The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28
kossI,lll,s Address.

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kessIstal's Address.
We select tho following from the Ad-
dress OF kussu,h, which the limited space
o! our cniuucs Will not permit US 10 give
! ontire:
], who know Hungary so we'll, firmly he
| lieve she is not lost; and tho intelligent
citizons Of America have decided, not only
with lrnpulsivc kindness, hut with reason
and policys To favor the unfortunate but not
snnjueatod Hungary. The sound Of that
encouraging voice is not like funeral
d'rgr, hut MS the shr II trumpet that will
call the world to judgment.
What does not see that Austria, even
in her victory, has given herself u wound!
| Her weakness is betrayed. The world
no longer believes that Europe needs the
evident that It's existence is curse to
mankind; II can never promote the welfare
OF society. The magic of its imagined
power is gone: il was dc,usion which can
deceive 10 longer. Among all tho races Of
This cmprc-not excepting The hereditary
Statos---therc is none that desp'se the
rclgnlng family OF il"psburg. This power
! has no moral ground OF suppurl:.ts vail,
| drca.ns OF united euinitCtor whiS, Il
has commiLlcsl 10 mos. unteard-ot crNs,.s.
proved to ho mere Tavings a, .wht@s
sSfie World luughs. No one loves Or res pc cYit
it, and when /. fills, no. tear o? reg,
will to.tew i, 10 the grave. -tixil fail il
surely Will. That mo'ncn, Russ J. sill,
draws her support, tho decayrd cdace
will crumb.c To dust. a sho, tired by aan
English or by an American vessel from
The Adriatic would be like tho trumpet at
The city Of jericho, And this imp,ouS,
foolish :.uvsrHmcm, thinks to contycl fate
by lhe han. card. How long will
Russia be able 10 assist. The C1ar-who
bol-ts that his misaioa is Ia hc tho scourGe
ol all the nations striving fur lborty-wll
not the Almighty, whu;o vicercscn, he
prolancIy assumes to hc, blast the miserable
hnaalcr! The very character u his
government, is declaration ci war asains,
III" rights and interests OF humanity. and
the existence of other nations. VIII the
world suffer this long! Not long.
The Elnpcror hoped that tho Hungarian
people could ue terrified ny his lhrcalcnlng<,
, and would prefer slavery TO death, but lie
was deceived. lie sold his own liberty to
Russia Tor aid to cnslavc his people. The
Choice Of u coward Is 10 purchase n
miserable, cphc'ncral existence, even
though AT the cost Of his honor and
independence.
The Austrian longh, against us not only
with arms and by The AID uf traitors, but
with studied and unccas,ng slandor, They
never ceased to inpeach our motives,
aud lalsi!y our conduct, and vaunt the pre-
tended justice ui their uwu cause before
the Judgment. sea, Of public opinion.
Efforts were constantly made to weaken
among the people OF Hungary. and among
the nations OF the world, That sympathy
and force which from a righteous cause.
Free citizens of North America! YOU
have given, III spite OF these ISLANDERS, the
lulIcs, sympathy Tor the cause Of my
country. We had no opportunity 10 OK
PLAIN Ia you our motives and conduct, and
rc!ute the hbc.s against us; but we sald
and how truly your noble and mag
! nanilnou> conduct shows it!-ihat such a
natIol knows how To defend II just and
| holy cause, and wi! give us It's sympathy;
and III 5 convictlun iusI!rcd us with more
confidence. q, that you lad been :;
nc,u uhhoring na,ion!--,lc OId World would
| now bc Tree, AN! would not have 10 endure
agaln those terrible conyusIuns and rivers
| oi blood which are ncvilabc. But the end
| IS w.ti God, and He wall choose The means
/ 10 iuiiil IT'S purposes.
| ic great and Tree people, receive tho
lhvnks OF my country ior your noble
! sympathy, which was great moral support
/ III ,ur terrible conduct.
! Nor could the united Ruao- Austrian
| lorccs lave conquered my heroic cnun-
| irymcn, had they nui found traitor TO usd
! ihcm. in the man whom, believing III his
! honesty, and OH account oi his skill,
raised from obscmrliy. Enjoying my con-
! ii,icnco OF the nation and The army, laced
| I,i,n At he head ol our forces. giving hiin
| granted 10 mnn. What an Immortality
was wihin hIs reach, h,d he been honest!
| Bat lie betrayed his country. Cursed be
| III, name forever! Will not open the
! bleeding wounds hy the sad remembrance
! OF THIS event, and vii! merely mention that
the surrender at Villages was the crownIng
! acI ol Il long syslem OF lreachery secretly
| pfact sed--hy not using the advantages
which victories put IN his hands, by not
! fulfilling my commands, under cunning
prcinmrcS, by destroying national feeling
III tie army-hy weakening It's confidence
! and by the dcslruclion, through un.
Necessary exposures and dangers, U that
army that he could not corrupt in his base
! dcsigns to make hi,nsoli military dictator.
God, in his inscrutablc wisdom, knows
why tho traitor was permitted To ho
successful. In vain fell the bravcst Of men
in this long war--;n vain were the cY
er,jons of my brave countrymcn--ln van
did lhc aged father send, with pious heart,