[_Speech at the Corporation Dinner, New York, Dec. 11th_,
1851.]
The Mayor having made an address to Kossuth, closed by proposing the
following toast:--
"Hungary--Betrayed but not subdued. Her call for help is but the echo of
our appeal against the tread of the oppressor."
Kossuth rose to reply. The enthusiasm with which he was greeted was
unparalleled. It shook the building, and the chandeliers and candelabras
trembled before it. Every one present rose to his feet, and appeared
excited to frenzy. The ladies participated in honouring the Hungarian
hero. At length the storm of applause subsided, and then ensued a
silence most intense. Every eye was fixed on Kossuth, and when he
commenced his speech, the noise caused by the dropping of a pin could be
heard throughout the large and capacious room.