Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-12
k0SSulh at the White House.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
K3ssUTH. 4....

| INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AID
On the Sl.t u.t., a. Kos 9TH aad suite,
under escor, of Messfs. SHIELDS and sEw.
LARD, of the Senate committee, entered car
riages, and proceeded 10 the presidenlia
mansion, to be introduced 10 NR. FILL.
4 MORE.
NJ. KossUTm was introduced to The Pres.
| ideni by Mr.. Webster. There we're pres
enl the Secretary Of the Navy and the
Postmaster General, besides Gen. Shields,
Mr.. Seward. and others.
On being presented, Kossu,h snidi
s'Mr. PREsIDENT: EnligI tened by the
spirit Of your coantry's institutions, when
we succeeded 10 consolidate our natura.
and historical States right Of SeIf-govern.
| ment, by pIacing it upon the broad iounda.
| lion Of democratic liberty:
| "Inspired by your history when we had
to fight for independence against annihla.
lion by centralized absolutism:
"Conscled by your peoples sympathy
when a victim of Russian in,erference
with the laws of Nature and Of Natures
God: .a ~ ,ss--
"Pro,ected in exile by the governmen.
Of the United States, supporting the Sultan
of Turkey in his noble resolution to under.
go The very danger Of war, rather ,han
leave unprotected the rights of humanity
against Russo Austrian despotism:
"Res,ored by the United States to life
because restored TO freedom, and by free.
dom 10 ACTIVITY 10 bshalf oil those duties
| which, BY my nation's unanimous conf.
dence aud sovereign will, devolved upon
me: --,.- ..~4 ~
"Raised in the eyes of many oppressed
nations 10 the standing Of n tarbinger ef
hope, because the star spangled banner was
seen casting protection around me. ar
| nounclng to the world that there is n ma,
ton, alike powerful rs free, ready TO pro-
,ecl the laws Of nations, even in distant
parts OF The earth, and in the person of q
poor exile:
Cheered by your peoples sy mpa,hy, SO
| as freemen cheer-not man whatever,
| but principle:
81 now bow before you, sir, in The
| proud position Of your great nations gues,,
| generously welcomed by a resolution Of
the Congress Of the United STATES, with
equal generosity approved and execu,ed
ty your Exccliency.
81 beg leave to express my fervenr
| thanks, in my name, and in The name OF
my associates, who, after having shared
nv mistor,unes, have now The reward ,t
share the honor and The benefit which the
grea, republic Of the United States was
| plensed 10 bestow upon Hungary by be.
slowing it upon its freely chosen chiel
when he became perseculed victim q
despotic violonce.
81 beg leave 10 express my fenea
lhunks in my countrv's name also, which,
amidst the sorrows Of its deso.atipn, feels
cheered by your counlry's generosity, and
looks with resolution to the impending fu.
ture, because j, is confident that the slime
draws near when ,he eternal code Of the
law Of nations will become reulity.
"President! stand before your Excel
lency living proteslatinn against the vlo
lence OF foreign interference expressing
the sovereign right Of nations 10 regulate
their own domestic concerns.
Il stand beinre your Excellency liv,
ing pro,estalion against Capitalization op.
pressing the State right Of self:government
"Msy be allowed to tnke il for an au.
gury OF better times that, in landing on
The happy shores Of this glorious republ C,
landed in free and powerful country,
whose honored Chief Magistrate proclaim.
to the world that this country cannot re.
main Indifferent when the strong arm Of q
foreign power is invoked 10 1e public
sentiment, ond repress The spirit Of free
dom in any countryl
| 81 thank God that He deemed me moi
unworthy to act and 10 suffer for my father
land.
'IthnLk God that the fate Of my coun-
try became SO intimately connected with
the fate OF the liberty and independence oil
nations in Europe, as formerly ii was int.
mately CONNECTED with the security o
Christendom.
81 thank God that my country 3 unme r
tied wo, and my personal suffsrings, be.
came an opportunity to seek manifesto
lion o. the spiri. and principles Of your
republic.
"May God the Almighty bless you will
n long life, that you muy long enjay the
happiness 10 see your country greu,. glori
Gus, and free, the cornerstone of inlerna-
,ional justice, and the column OF freedJm
on The earth, as it is already all asylum to
the oppressed.
"Sir, pledge 10 your country the ever
lasting gratitude Of Hungary"
The President replied briefly TO M. Kos
sutli's uddress, in substance ns follows:
II am happy, Governor kossuth, to
welcome you 10 this land OF freedom; and
i. gives me pleasure 10 congrn,ulnte you
upon your release from long confnemen,
in Turkey, and your safe arrival here =
as an individual sympa,h;ze deeply with
you in your brave struggle for the inde>
pendence and freedom OF your native land.
| The American people can never be indi
ferent TO such contest, but our policy as
nation in this respect has been uniform
from the commencement Of our govern
ment: and nv own views, rs the Chie Ex
ecutive Magistrate of this nation. are fully
and freely expressed in my recent message