The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-09

| Congregational Dnnsr xossuth.
We give below the second speech delivered by Kossuth
at the congressional dinner Wednesday evening, in
reply TO a sentiment noticing the manly and magnan-
policy OF the Sultan OF Turkey in regard TO the
Hungarian exles who sought refuge in his dominlons
| We present al full and correct report Of the eo-
quent remarks Of General Cass upon the OCCASION
in response 10 toast auding 10 him as the statesman
who had successfully opposed the Quinupe treaty The
views OF General Cas-. as expressed by him in this
speech. received with unboundei enthusiasm,
We should have been happy to lay before readers
the time the excellent speech of Senator Douglas
but have not been able to obtain yet corrected
report We shall publish it we can obtain il in
this form, together with the remarks OF Mr., Webster,
The President OF the evening gave the following The
last OF the regular toasts
Tufkeyi Her noble hospitality extended fallen pa
the respect and friendship of liberal nations.
| Governor Kossuth replied as follows:
Sir feel very thankf for having the opportunity to
everlasting gratitude to the Sultan of Turkey and his
noble people. am not who latters whomever
in the world Before God, people, and principles bow
before none else But am proud to " that bow with
deep acknowledgment and with warm gratitude before
the memory OF the generous conduct met in Turkey
Instead OF any pretension TO eloquent speech would
few dry remarks upon facts which, perhaps, may
tribute something TO better knowledge OF Turkey, be-
cause ! am confidently sure that once better known,
more attention will be bestowed to its fate.
Firstly, as to myself When in that country,
Russia and Austria, in the full pride of their vic
tory, imposing their will upon the Sultan, and claim
ing to deliver and my associates, il
| that a grand dvan held at Consantnope, and
not very favorable opinions were pronounced by
certain party opposed 10 the present existing government
in Turkey which induced the Sublime Porte itself 10 be-
lieve that there help Tor poor exiles, only
abandon our faith and become Mahommedans, in order
that Turkey might be able protect have in that
respect declared what the duty of every honest man.
believe would have been to declare under similar cir
cumstances But owe to the honor Of the Sultan of
Turkey declare openly that before this my deca
ration that would rather die than accept this condition
[applausel-beore that declaration conveyed to Con-
sianlnoPle and before any one there could have got
knowledge that | had applied TO the public opinion
of the people of England in relation thereo-before
all this known at Consiannople, when the very
decision OF the majority OF that great diyan was
announced 10 the Sultan TO be unfavorable to the
protection OF the poor exes out OF the generosity OF his
own heart, without knowing what willing TO
soil they have trusted to my honor they have trusted
to my justceto my religonand they shall not be de-
ceived, Rather than that should deliver them up
(Great applause That is entirely his merit But not
wIthstandng these high obligations which feel towards
Turkey | never, indeed, will venture TO try 10 engage
public sympathy and attention towards country-to-
i wards power-apon the basis OF single fact Bu,
there are many considerations in reference TO Turkey
which merit the full attention Of the United States OF
America.
Firstly: When we make comparison between the
Turkish government and that OF Austria and Russia in
respect TO religious liberty the scale entirely in ia
vor OF Turkey. There not only liberal federation for
all religions but the government does mix with their
religious affairs, but leaves them entirely their own
control whereas in Austria sef-governmen
cured by three victorious revolutions and publications
which insured these revolutions and hundreds OF laws
and still Austria has bloed out of the condition OF Hun
gary the seii-government OF the Protestant church.
while Turkey accords and protects the sei-governmen
TOT whatever religious denomination Russia, taking for
political tool the very principle OF religion as II univer
sally known, persecues the Roman Catholics and in
deed the Greeks and Jews, IN most horrible manner
in such manner that the heart OF man must revolt
against it, The Sultan OF Turkey, whenever in his wide
dominons single of anaicism dares to en-
croach upon the religious freedom OF whomsoevers in his
county, the memorable Judge and vindcator of that
ligous liberty which is permitted IN all his domnions
tApplause.
Again. recall out of the history of Hungary this
facts That when one.half OF Hungary under Turk.
lsh domination, and the other half under Austrian re
gous liberty always encouraged in that part which
was under the Turkish rule and there not only
full and entire development OF Professionalism, but Unita
ranism was also protected and the Uniiarans, though
they in Pennsylvania lawfully protected in those
times when the Sultan governed that country, still
IN the last revolution excluded from every civil right be-
cause they were Unarians Only our revolution restored
them TO full and entire religious liberty. That the
condition in respect TO religious liberty under the Austrian
J and under the Turkish domination
/ Now in respect to municipal efgoyernmen Hungary
and all those different provinces which opposed
TO the Austrian empire, II indeed II exlsledwhich do
believe because empire which only rests upon the
good will oil a foreign master has existence scarcely
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS those different provinces
absorbed by Austria They attacked in their
existence, and there not single which had not
in former times constitutional lie, and of which Aus
ra did not deprive il by centrazng her power in her
own court. That is the principle OF the law OF the
Christian powers
| Now take on the other hand. the Turk In Turkey,
have not only developed a very considerable de-
gree, the municipal self government OF cities, but have
administration OF justice very much like the nstitu
ton OF the jury. have seen public trial in
where party Turk, and the other party Christian,
were engaged, where the municipal authoriies OF
the Christian population and the Turkish population were
called together TO be not only the witnesses OF the trial.
bat mutually 10 control and direct IL with perfect publicity
But more yet: there exist Wallachia and Moldavia,
under Turkish domination and the Turkish nation
dominant which has conquered that province out OF re-
spec for naona selgoyefnment, has prescribed itself
not 10 have the right OF house dwell in a single
step OF soil in that land In every interference with what
domestic of this provincebecause il has
got charter for centuries, by which charter the sell
government OF Wallacha and Modava was insured-its
worthy 10 mention that the Turk has broken his
oath. Applause Whereas in the European continent
there exists not single king, prince, duke, en-
peror who has not broken his word thousand times be-
fore God and Now, the existence OF this Turkey,
great the present condition o Europe is indispensable
the security of Europe You know that in ST. Peters
burg, in the Time OF Catherine, king the words,
"Here passes the way to Constantinople." The politics
indicated BY the king at that time il always the politics Of
St Petersburg and Constantinople is that place OF
which Napoleon rightly said that the power which has
Consantnope in command, ii it is willing TO rule three.
quarters OF The world, Il has power to rule Now it is
the intention, 1t is the consistent policy of the Russian