Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-27
kOSSuth.

kOSSuth
Gen. Scott dcputed Major Hagadon to express
welcome to the Great Hungarian to our shores
on the part of the army. We extract the follow
inc from report of the Majors speech:
g For my part-I ask no one to be responsible
for what saw, although honestly believe that
sneak the sentiments of the great mass of my fell
low countrYmen, and especially the sentiments OF
those three and half millions OF stalwart, able
bodied young men of America whom our laws
have designated for military purposes believe
sneak the sentiments of this great mass OF intel
loent citizen soldiers who not merely house
hold troops, sir, but who have recently had an
opnortunity of demonstrating before the world
what use they can make of arms IN an enemy
country-I speak their sentiments sir, when say
that the great Kossuth doctrine of armed non-ln-
PREVENTION is the doctrine and sentiment OF Amerl-
canon Intervention for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tor
ALL
Kosstlth, with keen perception, instantly caught
the import of the significant language of the mill
tary martinez, and replied as follows:
ss To you, sir, have but simply to return my
thanks and through you to those who were pleased
to send you on so pleasant mission have
simply to return thanks, because you have antlc-
mated all those feelings which it would have been
NV taskto endeavor to have the people of the u.
States entertain If the sentiments you express
are those of your people, have nothing to ask
Then will have almost to thank you for the real
ization of those sentiments The reception nave
: already experienced relieves me OF much anxiety.
If the doctrine of non intervention is understood
as you state it, then the generous and efficient aid
of the United States, for my country's suffering
, independence is secured
eve will have fair play in the struggle which
E we have yet to fight and that is all the people OF
, Hungary want. | know your history TO be
sure, there is much likeness in our past struggle
and your glorious effort for independence; but
there is also as great difference. That difference
is, that in the stormy period of your revolution,
you met friends; Hungary did not You met with
fleets, auxiliary troops, arms, money, and peace
negotiations in YOUR aid. We were forsaken and
alone We were abandoned by the whole world.
e But What to our past was wanting, may yet see
Il bestowed upon our future. There viii soon be
occasion and opportunity for It, because feel con-
= fdent that one lost battle, or lost campaign
= does not overthrow people, but often stimulates
r them to greater actions, and | strong in the
: hope that Hungary will yet be free. | will cling
s to my motto, which received from a laborer at
e MarseiIles, ''There is no difficulty to him that
wills" In respect to your rendered guard of hon
h or, | will not request it, nor will decline it. l
feel honored by every mark of attention, by every
% token of kindness from the American people In
II conclusion, then, sir, permit to say accept my
Il best wishes for your countrys glory and personal
L happiness
ID There is no mistaking ths-the Major, as the
IS deputy of Gen. Scott, indicates that the future
t, policy of America will be on-interyenton--or to
translate it properly, means that the u. States will
= interpose to prevent the Intervention of Russia or
If any other power, in any dispute hereafter between
: Hungary and Austria. This is the * armed non
ND tod ~ AZ
If it will surely make us as nation party in all the
II future contests and struggles with Austria.
: The following from New York paper sounds
lie rather sensible to US, and it reads as though it
u was written by somebody who has the peace of the
Or country at heart
e We have Git says) seen Kossuth We have
= heard him speak. We have felt the magic of his
:, eloquence. The cloquence of an honest man.
IS deep in his feelings, earnest in his purposes frank
lie ly speaking what he thinks. We were astonished
at the boldness with which he told at the first op-
ii portunity he has had to speak the people of the
lie United States, what he wanted, what he expected
p what he thought they ought to do. 1t is shame
- to give such man words from our mouths which
=, We do not mean to make good with our hands
h. yet, the first spoken to him, he himself saws
anticipated all his wishes ard promised in advance
all he meant to ask He rs earnest and thinks we
q
II turn to his beloved Hungary furnished BY us with
81 the means of restoring its liberties by force Of
= arms.
~ He is impatient of delay. Glorious visions al
n the future already fill his dreams, and he exnects
ere long toawake and find them true But are moi
e we ourselves dreaming Have we in one hour
on the impulse of generous courtesy, passed a
final and emphatic resolve to disregard the wisdom,
re of ancestors, to turn aside from those
Is which have hitherto proved our safety to 'seaye
st our own and stand on foreign ground ?'' We all
Of know that we have done no such thing: and no
one knows that we ever will do it. 1t cannot be
done till the sober second thought of the whole
/ people has expressed itself in favor of it. and wise
O. men will want to think seven times-yea seventy
r times seven, before they bid adeu to their senses
"A Let the orators who address Kossutb take nat
: tern from him, and speak sober and guarded truth
AS he asks no less than he wants. let them prom
y Use no more than We will give. We will give him
an enthusiastic welcome, generous entertainment
D as the nations guest, and offer him permanent
e. home; and when he leaves to sound the resurrec
ton triumph of Hungary's freedom we will olive
) HIM our good wishes and our prayers But we
e Will not give up to him peace, prosperity and
IS successful progress. We will not leave our own
e to stand on foreign ground. This illustrous man
e must be aware that those who addressed him At
: Staten Island were not authorised to express the
: sentiments OF the. people Of the United States
though they may have been ambitious to take ad
ID VantaOe of the alavatiop Of H. -.