The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-25

Sir: Scafge have le.fut from you The rebuke
given by the Turkish minister to the generous
proposition OF your glorious countrys Congress
and government, than an Austrian commissary
also arrived to but the barbarous decision of the
Porte peremptorily to execution. An Austrian
commissary in Turkey! You must, of course,
feel how deep this empire must have allen, till
il was to suffer such degradation, nay, abdica-
ton of her independence She is falling fast,
poor Turkey-iaing, not by want of strength,
not by fatality, but by the cowardice Of her
leaders, who have not the courage TO act ac-
cording to their wnjudgment.
Ofcourse, all the CONVERSATIONS about the "Sep-
TENDER and no longer" as the term of my deten-
ton, is mere humbug; nay, more, it is affront
added to oppression. Has the Porte given the
assurance to the United States that, such day
of September next, you can take me, without
any further application, on board an American
ship! OF course, no.-Be, therefore, sure Of this,
my dear sir, it is mere humbug. The real value
of their words have had opportunity enough
to appreciate.
Full well understand the case. am doomed
to perish at Lutahia--to fall victim here to the
fears of abomnabe Austria. There are many
ways to come to that end, now that the com
panions of my prison, they who have accom-
panied me by free choice, with the agreement
of thelP hither, are by force torn away from
my side, and etand almost forsaken-al0ne
Well, will look 10 myself, and meet the
worst if needs be.
| must frankly tell you that have anticipated
the failure of your negotiation. The Turkish
government yields but to fear or to protection,
and it must be fully aware that whatever may
be the power Of the United States, Turkey has
nothing to fear and no protection to hope from
them; nothing, because your government, your
legislative bodies all your organs Of publicity,
are very anxious to proclaim, every once again
and again, that non-interyention in European
matters is the fundamental principle of the poll
teal system of the United States.
To be sure, wise were the men who established
this principle, and wise were the men who fol-
lowed it. 1t was necessary one for the fOun-
dation as well as for the growth of the United
States Neither would it be convenient to me
to investigate whether the dress which is so well
suited to protect the childhood and to develop
the youth will still prove suitable when the
much promising youth had become full-grown
man-nay, a mighty giant, as your country j..
Time is going on, and every hour may bring its
own convenience as its brings its own necessity.
May be that even your glorious country may
soon be called to feel that every position has its
necessity, has its condtions-has, i would al
most say, its unavoidable fatality; the more, the
greater, the mightier that position is. "God acts
not by special will, but by general laws" said
an English philosopher. May be that even your
country will very soon be called to feel that it is
determined Gas surely it is) to uphold, nay, still
to heighten he glorious position it already holds,
it will scarcely be possible, should it even be
convenient not to put weight into the balance,
where the destinies of the old world and its civil
ization are to be weighed, it will scarcely be
possible not to give anything more to the suffer
ings of nations than the noble sentiments Of
sympathy to the struggling, the commisseraton
to the fallen, an asylum to the prosecuted, or at
the most, generous offer, but which even
Turkish minister may dare to decline
There may be some who believe that the nou-
acceptation of the generous offer of the United
States is but an indirect answer Of Austria to the
glorious declaration of Mr.. Webster, which found
so mighty an echo in every American breast, an
answer scarcely less arrogant than the first fool
ish provocation was; there may be some who
! believe that the United Stqtes may even not
speak, but having once spoken, their word must
be obeyed. As to me, it is my duty not to re-
press even a humble wish about the further steps
of your government to me it would be quite
inconvenent either to entertain or to express
any feelings else than the most fervent gratitude
for the generous intention of your country and
of your government, and the most respectful APP
probation of their noble conduct toward myself
and my companions, which beg you will be so
kind to convey to the government and the peo-
rle of the United States, together with the hum
BILE declaration of mine, that whatever may be
the fate have TO meet, it will be, even in the
moment of death-after the trust to God, always
my chief consolation, that your glorious country,
the grave judgment of your wise men as well as
the sentiments Of your people. have deemed the
poor Hungarian exile not unworthy of their SYM
patty.
| may die, but the cause will vet rise--and,
with or without me, the battle will be fought
once more, which met the appreciation of great
glorious and free Democratic America. Amen.
But, dear sir, there is yet ope thing which
must beg you to clear of all misrepresentation
before your government, that the answer given
by the Ottoman ministry may be fully appre-
ciated.
Now, have no doubt the thing will be repre-
scented to the world as benevolent step of the
Sublime Porte They would make the world
believe that "though political considerations
did not allow them to restore all Hungarian ex-
lies to liberty, still it was noble resolution of
the IOrle 10 restrict Tue ueteilblou oHy 10 e1nt
individuals, freeing all the rest"
But no, sir, the case is quite different; the
present resolution of the Porte not only partakes
nothing of benevolence, but is rather the most
barbarous, the most inhuman deed among all
we have yet experienced here.
Before stepping over the threshold Of Turkey,
| asked if they would give me or not asylum
and hospitality. | asked them, let me be your
guest, or else let me pass, that may carry my
weary head to more hospitabe shores They an
swered me, we welcome, be our guest our
house will be an asylum to thee we swear thee
protection and hospitality.
trusted arrested my steps, that | might
yet feel the breeze which swept over the plains
of my neighboring native land, that may see
the pillows of the Danube mixed with Hupga-
rian tears from Presburg to Orsova.
A few months later they gave me prison in
far Asia to be the asylum which they had sworn
to me.
At the sad moment of this change in my fate.
the poor ruins of independent Hungary, my fell