shouts , drowning the peula of church belln und atifling the tramp of the marching myriads . J "
In the Bull-ring tho first copy a ? the Times was burnt , and at intervals this cejouioney wiih repeated until the procession Um m ^ UfUocl ut the Five-ways . Many copies of tho paper , with the -words " Lying Tinwa" in large chttrft ' clers upon them , were elevated on poles , and swung to und IVo over tho heads of the crowd umid volley * of derisive cheers and groiuiing . About four o ' clock they reached the Five-ways , and turned off . to the residence of Mr . Ueue . h . Here : th , u , t gentleman addressed the crowd und thanked them in the name of Kossuth . . Several hundreds followed the eurriuge to Mr . ( Reach's house , and were there addressed by Mr . George Puwhoh , the mounted guurdof ir » 0 forming i" » Hemicircle . Nothing like thiw hus been seen in JJirminghuin since IH ' M .
Manchester. Not In Magnificence, ^Ot Eve...
MANCHESTER . Not in magnificence , ^ ot even in numbers , not in enthusiasm , did Manchester surpass Birmingham ; but in the thorough spontaneity of the welcome it did surpass Birmingham—if that be possible . Before the arrival OJT the train bearing Kossuth , there were lew persons more than usual in the streest , few bank ers displayed , a , nd work and business went on as upon a common day . By and by a crowd gathered round the railway station ; carnages and four , bearing members of Parliament and merchants drove up ,
trains from Macclesfield , Stockport , Sheffield , and the adjacent towns brought up hundreds . And when Kossuth stepped from the carriage on to the platform a tremendous cheer burst from he masses and rang along the ribbed roof of the station , stifling the crashing roar of the escaping steam and caught up and echoed far away ; while the Hungarians threw themselves upon Kossuth with a wild " Eljen Eljen ! " and one gentleman and lady saluted him on both cheeks . This burst of enthusiasm and affection over , Kossuth mounted the carriage prepared for him and set forth for Woodlands , the seat of Mr .
Henry , M . P . " When the railway gate opened , " says the Times reporter , " the sight was one of the most extraordinary that can be well imagined . For the whole length of a wide street there was one dense sheet of pallid faces and fustian caps and jackets—wherever you looked were open mouths and staring eyes , and a forest of hats and caps in the air . It was with the greatest difficulty , and at a slow pace then , that the carriages , which amounted ( including hack cabs ) to some ten or twelve , could make their way . There were a few banners belonging to some temperance club in sight , tossing about in the mass , but they were soon lost , and a whole band of music , fur caps ,
uniform , brass , and all , was swallowed up in the most magical way in a vain attempt to greet Kossuth with their strains . The procession went along Piccadilly ; all the windows were crammed ; even the housetops had rows of temporary tenants . The broad street was choking , and the enthusiasm was unmistakeable . Carts , waggons , omnibuses , cabs , stage vans , and cotton trucks were ranged up by the footpath , two , three , and four deep , piled up with human beings , who cheered as if for their lives . From the station to the " Victoria Arch , about three quarters of a mile , the whole population of Manchester was really in the course of the route , and it is no
exaggeration to say there were 200 , 000 people present . M . Kossuth stood up surveying the scene with the liveliest interest , and bowing low on either side as he passed . The tall warehouses were studded with a mosaic of heads and faces . All the shop shutters were up , and it was stated by many that there were more people in the street than on the occasion of the Queen ' s visit . Indeed one heard , it must be owned , some comparisons of the kind , and several exclamations were heard of , ' Well , I saw Kossuth , at all events , which is more than I can say of the Queen ! ' The Irish population particularly seemed in great delight , and showedin immense force . "
For three miles the same triumphal march extended . The Exchange turned out , as did hosts of the respectabilities of the town , whose houses and villas lie along the road to Woodlands . The presentation of the address was fixed for seven o ' clock , but at five the doors of the ^ Free Trade-hall were literally in a state of siege . Front and rear there were thousands of men and hundreds of women pressing on as if their existence could only lie saved
by entrance to the hall . The escalade of the gallery of the opera , or the storming of the pit doors at the height of the Land-mania , never was distinguished by more vehemence and intensity of exertion . Indeed , the rush was greater than has been experienced at any public meeting for many years past . Wiien the doors were opened the crowd burst in with a hoarse roar , and tumbled over benches in platform and gallery till the whole building was crowded as it never was even in the palmiest daya of the league .
At seven o clock M . Kossuth entered , attended by Mr . George Wilson , Mr . Bright , M . P ., Lord L > . Stuart , M . P ., Mr . Kershawe , M . P ., Mr . J . Williams , M . P ., M . Pulzsky , & c . On the platform were most of the leading Leaguers , Mr . Marshall , of Leeds ; Mr . J . Suit , & e . The cheering , appluuue , and Htaniping of feet which greeted M . Kosuuth lusted for some moments , and the noise was deafening . Mr . George Wilson occupied tho chair , and delivered an excellent speech . Among other things he said : — -
" I hey are few , very few , indeed , for I can appeal to every man and woman present , whether within the whole range of their experience they ever knew tin occasion so devoid of discord—( hear , hear )— -where concord reigned ap universally—( hear , /*«« r ) --where ( iicn of all uliudeamen of all parti << u—men <> . f all opinions in politics , und in religion— { hear , hear ) — united a . s they have done on this occasion in welcoming our illustrious visitor . (( 'Intern . ) And if it be for oho moment , replied , that becuuHc : —whether widely or not . I shall not take upon
myuclf to disciiKH—it it b « for one moment Huppoaed that because the heud of the corporation of Munches tor - ( hisses ) — thought it inexpedient to invite M . Kosnuthacting in ull probability prudently , or in all probability discreetly—if it b « replied for one moment , aa it has been stated in the nupern , that because the invitution proceeded not from the Town-hall , the merchants of Munchetttcr , the truders of Manchester -ay , every man , from ( lie nierciuwit in his counting -house to tho weaver ut hiM loom—( hear , hear ) - — that lie is not the weloome truest
of the people of Mftnohester in consequenceTTThT ^" tation not having proceeded from the Town-hall ,, lnTi " call on you as my witnesses to the contrary /» 1 hear . ) I ask you if ever visitor was more Wo * ' (< No , never . ' ) Vas ever guest more 8 oSted to h ? " * - ' sent ? ( Hear , hear . ) If ever man could , treat- ^ not say with coutempt—but could smile at the imiW attempts to disconnect his acceptation of our invhVtto disconnect it from the opinion of the people of to "' Chester—if ever man could smile at that , it is m * ; ii frlniio fricnrl noao ¦ mn f nj , „„„„ \ / -I . _ . i UI J UlUS . tnouB friend near me ( Cheers ) Gentlemen
. . weT n not for one moment stop to ask the question how ifthat this illustrious individual , scarcely three week iS this country , has contrived , within that time to dr around him sympathy of men who never before bv th merest chance , directed their attention to foreign n r tics ? How is that in all our houses , in every domes Jc circle , in the kingdom , his name is familiar in tho ' mouths as household words , familiar topics of discour ay , in those circles by the domestic firesides of England ' from which , beyond all , politics are excluded ? Ww
how is it that an enthusiasm has accompanied him wherever he has appeared , greater than all the crowned heads of Europe—more enthusiasm—more spontaneous than all the monarchs of England save our own could command—( cheers )—and all their appliances to boot if they attempted it ? How is this ? Why the answer i * this , I grant you may fill our streets with numbers- ^ crowds ; you may for a time surround any object of celebrity with multitudes of admirers ; but you can no more create the deep-toned enthusiasm which we have had to-day than you can control the winds of heaven—( cheers )—unless the object of interest has been closely identified with the interests of humanity . "
And he wound up with these words . He narrated in spirited and general terms the progress of the Hungarian war , and eulogized Kossuth for his conduct of it . " And will you tell me that Louis Kossuth , whether in prison at Ofan—whether by his humble labours as a journalist—whether as the head of the executive government of his country , or as the governor of the country —proved himself a seeker for personal aggrandisement , but only of the great interests of humanity ? ( Loud cheers . ) He resisted the aggressions on Hungary as long as it was in his power . He fell under the influence of treachery and Russian despotism ; and if he was magnanimous in his success , so he is glorious in his
misfortunes . ( Cheers . ) And if you will tell me that , contrasting his life and history with that of all great men whose names have been before you , you cannot accord to him the highest honour , I would say to the gentlemen here from America to-night , Go home by the next packet , pull down the monument to Washington , burn your pictures of the declaration of independence in America , for you may then declare that Russian interference is a dispensation of Providence , and Austrian murders are the decisions of Heaven . ( Cheers . )" Mr . Smith Robinson , the honorary secretary , read the address to Kossuth , from which we extract the following remarkable passage : —
" To you , Sir , as the champion of your country s independence , as the statesman who , through long years of self devotion , sustained , with unrivalled energy and eloquence , a patriotic and constitutional resistance to the encroachments of despotism , we tender the expression ot our warmest admiration . The present state of the continent of Europe , where the brute force combination ot military armaments threatens to overwhelm every vestige of liberty , renders it the imperative duty ot me people of every free state to manifest their abhorrence of the tjranny that would usurp all rights and ignore al \ Jl L > llls VJ » l * l *« 4 T VilUV vvisui ^* mw «¦ £ * — -- - £ * 11 * * flint sacred obligations tlia
duties , in blind defiance of the reason and justice proclaim as the first conditions o civilized governments . In your person we ™ K ™' livin K protest against those principles of despotism wh Ui have ever been most abhorrent to the national sense ana traditional aspirations of the people of tlua country . would , through you , make known to Europe and tn world our inextinguishable hatred of oppression . am , uniting our voices with the great verdict which history will hereafter pronounce on the momentous ^ ' w which you have played so distinguishedla part , w { invoke for Hungary , as we now pruy lle ? l i ( . liuve to yourself , a future worthy of the lofty aims wlutli
been the guiding star of your great career . Mr . John Bright , M . P ., moved that to « JJ should be adopted , and so doing he spoke out bt < bj ( and with emphasis his convictions on the " ' things in Europe . Ho said Kossuth was iai ¦ to the eyes and hearts of the people oi M ^ bul than the crowned heads of Continental fcuroi >« ., even he could not escape the breath ot Blanc . . ^ " Day after day calumny had been busy W hQU . name . He had escaped the danger of war , oi > l ^ nient—he hud escaped tho danger of the ua' (; hr jHuiin the executioner of Austria , and yet in ji dar ( ,, i country tho breath of blander had ventun ¦« «» ( . olllI ,,, i to aHHnil him . ( Cheers . ) Morning after n « K ,, , w , v . % 9 annuu tuiij . y \> # » -i- » " •*¦ / — * .- ( if Pitt '
**'' after column appeared , done to order—U / ' ¦ , proapplaue , und Lmyhtn ; renewed *™" « U '" » J ' U , r , ' duced by Boino concealed anonymous m j , 1 th ,. r ( .. suppose , at the rate of iivfi-KuincuHji coll" . vOiy au < mtH- ( «»« . «»«< Umyhtor and 4 V" ^ q 1 Iiry of «>' ; la « t attack whs one of tho most extraor a J , ; tl ( : u | namely , that M . KosBUth was a «« l » 3 " ^ 0 U » K <' - principle and w «« in favour of u . uvtiaai (< Ifurrah '—Ioud cheers . ) ^ . And Mr . Bright explained ««* ^^ J ^ but *• come KouHUth uh a Monarchist oi K « I > > " n „ , „ ,,, « the uBsortor and defender of tho ng hw »« , f (!( tt of tho greatest of all privilege * -U ^^ , IO chll rg t cheering ? . ) Ho vindicated hun » eli from
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 15, 1851, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15111851/page/2/
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