Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27
THE GOVERNOR OF HUNGARY.

II will be remembered that from the first hour
of the landing of NJ KossuTH on the shores Of
America he has declared /" that the People of the
United States were bound, in honor and duty, to
recognise the independence of Hungary as an ex-
listing fac" and also to recognise and respect him as
the rightful Governor Of that nation; and that to
accomplish this purpose he has repeatedly appealed
to our citizens whom he has addressed to coerce
their Government into the adoption of his views.
In treating of this important branch of the great
Hungarians mission to this country, writer in the
Journal of Commerce completely overthrows NJ
Kossuths claim to official recognition by reproduc-
ing the subjoned document, with which many Of
our readers will no doubt be familiar as document
of the times to which it refers. We copy it, in
connexion with the remarks of the writer in the
Journal of Commerce
/ The next proposition of Kossuth is as follows:
So my third wish is, that the people of the United
States would be pleased, by all constitutional
"means of its wonted public life, to declare that,
acknowledging the legitimate character of the
Declaration of Independence of Hungary, it is
anxious to meet Hungary among the independent
I" Powers of the earth, and invite the Government
"o the United States to recognise this independence
cat the earliest possible time That is all. Let
"me see the principle announced the rest may be
cleft to the wisdom of your Government, with some
confidence in my own respectful direction also"
One of the leading principles Of the United States
| is to acknowledge the Government de .facto Kos
suth insists that we shall acknowledge the Govern
ment de jure. He declares that Hungary Is indie
ocHue1rr, -1ras,sss,or Tho moro aac,a
ration amounts to nothing, unless Hungary has the
ability to sustain her independence. Our policy has
been to acknowledge only those who have the means
of carrying on the Government of the country. We
have right to determine the internal arrange
ments of any nation In France on one day we re-
cognise the Government of a King the next, of
Provisional Government; on the next, of pretext
for republic. If Kossuth is Governor de iare,
what avails it to his country to our country if
he cannot perform the executive functions | have
been arguing the case as if Kossuth were Governor
/ know not how much truth there may be in it, but
find the following document published in Europe,
after the battle of Temesvar
"KossUTH TO THE NATION
After the unfortunate battles wherewith God in these
latter days has visited people, have hope of
successful continuance of the defence against the allied
forces OF Russia and Austria Under such circumstances
the salvation of the national existence and the
of its fortune lie in the hands Of the leaders Of the army
is my firm conviction that the continuance of the pre-
sent Government would only prove useless also
injurious to the nation. Acting upon this conviction
proclaim that moved by those patriotic feelings which
throughout the of my life have impeed me to de-
vote all my thoughts to the country, I, and nth the
whoe Of the Cabinet resign the guidance Of the public AFFAIRS
and that the supreme ciU Ind military poscey herc con-
ing of its rights shall have disposed that power ac
cordng to its will Iexpect of the said General Gorgey
and make him responsible to God the nation and to his
tory that according to the best of his ability he will
this supreme power for the salvation of the national and
political independence Of poor country, and of its flu
ture. May he love his country with that dsnterested
love which bear it. May his endeavors re-conguer
independence and happiness of the nation be crowned with
greater success than mine were.
have it longer in my power assist the country
by actions. If my death benefit it, will gladly
crifcs my life May the God of Justice and Of Mercy
watch over my poor people!
Louis KOSSUTH, Governor.
"BARTHOLOMEW SZEMERE.
IS. VICKOVICH.
&C. CSANYE.
'tM. HORyATH.n
In a letter to Gen. BEN, dated Teregova, August
Ia, 1849, he says:
81 cannot resign day and claim the power of the
Government on the other If the nation and the army
were to will it otherwise, things would of course take
another turn but then Gorgeys army the bravest of all
corps, ought to assent. Unless this be done am
simply citizen and will consent to give the
sstance of to of terrorism
destruction and robbery to acquisitions and expressions
If Gorgeys army too, to call back to the Gov
ernment if you to succeed in operations tend
ing to the provisioning Of your troops without
violent measures against the peoples If the Bank could be
brought to work. and if it stood at my disposal then, in
deed, you would find me willing the nations demand
the duties of Office but unless those things
done, there is Office for me- 4 \ =
| ~ remain, with great respect, KOSSUTH."
If this be true, how can he claim to be Governor?
| 1t is evident he resigned as Governor. / am not
aware of his ever having been recalled to the post
1t would be idle farce for us to recognise Hum
gary when she has no place amongst the nations Of
the earth as organized Government.
In all that is written, not word is intended to
excite any thing except feeling against our Gov
eminent interfering in this matter We wish Kos
suth success in his glorious mission among our peo-
pie but let our Government beware of foreign alli
ances and least Of all and last of all with England
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-In the Circuit Court of ST. Louis, on
the 9th instant the jury in the of ID. Hunt John
Simonds on trial in the Common Pleas Court returned
verdict of S2 500 damages This is the second trial of
this that Court On former trial the jury could
not agree to the amount of damages, and dis
charged The suit brought because the defendants
agent for the Chairman Of the Board of Underwriters
of St Louis had published in the papers notice stating
that the Insurance Companies of ST. Louis would in
upon any boat Of which the plaintiff master, or
might be in any way connected he had persisted in
overlooking the Pride Of the West to render her
seaworhy after having been duly notified by the agent of
the Board The allegation that the publication was
false and malicious and the yerdit of the jury sustained
| the allegation.
The Boston Daily Advertiser in publishing the
foregoing takes occasion to add another document
relating to the same subject, to which we also give
| a place in columns. 1t is the proclamation of
Gen. GoRGEY to the nation, after he was invested
with the supreme authority, and is in the following