Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-18

ed into his stomach, as much az tiihe ds
was consistent with his safety, the trans
gressor was sent b,ck TO prison, and the
business was resumed the two following
DAYS. After three very hearty but I'M
pleasant meals, | am convinced. by ocu-
lar proof, that every leaf of the book was
actually swalowed."- Prisoners Friend.
From the Nee York Ttme..
Delegation Of the Methodist Cier-
On Wednesday,. the Ministers Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this City.
Brooklyn and Williamsburg, with large
number Of their brethren from the ada
cent country, were introduced to the Gov
ernor. There were about one hundred
present, and in their behalf an Address
was presented to Nj. Kossuth, by Rev.
Nathan Bangs. ID. ID. The following pas
sage occurred in this Address, and was re-
piled to by NJ. Kossuth. viz:
1--WE wish. especially, to address you as
Christian ministers, prompted. we humbly
trust, by that religion which has its seat in
the heal t, and that moves and sancti6es the
affections, to congratulate you on your ad-
herencc to that stern religious principle
which led you Indignantly to reject the
tempting offer of the Mussulman. He Of
fe-ed you the liberty and protection which
you had fed from your own country to find
in his. upon condition that you should re-
nounce your Christianity and embrace the
Mohammedan faith. While some of your
fellow exles accepted the boon on such
terms, you. sir, nobly replied that you
would prefer death 10 the abjuration Of
your faith. This heroic preference of
Christianity to Mohammedanism; this de-
liberatc choice of imprisonment before a.
postacy, exhibits principle of Christian
ty which was illustrated by its Divine
Founder himself. and by his immediate
followers, and which, after centuries of de-
basement and delinquency, was revived by
Luther and his coadjutors, when they plan
ted in Germany the tree Of reformation,
where it grew and fourished, spreading
its branches into Hungary and other coun-
tries. / say this firm adherence to that
principle of Christianity, even in the sight
of prison, at the alternative ofthe accept
ancc of the tempting bait, has cndeared
you to our hearts, and won for you glory
almost equal to that which surrounds the
memory Of the martyrs.
In reply, Kossuth said:
Since | have been in this country, the
people of the United States have afforded
me so numerous opportunities to address
committees and delegations of large as
semblies, that my aching chest has render.
ed it almost impossible to speak. Should
go on speaking to-day, then l fear that
perhaps | shall not be able to speak any
more in my life! Not only am I laboring
under an indispositon of my chest, but un-
der an organic weakness, SO that already
my strength is weakened, and very often
raise blood so that | cannot speak. beg
leave to return to you my humble thanks;
and if you will be SO kind as to give me a
copy Of your Address, l beg your permits
sion to be allowed TO give you a written
answer 10 it. You alluded to the fact Of
the circumstances that happened in Tur-
key. believe there is no merit in it,
Every honest man must be attached to his
religion
DIR. BANGs-Permit me to ask if that
be the fact, that you did reject the offerl
KossUTH-It was the fact, but | take it
as an act of no merit-every honest man
would have done the same. Applause
1t is not worthy to be mentioned fla man
be not true and faithful to his God, to
whom would he be faithful TGreat ap-
plause. | have always regarded with
mistaken confidence, that the justice of
God is righteous source of consolation,
and this must be the basis of my hopes for
the future; because, am SO intimately con-
WINGED Of the justice of the cause of my ma
tive land, that it is not possible that the
blessings of Almighty God should not
be allotted to its future. Very often Di-
vine Providence takes course which an.
parently cannot be understood by weak
human minds, but by-and-by circumstan-
ces prove that even in our misfortuncs we
will at last find realized the great truths
that " hat God does is well done, end even
our mistortunes are only means to come
TO that end, and to that aim which God
has asst gned to us. Though even now
have full confidence in my country's fu.
ture, have very strong reasons to have
this conidence) but yet all the motives Of
my hope, trust and confidence together
are not SO strong, and give me not so much
consolation and so much hope, as the sin.
| gle consolation that there is God in IIeav-
en- who cannot admit that a just cause
should be doomed to annihlla,ion in this
world. Applause. 1t is out of this
source that draw force enough with my
weakened strength to 60 on in that way
which consider to be the duty sanctioned
by religion--the duty prescribed by our
religion to every member Of mankind
prescribed by that great injunction which
is the basis Of all virtue on earth--"Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as myself" IAN
plause. That is my principle. and upon
this principle l will 60 on. That is the
principle which gave me the hope that
when came to the United States that |
would find here the great people of this
glorious country acting upon this great pre-
cept-which is not only a mere theore,i-
cal, but a practical principlc-which re-
qmres love to our neighbors. practically
and effectively, by deeds and acts demon.
strated. This is my hope even now-for
| confidently hope that the more religious
sentiment find here in the United States,
| the more can be assured that | will find
the chief rule of my faith realized towards
my nations towards every other ma
ton Of Europe-in such manner that even
the policy of your country will not be re-
gulated by any scanty policy, but by this
great principle of Christianity which never
in any case can be afforded without having
the consequence of the departure come
back home. | thank you once more for
your generous sentiments-I hope l will
have more agreeable opportunity TO re-
ply to them.
How the RuShmen Obtnin Os.