The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-17


ing from the people Of Great Britain. speak not
| IN an official character, impaired by diplomacy,
whose secresy is the curse of the world, but am
the harbinger of the public spirit of the psope,
which has the right to impart direction to its Go.
vernment, and which | witnessed, pronouncing
itself in the most decided manner, openly, that the
people of England, united to You with enlightened
brothery love, as it is united in blood; conscious
oi your strength as If is conscious of its own, has
forever abandoned every sentiment of irritation
and rivalry, and desires the brotherly alliance of
the United States to secure to every nation the
sovereign right TO dispose ITSELF and to protect the
sovereign right of nations against the encroaching
arrogance of despots, and Ieagued to you against
the league of despots, TO stand together with yon,
od'fa,her to the approaching baptism of European
liberty.
Now, gentlemen, have stated my position. I
a,o a straightforward man. am a Ie epnblican. |
have avOHed it openly in the mOnarchica but free
England; and am happy to state that have
nothing lost by this avowal there. | hope will
not lose here, in republican America, by that frank
ness which must be one of the chief qualities of
every republican. So beg leave, frankly and
openly to state the following points First, that
take it to be duty of honor and principle not to
medde whatever with any party question of your
own domestic affairs. claim for my country the
right to dispose of itself; SO am resolved, and
must be resolved to respect the principle here
and every where. May others delight in the paft
Of knights errant for theories. 1t il not my
am The man of the great principle Of the sove.
reignty of every people to dispose of its own do
nestle concerns; and | most solemnly deny to
every foreigner, as to every foreign power, the
right to oppose the sovereign faculty. Secondly,
profess, highly and openly, my admiration for the
glorious principle Of Union, on which stands the
mighty pyramid of your greatness, and upon the
basis of which you have grown in the short period
of seventy.ve years, to prodigious giant, the liv
ing wonder OF the world have the most warm
wish that The star.spangled banner of the United
States may for ever be floating, united and one,
the proud ensign Of mankind's divine origin; and
taking my ground upon this principle of union,
which find lawfully existing, an established con.
siitniiona fact il is not to party. but to the united
people of the United States, that confidently will
address my humble requests for aid and protection
TO oppressed humanity. | will conscientousy
respect your laws, but within the Limits of your
laws will use every honest exeriion to gain your
operative sympathy and your financial material
and pslitica aid for my country's freedom and in
dependence, aud entreat the realization Of those
hopes which your generosity has raised in me and
IN my peoples breasts, and also in the breasts of
Europes oppressed nations And, therefore, thirdly,
beg leave frankly to state that my aim to restore
my faiher!and to the full enjoyment of that act of
declaration of Independence, which, being the
only rghtiul existing public law OF my nation, can
have lost nothing of its rghtlulness by the violent
invasion of foreign Russian arms and which, there
fore, is fully entitled TO be recognized by the people
| of The United States, whose very existence is
founded upon similar declaration of indepen'
dence.
Thus, having expounded my aim beg leave 10
state that came not to your glorious shores 10 en-.
| Joy happy rest. ! came not with the intention to
gather triumphs Of personal distinction, or TO be
the object Of popular shows; but came an hum.
BILE petitioner i'll my counry's name, as its freely
chosen constitutional chief. What can bs opposed
to this recognition, which is logical necessary
consequence of the principle of your country's po-
lnical existence! What can be opposed to it |,
The trown of Mr. Husemann the anger of that
fff fItaf all.lE A
tria; and the Immense danger with which some
European and American papers threaten you, and
by which, OF course, you must feel extremely terri
ned that your minister at Vienna will have offered
to him his passports, and that Mr.. Hulsemann will
leave Washington, should be received and treated
in my official capacity.
| NOW, as TO your minister at Vienna. how YOU
| can combine the letting him stay there with your
opinion of the cause of Hungary, really don't
| know; but so much know, that the present ah-
solust atmosphere of Europe is not very propitious
TO American principles. know man who could
Tell some curious facts about this matter. But as
| TO Mr.. Hu'semann, really don't believe that he
would be so ready to leave Washington. He has
extremely we'll dgestsd the causic pills which Mr..
| webster has administered to him so gorouslv.
But, after ALL know enough of the public spirit
OF The sovereign people of the United States to
know that it would never admit 10 whatever respoD.
sloie depository of the Executive power, should he
s!eh @ De willing to do so, (Which, to be sure, youl
| O,l
De De regulated IN its policy by all the Hulsemanns OIL
an me francis Josephs in the world So conf
uenty nope thst the sovereign of this country, the
people, VIII make the declaration of independence
vi :n :uniunsaiy sooh formally recognized, and that il
Will care not bit for it if Mr. HuIsemann take
to.norrow his passports, bon poyage TO him. I'm
| rs also my agreeable duty to profess that an
entirely convinced that the Government of III,
United states shares warmly the sentiments Of tn,
people in that respect 1t has proved If bv ave
cutting in ready and dgnified manner The resoln
tion oil congress on behalf Of my liberation. II ha
proved it by calling on the Congress TO conside
how shall be treated and received, and even thi
morning was honored, by the express order of tn.
ol the United States, in such a manner as, accord
ing 10 the military rules, only public man, in {
high official capacity, can be greeted.
Having thus expounded my aim, beg leave I,
state that came not TO your glorious shores to en-
JOY a happy rest; came not with the intention To
gather triumphs of personal distinction, but be
cause an humble petitioner, in my country's name
as its freely chosen constitutional chief humbly /,
entreat your generous aid and then it to the ain
that VIII devote every moment Of my time, with
the more asslduty, the more restessne.s as ever,
moment may bring report of events which ma1
call me to hasten to my place on the battle. field
where the great, and hope The last battle will b,
fought between liberty and despotism-a momen
marked by the finger of God to be so near tba
every hour of delay of your generous aid NAV prove
And thus, having stated my position to be that o
an humble petitioner in the name of an oppressed
country let me respectfully ask, do YOU not regre
to have bestowed upon me the high honor of thi
glorious reception, unparalleled in history7 sa,
unparalled In history, though l know that youl
fathers have welcomed Lafayette in similar wav
but Lafayette had mighty claims to your country
gratitude; he had fought in your ranks for yon
freedom and independence, and, what was still
more, in the hour of your need. He was the linl
OF your friendly connection with France-a con
nection, the result Of which was two French fleets
OF more than thirty eight men of war three thou
sand gallant men, who fought side by side will
you against CORVALLIS, before Yorktown; tn,
precious gift of twenty-four thousand muskets,
loan OF nineteen millions Of dollars, and even tn
preliminary treaties of your glorious peace, nego
tlated at Paris by your immortal Franklin. l hon
the people Of the United States, now itself in tn
happy condition to aid those who are in need q
aid, as Itself was once in need, will kindly remem
ber these facts; and you, citizens of New York
and you Will yourselves become the Lafayette
of Hungary.
Lafayette had great claims to your love and avn
pathy; but have none. | came an humble pet
toner, with no other claims than those which III
oppressed have TO the sympathy of free men, wt
! have the power to help; with the claim which Ii
unfortunate has to the happy, and the down -trot
den has 10 the protection of eternal justice and
l human rights. In word, have no other claim
than those which the oppressed principle of fret
dom has TO the aid of victorious liberty. Then,
| would humbly ask, are these claims sufficient
ensure your generous protection, not to myseIf b,
5 to the cause OF my native land-not TO nv na,iy
' land only, hut to the principle of freedom in E,
! I9pes continent, OF which the independence