Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-12-22
WHOLE NUMBER 3a2

~ yoo' Pfouu sechaf, can scaFfeIy ttnag-
ihe how beneficial thus cahyiciioD has al
ready proved to the suffering nuiions Of
The Eur"pean continent, You eau schrc
~ 'Dngine, what seifconfidsnce you hnye
aaned t" The resolution ntstte oppressed
foa nave knIt The tie cf solidarity jn the
deslln!es of nations. ! onb't doubt that
sou Know how was received by the pub.
llc opinion in every country which {
touched since am Tree, and what feelings
my liberation has eiicited in those coua,ries
which ii was not my 1T to touch. Ynu
know how am, plain. poor, penniiess
exile have almost become a centre Of hope
ana confluence 10 the most different nations,
noI united by The tie Of common sutiering-.
what Is the source Of this apparnion, un.
paroi'eied in maukinu's hstory2 The
source OF II ls, that your generous act Of
my liberation il taken by The world ior tho
revelation OF The fact that the Unied
States ire resolved not TO allow The desp, Il
ot tie world to trample on oppressed bu-
mainly. /, is hence ,ha, my liberation
was cheered, lr,m Sweden down 10 Plr,u-
gsi. as ray of hope. Il is honce that
even those nations which most desire my
presence in Europe nov, have unaninnps.
" told me, 'tlaslen on, hasten on 10 lhe
great, free, rich and powerful people of
the United S.at.s, ard bring over ha broth.
erly AID 10 the cause Of your country, SO
ultimately connected with European iiber-
"" and here stand 10 plead the causa
OF The solidarity of human rights before
the great republic of The United States.
4 N itl | n,,d fl A l,,,n It,
selected me 10 represent The cause Of bu.
maniIy before YOU. NV warrant TO this
capacity is written. III the sympaihy md
confidence OF all WIN are oppressed, and
Of all who, as your elder brother. tho per.
pie ol Britain, sympnthize with The ops
pressed-my warrant 10 this capacity is
written in the hopes and expectations yeu
have cn,liled the world 10 entertain, by
liberatlng me ouI OF my prison. md by
restoring me 10 activity But il has pleas
ed the Almighty to make out of my bum-
bic sell YET another opportunity for thing
which may prove happy turning point .
in The destinies of the world, bring you
a brolherIy greeting from the peopie Of
Groat Britain. speak not in an official
character, impaired by diplomacy, whose
secresy is the curse Of The world, but | nm
the harblhger Of the public spirit Of the
people, which mas the right 10 inlpart
direction 10 its government. aud which
witnessed, pronouncing in The most decided
manrer, openly HE ieope of Eng.
land, united 10 you with enlightened btolh-
erly love rs ii Is united in b!ood--con-
scious of your strength ms il is conscious of
its own, hus forever abandoned every sen.
iiment of irritation and rivalry and desires
the brotherly alliance Of the United States
10 secure to every naiiun The sovereign
right to dispose OF itself, aud 10 protect The
sovereign right oi natipn against the en-
ctooching arrogance of despnts, and leogn.
ed TO You against lhe league Of 6espots, /,
stand, together with yon, godfaiher to the
approaching baptism Of Elrnpean liberty.
Now, gentlemen, | have stated my posi-.
ton. am n straightforward man. am
Il republican,, ! have nvowed j. openly
IN lhe munarchicsl, but free England; nnd
I nm happy to stale III / | have no'hiug
lost by lhIs avowal there. ! hope ! will
not lose here, i'll Republican America, by
that irankness, which must be one Of tho
chief qualities of every republican. So |
beg leave, frankly and openly. 10 stare the
Io.l wing points: First, lhut take il to be
The duty Of honor and principle not TO med
Ole with whatever parry question of your
own domestic Of ,irs. / claim for ny
country the righ; 10 dispose Of itself, SO
am resolved, and must be resolved, TO re-
spect the same principle here and every
where. Nav olhers delight in the parl OF
knights errant for theories. II is not NV
case. am the man OF The great principle
OF the sovereignty OF every people 10 dis
pose 0 I its own domestic concerns; ard !
most snlemnly deny 10 every foreigner, as
10 every foreign power, the right to OPP
pose 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 y"n
have grown, in the short period Of seventy
five years, TO Il prodigious ginnt the living
wonder Of The world. have the most
warm wish thai the star spAngled banner
of the United States may forever be float.
ing. united aud one, the proud ensign of
divine origin; nnd taking my
ground on this principle of union, which
find lawfully existing, an established con-
slisuionn TACT, it is not 10 a party, but to
The united people OF the uniledfStutes that
| confidently will address NV humble re.
quests for aid and protection to oppressed
| will conscjentiously respect
your laws, bat within the limits Of your
laws | will use every honest exer,ion TO
gain your operative sympathy, md your
financial, material, ond political mid for my
country's freedom and Independence, and
entreat the realization of these hopes which
your generosity has raised in me and my
peoples breasts. And, therefore, thirdly,
beg loave frankly 10 state that my aim
is 10 restore my fatherland TO the full en-.
uyment of that act Of declaration Of inde-
pendence, which being the only rightful
existing public law of my nation. Can
nothing have been lost Of its righlfulnsss
by the violent invasion Of foreign Russian
arms, and which therefore, is fully entitled
10 be recognized by tho people ofthe Unit.