The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-26
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The Washington DAiog, pnblishesa letter
from the noble Hungarian leader and patriot,
Kossuth, to QeneIsl Cess The Union truly
Itmust be source Of true grat-
ification and of honorable pride 10 Gen.
Cass, that his efforts 10 suspend diplomatic
intercourse with Austria, although they were
unsuccessful, have been SO highly appreciated
and approved BY the heroic leader of The
gallant people whose exertions commanded
the sympathies Of every true lover Of ffee-
dom throughout the world-a people who,
though now down-trodden, (as the noble
Kossuth says.) we yet hope will, in the dis
lpensation OF Providence, assert and main
tain their rights as free and indie pendent
aation among the nations Of theearth:
KUTALyA, (Asia Minor May IS, 1850.
GEEERAI:--It is already ten months that
/ have the anguish Of exile TO endure. =
Nature has mans mind with wonderful
elasticity endowed. It yields to many
changes Of fate, and gets accustomed even to
adversely. But to one thing the patriots
heart never learns to inure itself-+to the
pangs ofSsxile. 3 = .sgs n 3slgG
You rememberyon patrician of Venice,
who, when banished, feignetl high treason,
that he might at least from the scaffold cast
over the Rialto glance once more. ,a.a
This fond desire can easily understand.
l can SO the more, because yon Venetian,
though exiIed, knew his fathehand to be
happy and great; but !, sir, carry the dolor
of millions, The pains ofSa down-trodden
country in my breast, without having even
the sad consolation to think that It could
not otherwise be. 4 Obi had Divine Proyi-
dence only from treason designed me to pre-
serve, / swear to the Almighty God the
[threatning biliows Of despotism would haye
fallen like foam from the rock Of my brave
peoples breasts; To have this firm conyic-
ton, sir, and, instead Of the well-deserved
victory of freedom, to find oneself in exile,
the fatherland in chains, is profound sor.
row, nameless grief.
Neither have / the consolation to have
found mitigations Of this grief at the hospi-
table hearth Of a great people, the contem-
plation of which, by tue imposing view oI
freedom's wonderful powers, warns the des-
pondent heart, making il in the destiny Of
mankind believe. ~ Ne+'
1t is not "a coward Amentation which
makes me say all this, General, but the lively
sense of gratitude and thankful acknowl-
edgements for your generous sympathy. ]
wanted to sketch the darkness Of my desti.
ny, that you might feel what benefit mus
have been To me your beam Of light, by
which you, from the capital offree America
!ightened my night. ~ f "a 9fet2
1t was in Bfo1ssa, General, that the notice
of your imposing speech has reached me
in yonder Broussa, where Hannibal bewailed
bis countsy's mischief, and foetold the fall
Of its oppressors- Hannibal, ,exiled like my.
self, but still unhappier, as be was accompa.
MED in exile by the ingratitude Of his peo.
pie, but ! by the love Of mine. 81
Yes, General, your powerful speech wal
not only the inspiration of sympathy fo
unmerited misfortune, SO natural 10 noble
feeling hearts; it was the revelation of thu
Justice Of God-it was a leaf from the booI
Of fate, unveiled to the world. On that day
General, you were sitting, in the name o
mankind, in tribunal, passing judgment OF
despotism and the despots of the world
and as sure as the God Of Justice lives, you
verdict will be, accomplished.
Shall yet have my share in this grea
work or not? ! do not know. Once almos
an Efficient instrument in the hands Of Prov
idence, | am now buried alive. With hum
Bile heart will accept the call 10 action
should be deemed worthy Of itSor submi
TO the doom Of inactive 81 fferings, il it mus
be SO. But, be il one or the other, know
that your sentence will be fulfilled, ] know
that aged Europe, at the sun of freeman
young America, will herself grow younI
again. / know that my people, who proved
SO worthy of liberty, will yet, notwith
standing their present degradation, weigl
heavy in this balance Of fate; | know that
as long as one Hungarian lives, your name
General, win be counted among the mos
cherished in my native land, as, the distin
guished man who, worthy interpreter Q
the generous sentiments Of the geat Amer
ican people. has upon us poor Hungarian
the consolation bestowed Of a confden
hope, at a moment when Europe's decrepi
politics seemed our unmerited fate foreye
to seal. u &st5 0 ~ g go
May you be pleased, General, 10 accep
the most fervent thanks of an honest frienI
of freedom. Let me hope that should MI
Ujhazy, (my Oldest and best friend and pres
ent representative in the United States il
the interest of the holy cause to which yo
have so generously your protection accorded
address himself to you for something wbic
you might, in your wisdom, judge conye
nient and practicable, you will not Withhold
from us your powerful support and pleas
to accept the assurance Of my highes
esteem and mos; peculiar veneration. p
t@fs,8s9'#i I,ll L. K0SSUTH, ,l
Anc. GOV. Of Hungary.
To the Hon. the Gen. cass, Washington
l hope you will excuse MY bad English,
thought il my duty to address you in you