The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-28
The Sultan aud KOss uth
MARsEILLEs, Sept. 20, 1851.

| The Sultan and kossoth.
......... MARsEuLEs. Sept 20. 1851.
To Tie Editor of the Union fa4.5 a.#... ....
The Consannople papers of the 18th September men
ton the departure of Kossuth and the other Hungarian
refugees from Kulaha. They embarked on board the
Mississippi at the Dardaneles on the nth. The whole
number was sixty. Most of them officers and their
families On reaching the deck Of the Mississippi Kos
snh found all her officers ready to receive him. and the
crew showed the strongest desire welcome him their
ship On taking the hand Of Captain Long, he made 10
him, and the officers and few words of haaDgue
hch by the language of his remarks respecting his late
detention Kuahia, and of his feelings finding him
self freeman, board American ship Of
war; safe under The protection of the glorious and
stripes drew from the eyes of nearly all present
Captain Long himself affected that he could only
bid him hearty welcome, the of his government
and his part 10 the Mississippi. AT this moment
the crew aforesaid, assembled deck gave the unor
tunate three cheers which could be heard the
Hellespont, from Europe to Asia kossuh himself
whilst he spoke, was quite overcome by his own
feelings and his remarks evidently showed that they
came warm from overlooking and grateful heart
His language and personal appearance made most
favorable impression upon all the officers OF the
Mississippi and all determined to make him as
comfortable on board practicable. The entire sixty
were all OF the refugees Kutahia Many others had
desired TO join them from Pera, Consantnope y but this
it was not possible effect, account of the orders of
of the ship to those at kutahia alone, Many have
therefore remained at the hospital who will doubtless be
this country at the expense and by the humane
and generous Sultan of Turkey. II is supposed that
the Hungarans and Poles at Aleppo who embraced
Islamsm will also be SENT at the expense of the Sultan,
TO the United Sates and in that the whole number
Of refugees will have left Turkey. These fourteen
in number. s.a#....f. .9. a.#
When all the Hungarians had gone on board the Mis-
sissippi, the two steamers Ottoman and Amercan)
steamed up for their departure-the one for Constantine
ple and the other for this country, The OF the Mis-
ssspp manned the shrouds and gave three cheers for the
noble hearted Sultan OF Turkey, which returned by
Lowering and raising the Ottoman flag board the Turk
sh boat So thus ended the ceremony of the reception
of the Hungarian board the Mississippi ceremony
novel in ITSELF and under circumstances well wos,hy Of
niche in the history of the revelations OF the age
| AT distance of six thousand miles from the
New World-fom the government OF the United States,
which yet counts but seventysix years-a steamer
ofwar receives in The Hellespon, between the famed
points OF Ses,os and Abydos, sixty weared and almost
heart broken patriots, who having failed in rescuing
their country from The grasp OF despot had sought and
enoye the protection and hospitality OF Mussulman
sovereign for nearly two years and ihen bidding his
shores fare we-perhaps forever-they find generous
home on board public vessel OF the only real republic
now existing on the globes surface
The acceptance by Kossuih OF the offer OF public con-
yeyance 10 the United States had given serious offence 10
the English at Cons,antinope. John Bull cannot sub
NIT 10 find Jonathan, his prosperous son. preferred to
himself 1t gals him to the quick And yet how could
he expect otherwise His chief minister, Lord Palmer
s,on whilst il suited his policy, and by iaering the
nenpe Of England" kept himself in office, held out the
hand of fellowship the struggling inhabitants OF Rome
of Piedmont, of Sicily, and of Hungary. He had
no, the courage To hold steady course, and
nspre with confidence the patriots who were misled by
his promises TO look Eng land for and and counenance
He sends Lord Mimic mission OF support (moral and
POLITICALLY 10 nearly all the countries where diplomacy
could exert an influence He has agent,o correspond
for him in Hungary He sells the muskets out OF the
pbe arsepas Of England 10 the necessious Siclllans
and encourages all TO be firm in their efforts for freedom
and constitutional representative government. What "a
change comes the spirit OF his dream" These pa,ri-
OTIS fail IN all their efforts In Rome, the despotc
Of rem blican France in and destroy the budding
hopes or rpenng successes of the Roman republic, 10
s. civ. the arms OF despotc Naples and Russian gold
oyerturn all their labors; and in Hungary the
wheming forces OF the Russian despot, with his money
To make traitors, lay low which had won the
sympa,bies than half the rest OF the world And
where was England and her liberal reforming foreign
minister Wills, this was being effected Did he stretch
forth an arm TO succor the pershng patriots
Could he not have done readily Would not a formal
protest have stayed TIE destroying Of France-be
. Overwhelming forces OF Russia We need offer
swer 10 these queries History will do it for us.
Let History also speak, and hold up warning finger
10 those who aspire to be freed from the yoke Of bond
age" from the hand OF oppressionwho wish to live
der form of government where the wishes OF those
whose abors taxed for its support are known and
weghed--who desire constitutional representative
form of government, in place OF such that OF
the Pope Of Naples, of Russia and Of Austria yet is
England rides her Pegasus of humanity of civilization,
Of reform, of liberty civil and religious whenever il
keeps in minisry-when it can tickle the multitude;
and she belle them all when she wishes for the co.
operation OF Austria and Russia 10 keep down her own
j really enlightened subjects. How, with this conduct
still before their eyes, she expect to command the
confidence of those who her p,ei,ms and who have
lost their homes and countries by unhappy and grovelng
foreign pocy' Kossuth would certainly never deign 10
grace the Of her Juggernau by being carried 10 her
shores in mock triumph to delude the British people with
The idea that Lord Pamersion had freed him kossulh
is TOO honest in his heart 10 condescend to such deg
radiation. The humane and nobe.hearted Sultan himself
determined liberate the Hungaans they chose to come
10 America the only real land of reedom and thus the
cause of the jealousy and ire Of the English at Cons'an
| tinople and elsewhere. . E
| We expect to see our pugnacious contemporary,
ltbe "Tmes" OF London fill his degraded columns with
Trades of abuse against Kossnh Hungary, America, and
/ ANYTHING ese which for the last Two years mankind
has been pleased commend An attempt viii doubt.
less be made in others Of the London press, which we