The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-01-10
KOSSUTH TO THE PRESIDENT.

kOSSuTH TO THE PRESIDENT.
We gave last week, Mr.. Fillmore's
reply to kossuth's speech. The follow
| ing was the address of the latter to the
President on being presented.
Ma. PREslDENr:-Enlightcned by the
spirit of your country's institutions
when we succeeded to consolidate our
natural and historical State right of self
government, by placing it upon the
broad foundation of democratic liberty:
Inspired by your history when we
had to fight for Independence against
humiliation by centralized absolutism:
Consoed by your peoples svn,pathy
when victim of Russian interference
with the laws of Nature and of Nature S
God:
Protected in exile by the government
of the United States, supporting the Sui
tan of Turkey in his noble resolution to
undergo the very danger of war, lath-
er than leave unprotected the rights of
humanity against Russo Austrian des-
potism:
Restored by the Unised States to life
because restored to freedom, and by
freedom to activity in behalf Of those
duties which, by my nations unani-
nous confidence and sovereign will de-
volved upon me:
Raised in the eyes of many oppressed
nations to the standing of 4 harbinger of
hope, because the star-spangled banner
was seen casting protection around me,
announcing to the world that there is a
nation, alike powerful as free, ready to
protect the laws of nations, even in dis
tant parts of the earth, and in the person
of a poor exile:
Cheered by your peoples sympathy,
SO as freemen cheer-not a man what
ever, but a principle:
| now bow before you, sir, in the
proud position ofyour great nations
guest, generously welcomed by reso-
luton of the Congress OF the United
States, with equal generosity approved
and executed by your ExcelIency.
beg leave to express my fervent
thanks, in my name, and in the name of
my assoc iates, who, after having shared
my mistortunes, have now the reward to
share the honor ond the benefit which
which the great Republic tthe United
States, with equal generosity approved
and executed by your EXcellency.
beg leave to express my fervent
thanks, in my name, and in the name of
my associates, who, after having shared
my msfortunes, have now the reward
to share the honor and the benefit which
the great Republic of the United States
was pleased to bestow upon Hungary
by bestowing ituron its freelychosen
chief when he became a prosecuted VIC
tim of despotic violence.
beg leave to express my fervent
thanks in my country name also, which
amidst the sorrow Of its desolation, feels
cheered by your country's generosity;
and looks with resolution to the i'm
pending future, because it is confident
that the time draws near when the eter-
nal-code of the law Of nations will be-
come reality.
President! stand before your Ex-
cellency a living protestation against
the violence of foreign interference OPP
pressing the sovereign right OF nations
to regulate their own domestic con-
Germs.
stand before your Excellency liv-
ing protestation against Capitalization
expressing the State right of seli-sovern
ment.
May | be allowed to take it for an
augury of better times that, in landing
on the happy shores of this glorious re-
public, | landed in free and powerful
country, whose honored Chief Magis-
trate proclaims to the world that this
country cannot remain indifferent when
the strong arm of a foreign power is in
voked to stile public sentiment, and re-
press the spirit offreedom in any coun'
try.
thank God that he deemed me not
unworthy to act and to suffer for my
fatherland.
thank God that the fate of my coun.
try became so intimately connected
with the fate of liberty and indepen'
dence of nations in Europe, as former
lv it was intimately connected with the
security of Chrstendom.
| thank God that my country's UNI
merited wo, and my personal suilerings,
became an opportunity to seek mani
festation of the spirit and principles OF
your republic.
May God the Almighty blessyou with
long life, that you may long en-. Joy the
happiness TO see your country great, glo-
rious, and free, the cornerstone Of inter-
national justice, and the column of free
dom on the earth, as it is already an
asylum to the oppressed.
Sir, pledge to your country the ever
lasting gratitude of Hungary.