I was charged particularly by one hundred men connected with commerce at Manchester—­the least wealthy of whom was worth, as they express it in England, L10,000 a year—­these gentlemen told me it would be a great result of my mission in the United States, if I could convince Americans that Englishmen thought all differences had vanished; and they desired to go hand in hand with the people of the United States, as regards foreign policy.  Now, I have observed in New England less objection to the policy of an alliance with England than in many other parts of the United States, and I take it for an evidence of the intelligence and liberality of the people.

I know, gentlemen, you have been pleased to honour me, not for myself (for the people of Massachusetts are not man-worshippers, but reverence principles only)—­therefore I cannot better express my thanks than to pledge my word, relying, as on another occasion of deep interest I said, upon the justice of our cause, the blessing of God, iron wills, stout arms, and good swords—­and upon your generous sympathy, to do all in my power, with my people, for my country and for humanity; for which indeed in my heart, though, it is somewhat old, there is yet warmth.

After many other toasts, President Wilson called on Judge Hoar to speak.  The reply of the Judge had several striking sentences.  He closed by saying to Kossuth: 

“It is because you, Sir, have learned the truth that Peace is the first interest of no people,—­that there are other things more sacred than human life,—­that without Justice and Freedom life is only a mockery, and peace a delusion and a burden,—­it is because, when tyranny had terminated every duty of a subject, you too[*] have dared to become the MOST NOTORIOUS REBEL of our time, therefore does Massachusetts welcome you to the home of Hancock and of Adams, and the majestic spirit of Washington sheds its benediction upon the scene.”

[Footnote *:  The Judge alludes to Hancock and Adams, who were excepted by name as “notorious rebels,” from General Gage’s proclamation of amnesty.]

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XLIV.—­RUSSIA THE ANTAGONIST OF THE U.S.

[Salem, May 6.]

Ladies and gentlemen,—­When four years ago, the tidings of our struggle made the scarcely before known name of Hungary familiar to you, sympathy for a nobly defended noble cause moved your hearts to rejoice at our victories, to feel anxiety about our dangers.  Yet, so long as our struggle was but a domestic contest, a resistance against oppression by a perjurious king, you had no reason to think that the sympathy you felt for us, being a generous manifestation of the affections of free men, was at the same time an instinctive presentiment of a policy, which you in your national capacity will be called upon by circumstances, not only to consider, but, as I firmly believe, also to adopt.