The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26


stimony superfluous, and shows that the :,
unrarian patriot has borne himself on his way -
our country in manner fully worthy OF his
revious illustrous career. In about week he
i'll land upon our shores, to meet, doubt
OF, such reception as probably no other a. .,
wing European man could command: !, u
70 his honor A. c. KingSinad, Mayor u the city h
Of Ncp York. a
SIR: The United States ordered the steam =
ruate Mississippi to conduct me out ct my ,
Prison to freedom, and by freedom to life, be-
cause to activity.
| hailed this generous resolution as the great {
est honor which nian can meet. hailed it
as ray Of hope and consolation to my down
trodJen, to my bleeding, but still not broken
native land hailed il as highly encouraging
of your glorious peoples SYM
paihy to that principle which and will ever
be the aim Of all the cndGavors of all my
life.
And when, with the noble minded consentmcnt
of the Sultan, stepped on board he hlississp- |
pi irigatc, and more free, because under
your glorious flag, heard the warm, generous,
welcoming cheers Of the officers aud crew
these frank, Loyal, gallant men, the tue repro
sentativcs of Ane lean freedom, Am r can
greatness, American gcnrfositv-i could NOT
torbear to have the impression that the spirit OF
waves To Old ropes oppressed nations,
.sDoa't despair. Here is brothers powerful
| hand to your aid -
| These being my sentiments, you can ludgeb by
ihcul sir, how iervently must have wished TO
nave the honor to be conducted, by this very
'fi9atc, 10 The United States.
/ Bat know that the sympathy Of the United
States is not given to any man in the world Tor
his sake, but for the principles sake that he
| t,,I e. Al
would prove unworthy Of this sympathy Gins
hi chest treasure of my lifc) should neg Get Tor
single moment the duties which DIVINE
Providence has assigned to Elc-s houid !
neglect to provide according TO the cx'g" nct
OF circumstances fer tie interest ct yendef
cause, which the glorious republic of the onl-
ted States honored with its appreciation and It's
sympathy.
1t became therefore, an imperious duty OF
honor and conscience TO me moi 10 leave Europe
5 without arranging my public and private affairs
and carefully providing against any harm to ING
sacred aim Of my life, for that time which
; shall have to enjoy the honor of the hospitality
OF your glorious land.
: So the mos. impcrious duties of patriot,
$ father and man. impose upon me the ncccss'
ty to stop for few days in England before
2 continue my pas sage to the United States.
. Com. Morgan, at Spezzia and afterwards
: Capt Long, of the Mississippi, here, did, witt
o the noble kindness of true American heart
$ appreciate the motives of this necessity, ant
:, generously consented to wait with the Misss
$ sippi in the Bay Of Gibraltar for my return from
r England with the packet boat which leave
Southampton on the 9th inst.
e But the government of the French "repub
+ Iic'' not the French nation, but Its presen
o rovcrnment) refused TO grant me PERMISSION t
d pass rapidly through France, by which passing
e I micht have spared time and suifrrings to m
d wife and children. And now the first means G
d conveyance to England can avail myself OF
only packet-boat, expected tomorrow to al
e rive from the Orient, and this, too, making elev
! en- DAYS to England from here.
1 On the other hand, Capt. Long informs m
n that any longer delay here would render nj
IS only my associates, but also the officers an
W crew of the Mississippi, liable, in approachin
e the coast Of the United States at q late season
81 to many suff;,rngs, by having to endure e.
% cessively severe cold and stormy weather.
y So, considering, on the other side, that tn
: most sacred duties force me not to leave Fl
rope for some time, before providing ~, my "
* fairs in England, and considering, on the otht
: side, that, only staying eight or ten days
England, it were entirely impossible to loi
81 again the Mississippi here before 18th OF No'
Is embcr-so that Of course could only arris
If in the second half of December on your hosp
table shores-it becomes absolutely duty
honor to me not to cause any augmentation
Is the hardships and sutIerngs to the officers al
crew Of this ship, and not to embarrass the
IN their public service, also to alleviate m
own associates in their passage to the Unite
States.
These are the motives, sir, which deprive n
of the honor to be conducted to your gloriol
shores on board the Mississippi frigate f; but
:. feel consoed at the idea that in adopting such
II course | not only have relieved those who al
- on board the Mississippi from some suffering
= but myself also will have the high satisfacto
: an entire month sooner to hoy the happne:
h Of landing at New YORK, as | am decided
II leave England on board of that steamer whc
!, leaves Liverpool on the 9TH of November IL
New York.
d Having had the lnestimable pleasure to rca
!, reported in the public papers that the city
: New York resolved to honor, with a gencrol
~ reception and hospitality, in my undeservin
- person, the cause and principles | represent,
: regard it to be my duty respectfully to lnfor
you, sir, and by your kind interference the gei
>, crous city of New York, about these accident
~ and about my intention to leave Liverpool f'
!. your city on the 7h November.
70 ! confidently hope that the people and go'
E ernment Of the United States will apprecia
my motives and approve the course was bour
~ to adopt
- Let me hope, also, sir, that might nothn
% have lost by the imperous necessity OF tn
a course from you and your peoples sympathie
, which, though conscious not to have merited,
,r consider the greatest honor ofmy life, the hi
! est reward Cor my suiirrngs, and the most hol
orng encouragement steadily to go on towa
y that noble aim which the people of the Unite
Il States have sanctioned and sanctified by the
). sym by
Be pleased. sir, to accept the expression
n my highest regards, lasting gratitude, and mo
!, distinguished consideration, with which | hay
,f the honor 10 be,
Il Your most obscquIous servant,
y KOSSUTH.
- U. S. STEAM rRIGATE MISSISSIPPI,
Il Bay of Gibraltar, Oct. II, 1851.