The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-25

= ,u,d No; give t, as amhi.ionary dis
psal the lie swca! Of ms people ;tc \
Sas not conten,cd With the 100000
isllar loans which wc generously III
ptOpriated 10 him yearly. lie would |,
have his hands in our pockets, andhc
ccasd not boar the idea that he should
never more be at liberty to dispose
Without any control of our brayoaar.,
my, and t, crush down the spirit Of
freedom in the world. Therefore he
resorted to the most outrageous con.
.spiracy, and attacked. rs by arms, AVID I,
By false report Of q victory which |
never was won. Issued a proclamation
declaring that Hungary sirall no, moe
exist that its independence, its Con.
stitu,ion. its very existence is abolish
ed, and it shall be melted like a farm
or fold, into the Austrian Empire. -
10 this We answered, Thou shalt
not exist. tyrant, but We will = and
we banished him. and issued the dec
la.a,ion of our independence. So you
see, gentlemen, that there is a very
great difference between yours and
ours-it is IN onr favor. There is an
other similar difference. q Yon dcclar.
cd your Independence when it was yet
very doubtful if ypu wonld be success.
full. We doubted ours when we, in
legitimate defense, were already vic.
torious (: when We had beaten our Ell.
emics, and,so proved, before our dee.
laratio,,, that we had strength and
I power enough to.become one of the
independent powers on earth. One
thing more our declaration of indie
pcndence was not only voted uraa
mously in our Congress. but every
county, every municipality. has sol
EMMY declared its consent and ad
herence to j: !; go it became not the
supposed, but by the whole rcalr
adopted and sanctioned as the fanda'
mental laws Of hungary. AMI SO j
is, even now. There happened since
nothing contrary to this declarato,
on the part Of the nation. No con
trary law. no declaration issued. On
ly one thing harpencd-a foreis'
power, Russia. came with his armel
bondsmen. and aided by treason, over
threw us for while. Now, put thu
\ question before God ana humanity
to you, free sovereign people of Amer
lea, can this violation Of intern. ationa
law abolish the legitimate characte
Of our Declaration Of Independence
II not, then, here I take my ground
because l am in this very declaration
Of independence, entruscd with thu
charge Of Governor Of my fatherland
l have sworn before God and my ma
ton, to endeavor to maintain and Sc
cure this act of independence: Aut
$, may God the Almighty help me a
l will will, until my nation is gait
f in the condition to dispose of its gov
eminent, which I confidently trust
yea more, I know. will be q republi
can. And then I retire to the hum
BILE condition Of my former private life
u cqualling in one thing, at least, you
Washington, not in merits, but in hon
: esty-that is the only ambition of m,
life. Amen. So my third humble
. wish is that the people of the Urite'
States would be pleased, by all con
: stitutional means Of its wontcd public
/. life, declare that. acknowledging the
legitimate character of the DECLARE
ton Of Independence Of Hungary, il
! is anxious to greet Hungary amongst
the Independent powers of the earth
and invite the Government Of the {
nited States to recognize this indie
pcndencc at the earliest POSSIBLE time
That is all. Let me see the principle
announced the rest may be left To
the wisdom of your Government, with
some confidence in my own respect
full direction also. And so, gentle
men, have respectfully stated what
are my humble requests to the sovc
reign people Of this country, in its
public and political capacity.