The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1851-12-23


written in the sympathy and con fidencs OF all
who are oppressed, and OF all who, as your ell
der brother, the people OF Britain, sympaihizs
with the oppresssd--my warrent 10 this capac.
iy 10 written 10 the hopes and expectations you
have entitled the world 10 eHtertaiDg. by libsr-
rating me out Of my prison, and by restoring
me To activity. Butt has pleased the Almigh-
ty 10 make out Of my humble self yet another
opportunity for thing which may pappy turn
pg- point in the destiDies OF the world. l bring
you broherly greeting from the people of
great Britain. speak not in an official char
acter. impaired by diplomacy. whose secresy
is the curse Of lie wc:ia b.: b.. am the harbn
gi.s: of tie public spirit of tho people, which
has the right to impart a direction to its gov
ernment, and which | witnessed, pronouning
itself in the most decided manner, openly
that the people of England, united to you with
enlightened brotherly love. il is united in
blood--conscious of your strength as IL is con-
scious of its own, has forever abandoned every
sentiment of irritation and revelry, aud desires
the brotherly alliance of the United States to
secure TO every nation the sovereign right TO
dispose of itself, and TO protect the sovereign
right to dispose of itself, and 10 protect the
so, ereign right ofnatons against the encroach
ing arrogance of despois, and leagued to you
against the league of despots, TO stand togeth-
er with your godfather to the approaching
baptism of European liberty. Now gentlemen
have stated my position. | am straight
forward man; am Republican,; have avow-
ed it openly in the monarchical, but free Eng
land; and | am happy to state that have moth
ing lost by tins avowel there. | hope will
not lose here, in Republican America, by that
frankness which must be one of the chief quail
tiles of every Republican. So beg leave.
frankly aud openly, to state the following points
al I al,a Z, ha tho l,t, nd
principal, not to meddle with whatever party
| question of your own domesl ic affairs. | claim
| for my country the right to dispose of itself,
| so am resolved, to respect the same principle
| here and everywhere. May others delight in
the part of knight crrant for theories. Ii is
not my case. | am the man of the great prin.
ciple of the Sovereignty of every people to dis
! pose of its own domestic concerns: as to every
| foreigner, as to every foreign power the right
to oppose the sovereign faculty.
Secondly, profess, highly and openly, my
admiration for the glorious principle of union,
on which stands the mighty pyramid of your
greatness, and upon the Same basis of which
you have grown, in the short peried of seventy
five years, to prodigious giant. the living won
der of the word. have the most warm wish
| hat the star-spanged banner of the United
| States may forever be floating. united one, the
proud ensign of mankind's divine origin: and
taken my ground ON this principal of union,
which find lawfully existing, an established
Constitutional fact, it is not to party. but TO
the united people of the United States, that
confidently will address my humble requests
for aid and protection TO oppressed humanity
/ will couscientiously respect your laws, but
/ within the limits OF your laws | wili nse every
honest exeriioh TO gain your operative symrs-
thy and your financial material. and political
aid for any court VS. freedom and independan
ce, and enirsat The realization Of these hopes
which your generosity has raised in me and
my peoples breasts. OF Enrope's oppressed ua-
lions. And therefore ;hirdly, / beg leave
frankly 10 state that my aim is to restore my
fa,herland to the full enjoyment Of that act OF
Declaration and independence, which being
The only righlfa existing public law Of my rs
tion. can nothing have been lost oi its iighiful
ness by the violent invasion Of foreign Russian
arms. and which, therefore, is fully entitled to
J be recognized by lhe people Of the Unto Sta
ties, whose very existance is founded upon a
similar declaration of Independence. Thus
having expounded my aim, beg leave 10 state
that came not 10 your glorious shores TO en-
JOY happy rest. came not with tho inten
ZION TO gather ,riuphs of personal distinction
or 10 be the object Of popular shows; but
came hnmble petitioner in my country name
rs lis freely chosen constitutional chief. Wha
logicsl necessary consequence of the princip
O of your country's political exisienee! Wha
n can be opposed to IL? The f,own of Mr.. Hules
a man-ihe anger Of that satelus OF the Gar
called Francis Joseph of Austris: and the i'm
msuse dspgqr with which some European an,
= American papers threatened you, dby while
d ! ol course. you must feel extremely terrified
g that your Minister at Vienna, will have ofie'e
!, his passports, and that Mr.. Hulseman leave
d Washing on. should ! be received and tresre
;. in my official caracnyl Now, as to you
Minister AT VIeuna, how you can combine tn
@ letting him stay there with your opinion Of IN
). cause Of Hungary. | really don't know; bu
a so much ] DO know that the present obsolulI:
g teal atmosphere OF Europe, is not very prop
n tious To American principles. L know ma
who can tell some curious facts about thl
G mater. But as TO Mr.. Hulseman really ldon
is believe that he would be so ready TO lea'
"a Washington. He has extremely well di'ges
At cd the caustic pills which Mr. Webster h'
;. administered 10 him so gloriously; bat after q
n | know enough of the public spirit Of the so
o ereign people ni the Uni cd, that it viii new
admit 10 whatever responsible depository
N the executive puwer should he even be VILLA
ye 10 do so. which. to bo u c, your high mindt
II. soverumen j. not wiling do, 10 be regula
a ed in it's poiicy but all the Hul>emsns or ?
-. ,he Francis Josephs 10 the world. 80 ! conl
- deutly hrpe that The sovereign OF this conn'r
ne the people. will make the declaration OF ind
IT. pc ndence OF Hungary soon formally recogn'.
az ed, and that il will care not bit Tor u u VI
he Hul.eman takes TO morrow his passports-b
o. youoge To him. But il is also my agreeab
,e duty to profess that / am s0trsy convinc'
nit that the government Of the Uni cd Stat
rs. shares wermly The sentiments OF the people
w. that respect II has proved 1t by executing
lry a ready and dignii-d manner The resolution
,el Congress 90 behalf Of my Liberation. 1t
IN. proved IT BY calling on The Congress TO cons
ou or how shall he treated and received. and
I'VE this morning was hon'red' oy 'he exP,eeS
zee der OF the government, by an official sal,
,o, from the batteries oi the Uniict States in su
Ihe a manner IN which, according TO The militia
an. ,ules only public. high official capacity G
our no greeted. Having thos exp"unded my al