Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-05

aiion to her national existence, preserved
through thousand years, through adysrsis
lies 20 numerous, were able to arOuss her
10 oppose the fatal stroke aimed ct her.
very life, 10 enable her to repulss the,
tyrannical assault of the uugrateiul Hsps.
burghs, or to accept the struggle for life,
honor, and liberty forced upon her. And:
she has Dobly Tough, that holy battle, In
which with the aid Of Almighty God, she
prevailed against Austria, whom we crush
cd 10 the earth, standing firm, even when.
attacked by the Russia giant, in the con.
sclousness of justice, in our hope in God,
and IN our hope, my lord, in the generous
feeling oi your great and glorious naiion,;
the natural supporter of Justice and humani.
~ throughout tho world. But this In over;
what tyranny began has been by treachery
concluded: on all sides abandoned, my poor
country has fallen, not through the over.
whelming power Of two great empi, es, but
by the faults, and lmny say by the trsa-.
SOD, Of her own sons. 95ts
10 these unsowurd events, pray God,
that my unhappy country may be the only
sacrifice, and that the true Interests of
peace, freedom and civilization lhroushsh the,
world, a1ay not be involved ia our unhappy
fate. ~ = sgs..s-s
Mr. Ffshcis eiPulsky, eur diplomatic
agent in L6ndoa. has secsiyed ample if.s,
formation ID tottse seansS oefhis sudden snd. !.
nnloekedsfor change in the affairs Of HIM,
gary, anaSaa instructed TO communicate Ito
your Exeelleney,l If you are .gracieusly
pleased TO receive the same. Ii 10 suot.
:ansipathy to Aas,ria, though 80 we'll merit.
ed at the hands Of. every Hungarian, bur
true conviction which makes me say, ,has
even Austria has lost Ear, more by her
victory, gained through Russian aid, than
she would have lost in ineri,ed defeas
through honorable arrangement, Fallen
from her position Of firsl.rate power, she
has now forfeited her self consistency, and
has sunk into the obedient instrument Of :.
Russian ambition and Of Russian com.
mands. s.,sic
Russia only has gained at this sanguinary
game: she has extended and strengthened :
her influence in the east Of Europe, aid
threatens already, in q fearful manner,
with outstretchii,g arms, not only the in,sg. !.
rity, but the moral basis, Of the Tarkkh
empire.
May ii please you, my lord, {, communi.
cate to your E,csllency nIost re,o.ting
condition whn b the Turkish Government.
at the suggestion OF Russia, is atou; to-:
impose upon us poor homeless exiless
|, the gorerno. Of unhappy Hungary.
after having, believe, usa good cuizen
and hottest man, fulfilled to the lasl my
duty 10 my country, had no choice lett me
se.ween ,he repose OF the grave and the
indispensable anguish Of expnlrnti n.
MANY Of my b. elhren In nlsi, rune had
proceeded me OF. the Turkish territory.
followed ,hither in sne hope that | should
be Persnnled 10 p IS to England, and there
under the protection oi the English peop's
"a protection never yet denied 10 psrsecu,.
cd man-allowed T. repose fora while my
wearied head on the hospi,able snoretaf
your harpy island. a7tp.- .ra,izs
But even with these views ! weird
rather have surren tered myself s4lo. AMY
deadllest ei,e'ny than TO cause any d.ffirna.
ties 10 the 10 kish Governments, whoss
siuatinn we'll know how to appreciois,
and therefore did moi inlrude on the Turk
lsh territories without previously inqulrins
whether | and my companions in Inisfnr.
tune would be willingly received uud shs
protection Of the Sultan granted to Us. l.s-
W Q received the assurance that we wess
welcome guests, and should emily tho full
protection oil his Majesty the Padisha, who
would rather sacrifice $4,000 of his own
subjects, than allow one hair of uur heads
- be injured. TS.ai
It was only upon this assurance that We
passed icto the Turkish territory, am6
according TO the generous assurance We
were received and tended on our journey.
received in Widdin us the Sultan's guests,
aud treated hospitality during four .as~ka,
whilst waiting from Consiantinopie further
orders as to the continuation Of our sad jour.
ney 10 some distant shore.
Even the ambassadors of England and
France. to whom ven,ured in the name
of humanity to appeal. were so kind as NJ
assure me Of their full sympathy.
His Majesty, the Sultan, was also 90
gracious as to give deciled negative ~
the inhuman pre,ensions of our exiradiiion ,
demanded by Russia and Austria.
But fresh letter from his Majesty ths
Gar arrived in Const,ntinoble, and its
consequences was the suggestion sent to u
by an express messenger Of the Turkish
Government, that the Poles and Hungari-
ans, and in particular myself Count Cast.
mir Bathiany, Minister Of Foreign affairs
Of Hungary under my Government, and
the Generals Measures and Perczel .ali
present here,) would be surrendered unless
we chose to abjure the faith ofour forefaih.
ers in the religion of Christ and become
Musselmans. And thus FIVE thousand
Christians are placed in the terrible alter.
native elmer OF facing the scaffold or Of
purchasing their lives by abandoning their
faith. So low is already fallen the once
mighty Turkey, that she can devise no
other means to answer or eyade the de-
mands of Russia. q
Words fail me to qualify these astonish.
ing suggestions, such as never have been
made yet to the fallen chief of generous
nation, and could hardly have been expect.
ed in the nineteenth century.
Ny answer does not admit Of hesitation.
Between death and shame the choice can
neither be dubious nor difficult. Governor
Of Hungary, and elected to that high place
by the confidence of fifteen millions Of my
/ know well what owe to
the honor of my country, even in exile