The republic., 1851-12-13

NOW, gentlemen perhaps you will excuse me for
using your kind attention Tor entering 80 far into
tchairlnan Of the De- egatiOn. Not at all. sir.
e are highly gratied.
Governor KossUTH continued:
81 Now have said that come not 10 find here an
WYylum nor happy home. For the future de-
pie my lie 10 the resurrection of my nation, and
VIII epdeaVor TO restore Hungary to that soYer
N gn right which is the fundamental right of
Nsery nation--to dispose OF its own domestic
fiairs In future, should Divine Providence
ILL asaisn me place for the accomplish.
lent oi practical duty, shall take good care
hat no new treason ahalI endanger the hope of
hungary. And on this point beg leave 10 make
lev slpSle remarks. was, In my life, extremely
nHous never to assuii,e. up0n ing hatgbleshoul-
sers any duty which had not tie intimate CON
N-ichon that could perform. Accordingly, though
saw the imminent peril of the struggle, still / had
OF the ooldness To take the tactical and srategeti-
tai direction of the military operations in all the
Hlountry into my own hands, because had not the
,onvicIion in my conscience that could answer
,s iuiiy to this duty as others; and was also ex
'remeiy afraid of the idea, that should any thing
#iappen amiss, not only my people, and not only
5story, bot my conscience would charge me with
ihe etefnal tortnring feeling that, perhaps, had
pot hage taken IN my OWN hands the thing which
&, did not sufficiently understand, the result would
z have been happier. This was the cause why did
pot take into nay hands the practical and strategct
lcal command Of all the armies OF Hungary.
sVas induced from necessity therefore, TO give my
confidence upon some man or other. But, alas
n have seen that man can never penetrate the Sc
3 lrets OF the heart OF his fellow man. have seen
shat ambition very often sweeps away every guar
antee which we have had to the character of mani
land therefore, since have been exile, have
cempoyed my time in improving and extending
the capacity OF this part OF my humble intelligence
winch was wanting 10 me III the past. And now
.reiying upon the confidence of my good people,
(which is neither shaken by misfortune nor broken
fby cainmny-relying upon this confidence, freely
declare that in tb@iuture will have the thing in
1ny own hands; because for myself am sure will
become neither Monck noe Napoleon, nor such
q man as TO take the confidence of the people as
means OF personal ambition. ! am that in my
hands the conduct of the struggles for rec om and
liberty of my people will be faithful; but as to
trusting any one man, am sure that shall not be
deceived ever more. [Applause Therefore, in
that circumstance, find some hope that our future
a struggles Will not be frustrated by treason.
= But there is another danger TO the hupe of the
n Hungarian struggle; and that danger is Russian
interference. beg not TO be misunderstood; Rus
sla IS not such giant as is commonly accorded to
\ 1t to be. Applause 1t is huge inflated body
A siapding upon very weak and feeble feet. But
there Is prestige of its greatness. Now that pres
tige will be broken, and 80 much the more because
consider the people of Russia members of the
4 great human brotherhood, and moving towards
I the common destiny of every nation. The sun of
freedom must rise alike over them and the fortune
OF that people Is as dear to my heart that of any
other consider them to be my brethren as much
as any people in the world. But in their present
condition they doomed to nothing but toll, TO
administer 10 the ambition Of an arrogant mortal
who dared to boast that he hns received the call
ing OF heaven to put his impious foot upon the
hopes of mankind. Now there ia danger OF Rus
eien interference danger, not because Russia is
mighty, but because she is mean. The army of
Russin, which is now only distant thirty hours
from Hungary, can rush upon us before
ton has had time to develop and organize its
forces. There is danger and therefore ] come
bther, gentlemen, humbly to ask the people OF the
United States TO take such stand will not have
the consequence of entangling you in a war, but
which will prevent Russian interference And why
have this hope bereP believed there is any thing
TO which the people off he United States attached
II is their constitutional principles, upon which
your independence reposesi those doctrnes which
The founders of your great Republic have taught
you, not as exgencies OF momeniary policy, but as
everlasting principles. And find among these
great principles of your Washingto the
fundamental principles Of your Constution-that
every nation has the sovereign right to dispose of
itself; TO alter it's government and ts institutions
according as it seems best and most expedent for
them. and that power earth has the right TO
interfere with this sovereign faculty in regard to
any people whatever. ] could compile book by
recalling only the words out of the messages OF
your Presidents, out of the writings and CORE
spondence of your greatest men, out of your De
claraton of Independence, out of the nstruc-
tions of your Government, given several oc-
casions, and at different times, to diplomatic
agents, ministers plenpotentiary, all uniting in
the declaration OF this great principle. Now. ask
you, gentlemen, in the name of all that is sacred,
what is a principle worth when there is nobody to
protect it-when the world is ready at every mo-
ment TO violate that principle and there is no peo-
pie on earth to protect it shall have an oppor-
tnnity to point out some statements of your great
est and most renowned statesmen, who have re-
cogniscd on several occasions this prinCipe-that
the people of the United States have precisely that
concern IN the maintenance of international
law OF all humanity, which every single citizen OF
your country has in the maintenance of your pri-
vate laws that the nation of the United States is,
In respect to other nations, precisely in that situa
ton In which every citizen of the United States is
IN respect to the laws of his country Here take
my ground, and upon this ground tread We
want not your armies, we want not your fleets, TO
light our battles for Independence we will fight |
thenl ourselves. Let only have fair play. |
tGreat applause and laughter.l But / claim that |
you may take such attitude as will prevent in |
tervention Nor would il be the fret time you
have done so. When the Spanish colonies rose |
here on the continen. of America to achieve their
independence, the United States declared that,
should Europe, in holy or unholy alliance, inter
would oppose it. And beg leave to remark that !
at that instant England itself united with you |
Now, England is as far distant from America as
America Is distant from the continent of Europe
and while monarchcnl England s just as con.
vcnient for the maintenance of the great interna-
tionai law OF nations-of the eovereign right OF
nation to dispose of itself-as ever, will republican
America-the United States-not prepare to do
will 1t not do, what il has done before? Surely / |
cannot sec why, cannot find even an argument |
why II would not do it.
But, gentlemen your own territory has parts
more distant far than Europe. Your separation
from Europe by the Atlantic, in the prescnt condi
Won OF human scencc and navigation, is not sep
aration-it is conncxion-such come xion as has
entangled your public and private interest ! once
more repeat that no place in Europe is more dis
tant from New York than Buenos Ayres in South |
America, and far more the people of the Uni.
ted states Interested in the aairs Of Hungary out
of public considerations well private interests
than In the empres of the South American conti- |
nent which arc far more distant from Won than
Europe just let me ask you humble question
Suppose that the inhabitants of Cuba should rsc |
tomorrow speak not of an invasion-and change |
It's form OF government, whereupon power-Eng-
land, or France or Portugal, il you please or any
other power-should resolve TO send down its feet
to aid and support Spain against the revolution of
the inhabitants of that island: would the United
States admit the interference with the people Of
Cuba! lCries of no, no ! am confident there is
not single man in this whole great nation who
would not oppose it. (Applause.l Now, what is
The difference between Coba and Hungary? The
difference is that Cuba is sic lays distant from New
YORK, and part of Hungary is eighfcen days die
t'nt' is that principle is that circumstance to
gulatc The conduct, behnrinr. and nnicv of snch |