The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-09


miration for the glorious principle of union, on
which stands the mighty pyramid Of your great
ness, and upon the basis of which you have
grown, in the short period of seyenty-five years,
to prodigious giant, the living wonder of the
world have the most warm wish that the star
spanged banner of the United States may for
ever be floating, united and one, the proud en-.
sign Of mankind's divine origin; and taking my
ground on this principle Of union, which find
Law fully existing, an established constitutional
fact, it is not to party, but to the united people
of the United States that confidently will ad-
dress my humble r 1uests for aid and protection
to oppressed humanity. will eonscientiousy
respect your laws, but within the limits of your
laws will use every honest exertion to gain
your operative sympathy and your financial ma
terial, and political aid for my country's freedom
and Independence and entreat the realization of
these hopes which your generosity has raised in
me and my peoples breasts, and also in the
breasts of Europe's oppressed nations. And,
therefore, thirdly, beg leave frankly to state
that my aim is to restore my fatherland to the
full enjoyment Of that act of declaration Of in
dependence, which being the only rightful ex-
istng public law of my nation. Can nothing
have been lost Of its rightfulness by the violent
invasion of foreign Russian arms, and which,
therefore, is fully entitled to be recognized by
the people of the United States, whose very re-.
sistance is founded upon a similar declaration of
independence! Thus having expounded my
aim, beg leave to state that came not to your
glorious shores to enjoy happy rest. came
not with the intention to gather trumphs Of per
sonal distinction, or to be the object Of popular
shows; but | came an humble petitioner in my
country's name, as its freely chosen constitu-
tional chief What can be opposed to the recog-
milton, which is a logical necessary consequence
Of the principle of your country's political ex-
istence! What can be opposed to it? The
frown of Mr.. Hulsemann--the anger of that
satellite of the Gar, called Francis Joseph of
Austria; and the immense danger with which
some European and American papers threaten
you, and by which, of course, you must feel ex-
tremely terrified that your minister at Vienna
will have offered his passports, and that Mr.
Hulsemann leaves Washington, should be re-
ceived and treated in my official capacity? Now,
as to your minister at Vienna how you can CON-
bine the letting him stay there with your opinion
of the cause of Hungary, | really don't know !;
but so much know, that the present absolutis
tica atmosphere of Europe is not very propi-
tlous to American principles.
know man who could tell some curious
Il It's about this matter. But rs to Mr. HlHse-
mann, really don't believe that he would be so
ready to leave Washington. He has extremely
well digested the caustic pills which Mr.. Web
ster has administered to him so gloriously; but
after ALL know enough Of the public spirit of
the sovereign people of the United States, that
it would never admit to whatever responsible
depository of the executive power, should he
even be willing to do so, which, to be sure, your
high minded government is not willing to do,
to be regulated in its policy by all the Hulse-
MAINS or all the Francis Josephs in the world.
SO confidently hope that the sovereign of this
country the people, will make the declaration
of independence of Hungary soon formally re-
cognzed, and that it will not care a bit for it if
Mr. Hulsenann takes tomorrow his pass ports,
bon uoyage to him. But it is also my agreeable
duty to profess that | am entirely convinced
that the government of the United States shares
warmly the sentiments of the people in that
respect 1t has proved it by executing in n
ready and dignifed manner the resolution of
| Congress to consider how | shall be treated and
received, and even this morning was honored,
| by the express order Of the government, by an
official salute from the batteries of the United
States in such manner in which, according to
the military rules, only public high official ca
pacity can be greeted. Having thus eXpounded
my aim, beg leave TO state that | came not to
your glorious shores to enjoy happy rest, |
came not with the intention to gather personal
distinction, but because an humble petitioner,
! in my count-y's name as its freely chosen con-
stitutional chief, humbly to entreat your gener-
Gus aid and then it is to the aim that | will
devote every moment of my time with the more
assduity, the more restlessness, rs every mo.
ment may bring report of events which may
call me to hasten to my place on the battlefield
where the great, and hope the last battle will
be fought between liberty and despotism.
moment marked by the finger of God to be
so near that every hour ofdelay ofyour generou.
! aid may prove fatally disastrous to oppressed
I humanity, and thus having stated my position to
be that of humble petitioner in the name Of
my oppressed country, let me respectfully ask
do you not regret to have bestowed upon me
the honor of this glorious reception, unparal
leled in historyi say unparalleled in history
though know that your fathers have welcomed
Lafayette in a similar way; but Lafayette had
mighty claims to your countrys gratitude :
he had fought in your ranks for your free lon
and independence, and what still was more, il
the hour of your need He was the link o
your friendly connection with France connec
ton, the result of which were French fleets o
more than thirty light men Of wsr, three thou
sand gallant men, who fought side by side witt
you against CORVALLIS, before Yorktown; tht
precious gift of twenty-four thousand mnkets
a loan of nineteen million Of dollars, and ever
the preliminary treaties Of your glorious peace
negotiated at Paris by your immortal Franklin
hope the people of the United States, now
itself in the happy condition to aid those wht
are in need of aid as itself was once in I'd, vii
kindly remember these facts; and you citizen
Of New York, and you will yourselves become
the Lalayettes Of Hungary. Lafayette had grea
claims to your love and sympathy, bnt | haC
none. ] came n humble petitioner, with NJ
other claims than those which the oppressed
have to the sympathy of free men, who have th
power TO help; with the claim which the unfortu
nate has to the happy; and the down trodder
has to the protection Of eternal justice and o
human rights. Ina word, | have no other claim
than those which the oppressed principle o
freedom has &c, the aid Of victorious liberty.
Then would humby ask, are these clam
sufficient 10 ensure your generous protectors
not to myself but to the cause ofmy native ant