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Kenosha Telegraph
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
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Gen. James Shields responds to an invitation to a banquet honoring Hungarian leader Louis Kossuth in Philadelphia, expressing regret at being unable to attend due to Washington engagements, but affirming strong support for Kossuth's cause and noting his warm welcome by the US Congress as a guest of the nation.
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The following is Gen. Shields' in answer to an invitation to be present at the Kossuth banquet in Philadelphia :
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.
Gentlemen--You have done me the honor to invite me to attend the banquet to be given to Governor Louis Kossuth, by the citizens of the city and county of Philadelphia, during his intended visit to your city. For this mark of polite attention, please to accept my sincere thanks. I regret that my engagements in Washington, will prevent me from uniting with you on that occasion, but I hope to see Governor Kossuth soon. He is now the guest of the nation. The Congress of the United States welcome him in the name of twenty-five millions of Freemen.- It gives him a welcome which it would refuse to any king or kaiser, prince or potentate on earth. And he merits this resplendent welcome. In struggling for the resurrection of Hungary, he is struggling for the emancipation of Europe-. The friends of nationality, and humanity are bound, if sincere and honest, to be the friends of Louis Kossuth. In this country he has no foes but such as would be the foes of human liberty, if they dare. He has made himself and his cause inseparable, to honor him is to honor the cause... May immortal honor and glory crown Kossuth and his cause, is the prayer of your obedient servant.
JAMES SHIELDS.
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Philadelphia
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Dec. 15
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warm welcome by us congress to kossuth as guest of the nation; strong support expressed for kossuth and hungarian cause.
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Gen. Shields writes from Washington declining invitation to Kossuth banquet in Philadelphia due to engagements, expresses thanks and hope to meet Kossuth soon, praises Congress's unique welcome to Kossuth over monarchs, highlights his merits in fighting for Hungary's resurrection and Europe's emancipation, states friends of nationality and humanity must support him, notes he has no foes in US except enemies of liberty, and prays for honor to Kossuth and his cause.