The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-13

Italy 60 America.

THE british SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF ITALY TO
TIE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERI CA.
OrrIcEs TBr eocigrY FRiESps oF IrAIy,)
TO- Southampton street, Strand
LoSpoS, Nov 10, 1851. }
CirutSs AMERICAN RrrvrLic-we embrace,
with peculiar peasure the opportunity which nov pre-
cents itself Of addressing you subject on which We
are confident that you viii give friendly hearing.
II IL now several months since impressed With the
conviction that something could he In this country
for the Il those unfortunate European people
which suffering under the horrors Of desposm and
foreign msrule conceived the project Of forming
society expressly devoted TO the purpose II to
fellow countrymen and enforcing their active at
being selected from among others the
erancy o its and because seemed to ustrat. with
special dstnctness the general question Of freedom AZ
ngsinst dsspctism all tue world Accordingly,
society was mcd which, under the name Of the 30.
csty Of the Friend. Of Italy agreed to direct s opera
tisns toward the following Objects
Onucrs %
BY public meetings. PICTURES and the press and sspe-
crss for The publication Of WORKS history
ias1 , ,s mCv,nsn 70 S,sns ''rr'' aPPfs'
M t. Of sss s
Ana generally 70 ala in Essl.na. .hs e.us, 9. .hs ind.
Italian people.
In prosecution or this programme the society hs. been
steadily lsborng since u formation not without
siderable evidences Of and with belief becom
ing daily and assured that II Is enabled to
extend s basis stl further will be attained
and that Of kind which could not be attained In any
other way than precisely through the medium Of such
voluntary association, working independently, in popu
lar ,pirit.
Ii. arrival Of NJ Kossuth in this country on his way
10 your hosptabe chores constituting II has done
an och in the history Of political opinion throughout
England generally. has also In some constituted
epoch in the hktOry Of society. Not emily has
the mere CT his appearances In the midst Of Us stirred
cur political sympshes with foreign countries to
precsdentsd depth and rendered ready TO act in
t.sr behalf where opportunity Of action shall
occur but the ststesmsnise intellect Of NJ. kossuth
himself applying Itself 70 the question a. 1t refers to
", has enlightened US ss to the mode In which our
activity In behalf Of oppressed countries may be
most lesitinatey and most effectively exercised That
every nation has tight 20 q free and inde-
pendent government Of is own affairs, to the full
and unimTeded dereIopement OF its own faculties
and tendencies, az God has made it-such Is the
fret and supreme law Of international morals subsdi.
aTy TO this and virtually derived from t. that doctrine
o. non-interv.ntion which ko..uth has 50 forciby
txpourded and e which n rightly interpreted and
si,teny carried out h. IL willing 10 entrust the desti
MES q Europe That the free nations, while consentng
rot 60 violate this doctrine themselves by interfering In
the internal affairs a weaker peoples will also recognise
the dUy q compelling the governments OF other nations
70 resp.et the same principle aud the duty Of protesting
against thcse Of continental Europe which
are already standing violation Of this prncple-ths
H. the substance CT shat NJ kossuth demands and the
granting a. this be will Ne tantsmount 70 dscreeng
the emancipation 81 ell oppressed populations
Permit ut 70 direct your attention In special manner
TO kossuihs spoken reply 70 The address which,
scciey We seemed cur duty 20 present. to him on the
5th q the presen month ana particularly TO the
expo,i,hn which that reply contained Of the virtual
identity q the Ct Italy with that u hungary and
70 the explicit and strong terms la which Kossuth-
herein ectting own ssntnneuts-assered his
vicion that A. the cause q Hungary u represented In
him Ell % the cauee Of Italy y represented IN VI MAJ
ami The one Of these two patriots ~ closely linked
together In the appreciation Of all free men goes TO
your shores; the other remains amid Us. Fsn would
We 70 whom the great and noble personal qualities o.
TIE ltal patriot familiar ransnit 20 you such an
Impression ct them a. would enable you 70 complete
picture ~ him 90 that derree a perfection whish
fsce TO face BtrcCurfe will make possible for you in re-
gard % his Hungarian cotemporary Fortunately how
ever u does not REQUIRE separate visit 10 your shores 10
plead cause u Italy distinct from that q hungary
A. he two causes your and our relations
% them the same; and when NJ Rossu'h shall be plead
as smorg you the cause Of Hungary he vi In fact also
ls pleading that a Italy.
d. hoHsFsr the oellfersnce q I,eiy. Hungary. sad
cher Oppressed peoples depends on the recognition 81
the nee nations ~ right and just principles Of inter
national procedure where. " must next BE- asked are
those free nations q which and ought % look
Jon fo vIut recognition one az your statesmen
americans frsaking Ia the prsscnce Il Kossuth az
lntbstter stfsered that question. france at pre-.
s,nt cannot BE- looked TO recognition the do5fioe
" ncniLtefVeniion rot tt be expected from the ~