Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-01
KOssUTH's ADDRESS TO THE AMER
ICANS.

The address of KossUTH TO the people Of
the United States, appeared in the Washing
ton Union of Saturday. 1t was written at
Bronssa, Asia Minor on the 9th of March,
1850, and in February last, was delivered
by Gov. UJHAzI, 10 Mai TocHMAN, with
the request that he would cause it 10 be
published, and deposit its original, written
in the Magyar language, in the archives of
Congress. The publication AT that time, i,
was supposed, woud defeat The negoiia-
Iions pending for KossUTH's liberation, and
hence it was delayed till that event had oc-
cured. 1t is noble production, earnest,
eloquent, patriotic and democratic, and en-
bodies the main historical events which led
10 the memorable struggle in which Hunga-
ry, though worsted, comes from the contest
exalted in The estimation of every liberal
and enlightened nation. We regret that our
limits forbid us to copy more than the fol-
lowing extracts
Free citizens of North America you
have given, in spite of Austrian ISLANDERS, the
fullest sympathy for the cause of my
county. We had no opportunity 10 explain
10 you our motives and our conduct, and re-
flute the libels against us: but we said
and how truly your noble and magnanimous
conduct shows it that such a nation
knows how 10 defend just and holy cause,
and will give u. its sympathy and this
conviction inspired us with more confidence.
Oh, that you had been neighborng ma
lion The Old World would now be free,
and would not have TO endure again those
terrible convuIsons and rivers of blood
which are inevitable. Bat the end is with
God and He will choose the means 10 fulfil
His purposes.
Ye great and free people receive the
thanks Of my country for your noble sympa-
thy which was great moral support in our
terrible conflict.
Oh, that Hungary had received but Il
sigh, token of moral support from the Euro
pean powers-from those powers whose
dreams are troubled with fear of the ad-
vanc of the Co.sack ! Had only an English
or a French agent come 10 "a during our
struggle, what might he not have done =
lie, too, would have seen and estimated our
ability to sustain ourselves he wonld have
observed the humanity, the love of order,
the reverence for liberty which characieri.
zed the Hungarian nation. Had these two
powers permitted few ships to come 10
Ossorc laden with arms for the noble patri-
OTIS who had asked in vain for weapons, the
! i1ungarians would now have stood more
impregnable barrier against Russia than all
! the arts of miserable and expensive diplo-
macy.
There was time when we, with the
neighborins Polee, saved Christianity in
Europe And now hesitate no, 10 svo~
before God, that we alone-that my own
Hungary could have saved Europe from
Russian domination. As the wars in
Hungary advanced, lis character became
changed. In the end, the results i, con,em'
plated were higher and far more imporlan
-no,hing less in fact, than universal free
dom. which was not thought Of in the be
piunlug This was not a choice (; il wa
forced upon us by the policy of the Europe
an nations, who, disregardlng their own in
lerest, suffered Russia 10 invade and provoke
u.s. Yes, we were martyrs 10 the cause o
freedom, and this glorious but painful destl
ny was imposed upon MS.
Though my dear native Hungary is trode
down, and the flower of her sous executed
or wandering eNiles, and |, her Governor
writing from my prison in this distant AS
attic Turkey, predct-and the eternal Go
hears my prediclon-that there can be II
freedom for the continent Of Europe, an
that the Cossacks from the shores of th
Don will water their sleeds in the Rhine
: unless liberty be restored TO Hungary, II
only with Hungarian freedom that the EurC
, pean nations can be free ; and the smalI'
naionalites especially can have 10 inluT
|, without u.s.
d Fee ciizens Of America you inspire
my counrymen to noble deeds; your appr
val impaired confidence your sympatf
,r consoled in adversely, gave ray of hope f
the future, aud enabled us 10 bear II
=. WelHnl oil OUI ledNy pulNth youI lClloN
feeling will sustain us ill we realize Il
hope the faith, ''that Hungary is not lc
forever.n Accept, in the name of n
'e countrymen, the acknowledgment of o
,er warmesI gratitude aud our highest IL
pect.
!, who know Hungary so well, firmly
" lieve she is not lost and the iulellige
citizens of America have decided, not OF
with impulsve kindness, but with Teas
and policy, 10 favor the unfortunate hut |
"A subjugaled Hungary, The sound of II
encouraging voice is not like funeral dir:
but as the shril trumpet thai will call
De world 10 judgment
an May God bless your country forever
'al May il have the glorious destiny to sh'
'h' with other nations the blessings OF 1
on liberty which constitutes lis own happin
lie and fame May your great example, no
Tsl Americans, be TO other nations the source
oy social virtue ; your power be the terror OF
'ie- tyran,s-lhe protector of The distressed