Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-12-20

therefore. is fully entitled to be recognized by
the people of the United States, whose very
resistance is founded upon similar declara-
ton of independence? Thus having expound
ed my aim, 1 beg leave to state that came
not to your glorious shores to enjoy happy
rest. came not with the Intention to gather
triumphs of personal distinction, or to be the
object of popular shows; but came ahumble
petitioner IN my country's name, as its freely
chosen constitutional chief What can be op-
posed to this recognition, which is logical
necessary consequence of the principles of
your couutry's political existence What can
be opposed to it The frown Of Mr. Hulse-
man-the anger of that statelite Of the Czar,
called Francis Joseph of Austria; and the i'm
mense danger with which some European
aud American papers threaten you, and by
! which, of course, you must feel extremely ter
rifed, that your minister at Vienna will have
offered his passports, and that Mr.. Hulseman
leaves Washington, should be received and
treated in my official capacity? Now, as to-
your Minister at Vienna; how you can COM
bine the letting him stay there with your opin-
ion the Of cause of Hungary, l really don't
l
absolutistical atmosphere of Europe is not very
propitious to American principles. know
man who could tell some very curious facts
about this matter. But as to Mr.. HulsemanH,
really doa's believe that he would be SO
ready to leave Washington. He has extreme
| " well digested the csustic pills which Mr..
Webster has administered to him so gloriously; /;
but after all know enough of the public spir-
it of the sovereign people of the Uuited States,
that it would never admit to whatever repon-
sible depository of the executive power, should
he even be willing to do so, which, to be sure,
your high-minded Government is not willing
to do, to be regulated in its policy by all the
| Hulsemanas or all the Francis Josephs in the
world. So confdentialy hope that the SOW
ereign of this country, the people, will make
the declaration of independence of Hungary
soon formally recognized, and that it will care
not bit for it if Mr. Hulsemann takes to-
morrow his passports, bon voyage to him
But it is also nv agreeable duty to profess
that l am entirely convinced that the Govern
ment of the United States shares warmly the
sentiments of the people in that repect 1t
1t has proved it by executing in ready dig
ni6ed manner the resolution of Congress on
in behalf of my liberation. Ii has proved it
by calling on the Congress to consider how l
shall be treated and received, and even this
morning was honered by the express order
of the Government, by an official salute from
the batteries of the United States, in such a
manner in which, according to The military
rules. only public. high official capacity can
be greeted. Having thus expounded my aim,
l beg leave to state that came not to your
glorious shores to enjoy happy rest came
not with the intention to gather triumphs of
personal distinction, but because humble pc
titioner, in my country's name, as its freely
chosen Constitutional chief, humbly to eatreat
: your generous aid; and then it is to this aim
that 1 will devote every moment of my time
: with the more assduity, the more restlessness,
as every moment may bring report of events
which may call me to hasten my place on the
battlefield, where the great and hope, the
last battle will be fought between Liberty and
Despotisn. A moment marked by the finger
of God to be SO near that every hour of de-
lay of your generous aid may prove fatally
disastrous to oppressed humanity, and thus
having stated my position to be that of an
humble petitioner in the name of my oppress-
, ed country, let me respectfully ask, do you
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honor of this glorious reception, unparalleled
in history. though know your fathers have
welcomed La Fayette in a similar way; bu
= La Fsyette had mighty claims to your coun.
> try's gratitude ;-he had fought in your ranks
for your freedom and independence, and wha
: was still more in the hour of your need. HI
n was the link of your friendly connection Will
France connection, the results of which
: were, two French fleets of more than thirty
t. eight men of war three thousand gallant mer
IS who fought side by side with you agains
s. CORVALLIS, before Yorktown; the precieu
s. gift of twenty -four thousand muskets, loan @
o nineteen millions of dollars, and even the pre-
7. liminary treaties Of your glorious peace, nego
ttiated at Paris by your immortal Franklin
D. hope the people Of the United States, nov
r itself in the happy condition to aid those VIII
70 are in need of aid, as itself was once in neec
al will kindly remember these facts; and Yot
D. citizens of New York, and you will yourseive
ST become the La Fayettes of Hungary L
IL Fayette had great claims to your love an
TO sympathy, but l have none. came hun
re bic petitioner with no other claims than thos
to which the oppressed have to the sympathy
lr free men, who have the power to help-wit
j.
ID py, and the down trodden has to the produt
lie ton of Eternal justice and of human rights
RS In word, have no other claims than tho'
# which the oppressed principle of freedom h,
ne to the aid of victorious liberty. Then woal
ry humbly ask, are these claims sufficient to il
n sure your generous protection, not to myse
,r- but to the cause of my native land-not
ht my native land only, but the principles of fre
L dom in Europe's Continent of which the ind
or pendence of hungary is the indispensable ke
ch stone.-If you consider these claims not sui
S. cient to your active and operative sympath
'n' then let me know at ence that the hopes ha
failed with which Europe's oppressed natio
ne have looked to your great, mighty and glo
he Gus Republic--let me know at once the ia
les ure of our hopes, that may hasten back al
he tell Europe's oppressed nations, "Let us fig
nd forsaken and single-handed. the battle of L
on. onidaS; let US trust to God, to our right. Al
ed to our good sword; there is no other help