Washington telegraph., 1850-09-18
KOSSUTH'S LETTER TO GEN.
CASS,


ceived by Gen. Cass from the Hungarian
patriot, Louis Kossuth:
KurALYLA, (As1A M1NoR,) May 25, so.
General: 1t is already ten months that
I have the anguish of exile to endure.
Nature has mans mind with wonder
full elasticity endowed. 1t yields to ma
nv changes Of fate, and gets accustomed
even to adversely. Butto one thing the
patriots heart never learns to in ure IT.
self-.to the pangs of exile.
You remember yon patric;an of ven-
ice. who, when banished, feigned high
treason, that he might at least from the
scaffold cast over the Rialto a glance
once more. ef
This fond desire I can easily under
stand. I can SO the more. because
yon Venetian, though exiled, knew his
fatherland to be happy and great; but l,
sir, carry the dolor of millions, the pains
OF downtrodden country in my wound
ed breast. without having even the sad
consolation to think that it could not 9th
erwise be. Oh! had Divine Providence
only from treason designed me TO pre-
serve, I swear to Almighty God the
threatning pillows of despotism would
have fallen like foam from the rock Of
nv brave peoples breasts. 10 have this
firm conviction. sir, and. instead of the
well-deserved victory of freedom to find
oneself in exile, the father land in chains.
is a profound sorrow, nameless griet
Neither have the consolation TO have
found mtigations of this grief at the hos
pitable hearth of great free people, the
contemplation of which, by the imposing
view of freedoms wonderful powers,
warns the respondent heart, making 1t
in the destiny of mankind believe.
4 X
1t is not a coward lamention which
makes me say all this, General, but the
lively sense of gratitude and thankful ac-
acknowledgements for your generous SYM
pathy l wanted to sketch the darkness
of my destiny, that you might feel what
benefit must have been to me your beam
of light. by which you, free America,
have lightened my night.
1t was ia Broussa, General. that the
notice of your imposing speech has
reached me; in yonder Bronssa, where
Hannibal bewaileG his cOuntry's mis-
chief, and foretold the fall of its oppres-
sors. Hannibal, exiled like myself, but
still unhappier, as he was accompanied
in exile by the ingratitude of his people,
but by the love of mine.
X
Yes, General. your powerful speech
was not only the inspiration of sympathy
tor unmerited misfortune, so natural to
noble, feeling hearts; it was the revela-
ton of the Justice of God-lt was Leaf
from the book of fate, unveiied to the
world. On that day, General, you were
sitting in the name of mankind, IN trlbu-
nal, passing judgment on despotism aud
the despots of the world; aud as sure as
the God of Justice lives. your verdict
will be accomplished.
Shall I yet have my share in this great
work or not! [ do not know. Once al
most an efficient instrument in the hands
of Providence, l am now buried alive
With humble heart will accept the call
to action, should be deemed worthy OF
it, or submit to the doom of inactive sui
ferings. if it nusl be So But be it one
or the other, know that your sentence
will be fulfilled. know that aged Europe,
at the sun of freedoms young America,
will herself grow young again. l know
that my people who proved so worthy OF
liberty, will yet, Notwithstanding their
present degradation, weigh heavy In this
balance of fate; and know that, as long
as one Hungarian lives, your name' Gen-
eral, will be counted among the most
cherished in my native land, as the dis
tinguished man who, worthy lnterpre-
ter of the generous sentiments OF the
great American people. has upon US poor
Hungarians the consolation bestowed OF
a hope, at a moment when Europe's &C.
crepit politics seemed Our anmerlted tate
forever to seal.
May you be pleased, General, to ac-
cept the most fervent thanks OF an honest
friend of freedom. Let me hope that
should Mr.. Ujhazy, (my Oldest and pest
friend, and present representative IN the
United States,) in the interest OF the no.
ly cause to which you have so generous
lv your protection accorded address HIM
self TO you for something which you
might, in your wisdom, judge convenient
and practicable. you wall not withhold
from us your powerful support; and please
! to accept the assurance OF my hlghest
esteem aud most peculiar veneratlon.
L. KOSSUTH,
Aaac. Coz. Of Hungary.
To the Hon. Gen. Cass Washington.
[ hope you will excuse my DAD E"S
lish. thorfght it my duty to ADDRESS
you in your own language.
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A GREAT TRAvELLER.-Capt. En-