The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-24

by its loudly proclaimed sympa by with the cause
OF the freedom aud Independence of Hungary
has pronounced itself willing not To remain in
different, aud TO side not with absolutism but
with liberty, by supporting and protecting against
all Interference Ct foreign governments the SOW
ereign rights of every nation to dispose OF itself
You, yourself, have pronounced by this demon
stration, and by your generous address in favor
OF this principle so. thanking you most feryently
Tor 1t, beg leave to congratulate you on the
sound Judgment and on the comprehensive views
you give, and that you entertain, on the duties
OF England towards Europe, and on the proper
interests OF England itself You have right
July considered that the freedom OF England,
and that happy condition which you feel assured
That your Institutions, your freedom, and your
public spirit, will go on peacefully developing
morally, materially, and politically that all this
Is Intimately connected with the victory Of the
principle OF freedom on the European CONT
nent. In a word, YOU have pronounced for that
truth, ], since in England, on no occasion have
omitted to express, viz: That there is com
munity in the principle of freedom as there is
an Identity in the destinies of humanity
FREE EUROPE AND FREE TRADE.
Besides, you have duly considered that the
material welfare of Great Britain is also in the
highest degree dependent on and connected with
inc victory OF the principle of freedom in
Europe. And truly it is so. On several oc-
casions have discussed already this important
topic, and will do so more amply yet on another
occasion. Here beg leave only to state briefly
a few plain facts. You live by honest labor
You have your manufactured products to dis
pose Of for which you want large free markets
and free trade. Now, it is as obvious az that
t,uAa md fxt., p,ata g., tk,t, ,,l. IL
becoming free, England can have no free trade
with Europe. Twill show you by facts that the
amount of trade with absoutist Russia and Aus
tria is l0d. per head, whereas the amount of
England with a free country, with the Republic
of the United States Of America is Is per head
What difference. .Absolutsm gives to your
trade and industry market Of Tod per head,
freedom gives you market of U.s. per head
Is not the freedom of Europe, then, ques-
ton OF vital interest with you? Let us look to
consequences. Suppose the price of the bread
which one OF you consumes be three or four
pounds; upon this price you have, by the repeal
of the corn laws, probably gained not more
than from fifteen shillin9s to pound. Certain
ly great benefit. But suppose the millions
who nhabit Russia. Austria, Italy, Hungary, to
become free, and being free, to consume as
much OF your manufacture as the United States
(though in part highly manufacturing them
selves) consume per head; that would give
market of at least sixty millions Of pounds
sterling to England, which would prove a bene
fit of two or three pounds year per head 10
you. will not, with my aching chest, dwell
further upon this subject now, but will cheer
fully acknowledge that you were animated in
this noble demonstration by higher motives
by such generous sentiments as betoken the
noblest feelings and by that moral dignity of
man which is the revelation of mankind's d.
vine origin. X 4
And here meet again another noble idea Of
your address, where you say that the name of
my country is linked in your prayers and in your
hopes with the name of other nations. Bless
you for that word You enoble my name and
my country's by it. Yet you speak the, truth
The very moment that Russia first interfered in
Hungary, our struggles grew to Euronean
height we struggled no more for our own Free
dom, our own Independence but altogether for
the freedom and independence of the European
continent. Our cause became the cause of man
kind My nation became the martyr of the
cause of European freedom in the past; of
other nations it will be the faithful champion
of that freedom for the future. l. for my own
humble part, whom my people and the public
opinion of the world took for the personifcation
of my peoples sentiments--I know where my
place is ! know what duties are entaed upon
me. | shall insure the sympathies of England
by my devotion TO my countrys European
cause. England will find me faithful to that
place and TO those duties WI ich my peoples
confidence having assigned to me, foreign vio-
ence could hinder me from exercising, but
whose legitimate character no violence could
destroy
Let me also hope, that while Hungary and
are aware Of the solidarity Of our cause with the
causes of European freedom and independe ce,
and while Hungary is resolved TO stand manfuly
in It's place, the other nations, and England it.
self will not forget that the freedom and indie.
pendence of Hungary is indispensable to the
Independence of Europe against Russian en-
croachment and preponderance, and so nett her
the other European nations nor ENGLAND will
allow Russia again TO interfere or to uphold that
detested House Of Hapsburg. with which, etern
ally alenated, Hungary will never, through
time, have any transactions, unless TO ban IL, eX-
pulse it or to hurl it in the dust Amongst the
nations linkes to my country in your hopes
and PRAYERS, your address especially names
France, Poland. Germany, and ltaly To be
sure there are some Of those events which may
be scented already in the air.
THE PROSPECTS OF FRANCE.
As to France, my sentiments are known
have declared them openly. ! will be true TO
those sentiments; and can on'y add, that il Is a
highly important step in mankind's destiny TO
see brolherly love between nations so subst
tutrd for the unhappy rvalries of old to elirit
in England also such brotheriy welcome 10 the
French as was seen at the Great Exhibition, and
to elicit such sentiments in England. And so,
certainly 1t should ever be. The French nation
is great enough for the pulsaton Of its heart to
be, and to have been always, felt over the great
est part Of the European continent Till now
il is true that the expectations have never been
realized which Europes oppressed nations had Ia
France but il must be remembered that the
French nation has fallen short in the realization
of its own domestic hopes also. IL would there
fore be unjus, to make a reproach Of that which
was a misfortune, which they themselves deploro
most deeply.
| attribute their mischances 10 the unfortunate
propensity to Capitalization which the French
nation during all it's trials conserved-centrali
cation which leads ever TO the oppression Of
hbcrty-centralization with which the guaran-
tees of liberty rest rather upon personalities