New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-17
Address Of the sclavic Congress 10 the People
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We extract the following passages nom the
proclamation OF the first sclsvic Assembly to the
People Of Europe
Nature recognizes no one people as more noble than
another she has not called any to rule over another
she has not destined any serve as the instrument
OF snothers private Interests All have rsnt to the
highes, prero-aiiyes OF humanity il Is law OF God
that no one violates with IMMUNITY Unfortunately THIS
law appears to be dre ssried in our days oy even me
most civilized nations Pretensons are made 10
certain authority sort OF guardianship over certain
nations they are aiming At dominion under the name
Of Liberty and they not how 70 separate the one
from the other Thus the free EnsAshman refuses 10
the Irishman national equality the German inenace'
with constaint many sclsvic nations If they refuse 10
contribute to the political grandeur Of Germany ana
the Nsvsr Hungarian hesitates not to claim for Ms
race TO the exclusion OF all others the right OF nation
Atty in Hungary We Sclavonisns, condemn without
reserve these pretensions aad resist them above al
when they conceal themselves hyPocnucaly under the
mask of Liberty Bat faithful to our natural dispo'
ton and inaccessible to any sentiment OF vengeance Tor
pas, Injustice, We extend brothers hand TO al the
neighbouring nations that disposed to recognize and
10 protect the equal rights OF All nations independently
Of their political importance.
We equally condemn and detest that policy that hcs
tacs not 20 treat countries aud nations a. matters gwen
up As prey to domineering power to take them
TO exchange them divide them Arbitrarily without
regard TO races to languages to the customs or the
incunaions Of the People.
Setting out with the principle that the mpetuous
Hood of the spirits OF the present time demands ne"
political arrangements and that reconstruction OF
states is necessary If not with frontiers at least
on new bases, have proposed to the Emperor OF
Austria. under whose Constitutional Government most
of Us live to transform the Empire into Confederation
of states having Equal Rghts-a Confederation which
would satisfy equally the divergent necessities OF IN
dvidual nsiionalites and the unity OF the monarchy
We behold In such Confederation safety not only tor
ourselves but also for Liberty for Civilization and for
Humanity and we count the realization Of this pro-
jet on the voluntary support OF Europe
In any event we are resolved TO conquer our nation
atty in Austria by every within our reach ?
that position OF state Rights and Nationality already
possessed by the Germans and the Msgyars
The enemies Of our nationality have succeeded IN
Tightening Europe with the phantom OF political pan
sclaris which they say threatens the humiliation OF
all the conqucsts OF Liberty, Civilization aad Humanity
We know the magic word that can alone lay the phan
tom and in the interests Of Liberty, Civilization and
Humanity we will not hide il from those nations who
are dsqueted by for the fault that has been
committed By them That word Is asilccjusticc with
regard TO the Sclavic nations 10 general and especially
those that are oppressed The Germans boast that they
know more and can do more than other nations that
they can recognize with dignity and receive without
prejudice the peculiartes OF Al other nations. We de-
sire and ask that they should when speaking
ofiho -cavcs to give the lie any longer their words
We raise our loudly for unfortunate brethren
the Poles who by the mos, shameful political articles,
hsve been deprived Of their independence. We sum
mon the Cabinets of Europe 10 eace this old crime
this hereditary curse that weighs upon the policy and
for this we count on the sympsthies of Europe We
protest against arbitrary acknowledgements such
now effecting in the Grand Duchy OF Posen and we
peci from the Prussisn and Saxon Governments that
that they will renounce henceforh the systematic plan
Of denatonaiz aon prscticed the Sclaves inhabng
silesia Lusatis Posnania, and Western Prussia. We
summon the Hungarian Ministry 10 revoke those re-
voting measures that it mas taken against the scsvic
population residing in Hungary particularly the Ser
VANS Croatians sowaks and Russnes, and TO make
arrangements for promptly according to them the ma
tonal rights that belong 10 them We hope that cow
ardly policy will not much longer hinder our brother
Scaves in Turkey from developing their nationality
and prohting by IT, If we make here solemn protes
tation against unworthy acts, It Is because have
faith in the benehcent effects of Liberty Liberty ought
10 and will render those nations that have ruled upto
the present time just and will cause them 10
prehend that whatever unjust and arbitrary brings
shame not on him who It's victim but him who