Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-03-17
Kossuth's Position.

Tn his farewell speech to the citizens OF
Cincinnati, delivered on the 10Th UT,
Kossu,h stated the position he holds with
reference to his own country and the ohi-
led States IS iol.vws
at was still more L cal! OF d;s'ress III
trustad bv the voice of mankind to my
care, to bring it over TO free America, as
TO the natural and most powerful 1'p
seutatiyes of that Esprit Of Liberty
against which the lcagued tyrants are
waging a war Of determination, with IN
exorable resolution. Yes, it was call oi
distress. ihtrusted to my devoted, unfat-
i suablo care, to remind the Young Uiant
of America that there is tie in the destl-
nics oe nations n tLat those are digging
Il bottomless abyss who forsake the SPIRIT
of Liberty, when, within the boundaries OF
common civilization, half the world uttcrS
in agony the call Of universal distress.
.sThat is the mission with which come,
to your shores; and believe me, gentlemen,
that it is the key of that wonderful sym
pathy with which the people Of this
Republic answer M humble appeal. There
is blood from cur blood in these noble
American hearts there is the great
heart Of mankind which pulsatcs IN the
American breast there is the chord OF
liberty which vibra,es at my sishs. Ia
flat chord is the harmony, not my shlii !;
il is the instinct of common danger which
is reused by the call Of mankind distress.
"I.ct ambitious fools, let thc rlSnies
who live Oh the scanty food Of personal
envy, when the very earth quakes beneath
their feet, let even the honest prudence OF
ordinary household times, measuring
eternity with tha. thimble with which they
are wont to measure he bubbles Of snail
party interest, and taking the dreadful
roaring of the ocean for storm IN
watcr-class let those who believe the
weather to be calm because they have
drawn night cap over their ears and
buryiug their heads into the pillows of
domestic comfort, don't hear Satan sweep
ing in a hurricane over the earth ; let
envy, ambition, blindness and the pettifog-
ring wisdom Of small times, artistically
investigate the question Of my Official
capacity,or the nature Of my public author
ity let them scrupulously discuss the
immense plo5lcm, if | possess yet, or
possess no more, the title Of my once
Governorship; let them ask for credentials
discuss the limits of my commission as
a representative of IInugarr. l pity all
such frog and mouse fighting, Batrohome-
omac.oio, in the language of Home.
81 cllim no official eapacity-no public
authority-no representation boast of
no commission, of no written AMI sealed
credentials. | am nothing but what my
generous friend, the Senator of Michigan,
has justly styled me, "a private and BAN
ished man" But in that, my capacity, l
have noblcr credcntial for my mission
than all the clerks of the world can write,
the sredential that am a'man-the ore
dental that l am . "patriot" Gre
dental that l love with all sacrificing
devotion my oppressed father land, and
liberty; the credential that Ihate tyrants
and have sworn everlasting hostility to
them the credential that l feel the
strength to do good service to the cause of
freedom; good service as perhaps few
men can do, because have the iron will,
in this my breast, to serve faithfully, de-
votedly, unfatiguably, that noble cause.
have the iron will, which no power on
earth can bend, which before no danger
will shrink.