Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1849-12-27
Kos,uti,'s address TO his Country.

AOs>utll'S Address TO his Country.
The following is tie farewell address of Kossuth
to his country, written al Orseva
Farewell, my he,nyed country, Farewell land
of the Magyar. Farewell. thou land of sorrow
shall behold lie summit Of thy noun
tains- shall never again give the my
country 10 that cherished soil where drink from NV
mothers bosom the nilks If justice and liberty Par
don, oh pardon him who Is henceforth condemned
to wander from thee, because he conba ted for thy
happiness. Pardon one who can only call free that
spot OF thy snl where lie kneelS with few e
the faithful children of conquered Hungary. Nv
last looks are liked on my country, and | thee
overwhelmed with anguish. Thy pla ms IRE covered
with blood, the redness of which ptess destruction
will change 10 black. the emblem of mourning fr
the victories thy have gained the >ucrili-
gIuus enemies Of thy sacred soil.
How many grateful hearts have their prayers
10 the throne Of the Almighty. How many tears
have gushed from their very depth implore ply
How much blood has been she'd testify that the
Magyar idolIses his country aud that me knows nov
To die for It. And yet, land of my love. thou
slavery! FROM thy very bosom will be forged the
chain to Bind ali that Is sacred. and AID all that
sacrIligIous. Almighty Creator Il tiOl lowest thy
people. to whom thou dds, give victory under
heroic ancestor Arpad,* imolore thee IT, sink
them into degradation. | speak 10 thee, my country.
thus from the abyss IF INV despair, and whilst We,
lingering the threshold IF thy soil pard N me
for thee my account. | pleaded for thee hoped
for thee, In the dark lment when thy brow
was written the whitening rd De pair" lit
ed my voice IN thy behalf when said. .Be thou
slave ] girt my sword about the loin< and [
grasped the bloody plume. even when tney said
Thou art ~ lnger Il nation the soil Of III. Mag
var"
Time has written thy destiny on the pages of thy
story IN yellow and black eers-Deail,. The Col
of the North has sci his sell to the sentence
psatf t,o 81 II .
For thee. my country. that has shed so mach blood
there is no pity; for does not the tyran, eat his
bread on the hills formed of the bones uf thy chill
dren
The migrate whom thou hadst fattened with thy
abundance. he against thee; he rose against
Thee the traitor To- his mother, and destroyed thee
tery. Thou hast endured all ; thou hast not cursed
thine existence, 10. thy BOSOM and far above all
sorrow. hope has built her nest.
AIagyars turn aside your looks from me, for
at this moment mine eyes flow with Cor you for
the soil on which my lettering steps still wander ls
named Hungary:
My country IL is not the iron Of the stranger that
has dug thy grave; 1t is the thunder Of fourteen
nations. ali arrayed against thee. that hath destroyed
thee and it not the fifteenth nation. traversng
the Carpa hans, that has forced thee To- drop thy
No. Thou hast been betrayed; thou has,
been sold my country; thy deatl-sentence writ
ten, beloved of my heart, by him whose virtue,
whose love for thee | never dared to doubt, Yes in
the iervor OF my boldest thoughts should have al
most doubted The existence Of the Omnpotent
have believed that i,e could ne n traitor To his
country. Thou hust been betrayed by him whose
hands had bu, little space before deposited the
power OF our great country. which he swore 10 de-
fend, even to he las drop Of his h. airs blood. He
hath done treason MS mother: for the glitter ,f
gold hath been for him seductive than thlt of
the blood shed to save his country. Base gain had
value In his eyes tsn his un.ry, aud his C"d
has abandoned him. he has aband ned his God for
his allies Of hell.
AIagyars Beloved companions blame me not for
giving cast mine eyes upon tins man. aud for having
haven to him my pace. il e-sary. r the
people had bestowed un him their confd nee the r
my loved him. and hs obtained power of which |
myself would have ben proud And. nevertheless.
this has belIed the confidence of the nation, and
has replid the love of the army with hatred. Curse
him, people of the Magyars Curse the hr+a t
which did not first dry up before il gave him rs
milk | iO!IZe thee, y thou most faithful of the :
tons Of Europe. as | ldnllze the Liberty for which
thou has proudly and faithfully conba' ed The God
of Liberty will efface thee from his memory.
Mayest thou be forever best
Ny principles have not been those Of Washington;
nor Yet my acts those of Tell. ] desired free ma
iou-free man cannot be made but by God. And
thou fallen faded the lilly. but which in ano-
Their season puts forth its flowers still more lovely
than before Thou art dead-for hath no, thy winter
come on but IL will not endure ~ long that Of
my companion under the frozen SKY Oh SOerIa NO
Fifteen nations have dug thy tomb But the host Of
the sixteenth will to thee. BE faithful. as
thou hast been to the present. Conform to the
holy counsels of the Bsb'. Lift up thy heart IN
prayer for the departed but do not thine own
hymn until thou nearest the tlunders Of the liberat
ing people echo along the mountains, and below IN
the depth of thy valleys
Farewell, beioy ed companions Farewell com
raIes !-couniry nen /, May the thought Of God and
may the angels Of liberty forever be with you Dc
curse You may vel! be proud for la,
the lions of Europe risen frpm their lairs de-
sroy the rebels 7 | will proclaim you To the civil
lied world as heroes and the Of heroic
people will be cherished b. the freest nation of tn.
enr;I--tI.e frees; of all free people
Farewell. thou land dyed with the blood Of The
brave Guard tose red marks-thay viii one da,
bear testimony thy behalf.
And thou. farewell. o youthful Mnn.rch of ,hs
Hungarans. Forget not that my nation il not de-
tined for thee. Heaven inspires with the conf
dence that the day wall dawn when it shall be proved
to thee even on the ruined walls of Budl.
May the Almighty bless thee. my beloved country
men.
Believe: Hope. aud Love,
kossuth issued the following Proclamation to ,h'
Hungarian refugees. the 18th October. He Sign
himself .Governor "f Hungary
al hereby make known the official decarotion q
his Excellency the Pacha.
Il. That his Majesty the Sultan whom may Got
grant long life, has determined that he III no, give
up to the enemy who wish to remain !; hut that h,
will protect u.s. and afford the rights of hospital
ty
- Those who wish TO periake Of these rights O
hospitality tor the future, shall be supplied not onl
food hitherto. but also with articles of clothing
iTy even in regard to their pay, they may expect tina