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 THE WORLD'S FAMOUS ORATIONS lead. In that glorious and hazardous enterprise, in that hour of care, need, and peril, I hope she will be cheered and strengthened with aid from this side of the Atlantic ; aid given not with the stinted hand, not with a cowardly and sel- fish apprehension, lest we should not err on the safe side — wisely, if yon please. I care not with how broad a regard to the future, but in large, generous, effective measure. And you, our guest, fearless, eloquent, large of heart and of mind, whose one thought is the salvation of oppressed Hungary, unfortunate but undiscouraged, struck down in the battle of liberty, but great in defeat, and gathering strength for future triumphs, receive this at our hands, that in this great attempt of man to repossess himself of the rights which God gave him, tho the strife be waged under a distant belt of longitude, and with the mightiest despot- ism of the world, the Press of America takes part with yon and your countrymen. I give you — Louis Kossuth. 148