The southern press., 1851-06-04


Sultan, which we subjoin, must strike sympa-
thetic chord in every heart.
Doubtless it loses much in the translation,
but the spirit that breathes through it, and the
sentiments to which it gives utterance, show
how resolutely he still keeps his honor unstain-
ed and his determination mistaken. He pre-
sents that sublime picture of patriot, strug-
Cling with the storms of fate
KOssuth's Protest.
ADDRESSED TO THE SUBLIME PORTE.
The undersigned, late governor of Hungary,
is, by his prolonged detention, reduced to des-
pair of either justice or generosity. He, who is
forced to abandon hope, has nothing further to
fear from force or violence; he is beyond all
constraint.
The undersigned has reached this point
To-day is the anniversary Of our arrival at
Kutahja Kutahja the tomb where the sublime
porte has buried us alive, whilst speaking to us
of hospitality.
Pursued by misfortune, we stopped before
the threshold of the Musselnan, and asked from
him, in the name of God, in the name of human
ity, in the name of his religion, a hospitable
asylum, or free passage. The Turkish gov
eminent had entire liberty to receive US or not.
1t had the right of saying | will give you
shelter in prison, or in some distant place
where you will be detained and strictly guarded.
This is the hospitality which Turkey offers you.
If it does not please you, hasten your departure,
rid us of your embarrassing presence.
This was not said to us.
The Sublime Porte deigned to open to us its
sheltering tent; it entreated US to cross the
threshold and swore by its God and its faith
that it would grant us hospitality and safe asy-
luni We trusted ourselves to the honor of the
Turks. We eat of their bread and of their salt /;
we reposed under their roof. We prayed to
God to bless them, and we offered them our
everlasting gratitude. And Hungarians keep
their word.
Look at Bosnia, where Mussulmen, subjects
of the Sublime Porte, are revolted against it,
A handful or Hungarian soldiers are in the ranks
of its army-it is but a handful, for the Porte
would not accept more. Well who are frs,
upon the breach? who are first in the charge
who are they who never retreat, who advance
in the midst Of fire and grape shot, bayonet il
hand, to victory They are this handful of exes
They die for Turkey; the Hungarian keeps hi.
word.
They offered us hospitality. and they gave u,
prison; they swore to US that we should NEE
with an asylum, and we have found Punishment
God will judge and God is just.
We have suffered but for the sake Of no
causing embarrassment, we have been silent
They begged us to have confidence. We have
shown it. They begged us to wait. We hav'
waited long.
They said to us, II is only until Austria shall
succeed in re-establishing that which the despot
call order, 1.-THE order of oppression,) that which
thsy call tranquility, (the tranquility of tn,
tomb)
Well, she has re-established this order, thi
tranquility, by her executoners. She has re
established il so far as to dare TO provoke
Prussia to war so far rs TO dare, trusting TO tn
support of her master, the Gar, TO encroach up
on the nations of Europe, to extend her force
from. the Baltic to Rome so far as TO threaten
Piedmont and Switzerland; so far as 10 brb
the border provinces to revolt-she has re-es
tsblished this tranquility, she has even announces
its re-establishment to the Sublime Porte an,
we are still prisoners.
They begged us TO wait one year, rcckonin,
from the day on which we first placed our fee
upon Ottoman soil. We waited.
/ Afterwards we were told TO reckon the yea
from the day when the sentence Of our transpor
tation into the interior was decreed. Again W
waited patiently. At length they seemed to re
volt at being any longer the jailers Of Austrii
and they permitted us to hope that on the ami
yersary of our arrival at Kutahja, our libert
would be restored to u.s.
Well, this anniversary has arrived. Let u
sec what il has brought us.
A poor Hungarian, Major Domotor, prefer
ing, as do, exile or even death TO servitude, DIES
titute Of all means Of subsistence, had com
eight months before to ask my advice and som
assistance to 90 to Belgrade, in order to sen
for his wife thther, who was living at Peterwal
dein.
1t was matter Of simple humanity. ~ CAV
him some slight assistance and he departed fc
Belgrade.
When he arrived there, he had been alread
anticipated by the accusations of Austria, VIII
sees everywhere my hand in the well-founde
discomfort of her oppressed people, and who, a
her whole. life is conspiracy against God an
humanity, finds conspiracy in everything. Au,
tria then anticipated him, by the lying accuss
ton of being the bearer of proclamations fror
me to the Hungarian nation.
The accusation was false I affirm IL on m
honor Nevertheless OH the faith Of spies, will
out honor and character, Austria caused to /
arrested, at Semln, his poor wife, on her wa
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proclamations demanded as the price OF her Ill
ii ertv.
Domotor justified himself before the Serva
government in so striking manner, that Thu
government, although only feeble vassal (
the powerful Ottoman empire, found sufficiel
strength in the justice Of his cause TO prote
him.
Austria was. obliged TO loose her hold. TT
poor wife was permitted to join her husband, bl
upon condition that Domotor should immediat
ly leave Belgrade.
This poor woman is creditor of Austria
Her entire heritage, the m oney of the orphan,
in the hands Of Austria, not by confscation. b
: in trust
Domotor resisted the insolent demands Of u