The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-11-05

sed the towards who were preparing TO atar
don their native land, to submit TO wicke
despoism. and to purchase "A miserable exis
lence by sacrificing liberty. called The na
lion to arms in seIfde ence. sctsd not wit
presumption; and emotions Of despair foun
no place 10 nv breast-foI he Who deep ilr
Is not fit to guide peop'e. | es,'maI d th'
vaor aud power Of my country, and On III,
verge of fearful ST ugsle had fAilh I.
promise victory, If Hungary would remair
rue TO herself, and fouly her breast with
the 'mpulsIse fir Of sr"ng viii
I To sustain the stern resolution to mbal
such an enemy we we're Supported, fr., a
bovc every thing, by our unshaken conGdrnce
in God, whose ways past finding out, bur
who supports the right, and blesses the Cause
Of an honel people fighting for frecdum Sc
condly, by love Of country and tho holy de
sire Of liberty, Which makes ihe child giant,
snd increase The strength Of the valiant aud,
thirdly, by your example, noble Americans
you, the chosen nation Of the God Of Lib
euy My country men-a religious. God.
veneratng psople-ln whose hearts burned
The all powerful feeling Of patriotism, were
inspired by lhe uh h'unce Of our sublime ex
ample.
Free citizens Of America from your his
tory, as f'om The star Of hope IN midnis h,
gloom, we drcw our Confidence and resolution
10 the doubtful daysof severe tIlaI. Accsp,
10 the name Of my couu'rym.n, this declara.
ton az tribute Of gratitude, And YOU, ex.
cellent people, who were worthy TO be cho
sen by the Almighty as an example To show
the world how to deserve fre-dum bow to
win II, and how to uss l'-you will allow thai
tho Hungarlsns, though weaker and less az.
'una,s than you, through the decaying iuAu.
ences Of the old European society are no,
unworthy to be your imi ators, and that you
"ouiu oe pesseo W see Hc std's VI youT so
rious flag embazon the double cross OF The
Huogsris coat.oi arms. When despolisn
hurled defiance at us and began the bloody
war, your inspiring example upheSed the
n''ion as one man, and eglons, ~l'h all the
means Of war, appeared To rise from no'hlng,
4. the tender grass shoots up after spring
showers.
Though we were inferior in nu bers 10
the enemy, and could not co pare With their
well.trslned forces-though our arms were
shorter lhsn thers-ye' the heroic sons oi
Hungary supplied the want Of numbers by
indomitable bravery, and heightened their
weepors by a srrp further IN asdauce.
The world knows how brsvely the Hunga.
risns fought AID IT 10 not far me, who ldrn.
u6sd with the ~sr-who, obeying the wishes
of ,he nation, stood faithfully at the helm OF
govetnmsnt-lo extol the hern'c deeds oi my
ceuntrymen. nay mention, however, ihs,
while every day /, became more evident that
the heart OF Europe beat TO The pu'sa,ions oI
the Hungarian struggle. We Tsntained the
unequal conflict alone, Gu, off from the res,
Of the world and all external aid, ull a,ear
ago We LAID the naughty power of tho ty ran,
house Of Hspsburg in the dust and had !,
not been for the intentional and ,!t,torou.
disregard OF nv commands by one of oul
/ leaders, who afterwards sha mefull, BETRAYED
4 the country, not only would the lmpsrla
family have been driven from Vienna, bu
/ the entire Austrian nation would have beer
/ liberated and though by such treason ,hi'
base family saved themselves from deslruc
ton, they were so far humbIed IN March
ls49, tha, not knowing how TO be just, they
lmpIored foreign aid, and threw lhemselve,
at the fee, of the Car.
The emperor hoped that the Hungarian
people could be .errhed by his threatening 9
and would prefer slavery To death; but ht
was deceived. He sold his own liberty IC
Russia for aid to en.lave his people. Tho
choice Of a coward 's to purchase a ml>era
BILE, ephemeral existence, even though al tn;
cost of his honor and independence.
The Austrlans fought against US no, onl,
with ms and by the aid Of lraito,s, but with
studied and unceasing slander. They ueve
ceased to impeach our motives and falsify ou
conduct. and vaunt the pretended justice {
,hsir own cause before the judsment.sea, o
public opinion. Eft rts we're constantly mad
to weaken among the people Of Hungary
, .,d .rono the nations Of the world lha