The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-23

Between death and shame The choice esa
neither be DUBUQUE nor difficult. @s0vsspor
Of Hungary, and elected 10 that high, pllcs
BY the eoniidencs Of fifteen millioas- Of 1Ay
eovnsrymsn know we'll whslI owe y. ~
honor Of my country even in exile. Evea .
. private individual have % honorable palh
to pursue. Oncs Governor Of gseesous
ceunt,y-I leave no heritage 10 my childSss
they shaIl, at least. bear IN unsullsd
name. Gods will b done. an Srepsssa
to die bu, a. think this measure dishonor.
able and injurious to Turkey. whose interest
I sincerely have o. heart, and % feel il my
duty to save my companions in exile, Il can,
from degrading alternative, have replied,
10 the Grand V,x,es in . eouciliatesy man.
nes, and took also the liberty 70 srply TO Ss
S,ra,fo' d Gaming and Gensral AuPieh fss
their generous cid against this 'yssnoie Get.
In reliance on the noble sentiments and gen.
esous principles Of your exeellency, BY which
20 we'll ~ through your wisdom, you have
secured the esteem Of The civilized world.
trust 10 be excused IN inclosins coPies Of my
two letters 10 the Grand Vixies and Ss
Stratfofd tanning.
an informed thu, the whole mater iss
cabai sgsinst the ministry Of RsescAid Psshs.
hose enemies would wish 10 force him 10
our extrsditon in order 10 lower IL in pub.
lie estimation and render impossible lis Con.
tinuanes in office. Il 10 certain that in The
grand council held Or the OH and l0.h Sept,
sfter q iumuliuous debate, the majority Of
the council declared in favor Of our sl,radi.
lion. the majority Of the ministry sgsins, II.
No decisions wss come 10 in consequence u
4 the sI,eres,ion which took place bot, not,
wi,hs,auding, the ministry thought &, TO make
Us the revolving suggestion ] have named.
This mode Of solviag the d,ffe ul,y would
not, | an convinced, save the ministry. b..
cause . protection oa:y given in contradiction
Of tho Sul,sn's generous feeling. Of tie price
ot five thousand Chsisiisns abandoning their
70 tn, would be revolving 10 ,ha whole Chris.
tian world. and prove hardly calculated to
vim sympa,hies for Turkey. in the event Of
var with Russia. which, 10 the opinion Of The
most experienced Turkish ssiesmen, 10 sP.
preaching fast.
As,o my native country. Turkey does, !
believe siready feel the loss Of the neglected
opportunity Of having given 10 Hungary st
least some moral help 10 enable i, 10 check
, he advance Of The common enemy. Bot Il
appears 10 me tina, il. would b . very ill.sd.
,lsed mode Of gaining Hunssriaa sympsihy
by sending mo TO a. Austfisa scsHold, and
forcing my unhappy compan'ons 10 sdjurs
their religion, OF accept The same slsessa.
tive.
No frieads TO the Turkish Govefnmen,
would spring up from my b'oodshed By her
broken faith. bot many deadly foes. Ny
lord, your heart will, ! an cure. excuse my
having called your Allegation 10 our unhappy
fac, since IL has sov assumed political i'm.
portsncs. Abandoned in this unsoc.sl Isnd
ny the whole world. even the fret du,iss Of
humanity give W no promise Of pSo,seiioo
unless. my lord, you end your generous %.
ton come forward to project 10.
What steps it may b. expedient ihst you
should take. what Ne have right Ia aspect
from tho well.kno~n generosity Of Eoglsnd,
i, you'd be hardly fitting for me to enter on.
! place my o~n and my eomPan mons late 10
yon hands, my lord and IN the namc oi hu.
mainly throw myself under me protection d
England.
Time presses-cur doom may IN feu
days be sealed. AlIow me TO m he On hum.
bic personal request. ] sm . m.a. my lord.
/ prepared TO face the worst ssd ] Can die
with Tree look at Heaven. ~ ! have hssd.
Blu, sm also my LORD, Husband, con. sut
father; my poor true.hssrted wife. INV chi.
dr-n, aud my notle mother, are ssods ing
sbou, Hungary. They viii probably so,o
fall mo the hands of those Au.ti,s.s = ~ 70.
high, in tn'iutng even feeble women. aud
With whom the Innocence &c ch,ldhoud 10 M
prn'ec,on against Per'ecui,ors. ] eorjoe
your exceleDcy, IN tho name Of tho msI
High. 1" put q stop TO ihese ervsiises BY ,cuf
powerful medisiion, and especially TO Accord
to my wife and children On %, Iu,n On he
soil Of the genesou. Ensl,.h people.
A. To nv poor-m, loved and n"bls c VA.
uy-musi she, too, perth fosesui Shall
she. uuaided, abandoned To her fate. and un.
avenged, BE- doomed to aanlhiIai,on BY bet
,ytan'sl Will England, once her hope. u0'
becomc her cnnsols,ion.
The poiiiicsl in'efests Of civilized Eufors,
On many weigh,y combinations sesper uns
} England herself, and eh,sfiy the maintenance
OF the Ottoman empire, are too initmsief
bound up With the eIi,,ence of Hungary iaI
me In lose all hope. Ny lord. may God 'As
Almighty for many years shield you. ,hs
J YOU may long protect the unfor'vnss. art
. live to be the guardian Of tho rights Of free
dom and humanity. ! subscribs Myself
with the mos, perfect respect and esteem
; Signed l.. kOSSUTH.