The republic., 1851-12-12


York until the 22d Of December, then for the whole
Union would have no more than four weeks to
devote. have received invitations from different
parts Of the country, and any acceptance of these
must be determined by the prospect OF praclichl
results.
REPLY TO THE INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS.
Misfortune is often the first step in the greatest
elevation. There were many different people in
my country bound in the same slavery, whose feel
ings of opposition TO each other broke out at the
very time ! and my people undertook to replace
the common slavery with common liberty. Now,
every man-every people of Hungary ia united.
So much for my country. You went on further in
your address, gentlemen-you went on further to
express certain views and certain sentiments in
regard to your own condition in life. Allow me
not to enter upon this subject with you. IL is not
easy for foreigner, If he had the right TO do
so-which he certainly has MOTTO enter into these
circumstances; and particularly is it not easy for
European TO discuss those principles of liberty
which is founded upon precedents and antecedonts
which are 50 little like those upon which the So
ciety vi Europe Ia modeed; and gentlemen, freely
confess to you that, though long life Of deep
study and stirring action might have given me
some understanding to the politics Of the various
countries OF the world, yet were even citizen Of
the United States would not venture an opinion
upon the political principles of country OF which
| knew but little. But | stand among you upon
one great principle, and upon that principle will
remain; and that principle is, that every nation on
this earth has all il can desire when il has got, un
der the blessing of Almighty God, the freedom and
faculty 10 be the master of its own fate. The ma
ton that is provided by G cd with the freedom and
faculty TO be master OF its fate, and has not the
disposition, the energy, the enterprise to be hap
py, such q nation, gentlemen, does not deserve 10
be happy Taking this principle into consideration
then, gentlemen, am come to the United States
to plead for the oppressed nations of the world and
particularly for my fatherland that they may en-
Joy the right to dispose Of their own fate. am
weak when standing by myself; bat am strong
because | am determined to fight for the liberty Of
tnFatr Inn mn
just and equitable grounds. My people and their
rights shall be respected all over the world. And
claiming this right, as do. for my own nation, |
am the more ready to concede il to all others.
Therefore, gentlemen, you must excuse INC from
entering upon this point of your address. You
have been endowed with such principles of liberty
and right that you can participate In the legisla
tive and executive powers. IL is your privilege
it is the universal privilege of your people, in its
constitutional bodies, to be the tribunal by which
your differences shall be decided / have only to
thank you, gentlemen, for your sympathy, and to
state, moreover, that beeve-and l never speak
that which do not believe-tha believe, firmly
believe that you have not mentioned these princI-
Piles of your internal policy in your address in
der to entangle me with subjects with which am
unacquainted, and thus TO injure the sacred cause
which called me here.
REPLY TO THE DEPUTATIoN FROM THE METH
oDIsT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Since have been here in the United States, the
afforded me such numerous opportunities of ad-
dressing committees and large assemblies, that
my health is very bad, and it is entirely impossible
for me to speak. If was to go speaking to.
day, would not speak any more in my life
am laboring under an organic disease, and my
strength is so weakened, that very often have not
the blood to speak have regarded and
will always regard my unshaken confidence in the
Justice Of God as the greatest source of my conso-
aton and the solid basis OF my hope for the future,
because am confident of the justice of the of
my native land; and it is not possible that the
blessings OF Almig ghty God will not be allotted to
its future-often Providence takes course that
cannot be understood by weak human minds-but
by and by circumstances prove that even mis-
fortunes at last realize the great truth that these
things were well done, and were the only means to
come to that end and aim W hch God, in his Divine
Providence, has assigned to us. now feel conf
dent OF my country's future, and have very
strong reasons for this. All through my hopes in
God were SO strong, and gave me 30 much conso-
lation, that was convinced of this single motive
that God in his justice could not permit just cause
to be doomed to annibilation.
II is out of this that draw forth enough with my
weakened strength to go on way which con-
sider duty of honor and sanctioned by religion.
duty prescribed by our religion to every mem
Der of mankind prescribed as the basis of all fu-
ture hope of heaven-s'thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor thysef'' that is my principle, and in this
will go on, and in it came to the United States.
found here great people gloriousy acting on
the same principle which is not more theoretical
than pfactlcai principle, Wnicn requires you 10
love your neighbor as thyself by duties demon
srated; this my hope and is now. So conf
IDENTIFY hope that the more religious sentiments
find in the United States, am the more sure of
finding the chief rule of the Chrstian faith realized
towards my nation, and towards every other ma
tion OF Europe, in such manner that even the
policy of your country will not be regulated by
any particular notions, but by this great principle
of Christianity, which never, and in place, can
be offended without seeing the consequences of the
departure from this rule come back even to us.