Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-03-12
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH IL, 1852.

! !alssiOnr OF no written and seiled credantIals
am nothing but what my generous friend. the
Senator OF Michigan, has Justly STYLED me. ga
! private and banished man But in that. nv
capacity, have 4 nOber credenlial for nv ms.
sion than all the clerks Of the world can write,
The credential that am a "qaa:!'-the credeD-
tai that am " patriot"-the credential that
love with all sacrificing devotion my oppressed
JatheTfd"d and liberty; the credentlal that /
nae yraatS and have sworn everlasting hos
/ ullty to them; the credentiaI that feet the
strength to do good service To the cause Of
freedom; good service as perhaps few men can
do, because have the iron viii. in this nv
breast, TO serve faithfully. devotedly, unfaticua-
by, thar noble cause. have the iron will,
which no power on earth can bend. which be-
fore no danger Will shrink
" A las Who in the world among all who
i've, has more and more powerful enemies than
nave, who has dared more boldly TO provoke
ali heir fury upon his head, than have Their
raglng hostility ls my daily food their peIsecu-
uon ms beverage, and their generous craft the
pillow OF my short sumberinc And still here
STAND, shouting cut TO heaven and to earth
" "0ertq liberty ! or ieoth." AND will 90 on
shouting until my untireG voice has aroused the
thunder OF heaven and the roaring Of those
cannona of liberty which have stamped with
the motto" bet0oTc 10 lcT0ng Uungary" Aud
TIL have taIr open field and a musket IN
stead ol pen IN my hand, and upon that mus.
hGt a bayonct 10 call a terrible account for nv
counlryo wrongs. And ! have the credential
that ! trust to God in heaven and TO Justice on
earth that | offend no laws, but cling to the
protection OF laws
:" have tie credenlial Of my peopie's unda-
niabse confidence and mistaken faith 10 ,ay de
Noiion, 10 nay man,lness, to my honesty, aud to
my patriotism which faith vii. honestly an
sWer without ambition, without interest, faith
fully as ever, but more suIfuny, because
schuo.ed by adycrsities. And have the Gre
dentIal o. the Justice Of the cause plead and
o the wonderful sympathy which, not my an.
pretending person. but that cause has met and
meets IN two hemispnefcs.
"'ihese are IDy credentials, and nothing
else. 10 whom tins Is enough, he will help
me, 50 far a the law permits, and II is his goUu
pleasure 10 do; to v hom these credentials are
not suf}clcnt-we.l, let him look for better
aecredned nan; can present no better cre-
4eutJaL'
Il would yet like, in . similar dry, uniner-
esling, but perh:ps logical and practical man
ner, 10 say something, not 50 much about my
own personality, as rather about the line have
land - as / have considered II my honest duty
to 5c, openly To declare in Europe, vet on sew
grgI occasions, bat chiefly also to the hungarian
emigraton, my fellow eXIIes, as well III letters
from ASIA, yet as also personally in England
You "ould by tins get the key 10 certain per
sauai attacks irom certain IIuugarians.
II have too lively a sentiment OF my own
modest dignity, as ever 10 cJndescend to pole!n
lcs about my own personal merits ur abilities
! believe my HE was public enough to apper-
tain TO the Impartial Judgment oi history. For
tire present, ! can quietly rely upon my peo-
pes warm love aud unaba ed, rather Increased
confidence, the more quietly, because | know
that ut least al home, AL those who are either
lie directors the tools Of such lntrigues, can
do harm To nObady but themselves but il
might have perhaps interested you 10 hear how,
IN ii small and IncUnsGeraOl2 circle ut the
Hungarian emigration, the idea was started that
| must be opposed, because have declared
against all Compromise with the House Of aus
tr,s, OF with royalty, and by declaring that my
direction viii be IN every case republican
make impossible every other arrangement, but
only by new revolution.
:" have tie written proofs Of i in my hands
bat am 70 tired that must delay it until some
( other OCCASION But as II was impossible iol
you not to be surprised 10 sec myself precisely
then attacked by some of my countrymen, wher
everything has shown that am in good trail
10 accomplish some important good service It
my country 50 much that an endeavor to III
crease difficulties to me, looks very much II6C
the cndeavur 20 check a benetitto my country
cannot forbcar huaD'y 10 beseech you, dc
aot therefore think less tavorably Of my nation
und OF the Hungarian emigration, for which
am sorry that can very little DO, because de
yoJe myself snd all the success | may NEE
".ith 10 a higher alin--to laY countrys freedom
and Independence. Believe nle. gentlemen
that my country and It's eXlied mar,yr-sons are
highly worthy Of your generous sympathy
tululh some few oi ther number DO not a.!
ways act as they should