The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-15


sympathy and support wherever ! am honored
ever question, which Is not my business at all.
And must be permitted TO express my partic-
ular gratitude that you--though political as
bearing the character Of a distinct
party in relation TO your own domestic con-
cerns-were pleased to have the generous del
icacy of offering me the benefit of your princi-
pal support and the consolation Of your sympa-
thy, without placing me in any difficulty incon-
sstent with my position. indeed most warm
ly thank you for it.
But il is duty of honor for me 10 acknowl-
edge that | met tho same generous delicacy
also in other quarters, bearing party charac-
ter different from yours consider it highly
valuable benefit that the generous sympathy
which ! meet with, in regard TO the cause
which | represent is not party feeling, but a
thoroughly American generosity-not only
Wing, not only Democratic las | understand
your party denominations to be.) but Rspub-
han, which | believe is a common character
Of all citizens of your glorious Union.
However, when have on the one side moth
ing TO NEEDLE with interior party questions on
the other side no equitable man can charge me
with any fault when declare that ! feel inf
nitely obliged and gratifed when ! see that
those principles of tho law Of nations which |
humbly advocate have found permanent
place upon the platform of great political par
ties also; and they have found place there
before anybody could have imagined what |
considered my humble mission to be. That is
fact gentlemen, which is 80 coasolatory, so
bright with hope TO me, that even my sad mind
cannot fail 70 be highly cheered by it.
1t remained only 10 know whether you are
inclined to apply those principles TO the present
particular case also, which my poor, down
trodden country, and, in connection with it, the
copdltion - V, vc'-'o y slsezSE ~as 10 bsnpv
rs tosget ON several occasions tins most geher-
GUS affirmative TO this ferveut wish Of NV heart
and { feei infinitely grahhed 70 have met the
same favor in your generous toast, and in the
generous 0anner with which it was received
Here, then, | have nothing to do but to thank
and thank you gentlemen, with all the sin.
CERTIFY with all the joy, which down-trodder
nation must feel, when the sun Of resurrection
rises in bright glory upon the gloomy horizon
Of its suffering May God the Almighty bles'
you for it,
And let me humbly entreat your permission
for one single moment more. | received, during
my brief stay in England, some one hundred
and thirty addresses from cities and associa-
tons, all full of the warmest sympathy for my
country's cause, which you so generously sup
port. That sympathy was accorded to me-
notwithstanding my frank declaration that
am republican, and that my country restored
to independence, can be nothing else but re-
public. Now, indeed, this is fact gratifying
to every friend Of progress in the development
of public sentiments, highly proving that the
people is everywhere honorable, just, noble,
and good. And do you know, gentlemen,
which Of these numerous addresses was the
most glorious to the people Of England and the
most gratifying TO mee II was that in which
| heard your Washington praised and sorrow
expressed that it was England which opposed
that glorious cause upon which is founded the
noble fame of that great man. And it was
the addresses-and numerous they were in
deed-in which hope and resolution were OK
pressed: and that England and the United
States, forgetting the SORROWS Of the past, will
indeed, in brotherly love, 60 hand in hand "a
support the eternal principles of international
law, and of freedom on earth.
Yes, indeed, sir, you were right 10 say tha
the justice of your struggle, which took out o
England's hand mighty continent is openl,
acknowledged, even by the English people it
self The memory of the glorious day of Ne,
Orleans must of course recall to your mind
the memory of wrongs against which you 5
gloriously fought Oh let me entreat you
bury the hatred of past ages in the grav
where all the crimes of the past lie buried
with the Wondering ashes Of those who sin
ned, and take the glorious opportunity to bene
| fit the great cause of humanity
One thing let me tell you, gentlemen. PEG.
Pile and Governments are different things in
such country rs Great Britain is. Ii is sor-
rowful enough that the people has often to
pay for what the Government sinned. Let il
not be said in history that ever tho People of
the United States made n kindred people pay
for what its Government sinned. And re-
member, that you can nightly react upon the
public opinion of the people of Britannia. and
that the people Of Britannia can react upon
the course of its own Government II were
indeed great misfortune to see the Govern
ment of Great Britain pushed by irritation to
side with Absolutistical Powers against the OPP
pressed nations about to struggle for independ-
ence and liberty Even Ireland could only
lose by this And, besides its own loss, this
could perhaps be just the decisive blow against
liberty; whereas the Government Of England,
let it be as it is uniting in the direction not to
allow foreign interference with our struggles
on the continent, would become almost q sure
guarantee of the victory Of those struggles.
And, according ~ circumstances stand this
would be indeed the most practical benefit 10
the noble people of Ireland also, because free
dom. Independence and tho principles of Ma
lures law could not fail 10 benefit their own
cause. which so well merits the sympathy Of
every lust man and they have also the SYM
pathy-I know it--of the better half Of Eng
land itself
Hatred is no good counsellor, gentlemen.
The wisdom Of love is better one, What
people has suffered more than my poor Hun
gary has from Russia Shall hate the peo-
Die of Russia for it Oh, never | have but
pity and Christian brotherly love for it. 1t il
the Goyernment--it is the principle of the
Goyernment-which makes every drop of my
blood boil, and which must fall IL humanity
shall live We were for centuries in war
against the Turks and God knows what we
have suffered by it But past is past Now
we have common enemy; thus we have q
common interest, n mutual esteem, and love
rules where our fathers have fought.
Gentlemen, how far this supreme duty for
your own interest will allow you 10 90 in Civ
ing life and effect to the principle which you
10 generously proclaim that you will in your
wisdom decide, remaining always the masters
Of your action and of your fate And that
principle will rest that principle is true, that
principle is just and you are just because you
are free. hope, therefore TO see you cor
daily unite with me once more in the senti-
ment-
Intervention for non-interyention.