New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-13
Addres. of the Friends OF Italy.

OF SlgnOr Adrlano Lemlhl, private SeCIe-
tarv to Gov. kossuth Is will be read
with interest By all friends of freedom.
THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF ITALY
TO THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA.
Offices Of the Society Of Friends OF Italy,)
10, Southampton street. Strand,
LONDON, Nov. Ia, 1881.
CITIZENS OF TIRE AMERICAN REPUBLIC. We en-
brace with peculiar pleasure the opportunity which
now presents Itself Of addressing you on a subject
on winch are confident that you VIII give Us a
friendly hearing
lis now several months since, impressed with the
CONVICTION that something could be done IN TINS
country for the cause OF those unfortunate Europe
peoples which are suffering under the horrors OF
cespotsm and foreign misTule, we conceived tae
project Of forming Society expressly devoted to the
purpose Of explaining TO our fellow country men, ana
enforcing then active attention. the claims ana
the wrongs Of Itaythat nation being selected nom
among others, or account OF the hlgrsncy oil us
case, and because II seemed II Illustrate win sPe-
cia distucness the general question Of Freedom a.
az ainsi Despotism all the Tofld over Accordingly,
a society was formed, which, under the name OF the
Society Of the II eas QfIt0 agreedto direct itsope
rations toward the following o1jcctS
OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.
By cubic meetings lectures aud the pTess-aad csPc-
calY y al riding opportunities % the most com eteAl ap
ihontcs for the pubncaou Of ~orks 90 ir story 81 -
Italian National moycmen'-t0 promote correct appTe
cation sfthe Italian question IN Ensiard.
e. 4
iherng the cause Of Italian National Independence lathe
British Parliament 49,,
And generally 10 ard. IN England the cause u the IN
dependence and oithc political and religious liberty OF the
italian People
In prosecution of this programme the Society has
been steadily labOTlng since lis !OTma'iOn-lot VITA
ont considerable evidences OF success aud with
belief becoming daily more and more assured, that
i is eVablCdto extend u bass, sill further sue
cess will be attained, and that of kind which could
not be attained IN any other way than precisely
oh no HfuD NJ
working independently IN popular spirit
The arrival Of NJ. kossuth IN thls country on his
way 10 your hoSp.taole shores, constituting as Il has
coIe an epoch IN the history Of political opinion
throughout England generally, has also, IA some
sense, con stltutCd epoch IN the history OF our
society N9s Only haS ths mere laeI o. Ms
thles with foreign countries 10 an unprecedented
depth, and rendered US more ready - act IN their
behalf Whenever an opportunity of action shall
cur bur the staiesmanllke intellect OF VI. hOSsuth
himself applying Itself 10 the question Is 4 refers to
us, has onhghiensd ms as 10 the mode IN which our
activity IN behalf Of oppressed countries may be
most lcgitmaiely and most Effectively exercised
That every nation has night = free and lnde-
pendent government OF It's oHn adalTs, TO the full
ard UnimpeCed development OF It's own faculties
and tendencies, as God has made It-such IS the
first and supreme law OF international morals Sub
sldiaIy 10 this and virtually derived from H. IS That
doctrine Of nOn.lnteIyentlon which u hOSsuih has
forclbly eXpoUnded, and TO which, irghtly inter.
preed, and consistently carried out, he willing 10
entrust the destlnles OF Europe. That the free IA.
tons while conserving not - Violate tins doctrine
themselves BY interfering IN the internal affairs o
weaker peoples, III also recognize the duty OF com
pelng the governments OF other nations 10 respect
the same principle and the duty Of protesting agans-
those anar gements Of continental Europe which
are already Standing violation OF this pflnclp.e-
this is the substance Of what VI. kOssIth demands
and the granting of this he says VIII be tantamOunt
to dscreeng the emancipation OF al oppressed pop
ulatOns.
Permit US to direct your attention in a special
manner 10 NJ kossuth's spoken reply 10 the address
which a society We deemed i our duty to present
- him on The 9TH Of the present month, and more
particularly 10 tie exposition which that reply con
tanned Of the virtual identity Of the cause OF kiy
with that OF Hungary. and 10 the explicit and strong
terms on which VI hOssu,h-hereln reechoing our
own Sen.iments-a serted his conviction that as the
cause Of Hungary Is represented in himself, 50 the
cause OF Italy Is repre- sented IN NJ Mazzini. The
one OF these two patriots, so closely linked together
IN the appreciation OF all free men, now goes - your
shOTeS, the other remains amid rs. Fam would we,
10 W HON the great and noble personal Gullities Of
the Italian patriot familiar transmit 10 you such
an lmpIc son Of them as would enable you 10
plete your picture him TO that degree perfection
which face 20 face intercourse Will make possible for
) on IN regard 70 his Hungarian cOtemporary. For
tunately, however 1t does not require a separate
WISH TO your shores 20 plead the cause OF Italy A.
distinct .Iom that Of Hungary As the two causes
are one, so are your and our relations 10 them The
same and when NJ kossuihshall be pleading among
on the cause OF Hungary, he VIII IN fact also be
pleading that Of Italy.
VI W
other oppressed peoples depends On the recognition
by the tree nations Of night and Just principles o.
international procedure, where, . must next De
asked are those free nations 70 which we can and
ought to look for so valued reeOgnltIoni one OF
your own statesmen, Americans, speaking IN thf
presence OF u. kossuih, al Winchester, answered
that question. France az present cannot be looked
10 recognition Of The doctrine OF nOninervention
Is not 10 oe expected from the Government which
sent Republican troops to trample out the free and
glorious Republic Of Rome. France may yet re-
tuIn 10 her truer and more characteristic position
among free nations meanwhile, and until that hap
pen, where shall Freedom look Where but 20 the
great Anglo-SaIcn race, now predominant over
more than half the world, Of which you, Americans,
are the one ard We the other, and the older, mem
Der. league Of freedom between Great Britain
and AmerIea-a league between the peoples OF the
TWO countries. terminating If possible. IN league
between their Govemments-slch is the idea
Of the hour 80 far as appears thai which shall give
TO the oppressed populations Of Europe the power "
obtain, and irnly 10 bold their rights Hll BE an
Anglo American alliance.
On YOU, Americans, viii probably fall the greater
portion OF this work Of Oenehcence 10 the world.
The notion has been gaming ground among US that
for the Amencsn race great destiny IS IN store
no, only the destiny already sufficiently clear, OF
popping the new hemis pAere ana covering Il with
CIVILIZATION, but along With this the destiny also OF
exeItIng moral control the side Of wha: Is Igh.
and moral veto agalnst what IS wrong this hen-
sphere OF ours Be CONSCIOUS, we heseech YOU, Of
this great destiny, while spreading wealth and cu-
ture over your own continent look also 20 what, as
Amerlcans Z IS IN your power 20 DO for the cont
nent from winch you spyang act p0iT part IN the
Anglo American alliance We believe that toe DeO-
pie OF this country viii ere long be willing 10 act
theirs.
II i not for Us 10 specify TO you the practcalmeans
by which, IN your condition Of society, II may be
best 10 promote these objects Possibly, however, an
an association or associations such as ours NAV be
found useful. Should this be the case Il viii afford
rs The highest satisfaction 10 enter into correspond
enee with such associations, and 10 cooperate with
Inc N IN all ways IN which We can mutually render
benefits 10 The common cause.
We place this address in the hands Of an Italian
patriot AdriaDo Lemmi, private Secretary o. NJ.
hossufh who comes 10 you in the service as well OF
Hungary as Of Italy. We can rely on his efforts ~