The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-23
kossuth's Letter 20 Lord Pa1s
upeTsoOO.
wIpDEN irRKEY.) Sept. 20.

Your Excollency 10, no oouo', s"ssay u"
formed Of the fsll Of my coun'fy-unhsPPy
Hungary, a,suredly worthy Of better tate.
1, IVES not prompted by the spirit OF d''o''
der, or the Ambitious views Of faction u was
no, . revolutionary leaning which induced
my native country to accept the mortal dfug'
gle maintained 80 glor,ously. and brought, oy
nefa,ious means, to 90 unfortunate On end. :
Hungary hes deserved from her kinss the
historical epithet Of generous nation, iof
she never allowed herself to be surpassed IN
loyalty and faithful adherence TO her sovsr.
eivns by any nation in the world.
Nothing bu, the mos, revolving treschefy.
The most iyrsnnical oppression, and c'ue'''es
unheard Of in the words Of history nothing
but the internal doom Of ann'h,ls,,on 10 her
national existence, preserved through thous.
and wears, through adversi,lss 90 numerous,
we're able to arouse her to oppose the fatal
stroke aimed at her very life, 10 enable her
10 repulse the tyrsnnical assault OF the On.
grateful Hapsburghs. or to sccepi the 'rug
gle for life, honor and liberty forced upou
her. And she has nobly fought tina, holy
battle, in which with the aid OF Almighty
God she prevailed sgainst Austria .hom we
crushed to tho earth, standing hrm, even
when attacked by the Russian giant. 10 the
consciousness Of justice, in cur hope in God,
and in our hope, my lord, IN the generous
feeling Of your great and glorious nation, the
natural supporter Of justice snd humanity
through ou, the world. Blu, this is over VIA,
tyranny began has been by lreschery conclu'
ded IN all sides abandoned, my poor country
has fallen, not through tho overwhelming
power Of two great empires, but by the faults,
and may Say the treason, u her osn sons.
To these unioward events. l pray God,
that my unhappy country may DO tho only
sacrifice, and ,h,, The true interest Of pesce,
freedom, and civilization through the world
may no, he involved in oui unhappy fate.
Mr.. Francis Pul.ky, our diplomatic agent
in London, has received ample information
as 10 tho cause Of this sudden and unlocked
for change in the sf"rs Of Hungary. and IN.
siIuci ed TO communicate II to yonr Excellen.
cy, II you are grsciously ples.ed to receive
tho same. Ii 10 no, antipa,hy TO Austria,
though 80 we'll mcfi,sd ., The hands Of every
Hungarian, bu, q tfue conviction which
makes mo say. that even Austria has los, far
more by her victory. gained through Russisn
aid, than she would have lost in met,ted do.
feat through honorable arrangement. FAl.
len from her position Of a first. rate power,
she has nov forfeited her So { consistency :,
and hiss sunk into the obed,-nt instrument, Of
Russian ambition ard RUSSIA" Commando.
Russia only has gsi"ed q, this ssnguinary
game che has extended and strengthened
her Influence in the cas-, Of Europe and hrea
tens already. in . fearful manner, with out.
stretching arms. not only tho integrity. buI
the moral basis. Of tho Turkish empire.
May ii please you. my lard. 10 commnni.
ca'e to your EvcelIencv . mr.i revolving
cordition ~hich the Tmki,h Government
al The suggestion Of Ru''i,. rs about to i'm.
DOSE upon us poor home'rs. evles.
|, the governor Of unhsrpy Hungary. after
having, ! believe A. = gtrod eiitzsn aud hon.
est man. fulfilled 10 the last NV duties To my
country, had no chnce lri, me bei~sen the
, fepose Of the grave and tho indispensable
anguish "f eSpafisiinn. Many Of my broth
rem in m sfortune had preceded ne on The
, Turkish ,err,ory. followed ,hnhs, in the
. hope ,ha, should be permitted to pass re
England. and there, under tho prot. e,i"n %
the E1glish peop'e-a pr lection never ,e
denied 10 prosecuted man-slIo~ed to rcpos'
, for while my wrarird head IN the hosplta
. bic shore of your happy island.
But even with the.- views | would ra,he,
have surrendered m,self ~ my d.sdl,.si en-.
my han 10 cause sny dtfienlues to the Turk
: i.h Government. whose situation | veil know
. how To appreciate and thor efore did no, in
d, trudr on the Turkish territories without pre-
vIou-ly irquifing whe,her and my eompsn
ions IN m'sf ulune would be willingly recci,
; ed and tho protection Of the Sultan grantee
10 Us.
We received tho assurance that we wer,
welcome gursls, and should ENJOY tho ful
protection Of his Majesty the Psd,sha, ~hc
: would rather sacrifice so 900 men Of his owl
. subjects, ,h,n allow une hair Of our head
TO be injured. |, Vas Only upon this sssur
. ance that We passed in,o tho Turkish terrific
+ ~, and according to the generous sssursne,
= We were received and tended on our Journey
. received IN Widen as tho Sul,an's guests
and treated hospitality. during four weeks
. while waiting from ConstsniinopIs furihe
. orders asto the continuation OF our sad Jour
. ney to some distant shore.
Even the ambassadors Of Eoslsnd an,
!. France to whom ! ven ured in tho name o
J. humanity to appeal, were so kind IS 10 as
sure me Of their full sympathy.
, His Majesty, tho Sui an, was also % era
c'ous - TO give a decided negative to tn,
inhuman pre'rnsions Of our eXusdlt,on do
msnded nv Russia and Austria.
but fresh letter from hi, Majesty tn,
: Gar arrived in Constantinople, and iis con
sequence was tho suggestion sen, to Us by .,
express messenger Of tho Turkish Govern
men', that Poles and Huogarian.. and in par
I tlcular myself, Count Cssimir Ba,hiany
Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF Hungary IN
der my Government, and Generals Messsro
I and Perczel (sl present hose. would be sur
Z rendered unleaa va chnsn To admire the fail