Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-02-02
Material Aid Association of the Friends
Of Hungary.

In the war for Hungarian independence,
Governor Kossuth had 100000 volunteers
upon bis lists, but not l50, 900 muskets to
give them.
With 100000 muskets more notwith.
standing Gorgey's treacbery and Russian
Intervention, the Hungarian cause would
probably still have triumphed.
There are more willing volunteers, now
in Hungary-races then hostile, are now
friendly, and channels Of communication
Then unexplofed, are now open.
But to arm these volunteers and trans
port armament required, Involves heavy
expenditure, such as LEGAL or private contri,
buttons cannot meet; and which can only
be supplied from the generous sympathy
and through the collective small subscrip-
tions gathered in the giant hands of the
people.
Il is estimated that Of 25 millions inhab.
tied the territory Of the Union, Kossuth can
not come in contact with more than a mill
ION aud half Of the population in the cit
les which he visits during bis rapid passage
hurried by the aspect of events in the old
world.
He has been anxious to devise plan by
which the remaining three and twenty mill
ion and half could be reached, in thus
far that he might put to them the question.
@Will you, on the eve OF the inevitable
struggle, contribute towards arming and
preparing my nation for the great battle for
civil and religious liberty, which it is about
to fght?" s
In pursuance of these views he has sug-
gested that there formed, through the Unit
ed States and in this State in particular,
associations of the @Friends of Hungary"
for the purpose OF securing material aid
towards the cause of civil and religious lib
erty in Europe.
The committee for the collection of ma
terial aid, appointed at mass meeting held
for that purpose in Philadelphia, on the Sd
Of Janua.y, are therefore about to form an
association Of Friends Of Hungary for the
State Of Pennsylvania.
This estate Association OF Friends Of
Hungary" invites the formation Of f"Coun.
ty associations OF Friends of Hungary"
corresponding with il, und also the Iorma>
iion Of Associations of Friends Of Hunga.
ryp for every district township or parish,
Private, Ladies, or Youths Associations,
corresponding with their County Associa>
tion.
Members Of State, County, or Private
Associations Of Friends Of Hungary, will
be required to contribute each one dollar,
either paid up, or in four monthly install
inenis Of 25 cents eaci,, Of which the first
is directly payable. They will further en-.
gage themselves, as members OF the Associ.
alton, TO use their personal influence and
exerlions to forward The collection of mate.
rial aid, and in general the interests OF the
cause.
County associations will be empowered
and requested to appoint, for every county,
from Two. to six collectors, and 10 award
lhemz6 per cent of the fund collected, TO
cover the expenses recollection, and reward
them for their trouble.
70 form district, private or local asso.
citation, it is only necessary for any number
of persons, exceeding FIVE and twenty, to
subscribe their willingness to become mems
bers lot an association Of Friends OF Hun.
gary, on the aforesaid conditions, and TO
signify the same to the Association Of their
Coualy.
The signatures Of the members TO be ac.
compohied by the whole, or by the first in>
stalment of their subscriptions, or by the
expression Of their willingness TO pay over
the same to the duly authorized collectors
of the County Association when called upon,