Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-31

The following letter from the great Hun
garianwil be read with deep and melancho-
y interest. Though evidently a very imper-
feet translation, it betrays the yearnings of
a noble spirit for freedom, devoted sor-
row for the unhappy condition of his father
land, a grateful appreciation of American
sympathy and kindness and an indignant
scorn and contempt for his treacherous op
pressors. The letter is addressed to the
American Charge at Cons,antinople.
SIR: Scarce have learnt from you the
rebuke given by the Turkish minister to
the generous proposition Of your glorious
country's Congress and government, than
an Austrian commissary also arrived, to
put the barbarous decision ofthe Porte per-
emptorily to execution. An Austrian COM
missary in Turkey! You must, of
course, feel how deep this empire must
have fallen, till it has to suffer such degre-
daton, nay, abdication of herindependence.
She is falling fast, poor Turkey-falling,
not by want of strength, not by fatality, but
by the cowardice of her leaders, who have
own Judgment.
OF course, all the CONVERSATIONS about the
september and no longer" as the term of
my detention, is mere humbug; nay, more,
1t is ailront added to oppression. Has the
Forte given the assurance to the United
States that, such day of September next,
you can take me, without any further APP
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course, no.-Be, therefore, sure of this, my
dear sir, it is mere humbug. The real
value of their words | have had opportuni-
ty enough to appreciate
i Full well understand the case. | am
doomed to perish at Kutahia--to fall VIC
tim here to the fears of abominabe Austria.
There are many ways to come to that end,
now that the companions of my prison,
they who have accompanied me by free
choice, with the agreement of the Porte,
hlthcr, are by force torn away from my
side, and stand almost forsaken--alone
Well, | will look to myself, and meet
the worst if needs be.
must frankly tell you that | have anti
cipated the failure of your negotiation
The Turkish government yields but to fear
Or to protection, and it must be fully aware
that whatever may be the power of the
United States, Turkey has nothing to fear
and no protection to hope from them; no
thing, because your government, your leg
lslatve bodies, all your organs Publicity.
are very anxious to proclaim, every once
again and again, that non-interven,ion in
European matters is the fundamental prin-
ciple of the political system of the United
States.
lobe sure, wise We're the men who estab-
llshed thisprinciple, and wise were the men
who followed it, 1t was necessary one
for the foundation as well as for the growth
Of the United States. Neither would il be
convenient to me to investigate whether the
dress which is so well suited to protect the
childhood and to develope the youth will
still prove suitable when the much-promis-
ing youth had become full grown man
nay, mig ty giant, as your country is
| Time is going on, and every hour may
bring Its own convenience as its brings It's
own necessity. May be that even your
glorious country may soon be called TO feel
that every position has its necessity, has its
conditions-has, | would almost say, its un-
avoidable fatality; the more, the greater
the migltier that position is. "God acts
not by special will, but by general laws. u
said an English philosopher. May be that
even your country will soon be called to
feel that it is determined las surely it is) tc
uphold, nay, still to heighten the glorious
position it already holds, it will scarcely
be possible, should it even be convenien
not to put a weight into the balance, where
the destinies of the old world and its civil
lization are to be weighed it will scarcely be
possible not to do anything more to the suf
ferings of nations than the noble sentiments
Of sympathy to the struggling, the commits
seration to the fallen, an asylum to the per.
secuted, or at the most, a generous offer
but which even a Turkish minister may
dare to decline.
There may be some who believe tina,
the emancipation ofthe generous offer Of
the United States is but an indirect answer
of Austria to the glorious declaration of Mr.
Webster, which found SO mighty an echo
in every American breast,an answer scarce
ly less arrogant than the first foolish provo
cation was; there may be some who believe
that the United States may even not speak,
but having once spoken. their word must
be obeyed. AS to me, it is my duty not
to repress even an humble wish about the
further steps Of your government; to me it
would be quite inconvenient etherto enter
tain or 10 express any feelings else than the
most fervent gratitude for the gencrs US in
tention ofyour country and ofyour govern
Kent; and the most respectful appreciation
of their noble conduct toward myself and
my companions, which beg you will be
SO kind to convey to the government and
the people of the United States, together
with the humble declaration Of mine, that
whatever may be the fate ! have to meet,
it will be, even in the moment Of death-af-
ter the trust to God, always my chief con-
ISOLATION, that your glorious country, the
grave judgement OF your men as well as
the sentiments Of your people, have deem
ed the poor Hungarian exile not unwor-
thy of their sympathy.
| may die, but the cause will yet rise
and, with or without me, the battle viii be
fought once more, which met the approba-
ton of great, glorious and free Democratic
America. Amen.
But, dear sir. there is yet one thing which
| must beg you to clear of all misrcpresen-
tations before your government, that the
answer given by the Ottoman ministry may
be fully appreciated.
Now, | have no doubt the thing will be
represented TO the world as a benevolent
step Of the Sublime Porte They would
make the world believe that enough po-
litical considerations did not allow them
to restore all Hungarian exles to liberty,
still it was noble resolution Of the Porte
to restrict the detention only to eight ndi