honored guest passed onward. It was with the greatest difficulty that the line of the movement could be kept in order, in consequence of the rush of the human tide that endeavored to keep up with the carriage containing Kossuth. Every avenue leading from Broadway, lent its quota of spectators, to swell up the teeming mass. Many who had witnessed similar exhibitions of popular enthusiasm from the time of Lafayette's arrival in 1824, said that this ovation to Kossuth exceeded all. Kossuth returned the greetings he received with that grace and dignity always For some time, Kossuth gave himself up to receiving deputations and their congratulatory addresses. These hailed from all parts of the land, and represented states, municipalities, corporations, ecclesiastical and political bodies, and innumerable societies of various names, objects, and nationalities. One of these deputations consisted of German citizens from Albany, and, after the usual exchange of formal addresses, Kossuth, taking each one kindly by the hand, bade him adieu, and spoke a few words of cheer. Approaching one of the bystanders who had accompanied one GRAND MILITARY RECEPTION OF GOVERNOR KOSSUTH, IN NEW YORK. so characteristic of him. Yet, he seemed the least interested of any one in the pageant-the key to his sadness being found, doubtless, in that memorable sentiment uttered by him in one of his speeches: "Freedom and home! what heavenly music in those two words! Alas, I have no home, and the freedom of my people is down-trodden!" Such, indeed, was the pensive strain in which Kossuth always spoke of himself and of his ill-fated father-land. deputation, Kossuth took him by the hand and inquired if he too was an Albanian. "No, I am a Jersey man," replied the interrogated, whose fair complexion, and presence with the German company, had evidently occasioned the mistake. "There are several of us here from the state of New Jersey," exclaimed an old farmer, "we have come fifty miles to see you." "Believe me, my friends," replied Kos suth, "I deeply appreciate your kindness. It is these little attentions that most touch heart. Adieu." Incidents like my this were constantly occurring. In Philadelphia, Kossuth was received in Independence Hall, where the immortal Declaration of American Independence had been proclaimed just three-quarters of a century ago. From Philadelphia he went to Baltimore, where he was escorted to his hotel by a vast concourse of people, and a long line of military. The city council had voted resolutions expressive of their sympathy with the exiles, and with their struggles for independence, and had sent to New York an address welcoming Kossuth and his companions. Kossuth now, therefore, in the hall of the Maryland Institute, expressed his thanks to the citizens of Baltimore. He reached Washington on the thirtieth of December, where a committee consisting of Senators Seward, Cass, and Shields, had been appointed to officially welcome him to the nation's capital. The secretary of state, Daniel Webster, was among the first to visit Kossuth, and to mark his respect for him. When asked, a few days later, what he thought of the Hungarian exile, he replied: "He has the manners of a king-his is a royal nature." The following day, after the president's levee, the rooms of Kossuth were crowded with visitors, citizens and dignitaries, who came, not only to see the man whose fame had filled two hemispheres, but to honor the noble cause he represented. On the sixth of January, Kossuth dined with the president of the United States, and other high officials, at the executive mansion. He was also invited to an audience given by the president to the Indian delegations from the far west. On the sevent' the congress of the United States invited him to the capitol, an honor which had never before been bestowed upon any individual, excepting Lafayette. The galleries and lobbies were crowded with ladies, and as he entered, the members of the house all rose, while the chairman of the committee introduced him in these words: "Mr. Speaker, I have the honor on the part of the committee, to present Governor Louis Kossuth to the house of representatives." To which the speaker replied: "As the organ of this body, I have the honor to extend to Louis Kossuth a cordial welcome to the house of representatives." Kossuth then said: "Sir, it is a remarkable fact in the history of mankind, that while, through all the past, honors were bestowed upon glory, and glory was attached only to success, the legislative authorities of this great republic bestow honors upon a persecuted exile, not conspicuous by glory, not favored by success, but engaged in a just cause. There is a triumph of republican principles in this fact. Sir, I thank in my own and my country's name, the house of representatives of the United States, for the honor of this cordial welcome." After he had taken the seat prepared for him, the house was adjourned, to allow those who had assembled to witness this introduction to be presented to Kossuth. In the evening, a banquet was given him by the members of both houses of congress, presided over by Hon. W. R. King, vice-president of the United States. Kossuth was placed at his right hand, and Daniel Webster, secretary of state, at his left. The speaker of the house sat at Kossuth's side. This was indeed a great occasion for Kossuth, and nobly did he bear himself. Senators, judges, diplomats, military and naval dignitaries, and cabinet ministers, were there to do him honor. After the health of the president, and of the judiciary of the United States, had been given, Judge Wayne of the supreme court proposed: "Constitutional liberty to all the nations of the earth, supported by Christian faith and the morality of the Bible;" a toast which was enthusiastically received. The presiding officer then gave: "Hungary: represented in the person of our honored guest; having proved herself worthy to be free, by the virtues and valor of her sons, the law of nations and the dictates of justice alike demand that she shall have fair play in her struggle for independence." Kossuth replied in a long and eloquent speech. The secretary of state, in his speech, gave an authorized assurance of President Fillmore's "kindness and good wishes toward the guest of the nation," and also expressed his own high appreciation of Kossuth, his country and his cause. Other speeches were made by the great orators of the nation there assembled, and nothing could exceed the magnificence of this occasion, in respect to the character and fame of those in attendance, the splendor of the intellectual efforts of the speakers, and the sumptuousness of the banquet in its material aspects. intrusted to him for the service of his country; but, after watching for many years the political skies of Europe, and bringing to bear all the resources of his fertile mind upon the questions and events affecting the destiny of his country, he at last saw the once brightened horizon of his beloved father-land settle in the hopeless darkness of confirmed and accepted Austrian rule. a In his appearance and manners, while visitor to this country, Kossuth was described by those who enjoyed frequent opportunities of personal contact, as being five feet eight inches in height, with a rather slight frame, and a face expressive of a penetrating intellect-long, with broad forehead, and the chin narrow, but square in its form. His hair thin in front, and of a dark brown, the same as his thick, and arranged with neatness and To the far west, the south, and again to the east, Kossuth extended his tour, plead-beard, which was quite long, but not very ing the cause of his down-trodden country, and receiving honors and distinctions, such as a king might covet, from one end of the broad land to the other. Cities gave him the freedom of their municipalities; legislatures and governors invited him to the capitals of their states; and the people everywhere rushed to welcome him. But in one thing, Kossuth was bitterly disappointed, namely, in not securing the active interference of the United States in behalf of his country's rights. With all his vast powers of eloquence and logic, in demonstrating the law of nations in this regard, he invoked the strong arm of the American republic to interpose for Hungarian nationality. But, though willing to proclaim to the whole world, sympathy and accord with the Hungarian movement, the American government felt obliged to refrain from any acts of positive intervention, as contrary to national usage and policy. After remaining in the United States about six months, during which he made nearly three hundred speeches, about one hundred of which were elaborate orations, Kossuth departed for England. A patriotic fund which had been raised in America for the cause he advocated, was In speaking, nothing could be more incomparably dignified and graceful than Kossuth's manner; gestures more admirable and effective, and a play of countenance more magnetic and winning, could not be conceived. He always stood quite erect, instead of frequently bending forward, as is the case with some orators, to give emphasis to a sentence. His posture and appearance in repose indicated greatness, by their essential grace and dignity, and impressed the beholder with a sense of marked individuality and power. This sense of reserved power in the man-the certainty that he was not making an effort and doing his utmost, but that behind all this strength of fascination, there were other treasures of ability not brought into notice, and perhaps never made use of― constituted one of the great charms of his oratory. He spoke as if with little preparation, and with that peculiar freshness which belongs to extemporaneous speaking; every movement seemed perfectly easy, and he gesticulated a good deal, equally well with either arm. The universal remark concerning him in this respect was, that he was the greatest of living orators. LII. EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS, IN NEW YORK.-1853. Construction of the Crystal Palace, a Colossal Building of Glass and Iron.-Four Acres of Surface Covered with the Treasures of Art, Science, and Mechanism, from Every Land.-Inauguration of the Enterprise by President Pierce-Five Thousand Contributors.-Splendor of the Palace of Industry by Day; Its Gorgeous Illumination at Night.-Eclat of the Great London Fair.-Emulation Stimulated Abroad.-An American Exhibition Proposed.-Popularity of the Idea.-Plan for a Building Accepted.-Its Style, Size, and Decorations.-Admirable Adaptation of the Structure.-Superiority to the London Palace.-Rapid Progress of the Enterprise.-Interest of Foreign Countries Enlisted. -Programme of Management.-Brilliant Ceremony at the Opening.-Celebrities Present: Speeches Made. Grand Hallelujah Chorus Sung-Constant Tide of Visitors.-Beauty, Utility, Amusement. -Attractions from Abroad.-Contributions by Monarchs.-Victoria's Beautiful Offering.-The Grand Industries of Civilization-Lesson Taught by Such a Display-Luster Reflected on America. "Worthy of the grandest circumstances which could be thrown around a human assembly, worthy of this occasion, and a hundred like this, is that beautiful idea, the CORONATION OF LABOR."-ELIHU BURRITT. INTERIOR OF THE WORLD'S FAIR, NEW YORK. OLLOWING the brilliant and successful example of England, in the erection of a colossal crystal palace in Hyde Park, London, for a World's Fair, in 1851,and into which flowed the treasures of art, science, and mechanism, from the four quars of the globe,-American enterprice conceived the idea of a similar structure, for the exhibition of the industry of all nations, in the commercial metropolis of America; and this idea, so popular in view of the splendid eclat attending the vast and magnificent display in London, was soon carried forward to a complete and happy consummation. The idea of such a grand national display became, in a short |