The southern press., 1851-10-29


him, and on account of the health of bis wife
and children, must consider him being still
on board the American steam frigate Missis
sippi; and apprize him, consequently, M le
Consul, through you of the decision adopted by
the minister of the interior, relative to the
demand which he requested me to present
Accept, pray you, M. le Consul, the assurance
of my high consideration.
The Prefect of the Bouches du Rhone.
SULEAU.
In consequence Of this refusal, NJ. Kossutf
published the following address +" to the demo
Gratis of Marseilles:"
Citzens-The government of the French re
public having refused me permission to traverse
France, the people OF Marseilles, yielding to The
impulse of one of those generous instincts o.
the French heart, which are the inexhaustiblt
source of the nobleness Of your action, has hon
ored me by manifestation of its republican
sentiments--a manifestation honorable for III
motives, manly for its resolution peaceabe IL
lis ardor, and as majestic in It's calmness as ma
ture, the grand image of God, before the TEN
pest. have heard my name blended with tn.
hymn of the Marseillaise," and with the shouts
OF Vire la Republque "a cry which is the only
legal one in France the only one whose legiti
macy has been won by the blood Of the martyrs
of liberty 1t is 80 natural to love freedom! L
is so light to suffer for it 1t is almost less than
Il mere duty, but there is, indeed, supreme
glory in the thought of being identified with the
principle of liberty in the mind of the French
people. | have no desire for glory-but this
glory accept in order to merit it ] accept il
AS pledge of common interests (soidariie,) anG
] accept it AS testimony of the fraternity of the
French nation wi h all nations / accept it as 3
sign of salvation for my beloved country. To
you, Frenchmen! republicans! is the honor o
that salvation! To US, poor Hungarians, the
duty of meriting it We shall merit it Ny ma
ton will understand the appeal of your frater-
nifty. 1t will be proud of and bravely respond
to it, as those ought to do who are honored in
being called "brothers" by the French people
These are the only thanks worthy of the people
Of Marseles-worthy of that manifestation
with which they have honored me-yet not me-
but my nation and, in my nation, the past less
than the future
Permit me not to speak any more of the re-
fusal of the government of the French republic
to grant me passage through its territory.
know that the French people are not responsible
for, and are not identified with its acts know
that neither NJ l. N. Bonaparte, nor NJ Faucher
are the French nation. knew, and know
that the executive power is delegated to him
but that the honor of the French nation is not
in their keeping. | shall no longer bear in mind
their refusal, and desire that humanity shall
not remember it, if by any chance those who
have been already in exile, and who to all ap.
pearance, have forgotten it, should again be so
Last evening, one of your brethren, (of our
brethren,) an operative of Marseilles- OH / know
his name, and shall not forget it, came, in spite
of the cold, and swimming through the water
on board the American frigate, to press my hand
pressed his hand with pity, with emotion, and
gently reproached him for his merity. "Que
uoutes rouS ?" he answered, {" | desired to touch
your hand, could not find a beat, took to the
water, and here am. Are there any obstacles
TO him who wills!" | bowed to these noble
words. The love of liberty, the sentiment of
duty and fraternity, were mine before coming to
Marseilles; but it is at Marseilles have found
the motto, "There are no obstacles to him who
wills" That motto shall be mine. Vive la re-
publique Health and fraternity
LOUIS KOSSUTH.
Marseilles Roads, on board the frgate Missis-
sppi, of the United States, Sept 20, 1851.