The New York herald., 1851-10-20
TRANSLATION

Your ooedient fellow citizen and servant,
w. foohaAN'
-
,s - llHANsLArioN
Address OF kossuTH TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA.
Two years ago, by Gods providence L who would he
only an humble citizen held in nv hands the de stinv oS
the reisning house of Austria.
Had been ambitious. or had I believed that this
treaeherous family were SO basely wicked ms tbav
wards proved themselves to be the tottsnp nIars of
their throne would have fallen at NV command and
buried the crowned trstors their rns or would
have scattered them like dust before a temnest hone
less exes bearing nothioc hut the tnair
peI and that rovsv which tna S, =. " sIo. I.
thropg gh their own wickeiness
however did not take advantage of these favorable
pces though the entire freedom NJ ms d..r
tive land was the only wish of INV heart M rsoussts
were Of that moderate nature which in the condition of
men asked ~ M E;n ot ~ nI. - ~ ~ .y ooun.Iy
of INV beloved countrvnot sxsn sng - =; ~, M ,
pts, ~ q, ,h j; .Io,s Saas ,l .: = tuinss
sand wears and bv the eonstman ot @ Sy
should be gus rsntied bv rational md "a
us m
r,SsrSrg c ra,o Q, my country without
before the law-sn cassss hsyin, .h, sans r.;Ii iua
sns n,o,scton fro, tha having 'n' Sa"e Pr'heges
Tbiyd-Tbst oil The nsonis os tho ar.,,;,n .;- A..
sotnaw,adS .h n psop'e VI .ne austrian en- pie tnat
Uunra,isns recoo,;,sd az K;,o "a ~ & muou , We
succe,sien .hond havs ,a.,n-s h; a .e s a.s VI
tional rights of which thew had bssn nn;,stiv ass
ptcd modified TO sut their nfs ana tbs n;, ~ ,h
ace ~ 'Ni' ''i "aA'' '"1 'Ae sp'i' Vi '"e
The first demand w.s rot %, ann nam . o...
h.,+s a
made with our ancestos xssn nv b.;r sa & ,h
elevated the hous. ~ Uh ~ IN s 80. a,ee wh. .hsy
tiop was mass that ,bs L h,9 ,me coaa
ptndenoe and consti,u,ion ~ ~ pp1 Ts1 rg inte
psndsn 90 srd ,his " & .oL'fy. AL, nae-
pnr rationsI hin n; sere .ns very vtu,y OF
OF tbs honsa ~ r. ts ee G twelve kings
be s.srsi cn, psDufg naa sworn, IN the presencs OF
would pres.rve cur indenardanes an, h
fl.ese Vur in1epenuense snd ths consttuttoni
nsrnrv sss s .c Sus history OF perpetual and accused
No nst,op evsr n.n;Sss,at ,na.s .,.Ss, wi .A.,y
rulers And though we Door Hunrsi,ns mas. snsisss
thcu1b tSs. Li T i ,i =, VI OUT ha.on. weuste
from ps and In tmes of wsr ~ dn1r rd % ,h
uncororer.bis straro,h os - sei .s1 eu uP'n "a,
t.ts a. ,ha; s',sns,n % 81 cur mytn'uga we ever
t,r,ss and go 80 ua,i.Iy uoo'ou uS 'nousano
while other natia,s 49, .h,s 90 s.,, al iii. ana.
clos 10 nrono.a a.. , s % " spp'Y ~, ther euei-
n,.ar. - ha.s @ a. sna 70 oevesoPe tnst
Mstshmsn msppsopss IN rr, .ana no un IKE 'ne
prevcr our s,o, L. "
fornd.,,on ~ 80 49, ,. as en..ey .ne
and ,na.n.rsonca ~ 'A''e"ee-0u' o'ns'''u'ion
/. a. the rrpreseniatiy. of nv couutrymen. asked
nothing NOR. ,ban a ronst,,u,,on.I r,,ris,y. ~
and nsri,ity wsriJ n-sssn, M Us s y,, wnse r.
oath ' s NVA' ''o'''s "'
Tn. second demand NM s,,, M, ,o,,,,.., ,,.
We a, "a Tor no,h;n ra, ,h 100 s ~ - iisa'
sdm,n,trstIon M sr,,e -, 90 h,h
the Ling wouid ba,e e.,pd Th. s.rsns,h =, h,s ,h
would have teen ipc,ess sas ta,,asd - 49, ,, ~ ~,
Affections of h,s f,thfr naonIs W 'A1' winning ''e
TIE third de- uana wa, pronn,sa NV buu.r,,v md fra.
4, rn,l fssr, To- 81 y s,. n..,sy anu ~ a- M
nation ne m os,s ds "a ana no MISSION o. our
ing a eonsti,ut,cnsi form ~ savsrnran, ~. ~ r. a.,
ye,cs in bshs,f Of tha. S, =, s,; 70 h hs I've
ruler and " ho W. "a ni,aa 90 "a ,. so -, g. - =.
lation,bi1 Isv.rs ~ frss,or - ywovis ~ ~ rh, a.
e. or,s.ixss sio,a. -. e.s = '. - ~. 1 :. my ese noeIy
othsr al not =, ;nv hn. tr 81 - 81, " t .s
with free nations s9nunI y. yh,s o,sys M.
as & ,wo us copsututionsI ana
80 ~ 49, , , no' se ~oln oy 'ne same neao,
=, ,hs s.ns ,,ma OF 'na man san DC s0od and evh
~. 81. ..'I ....., a, -. -
sng and royal FAMILY granted these request ap.
hat r,,e,anau, s. I'LL. 'a.'n a' Bus,s VI
,hs",aL ,h 81 - "'aA IN nyseli pus s.'vpB
nobls .vmna,iy ~ ,b a.y ~ nao.,a n,,ad an
- syPa.ny A.. VI a.. nv nlisti,an PeopIe p.oclsnie.
s % snius. We rgns Storm oI rsvout'on .nat
ftIa AIm,,by 4, Ia h 80 a. o. ~ ~ LIN, d,,s
ton and would b. lust 70 he people n stood ana
rtood too at time when whatever might bavs besn tns
fs,. ~ Jnns.ry ,ss ,avon,o -. ,s.,as, s,Ssns -
dire tion would have blown sssx ,b,. srs,u..si ,ng
belrsss dynasty In chaa before ,be .inds =, h.y.
NOT only nrcssrxss ihs houseos sns,ri nn, ,i..o,
in its hands the materias OF long and Glorious futre
the foundation Ct indes.ructiSe power In the asc
the fidelity and assistapce Of nv own beroic Uungary
which alone was able 70 defend them sy.iost tbs ss,n
Of the world afforded th m the rIorous opporunitv
more eoriov, thsn bsa ever sssn nrsssr,g h,ara ~
estabhrg an iuprnetrs bio barrier To nrotect freedom
Which now ,hr,st.bs uro, .ns Ss h
glory one thing only was necessary-hs, thew should
main faithful 10 tb.,r oa.hs But whsn "a. a. thst
n ueh honor ma a ,aund eve, .mo,r ,ohha,s a, ar
spsburg family e " Wv
on shs ysIy aay they signed the grant Of those mode
sworc befor, o5 and The nson ta ,hsn, tbsy
seorey resolved and planned the most cruel consp,raey
ssein,t ps Tbsv ae.ermrsd 10 hrsa tbs, os,hs 70 a.
solafe the land With insrrection paayrafion and
bloo t fee bile and exhausted under the bu ren on
mi cries Iupasrv rusbt he sfruch from, an
roll OF living nations they then hoped BY the powe
Of the bayopst and n NV the a,ms ~ Ru.sa
TO erect united and consolIdstsd emure ike tbs Rns
sian of sixteen various nations thew bop,d 10 realize
their long concevsd purpose OF making Themselves an
absolute power
Never m any besh arts used against a nstion
before. Not srspecting counter revolution or an at
tack we were not prepared to defend ourselves wsn