Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-18
SPEECH OF GOV. KossUTH.


Let me therefore most humbly entreat you, gentle
men-et me enteat you on this occasion by the
OF publcity-the people of the United States to be
pleased give such practical direction TO its generous
sympathy for Hungary, as TO arrange meetings and
pass such resolutions here and there and in every pos
sibe place OF this great Union as took the liberty to
mention above Why not do sol beg lesv to reite-
rate what had the honor 10 say Yesterday to Com
mtee of Baltimore. Suppose there should in Cuba a
revolution occur, revolution from the inhabitants of
Cuba themselves, and whatever European power
would send down fleet to support Spain against this
revolution would you admit this foreign IN erven,on 10
a foreign country | am confident there il not in
the United States who would not oppose this nteryen-
ton. Then what is the difference between this sup
posed case and the case Of Hungary? l. there dis
| renee in principle! No. Then what? The difle
renee is that Cube is at six days distance from New
| York. and the pert OF Hungary, Flune at eighteen
days distance. That is all; aud wno would affirm that
me poicy o. such great, Tree and glorious nston as
| by principles! Allow me to remark THAI there 10 an
immense truth in that which the French Legation 10
| the S. expressed TO your Government in an able
| note oil OF 9Th October past, which | beg leave to
quote -" America is closely connected with Europe,
| being only separated from the latter, by distance
scarcely exceeding eight DAYS journey, by OF the
most important of general n,eress--the interest OF
commerce The nations of America and Europe are
at this day so dependent upon one another that the Ell
| ects OF any event, prosperous otherwise, hap
penpp on the one side of The Atlantic are immediate.
| " felt on the other side The result of this community
OF interests, commercial political and moral between
Europe and America-ofths frequency and rapidity
| nj in hat ia
difficult to noint ont the geopraphical degree where
American policy shall terminate and Europeau policy
begin as il is to trace ont the line where American
conmerce begins md Enronean commerce terminates
Where NAV he said IN begin or terninaie The IDEAS
which ara in the ascendantin Furone and Americs?'
The second measure which bar ea va to mention has
r.rronoe IN connarc;o ;n,aro Thare hoe in Iaer
tss doct,ina stnan into the ood If ;ntsrna,;onai
law ,h;oh Is aver os oantrorw n tao connercai inis.
ras,s of nat;ooa as 70 thi ;Jsnnndoa TIE nat
| ,i, ~ ~; a. Ia H. - fni1 O.. axoipp"Ja
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y n 70 "".o'S p i p,oI'e W Nv so
a9 o"y ~ rnu eon
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~, ilse 20 siuAo on ne Aus1lau yfSus yoAs; a
suleiy .ey Will Una. 3oeVes " nave .le Nh,
oh 'he very Hoheh 10 eAeluoe your commerce Will
| the fiseu hauon'
| Now, this is absurdity--a tyranncal interven-
ton of tyIants, violating your interest--your own
| sovereign independence. The United States have
not always regarded things from this point of view
| fnd in note OF Mr. Everett, Minister of the Uni
ted States in Spain, dated "Madid Jan. 20, 1926, .
| these words:-s'In the war between Spain and the
| Spanish American colonies the United States have
freely granted to both pares the hospitality of their
ports aud territory and have allowed the agents Of
both to procure within their iurisdction in the way
of lawful trade, any supplies which suited their CON
| venience' Now, gentlemen, this is the principle
| which humanity expects, for your own and for man
kinds benefit to see maintained by you and not Won.
der fatal course, which admits TO tyranls to draw
from your country whatever supply of oppression
against their nations but forbids to nations to buy the
means OF defence. 1ha was not the pTlncre OF your
| w asmhstoh' "ilsi ne speaks vi hdihohy OF ilehu-
intercourse ana OF peace ne always taxes care 10
SPEAK OF hatons' ana not OF govefnments-s'li less
VI Vlau.s, "Iio suouue halohs ~ foreign arms ne
sac,Id W0io ol hatloh, WIZ an rs haural lghts
suud' d. ieas5' OF your polltca' ulch1hary2 hot pe
pioteu ou anu yet an soIaY 70 see INA. 'iE wore
@ - ~ t mIiu soyeieHt. Neil'if
~ ny Ht!oty "ia h"t P'otc oliiou VI tiie e9ie
ol 'no St1ses conse!DuS o Us oWn rsalS
81 h T4sy So lsoiu'aly uesI"o aias tis eopie
;ts WIN Wv sta anu m
" ts ' Ca VIZ; nasu' ne
MOI. and that ,ha ronnl IF ne iIntad tes
with eonfidence from its Government ~ rrite m
| The nrotect;on ot Hn,i 7 on ~ G5t tl y,
YOUR national c,ternraent. seeing public op,nion "a
prononnred VIII indge ~ convenient 1n nony
ns yai forcas in tl,e ederranean. snd 70 IooG far
acme such station for il az ,vonid not force the navy
of republican America to such abroeations towards
tyrants which cannot he consistent win republican
| PRINCIPLES or republican dionitv onlv because the
king saws So be he even the cursed King of Naples
grants YOU the favor of an apchoring place for the
naval forces of your republic believe vour glori-
Gus country should everywhere freely unIrl the star
spang!ed banner of liberty with all its copeepia prjn-
cples, and not make itself deacndent in whatever re-
sheet of the glorious smiles OF the Kings Bonsbaste
| Conpage. The third object OF my humble wishes,
gentlemen s the recognition of The Independence of
| Hungary. Your glorious declaration of independence
proclaims the right Of every nation to assume among
the powers of the earth the separate and equal station
to which the laws OF nature and natures God entlte
| them.
| The political assistance of your glorious Repube
| ia founded unon this prncieIa 1non This robt NV
nation stands mon tbs same pround and there ia .
striking resemblance between vsur csuss and that of
| NV country On The 4h If Tu}v I776 Iohn adnns
spoke such in your Congress: "Sjnk or swim live or
die survve or nerish I am for this decaration II ia
in the BEGINNING we arrive not at indenendnnce hut
"there is q divinity which shanes orr ends These
noble words were present to nv mind on the 14th
| April. l849. when moved The Declaration of hide
| pandepce in the National Assembly of Hunosrv4~
Oar condition was the same and if there be any fer
ence dareJsay it is in favor OF ourselves Your coun
try was before this declaration NOT a self conssfng in
! dependent State Hungary was Through the Iange
Of thousand years through every yjeissude Of his
long period while nations vanished and empires fcj
the selfconsoliug independence OF Hungary was never
san ctioned bv treaties made with the Haosbnra Dv
nasty when this DYNASTY by the free will Of INV nation
aud by biateral part was invested with the kindly
| crown of Hungary. Even more this ndependeocs Of