Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-30

NAV i, Please you, my lora' 10 .nndilion
n vour eIcellency most IeVohius ,,,or-
which The Turkish Government ID W. nc no r
ton of Russia, is about 10 impose uPo"
homeless cxiles. r1,,o,,y after |
/, the Governor Of unhappy huns al honest
having, believe, as gooa c,!.1 =, NV coun-
man, lunll,d 10 the last my uu.les W ne ,snoss OF
- "a nd .hr ineYpr, ssble anguish Oh eApA
trialion. :.,or,uoe had prece>
dsd mo nm The Turkish territory. Io" ~
lhilher in the hope thai shoua oe ~, nrn,,c ion
mass 10 Enplapd, and there, under 'ne pr, ~,
II the E,olish peoplc-a protection hesel far
nied 10 ne3secuIed man-allcwed TO iepus s more
while nv wearied head on The hosp''ao''
OF your happy island. wopd rather
But even with these views : I;ast enemy.
have surrendered myself 10 my uea1 ,he Turkish
than 10 cause any diihcnilies W ", L,ew how
Government, whose situation l wei ;niIudr On
" na1an;a,n and therefore did mol in1fuue W
No TnILish territories without previously ~
on;,;oo whether and my companions IN u' S.oa
luae would be willingly received aEu 'H' p'''
lion OF the Sultan granted 10 US moro vel,
wv W. - roceived The assurance that We were We
,,,ue .nss;s and should enjoy The full P'o'ec.,ou
~ h;s Majesty The Padisaa, who would la'. u,
sacrifice So, 900 men OF his own sueJecs, ina" a.
Io,u onc hair Of our heads TO be lnJuie .,a
twas only upon this assurance .hi' We pa oon-
into Turkish territory, ard according 10 'hs s1n ~
erous assurance we were receiVeu dI" I'4i,an,s
e,ous received 10 w ,dden as h. sultans
,uas,s and treated Hospitality, during lonr "esAs,
1syh;e waiiing from Conslan;inople TURNER oiue's
as - ,be continuation OF our sad journey 10 so'"e
o' Evsn The ambassadors 81 England and France,
~ 80, "" ! uan,nre in he name OF humanity 10
anoral were so kind as 20 assure ne VI 'He'' 'N'
sympathy. ,,so ca gracious
=. N rive decided negative 10 Inc ihnun'aa I.
,ensions of our cxlradilion drmandeu ny n"S''"
and Austria. ,,,r Tho Gar ar
rived in Consla ninopr, ana us co"s. ,,s.sen.
as, ri The Turkish Govemmen thai me rolfs
ssnd Hunparians, and in particular 9ysell'
Gum Sa Casimir Ba,hianY, Minister oil sofeisI
Ca a.;.s ~ Hungary under my Government, ana
haGsnerals Messaros and perczel, (all ptes@n'
~. unuld be surrendered unless we cneose u
nsi. ,he faith of orr oreiahers in the feiis'on
'eIrh,;s, and become Mnssulnen. Anu mus
e. e,a ,hnnsand Christians are placed in me ter''
n ni' aI.ernat;ye ether OF facing The scailoid "
" nnrcbssing their lives ty abandoning 'he'l
1a;,h So low is already tailel The orc. mgh.s
Turkey, tia, she can devise 70 oIhel Eisa"' y
answ,r or eyade the demands Of Russia
Words fail me 10 qualify these aston',n, ..n
.,ooes,ions such as never have been a.aue ye
10 The fallen chiSt Of generous 80 " 80 nine.
culd hardly have been expected ID ''s n'"s
teenth century. hos;,.,;or Re,
,,,een dca,h and shame lie choice can neisner DC
srs;nne MIR difficult Gorefno! OF Hungary
and elected 10 tina! high place ty the cohHlence
| N fifteen miliiouS oil my counirymeE, NV.
.nsIl pbat owe TO lie honor OF my country even
in pxiIe. E1en as private iEhiyIdnal naye
an honorable paih 10 pursue. once governor u
= GENEROUS cuuniry-l leave no herhase ~ ON my
ch,dren-lhey shall, al least, bear an uhsuii'eu
name Gods will be done. am prepare" ~
a. I'm, as | think this measure dishonoIaoie
and injurious 10 Turkey, vince Interest s'n'
onu ain Lave al hear. and as ! feel il du.y 10
Ave INV companions in exile, il ! can, from
deor,dine alternative, have replied 10 The Grand
v,zirr in a concliatory manner, and taken also
,h- liberty 10 apply &c s.. SHalord Canning ana
General Aupich Tor thee generous alu dsains'
,his ,vIanneal ACT In the full reliance on lie noble
sentiments and generous principles oil your eIN
c.Ile,'cv BIZ which, As we'll as through your WIS
ann Won have secured The esteem ot the ciVis
In, worlj. trust TO lie excused IN enclosine
cnnies Of NV TWO letters 10 the Grand gIzlef ano
81! Sua.toEd Canning.
an informed That the whole maief 10 Ca
hal against The ministry CT Reschd fasha, "nose
sneo,iss would wish 10 force hin: 10 our exlfadi'
non in o,dsr 10 lower it in public estimation and
,ender impo. 5bie us continuance in oibce. A
!. cerain mat ia the grand council held on The
q h ami ION OF September, sic tumuHrels
Sebal. The majority OF the Councii declared 10
t,vor of our e1iradition, the majority Of Inc
| Ministry apains, il. No decision WAS come u
! in consequence OF The alteration winch tooA
nl,re hpr notwithstanding the Ministry though
+, IN make US HE revolving suggestion 1 nave
| IA med.
This mode Of solving HE difficulty would mol
am convinced, save The ministry, because
nroec,iun only give1 in contradiction 81 me oo''
Ian's generous feeling, al the pnce OF ouoo Chiis'
tian's abandoning their iaih wonio DC revolving
N IN, whole Christian world, aud prove hardly
colcnla ed 10 win sympa,hies ior Turkey in the
| wen, of war with Russia, which, in Ihs opinion
| ri The mosl experienced Turkish Statesmen, il
approaching fast.
IA 10 nv native country, Turkey does, be-
lieve already feel the loss OF The neglected oppoT'
nni,v ot having given 10 Hungary al least some
moral help TO enable il To check Inc ADVANCE o.
The common enemy. But il appeaIa 10 me mai
!, would be 4 very ill>adyised mode OF gaining
Hungarian sympathy by seuding me TO an Aus
lra n scatfold, and forcing my unhappy compan'
ions 10 allure their religion, or accept ne same
| alternative.
spring up from my bleed shed by her broken
lai;h, but many deadly foes Ny i-ord, your
! heart will, am sure, excuse my having cai'ed
J your attention to our unhappy tate, since il has
now assumed political importance. Abandoned
in This unsocial LAM by the whole world, even
he frs, duties of humanity g!gc US no promise
! OF protection, unless, my Lo:d. you AM your ee.
| nerous nation come forward 10 protect us.
! What SIC, 8 it may be e1pedient tha you should
| lake. what we have right 10 expect, from The
| wrllaknown generosity ot England, il would be
hardly fitting for me 10 enter On. place my
own and my companions fate in your hands, my
lord. and in The name OF humanity throw myself
uncer the protection OF England.
| Time rresses-our doom may in few days
BIZ sealed Allow Ine 10 make an humble per-
sonal request am a man, my lord, prepared
! 10 face the worst; and can die with free
| look at Heaven, as have lived. But ain also,
nv lord, husband, soG, and father, M poor
| ,rue.he wife, my children, and my noble
! old mother, are wandering about Hungary
( They will probably soon fall into the hands Of
those Auslrana who delight in tcrturing even
| feeble women, and with whom the innocence Of
!
| | con,ure your eXcelleucy, in the meme OF the
! Most High, TO put stop 10 these cruelties BY
your powerful meda,ioos, and especially to &C
or 10 my wife and children an asylum on the
oil of The generous EDglIsh people.
A, tot my poor-my loved AID robe country
must she. too, perish iorever2 Shall she, unaid
! ed. abandoned 10 her tate, and unavenged, be
doomed 10 annhilaIion by her tyrans7 Will
England, once her hope, not become her consola-
lioE7
The political interests oil civilized Europe so
many wcighly considerations respecting England
hefs.lf. and chiefly The maintenance oil The Otto
man Empire, are TOO intimately bound up with
; The existence OF Hungary Tor me to lose all hope
| My Lori. may Goo The Almighty Tor many years
shield you, lhsl you may long protect The unlor-
iunale, and live 10 ba The guardian Of The riehs
OF freedom and humanity subscribe myself,
with the most perfect respecI and esteem,
(Signed) l.. KOSSUTH.