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

lustre of your eyes a ray of hope for her
whethCr there be in the thunder of your hurrahs
a trumpet call of resurrection. fthere were no
such ray of hope In your eyes, and no such
trumpet call in your cheers, then wo TO Europes
oppressed nations. They will stand alone in
he hour of need. Less fortunate than you
were, they will meet no brothers hand to help
them in the approaching giant struggle against
the eagued despots Of the world and wo also
TO me- | will feel no Joy even here, and the
days of my stay here will turn out TO be lost for
my fatherland-lost at the very time when every
moment is teeming in the decision OF Europe's
uestiay. Citizens much as | am wanting some
hours of rest much as | have need TO become
familiar with the ground | will have to stand upon
before i enter on business matters publicly, !
took it for duty of honor not to let escape
even this first moment of your generous well
come without stating plainly and openly to you
what sort Ct man | am and what are the expec-
tations and the hopcs-what are the motives
which brought me now to your glorious shores
Gentlemen, | have TO thank the people, Con-
gress, and the government of the United States,
Tor my liberation from captivity. Human tongue
has no word to express the bliss which felt
when 1.-The down.trodden Hungary's wander
Ing chief saw the glorious flag Of the stripes
and stars huttering over my head-when first
around me the gallant officers and the crew of
the Mississippi frigate--'he most of them the
worthiest representatives of true American prin-
ciples, American greatness, American generosity
and to think that it was not mere chance
which cast the r-spanged banner around me,
but that it was your protecting wll-to know
that the United States of America, conscious of
their glorious calling, as well rs of their power
"a ;lared by this unparalleled act to be resolved
y become the protectors Of human rights-to
20 powerful vessel of America, coming to fer
Asia to break the chains by which the mightiest
despots of Europe fettered the activity of an
exiled Magyar, whose very name disturbed the
proud security of their sleep-to feel restored
by such protection, and in such a way, to free
dom, and by freedom to activity, you may be
well aware of what have felt and still feel, at
the remembrance of this proud moment of my
life. Others spoke--you acted and was free .
You acted; and at this act OF yours tyrants
trembled ! humanity shouted out with Joy; the
down-trodden people of Magyars--the down.
trodden, but not broken, raised his head with
ro1olution and with hope and the briancy Of
your stars was greeted by Europe's oppressed
nations az the morning star of rising liberty
Alow, gentlemen, you must be aware how bound
so The gratitude must be which feel for you.
a
to activity and should my life, by the blessings
of the Almighty, still prove useful to my father
land and to humanity, it will be your merritt
will be your work. May you and your gloI-
Gus country be blessed for it. Europe is on the
very eve of such immense event, that however
~ vent my gratitude be to you, would not
We felt authorized to cross the Atlantic, at this
Eary time, only for the purpose to exhibit to you
f warm thanks.
would have thanked you by facts contrbu
ting to the freedom of the European continent,
and would have postponed my visit to your
glorious shores till the decisive battle for liberty
was fought-if it were my destiny to outlive
that day. Then what is the motive of my being
here at this very time? The motive citizens, is
that your generous act of my liberation has
raised the conviction throughout the world that
this generous act of yours is but the manife~ j.
alton of your resolution to throw your weight
into the balance where the fate Of the European
| continent is to be weighed. You have raised
| me conviction throughout the world, that by my
liberation you were willing to say, 4" Ye op-
pressed nations of old Europe's continent be of
good cheer; the young giant of America
stretches his powerful arm over the waves,
ready to give a brothers hand to your future
So is your act interpreted throughout the worll.
|
inc how beneficial this conviction has ALREADY
proved to the suffering nations of the European
continent. You can scarcely imagine what self
confidence you have added to the resolution of
| the oppressed You have knit the tie of SOL
| idarity in the destinies of nations can't
doubt that you know how was received by the
public opinion in every country which touched
since am free, and what feelings my liberation
has elected in these countries which il was NOS
my lot to touch. You know how |, plain, poo I,
Denniess exile, have almost become a centre %
Z nope and confidence to the most different ma
/ tions, not united but by the tie of common suf.
| ferings. What is the source of this appariton
unparalleled in mankind's history! The source
of il is, that your generous act Of my liberation
IS taken by the world for the revelation of the
fact that the United States are resolved not to
allow the despots Of the world to trample or
oppressed humanity. IL is hence that my liber.
alton was cheered, from Sweden down to Portu.
gal as a ray Of hope. It's hence that ever
those nations which most desire my presence il
7 Europe now, have unanimously told me, Has
, ten on, hasten on to the great, free, rich auC
, powerful people Of the United States, and bring
over its brotherly aid to the cause Of your coun
try, so intimately connected with European lib
erty !" and here stand TO plead the cause Of the
hOlluhtlbl VI huuiail ilBhNo oolplb bhO 5A''t 10
, public of the Unite States. Humble as | am
God the Almighty has selected me to repre-
sent the cause Of humanity before you. Ny
warrant to this capacity is written in the sympa
r thy and confidence of all who are oppressed, anC
, fof all who, as your elder brother, the people o
, Britain, sympatbize with the oppressed-my
f warrant to this capacity is written in the hopes
? and expectations you have entitled the world t
! entertain, by liberating me out of my prison
, and by restoring me TO activity But it ha
, pleased the Almighty to make out of my hum
BILE self yet another opportunity for thin!
which may prove happy turning point in tn,
! I'destnes Of the world.
: bring you brotherly greeting from the PEG
pie of Great Britain. speak not in an otficia
character, impaired by diplomacy, whose secresl
is the curse of the world, but am the harbinge
of the public spirit Of the people, which has The
right to impart direction to its government
4 and which witnessed, pronouncing itself in TN
most decided manner, openly-that the people
/ of England, united to you with enlghtene,
. brotherly love, as it is united in bood-con