Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-12-18

OF the United States to secure to every nation
the sovereign right to oppose Of itref, and to
protect the sovereign night OF nations against
the encronchng arrogance Of d''spOt', and.
Ieagued to yDu against the league OF despols,
to stand together with You, god father to the
approaching Baptism of Enmpran liberty
Now, gentlemen, have stated my position
am straightforward man am a republican :;
have awowed it openly in monarchcal, but
free England and ! am happy to state that
have nothing lost by this avowa there. | hope
| Will not lose here in republican America, by
| that irankness which must be one NJ the Chief
qualities Of every republican. So beg leave,
frankly and openly, 10 state the following points
| First, that take 1t to be the duty Of honor and
prncpe not to NEEDLE with whatever party
question OF your own domestic affairs. | claim
Tor my country the right to dispose of itself; so
| am resolved, and must be resolved, to respect
the same principle here and everywhere. May
Others delight in the part of knight Grant Tor
theories 1t is not my case. | am the man OF
The great principle Of the sovereignty OF every
people to dispose Of its own domestic concerns |;
and most s0emnly deny to every foreigner,
as to every foreign power, the right to oppose
the sovereign faculty. Secondly, | profess,
highly and openly. my admiration of the glor
Gus principle of union, on which stands the
mighty pyramid of our greatness, ana upon tint
basis Of which you have grown, IN the short
space of sGventy-hve Yeas, to prodglous giant
The living wonder Ut the world. | have the
most warm wish that the star-spangled banner
Of The United States may forever be floating,
united and one, the pround ensign OF manknds
divine ongn and taking my ground OH this
prluclpe Of union, winch tud lawfully exist
Ing, an established constitutional fact, 1t is not
to purity, but TO the united people of the Unlt
ed STATES that confidently will address my
humble request for aid aud protection to oppres
sed humanity.
will ;onscientiously respect your laws, but
within the limits OF your laws will use every
honest exnrtlon to gam your operative sympathy
and you financial, material, aud political aid tuI
INV countrys freedom and Independence, and
entreat the realization OF these hopes which
your generosity hs raised in me and my peo
PIES breasts, and also IN the breasts OF Europe's
oppressed nations And therefore, thirdly,
beg leave frankly to state tnnt my aim is to re.
store my iatherand to the full enjoyment of that
act of Declaration Of Independence, which be-
lug the only rghttu existing public law of m,
nation, can have st nothing Of Its rightfuIness
by the violent invasion of foreign Russian arms.
and which, therefore, is fully entitled 10 be rec
ognzed by the people of the United States
whose very existence Is founded upon similar
decl ration Vi independence.
Thus, having eXpounded my aim, beg leave
to state, That cane not to your glorious shores
to enjoy happy rest. | came not with the in
lenlIun to gather lrumphS OF personal dstnc
ton, or to be the object OF popular shows bu
| came humble petitioner IN my country
name, as its freely chosen constitutional chief
What can be opposed to this recognition, whcl
Is "A logical necessary consequence OF the prin
ciple OF your cunntrys political existence ?
What can be opposed to it? The rown OF Mr.
HuIsemann-the anger of that satellite of thu
Gar called Francis Joseph Of Austria and thu
Immense danger with which some European an,
? American papers threaten YOU and by which, o
course you must feel extremely terrified, tina
your Minister at Vienna will have offered BIZ
passports, and that NJ Hulsemann leaves Wash
ington, should be received and treated in m,
official capacity.
Now, as to your Minister at Vienna, how vol
can combine the letting him stay there witt
YOUR opinion Of the cause of Hungary, really
Idon't know hut so much | do know, that thu
, present absoIutIstlca atmosphere OF Europe Is
, not very proplous to American principles.
, know man who could tell some curious facts
, about this matter But as to Mr.. HuIsemann
, renav don't believe that he would be so read,
to leave Washington. He has extremely vel
dIgeSted the caustlc pills which Mr. Webste
has administered to hun SO gorIouSIy: but ate
all, know enough of the public spirit OF thu
sovereign people OF the United States, that /
. will never admit to whatever res ponslble depos
tory of the executive power, should he even b.
, wiling to do so, which, to b sure, your high
, minded government is not willing to do, to bt
regulated in its policy by all the Husemann
or by all the Francis Jusephs in the world. s,
| confidently hope that the sovereign ofths cOun
tr,, the people, will make the declaration o
independence OF Hungary soon formally recog
nsed and that it will care not bit for It If Mr.
Husemann taxes to morrow his passports-bol
Uoydge to him.
!, But it is also my agreeable duty to profes.
that | am entirely convinced that the govern
. ment of the United States shares warmly thu
sentiments of the people in that respect 1t has
, proved it by exec utlng in a ready and digniiet
, manner the resolution of Congress in benalf o
nv liberation 1t has proved 1t by calling Oh
t the Congress to consider how shall be treatet
+ and received, and even this morning | was hon
ored by the express order of govern nent, By
! an official salute from the battarles of the Unit
. to the military rules, only public high officla
capacity can be greeted. Having thus expound
, ed my AIM beg leave to state that came no
to your glorious shores to enjoy happy rest
came not with the Intention to gather triumpht
f Of personal distinction, but because humble
petitioner, in my c0unlry's name, as its freely
, chosen constitutional chief, humbly to entrea
your generous aid ; and then 1t Is to this ain
I will dpVntn nj 1tut
> with the more assduity, the more restlessness
: as every moment may bring report of evenu
which may call me to hasten to my place on tn,
: battle field, where the great, and hope The las
f battle will be fought between Liberty ana des
potism A movement marked by the finger u
+ God to be SO near, that every hour Of delay 0
. your generous aid may prove fatally dsastrou
1 to oppressed humanity, aud thus having stateC
, nv position to De that OF u humble petitioner ii
I the name Of my oppressed country, let me re
spectfuly ask, 90 you not regret to have beStow
ell upon me the nigh honor OF this reception
1 unparalleled in history? say unparalleled /
| history, though | know thai your fathers wei
+ coined Lafayette IN similar way, but LaFay
n cite had mighty claims upon your country
t gratitude; he had fought in your ranks for you
Y freedom and Independence, and what was sti
2 more, in the lour OF your need. He was tn
link of your friendly connection with France
. a connection, the result of winch were tw
5 French fleets OF mo than thirty light men.
war, three thousand gallant men, who tougt
$ side by side with you against Cornwais, betor
Yorktown; the precious gift of twentv-iou
4 thousand muskets, loan OF nineteen million
e OF dollars, and even the preliminary treaties
= your glorious peace, negotiated at Paris by you
= immortal Franklin. | hope the people OF tn
e United States, now itself IN The happy condlto
f to aid those who are in need of aid, as itself wa
e once In need, will kindly remember these facts
and you, citizens of New York, and you WI
= yourselves become the Lafayette OF Hungar,
7 Lafayette had great claims to your love at
5 sympathy, but have none. came humb
| petlnoner with no othnr claims thnn thnse whlc