Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-08
NUMBER s5.

The London Morning Chronicle contains
the following eloquent letter from Kossutb 70
the Mayor Of Southampton The portion de-
voted TO Louis Napoleon is most scathing, and
cannot fail to bring down odium on the bead
of the French President;
Letter of KOssuLh to the HEaYOr
of southampton.
S1R:-@The Government Of The Ottoman
Empire gave me asylum and hospitality, and
though afterwards it had to yield to the pre-
sumptuous arrogance Gifts mighty enemies,
and to convert the asylum into e prison, still il
yielded but with regret itfelt deeply the dis
grace, and atthe first favorable moment shook
offin the most dignifed manner the disgrace
fl bonds
ut was Turkey has acted SO. ESQ
''Fhe people Of England raised its power
full voice to claim the vindication Of the rights
Of humanity, afforded in myself and in my as.
sociates; and the Government of Great Britain
proved to be digni6ed organ Of the people Of
England's generous sentiments.
"In the United States of America. the peo-
pie the Congress and the Government shar-
ed with equal generosity in the high minded
resolution to restore me to freedom, and BY
freedom to activity. They sent over a steam
frigate for that purpose, and most generously
afforded the protection Of their glorious flag.
Thus acted England and the United States
We stopped at Marseilles / wished 10
visit England the lively sentiment Of graft
tude pointed out TO me as a duty to go there
TO thank for the high minded sympathy I and
the cause / represented were honored WITH
So requested permission to pass through
France to England directly without asking
leave to stop in any place because knew the
character of the present Republican French
Government and declaring to be ready to
follow every legal and honorable advice the
Government would feel convenient to give me
for my rapid passage through France.
Monsieur Louis Napoleon Buonaparte re-
fused the requested permission to pass throuh
that French Republic which did him the hon-
or to elect him 10 the high station where his
sacred sworn duty is, TO be the chief guardian
of the democratic constitution of his country.
which proclaimed to the world to have for
principles freedom and fraternity
M Buonaparte was himself once an exile.
and may yet become an exile once more
France was not then Republic, still twas
an asylum for oppressed humanity claim
ed no asylum. ] desired only to pass: and
and the once exile, now the President Of q
glorious nations great Republic-refusedl
IL is not I, hope, TO whom before the tri.
hunal of public opinion throughout the world,
this refusal will prove to be disgrace.
4 wish that no one should remember it as
the time when, perhaps, NJ. Buonaparte vii!
once more be an exile himself
In no case viii the refusal Of the French
Government impede me to ful6n the high-feit
duty to thank the people Of England for iis
generous sympathy. ] am still resolved to
land at Southampton, sir. viii entreat
Capt Long, of the Mississippi, to hasten me
down to Gibraltar; / wish and hope to End
there some means of conveyance to your free,
adm glorious shores, we're it but for one hourss
stay.
felt bound to address you. honored sir.
this Communication, as a proof Of my respect
and esteem. having the honor to sign, with the
most particular consideration, myself to be, siF,
Your most obsequious servant,
Il, K0SSUTH