Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-11-08


made yet to the fallen chief of generous
nation, and could hardly have been expect
ed in the 10Th century.
NV answer does not admit of hesitation.
Between death and shame the choice can be
neither dubious nor difficult. Governor Of
Hungary, and elected to that high place by
the confidence of fifteen millions of my
countrymen, know well what | owe to the
honor of my country even in exile. Even
as private individual have an honorable
path to pursue. Once Governor of a gen
erons county, leave no heritage to my
children-they shall, at least, bear an un-
sulied name. Gods will be done. | am
prepared to die but as think this measure
dishonorable and injurious to Turkey,
whose interests sincerely have at heart,
and as | felt it my duty to save my compan-
ions in exile, if | can, from a degrading
alternative, | have replied to the grand vi
zier in a conclatory manner, and took also
the liberty to apply to Sir Stratford Cam
ming and General Aupick for their generous
aid against tins tyrannic act. In full reli-
ance on the noble sentiments and generous
principles Of your exceIlency, by which, as
well as through your wisdom, you have Sc
cured the esteem of the civilized world, /
trust to be excused in enclosing copies Of
my two letters to the grand Vlzier and Sir
Stratlord Canning.
am informed that the whole matter is
cabal against the ministry of Reschd Pasha
whose enemies would wish to force him to
our extradition, in order to lower it in pub
lie estimation, and render impossible its
continuance in office. 1t is certain that in
the grand council held Oh the 9th and 10th
OF September, after tumutuous debate,
the majority of the council declared in IA
vor OF our extradltlon, the majority of the
ministry against it. No decision was come
to, Ill consequence of the alteration which
took place but, notwithstanding, the min
lslry thought fit to make us the revolving
suggestion | have named
This mode of solving the difficulty would
not, am convinced save the ministry, be-
cause protection only given, i'll contradc-
ton of the Sultan's generous feeling, at the
price of five thousand Christians abandon
ing their faith, would be revolving to the
whole Christian world, and prove hardly
calculated to win sympathies for Turkey, in
the event of war with Russia, which, in the
opinion Of the most experienced Turkish
statesmen, is approaching fast.
As to my native country, Turkey does,
believe, already feel the loss of the neglec-
ted opportunity of having given to Hungary
at least some moral help, to enable it to
check the advance of the common enemy.
But 1t appears to me that it would he very
I'll advised mode Of gaining Hungarian syul-
pa,hy by sending ne to an Austrian scatiud,
and forcing my unhappy companions to alb
jure their religion, or accept the same al
tentative.
No friends of the Turkish Government
would spring up from my blood, shed by
her broken faith, but many deadly foes. My
lord, your heart will, | am sure, excuse my
having called your attention to our unhap-
ply fate, since it has now assumed political
Importance. Abandoned III this unsocial
land by the whole world, even the first du-
ties of humanity give US no promise OF pro-
lection, unless, my lord, you and your gen.
erous nation come forward and protect US.
What steps it may be expedlent that you
should take, what We have a right TO eX-
pect from the well-known generosity of
England, 1t would be hardly fitting for me
to enter on. place my own aud my com-
panions' fate in your hands, my lord, and III
the name of humanity throw myself upon
the protection of England.
Time presses--our doom in few days is
sealed Allow me to make a humble per-
sonal request; l am man, my lord, pre-
pared to face the worst; and can die with
free look at heaven. as | have lived. But
| am also, husband, son, and father; my
poor true hearted wife, my children, and
noble old mother, are wandering about
Hungary. They will probably soon fall
into the hands of those Ausrians who de-
light III torturing even feeble women, and
with whom the innocence of childhood is no
protection against prosecutions. l conjure
your excellency, i'll the name of the Nose
High, to put stop to these cruellies, by
your powerful medaiipn and especially to
accord to my wife and children an asylum
on the soil OF the generous English people.
AS to my poor-my loved and noble
counlry--mu>t she, too, perish for ever =
Shall she, unalded abandoned to her fate,
aud uuavenged, be doomed to humiliation
by her tyrauls VIII England, once her
hope, not become her consolation
The poltlcul interests of clyllsed Europe
so many weighty considerations respecting
England herself, and chiefly the mainte-
nance Of the Ottoman empire, are too init.
mately bound up with the existence of Hun
gary for me to loose all hope. My lord, may
God the Almighty for many years shield
you, that you may long protect the uniorIu'
nate, and 1--we to be the guardian Of the
rights of freedom aud humanity. sub.
scribe myself, with sentiments OF the most
perfect respect aud esteem,
LOUIS KossUTH.
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT, 1910. Some.
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