New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-16
THE HUNGARIAN MOVEMENT.
Letter from Kossuth.


REVOLUTIONARY UNION FOR EUROPE, { Rerofa-
tionsbund). and was read at the recent meeting
of that bOdT at Wheeling, Va. lt will be seen
that the drift of KOssuth's advice TO the Ger
mans with regard to their action as American
citizens. would lead them 10 vote for JOIN L.
HALE rather than tor any other presidential
candidate. while in respect TO Europe he holds
out the prospect of speedy rising in Hungary.
On this head we have other advices to the same
purport. and we have reason to believe that
month will not eapse without an attempt being
made. That attempt we do not judge before
hand, and our desire that it may succeed is
certainly as earnest as that of men at a dis
lance from the scene o. action can be- but yet
we fear that the demonstration will prove pre-
mature. undertaken as il is without support
from similar movements in other countries.
But to the document, which We translate from
the German, in which il was written.
To tAe Congress Of the Aslrican RerOlwi0Rlbuai for
Europe;
The truly fraterna sympathies with which
The Germans have universally responded to my round.
in America have formed tie. connecting me with
the cause of German freedom which have always re-
garded closely concerned nay as Identical with the
freedom of Hungary ard Italy. The traiernal union OF
these three nations Is not only founded on the common
endeavor after freedom but is enforced by the peculiar
condition of affairs and ndissouby established by the
logical connection Of events Not that this union ex
cudes other nations from the common object not that
indicates the efficiency of hese three nations to each
other as able to reject despse any other friendly
hand which is offered to them from whatever quarter
for whose works for the object the emancipation
Of the Furcpean Continent from the letters ofdepOsm
in the spirit Of national brotherhoods always welcome
ey-yet there are nations who according to the nature
of things are unable to fight in the front ranks oil the
battle against tyrant and the other hand there also
nation which is called by its position to strike the de
ceve blow against abaolutism with all IL abOmnations
few DAYS perhaps only few hours will suffice to de-
ternne the fate of France by sudden revolution with
out compelling her to conduct long and bloody war
against oppression-and when once she rouses herself
from the iron sleep in which she has been sunk the cleo
trc shock of freedom will thrill through all nations as
heretofore. But Germany, Hungary and Italy cannot
like France obtain their freedom with single blow
here il not the reward of brief revolution, but OF
protracted war-and the enemy with whom the combat
is 10 be waeed is always the .amet is the peured dy
nasty Of the house of Austria, whose yoke from Ham
burg TO Pharus and from the Rhine TO the Red Tower
weighs down every eor, for freedom so long as this
nowor remans unbroken, neither Germany, nor Hun
gary nor Italy can be free. The freedom oil cach OF
these three nations depends on the freedom of the other
two il is only this common freedom that can guarantee
the permanence and security Of each. The common
enemy the necessity Of cooperation and the natural in
utility of any isolated attempt present the foundation
on which the league of Italy, Germany, and Hungary Is
established and which completely Identifies their efforts
for freedom.
From this point of view, | can communicate to you
many encouraging facts of course conhning myself to
fuch as admit OF publicity. travellers and
among them one Of your German fellow countrymen,
who have lately returned from Hungary state that the
people prepared to rse en- mas'e on the hrst sum
mons against their oppressors toward the Americans
there can be no in Iungary-eyery one speaks
openly in regard the future and the impending con
ict it s not secret conspiracy which Is here at WORK
but general national resolution which IL everywhere
.hown and which can scarcely assume more decided
form by waiting
In Germany the idea Of a republic is daily gaining
ground-the necessity OF united action is more clearly
established; and this is the surprising, lnasmuch
by ofthe historical progress OF the
arae porons combined organization appears lar more
difficult here than anywhere else while IN the Last
Russia busy with crisis in the Turkish Empire and
seams likely occupy it, SO that, to my own aston
ishment, the opinion which publicly expressed az
Boston and Syracuse verified and the political COM
plications present Themselves in immediate prospect
which ere necessarily favorable TO the freedom OF the
people
Wherever cast our glance we must come to the
conclusion that the moment for action is at hGnd-that
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ready for the duty which may be imposed upon them.
II correctly understand the object Of rhe Revolution
League which meets in Congress at Wheeling, II has
twoold drection-one relating the internal ection
Of the Germans in America-the other, 10 their action
in regard TO foreign afairs In respect 70 the first
hope that the Germans in America conscious that they
hold the balance Of power in their hands, have not
thrown their influence Internationally into the scale
but tie Philadelphia platform, have obtained
from their candidate pledge that he will carry out the
principles, which, powerfully flrthering tie cause OF
popular emancipation in Europe also involve the hon
or and the interest Of America. If they have not
already done ths permit TO remind them that az
the decisive moment approaches, an independent po-
siiion becomes the more important, and that if
they Internationally pledge themselves in advance
10 perry leader, il may be long before the mass Of
German citizens in the United States will be again in
condition to exercise great an influence a. at
present
In regard TO the external direction Of the League il
i first OF ell necessary TO create the means Of action
and then TO choose the right men, who shall give
these means the proper application. The mzteria aid
to the preparations for the conflict daily becomes more
necessary as the day for action draws nearer and
nearer. Thee menns may be summed up in single
word-money. Wah sufficient money, il is easy to
eject decisive intervention in the fate OF Europe
while with inadequate even the Greatest energy
Of sction can produce only halfway results, which On
account Of their Intellectual character will in tho long
r1r require more victims than would have been nece-