The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-13
JOINT C. CALHOUN TIE YOUNGER,
s0T1a IsRGLISi. VOW or FLORIDA,
kossuth and Intervention
INDEPENDENT NATIONALITY.
DELMoNIco's HOTEL, Broadway, I
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 1852, s

DraR ~R'-In recent numbers of the HERALD,
and Of some other newspapers of less nots and in
faence, reference has been made TO address pre-
scented on the 10th inst to Gov Kossuth, by Mr.
Madison, Of Florida. and myself. in behalf of seve
raj citizens Of tia state, then visiting this city, by
which il seems lprobably from cursory perusal
OF that paper), that not only its object and mean
ing, but It's purpert have been greatly misconceved
The HERALD, In abiding to it, has spoken of Mr..
Madison ard myself as "patriotie Floridians, Law
ish in promises 10 Gov. Kossuth, of " material
financial and co operative aid, = from sympathy
for his osuse;-of being 'profuse in praises" and
OF paying reverence to him as the great apos-
dists and progressivcs''-of our having placed our
selves, Of our hav wing been placed, " on a plat
form Of equality with abolition and free negro de-
putations," received by him; and Of our encoursg-
ing doctrines and measures which, if carried out as
to Europe, may rebound upon the Southern states
of this confederacy to their ruin, &C.
Another print has stated that we avoT ourselves
in favor Of fomenting and melting Hungary, and
indeed all Europe, to "agitaton, outbros, revolt,
instruction, and revolutions" and that we are adj
yocates Of al alliance with Great Britain and
France, offensive and defensive, to such end, and
for immediate war against Austria and Russia, to
effect the independence Of hungary, and so forth.
And third press, wi hout shadow of licance from
me, has oficiousy volunteered an apology for the
address, az having been presented !" under the OK
element OF youth" and this /" friend, the wri.
ter says he IS has improperly stated with respect
to ny SELF 10 one regrets more sincerely, that hs
[ III ever having delivered an address to hossuth,"
than or amiable young friend, as he affection.
ately calls me
AS an unwilling tie address should be misur.
derstood ia that section q the colicderacy in which
reside, and particularly that ncorrec. statements
OF its tenor Of The motives that induced It's presen
tation Of the position Of those who made it. OF
its tendencies, should be credited because OF being
undeaied; and as the return TO Florida, some days
since, Of MIR Madison, has dovolved the task OF
correcting these errors upon SELF, have to So
Lolt spa5e ia your columns for that purpose.
The document il question was well considered,
L Z
under tue influence oi any : youthful excitement,
or popular s'euthuSiasm.' ! do not regret having
presented it. II desire any, il is II slight mo-
difcsiion Of its phTsseoogy, and it is ouly to make
II so explicit, that there can tie no cxcasc for outs
representing it
AS TO our "paying reverence to soy kossath
the great ape sue Of liberty, and being pro-
fuse in PRAISES, Sc, the only references TO him,
personally, are in the two first paragraphs Of tho
address After expressing the pleasure given to
those who presented il, IN witnessing his reception
here, as tho guest OF the people OF this coRiode
rao7 Of thirty. one free sovereign. and independent
States, we say
The hrst Of the poca, duties OF the peopl. CT hese
States is the preservation Of their own institutions from
the design the constitutional republican
freedom. You have shown that you Truly understand
the tasDan that is TO keep this great right 1t
is tbs cardinal principle OF distinct and Independent
local governments by which each community
itself that be naEtained; and then by the oons
derstion union Of such communities to repel danger
from without.
It viii be perceived that in this there is refer
eEce TO the doctrines OF lLlerVentlon anu
Intervention, to " the laws of nations nor to
the rights of Hungary under them. The allusion
was, first, to the Republican Pyramid ofcom nu-
nities--li OF towns, or Precincts or parishes, or
neighborhood organic for local municipal
gulstien 2 counties; ), districts; \, Republic
or State, for general laws; and D. confedsracy or
union, like arch or dome, to protect the States
from external danger. And secondly, the reference
was to al elemental maxim, or cardinal principle,
necessary to be observed in the formation and estab-
lishInent Of free governments-that each community
should govern itself by its own local laws, subject
only to the general rules agreed upon which the
Of liberty imperi ously requires should
be for ever maintained. II is referred to as the
Craftsman" Of CONSTITUTIONS Al republican freedom
since then Gov. Kossuth, in bis response to the
jackson Association of Washington city, fecitous-
" chasaoterizes this great principle as that OF self
government, opposed to standardization that Il
Is nothing of theoretical Eberty-it is principle
ofright which is common to every state and to
every nation And again, in his address to Pre-
sident Fillmore g stand before your Excellancy
living protestaton ag2inst centrahzaion expressing
tae St ate ght of self government" Wereferred TO
i. as the Only safe and proper foundation lot repuo
lican Institutions and as necesssTyto DC concerned
10, for their well beirg and existence Surely we
did not compromise ourselves as southern men
in doing this
and may here properly observe, that ailusien
vss purposely abstained FROM by us to the hagrant
and accumulated violations in the United States
OF this great and Fundamental principle and right
in the face of a constitutional compact guaran.
tceing it though the strides OF the principle Of
the violations of the rights Of some of the States
and the efforts to degrade them to position OF IN
equality, have been SO outrageous as to justify
those wronged in unfurling the banner OF ''Equai.
ty or independence '-and though such reference
would have afforded cogent illustration OF the
vital importance of the principle and right asserted
ber did we advert TO the everlasting truth,
stamped on the pages Q. history, and exemplied
in thu confedeIacy as strongly in Hungary-that
"Peoples OF entirely different pursuits and avoca.
items, Of different lsbits and '..sympathies,' and
whose institutions are widely dissmilar-shose Of
one portion being odious to the other portion-can-
not, prohtably to either, or peacefully, long i've
ur der the "a me government and that all expert
ence hath shown, that in such government neither
express federative coupac.s, nor justice, will re-
strain the majority from violating the rights ana
interests Of the weaker party; and therefore, when
such dissimiIsIity and uncongeniaiity cannot be
harm opzea the minority, Il able 70 sustiln them
selves Independently, are. by the immutable laws
OF Him who goyerreth al nations, entitled to esta-
blsh their own separate and independent govern
ment ara chat when their rights arc violated, or IN
jeopardy, il i their duty 70 assert and maintain
their separste nationality All this was avoid
CO. becaufe II would have been derogatory
10 ourselves, as we'll as T. the distinguished
ssrarrer 10 whom The address was made. 10 have
referred 70 matters viii Which he could rot pro-
rer'y conceTn himfoE, and respecting which ne
were careless es TO his opinions
II tho next rarag faph, Tree trade = referred
10 as the fsvoIito plihcip'e or natural conco;n-
taxi cf political liberty Abiding 70 the Of cx-
pressed opinions oiGey. ko-suth, before nc came
10 tie DDlted i-satess CAiQeLctAg bHds NC
s't,Uy VI 5eratand' those "grcat doctrines, and
concurcd With US ard was their foremost advocate
IN the Old World, We welcomed him as such,
in c. rdsl terms 10 Gu. country. H. in ell
this, any I" reverence was paid to Coy. Kossuth,
as al apostle, Or otherwise; or II anything was
said unbecouiDg the pf0ulest American citizen Or
the most isstidious Ar crican ard republican gen.
tleman 70 sag to this distinguished victor to our
country, those who were guil.y Of the degradation,
can only oilcr their apology that in their igno-
rance and simplicity they did no. perceive it and
they are yet unable q discover wherein they paid
reVerence" or homage 70 aught but principles
cherished by Them e. u vial onseq uencc TO thcd-
selves and those that arc dear to them. Governor
kOssuth s s'praiscd" only because he has bcea
their advocate. Those who presented him the ad.
6ress had ard stil have, unfegncd respect and
sympathy !oT him and his comratIiots, exiled from
then native lard by tyrtnnica, Austria. The occa.