The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-12-10
KOSSUTH'S LETTER TO THE MAY
OR OF N YORK

| Oh Ot N. ORh.
The New York papers of Tuesday
contain very lengthy and interesting
accounts of the whole voyage of the
Frigate Mississippi with the Hungari-
ans on board, which show that there
was the greatest cordiality between
them and the officers from first TO last.
AS 10 the reasons which induced Kos
suth to decline returning To the Mss
iSsippi, the following letter to the
Mayor of the City of New York will
satisfy every reasonable mind:
! 10 HIS Honor 4. {. KingSlaAI, Mayor
! Ofhe City Of He!c YORK.:
SlR-The United States ordered the
Steam Frigate Mississippi to conduct
me out of my prison to freedom, and
by freedom to life because to activi-
ty.
l hailed this generous resolution as
the greatest honor which man can
meet l hailed it as ray of hope and
consolation to my down-trodden, to my
bleeding but still not broken native
land. l hailed it as highly encour-
aging manifestation of your glorious
peoples sympathy to that principle
which was and will ever be the
aim OF all the endeaVOrS of all my
life.
And when, with the noble minded
'conSentment of the Sultan, l stepped
on board the Mississippi trigate, and
once more free, because under your
glorious flag-heard the warm,
generous welcoming cheer of the
officers and crew-these frank, loyal,
and gallant men, the true representa-
tives Of American freedom, American
greatness, American generosity, could
n OF forbear to have the impression
that the spirit of Americas young
eilnt has shouted over the waves to
old Europe's oppressed nations, Don't
despair, here is Il brotheTs powerful
hand to your aid.' These being my
sentiments, you can Judge ofthem, sir,
how fervently | must have wished to
be conducted, by this very trigate, to
the United States.
But | know that the sympathy OF
the United States is not given to any
man for his own sake, but for the
principles sake that he represents.
And so | felt convinced that | would
prove unworthy to this sympathy
this highest treasure of my lite) should
neglect for a single moment the
duties which Divine Providence has
assigned to me; should neglect to
lprovide according TO the exigencies of
circumstances, for the interest of yon-
/ der cause, which the glorious Republic
of the United States honored with its
appreciation and its sympathy.
1t became, therefore, an imperious
duty Of honor and conscience 10 me
not to leave Europe without arrang-
ing my public and private affairs, and
carefully providing against any harm
to the sacred aim of my life, for that
time which / shall have to enjoy the
honor Of the hospitality of your glori-
ons land.
So the most imperious duties of a
patriot, tather, and man impose up
on me the necessity to stop for few
days in England before | continue my
passage the United States
Com. Morgan, at Spezzia, and after
ward Capt. Long. Of the Mississippi,
here, did, with the noble kindness Of a
true American heart, appreciate the
motives of this necessity, and gener-
ously consented to wait with the
Mississippi in the Bay of Gibraltar, for
my return from England with the
packet boat, which leaves southampton
on the 9th instant.
But the government of the French
"Repulic," mot the French nation, but
its present government,) refused to
grant me permission pass rapidly
through France, by which passage
might have spared time and sufferingS
to my wife and children. And now
the first means OF conveyance to Eng
land ] can avail myself of is only a
packet-boat, expected tomorrow to
arrive from the Orient, and this, too,
making eleven days t. England from
here.
On the other hand, Capt. Long in
forms me that any longer delay here
would render not only my associates;
but also the officers and crew of the
Mississippi, liable, in approaching the
coast of the United States at late
seasol, to many sufferingS, by having
to endure excessively severe, cold and
stormy weather.
So, conside ring, on the one side, that
the most sacred duties force me not to
leave Europe for some time before
providing for my affairs in England, and