Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-12-20

erland and to humanity, it will be your merit
lit will be your work May you and your
glorious country be blessed for it. Europe is.
on the very eve of such immense events, that.
however fervent my gratitude be to you, |
would not have felt authorized to Cross the
Atlantic at this very time, only for the pUr-
pose to exhibit to you my warm thanks. /
would have thanked you by facts contributing
to the freedom of the European continent and
would have postponed my visit to your glori-
Gus shores till the decisive battle for liberty
was fought if it we're my destiny to outlive
that day. s.s
Then what is the motive of my being here
at this very time? The motive. citizens, is
that your generous act of my liberation has
raised the conviction throughout the world,
that this generous act of yours is but the man
Hesitation of your resolution to throw your
weight into the balance where the fate Of the
Euroean continent is TO be weighed. You
have raised the conviction throughout the
world that my by liberation you were willing
to say, 'Ye oppressed nations of old Europe's
continent, be of good cheer: the young giant
of America stretches his powerful arm over
the waves, ready to give brothers hand to
your future So is your act interpreted
throughout the world. You in your proud
security, can scarcely imagine how beneficial
this conviction has already proved to the suf-
fering nations Of the European continent
You can scarcely imagine what self-con6dence
you have added to the resolution Of the op-
pressed. You have knit the tie of solidarity
in the destinies of nations. l can't doubt that
you know how was received by the public
opinion in every country which touched
since am free, and what feelings my liberia
ton has elected in those countries which it
was not my lot to touch. You know how ], a
plain, poor, penniless exile, have almost be-
come center Of hope and confidence to the
most different nations, not united but by the
tie of common suferings. What is the source
of this apparation, unparalleled in mankind's
history? The source Of it is, that your gen.
erous act of my liberation is taken by the
world for the revelation of the fact that the
United States are resolved not to allow the
despots of the world to trample on oppressed
humanity. 1t is hence that my liberation was
cheered, from Sweden down to Portugal as
ray of hope. It is hence that even thrse
nations which most desire my presence in
Europe now, have unanimously told me,
Hasten on, hasten on, to the great, free, rich
and powerful people of the United States, and
bring over its brotherly aid to the cause Of
your country, so intimately connected with
European liberty and here stand TO plead
the cause of the solidarity of human rights be-
fore the great Republic Of the United States
Humble as am, God, the Almighty, has Sc
lected me to represent the cause of humanity
before you. My warrant to this capacity is
written in the sympathy and confidence of al
who are oppressed, and of all who, as your ell
der brother the people of Britain, sympathiEe
with the oppressed-my warrant to this ca
pacity is written in the hopes and expectations
you have entitled the world to entertain, By
liberating me out of my prison, and by restor'
ing me to activity. But it has pleased the
Almighty to make out of my humble self yet
another opportunity for thing which may
prove happy turning point in the destinies o
the world bring you brotherly greeting
from the people of Great Britain speak no
in an official character, impaired by diploma
cy, whose secresy is the curse of lhe world
but am the harbinger of the public spirit 0
the people, which has the right to impart
direction to its government and which l wit
1 HCSoOOB pLOuOuHCinR IbSCl4 III huC E1OSb uCCiuC(
manner, openly-tbat the people of England
united to you with enlightened brotherly love
as it is united in biood-conscious of you
strength as it is conscious of its own, has for
ever abandoned every sentiment Of Irritation
and rivalry, and desires the brotherly allianc
of the United States to secure to every na
ton the sovereign right to dispose of itsel
and to protect the sovereign right of nation
against the encroaching arrogance of despot
and lesgued to you against the league of deI
pots, TO stand together with you, godfather
the approaching baptism of European ibertl
Now, gentlemen, have stated my position
am a straight forward man. am repul
lican. have Rvowed it openly in the mona
chical but free England; and am happy {
state that have nothing lost by this avowt
there. hope will not lose here, in repul
, lican America, by that frankness, which mu
/ be one of the chief qualities of every republ
t can. So beg leave, frankly and openly,
state the following points: First, that tai
it to be duty of honor and principle not
= meddle with whatever party question Of yol
) own domestic affairs. claim for my conntl
q the right to dispose of itself; so am resolve
!. and must be resolved, to respect the san
E principle here and everywhere. May othe
/ delight in the part of knights errant for theo
: les. It is not my case. am the man of Il
o great principle of the sovereignty of eve
n people to dispose of its own domestic co
IS Germs; and most solenanly deny to every fc
' eigner, as to every foreign power, the rig
y : to oppose the sovereign faculty. Secondly,
+ profess highly and openly, my admiration
= the glorious principle of union, on viii
! stands the mighty pyramid of your greatne
n and upon the basis of which you have grow
/ in the short period of seventy-fve years, to
J prodigious giant the living wonder of t
4 world have the most warm wish that t
'e star spanglsd banner of the United Stat
ir may forever be floating, united and one, I
:. proud ensign of mankind's divine origin; a
d taking my ground on this principle of unic
% which l find lawfully existing an establish
to constitutional act, it is not to party, but
,e the united people of the United States tina
G confidently viii address my humble reque
,e for aid and protection to oppressed humani
tol will conscienciouslv resnect Vour lAy