Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-01-01
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1852.

,sroc, cf nature, the habits, the customs. !
,he soeia he Of the people, is measured
ma, Il, centrries, hut by thousands Of years. |
Tho women ID. The east live as they lived ia
the times of the patriarchs, and they feel |
bann, Let them remain So (appause) -
who can wish them more on earth than hap
,inc.sl Nothing is more ridiculous than
DID, those who feel happy. But such is
m, .,ct that there is almost religious re-
pald to woman IN the east. No man
d.,a. TO iniure or offend woman there
he who would do SO, would be despised by |
all Ike a dog. That respect goes so far,
thai he lord does not dare raise the carpet
of his harems door, still less enter it, where
pair Of slippers before the threshold tells
him that lady is in the room. applause |
Respect aud reverence for woman is the |
Characteristic of the Orient. The Magyars
are of Eastern stock, cast in Europe We
found all the blessings of civilization in your
ladies'. but we conserved for them the re-
gard Of our Oriental character Nay. more
than that, we carried these views into our
institutions and into our laws. With US,
the widow remains the head OF the family,
as ,he father was As long as she lives,
she is the mistress of the property of the
deceased husband The chvalrous spirit
ui The nation supposes she will provide,
tllh mothery care, for the wants of her
children, aud she remains in possession so
long as she bears her deceased husbands
name. The old Constitution of Hungary
which We reformed upon democratic basis
lit having been aristocratlc-under lhat
instrument the widow al lord had the right
20 send her representative tothe Parliament;
and ~ the complications OF public function
arcs, widows had a night to vote alike with
he men. Perhaps the chiyalrous character
of my nation, SO foil of regard for the fair
sex may somewhat commend my mission to
the ladies of America. Oar second pdrlic-
uar claim Is, that the source of all the mis-
oruuc which nov weighs So heavily upon
my latherland, IS "a two ladies-Cathariue
81 Russia, and Sophia of lI1p,burg
ambitious mother ot the young Nero, Francis
Joseph. You know that oue hundred aud
hrly years ago, Charles the Twelfth of SNe-
den, the brlvesl of the brave, ioresceing the
growth OF Russia, aud fearing that It wunld
oyerwhelm civilization, ventured with a
handful OF men To overthrow the rising pow
err of Russia. After IMMORTAL deeds, aud
almost fabulous victories, one loss made hum
refugee 90 Turkish soil, like myself -
But happier than myself, he succeeded IN
petsnading Turkey OF the necessity OF
checking Russia IN her oyerweaning ambi-
uon' aud IN curtaillng her growth Ga went
Meheinet Bllznrdsl with his Turks, and
met Feter the Car, aud pent HIM up IN a
Garner where fha,.. g
escape. There Mehemet held hlu with
h'- 'rss e~~~r.. - ......,ra, came In ms aud
But nature claimed her rights, aud m a
council OF war It was decided 10 Surrender
To Mehemet Then Clihariae, who wa,
present m the camp, appeared IN person be-
lore the Grand Nizier Ia sue for mercy. -
She was ilir, and she was rich IA Jewels o
nameess value. She went 70 the Grand
Nlzler's tent. She came back without ans
jewels, bat she brought mercy, and Russia
Aas saved. From that celebrated dav dates
the downfall OF Turkey, and that of Rus.
sa's growth Out oithls source flowed the
stream of Russian prcpnuderence over the
European continent aud dpwn-lrodden lao
cry, aud the nameless suierlngs OF Poland
and OF my poor native land, are the dread.
tul fruits of Calharne's success that day,
cursel IN the records of humanity The
secoad lady who vail be be cursed through
all po.leriiy, ia her memory, Is SOPHIA, the
mo.her ui the present usnrper of Hungary
She who had the ambitious dream to RAISE
Doe .mled power Of child upon the runs
ol liberty, and ou the neck of down irod.
den nations. II was her ambuion-ihe
eyti genus OF the House of HdpsburE ~ the
present day-which brought desoallon up
on Us. | ueed o1ly mention one fact tc
chlraclerze what klnd of heart was II
that cursed woman Ga the anniversary o
the day of Orod, where our martyrs bled
she came to the court with bracelet of RI
bies gathered together lu 50 many roses a
we're numbered 10y the heads OF the brave
. Huugauans who fell there, aud declared II
a glit which she joyfully presented to the
COMPANY as memento which she wears or
her arm, to cherish It's eternal memory, that
She must not forget the pleasure che dery
ed from killing those men who died at Or
ed. This very fact can give you true
knowledge of the character of tins woman
! Aud tins Is the secouud claim To the ladies'
sympathy for oppressed humanity, aud fol
my poor fatherlamd. | wish the free wnmer
II fee America would help my duwn-lalet
iand To get out of thai iron grasp, OF to ge
out Of lduse blood, flngs. and hecome lnde
pendent and free oar third particular
claim /, the behavior al our LADIES' during
the war. II IS no wanton praise-it IS Z
fact what say-thl,, IA my hard task Il
lead ou The struggle. and 10 govern ilunga'
.ri, had no more powerful auXllaries, ane
up more faithful executors of the wall of the
nation. than 10 the women of Hungary
Applause.) Yon know that IA ancient
Rome, after the battle ot Gamma, which wa'
won by Hannibal. the vicar was afraid 1,
come down TO the very walls of Rome. The
Senate called ON the people sppnianeousil
TO sacrifice all their wealth on the altar %
Their iatherland, and the women we're ,ht
first to doit Every Jewel, every ornament
Was brought forth, so much so, that the tr''
buue Judged il necessary To pass law pro
hi5ung the ladies of Rome to wear Ie"eiry
OF any six dresses, ia order that II mighl
MOI appear the ladies' of Rome had moi, by
their own choice, have done SO. Nov, We
wanted IN Hungary no such law. The wo'
men of Hungary brought all they mad
Great applause) You would have been
astonished To see how, IN the mot wealth,
honses e IIuuuary If YOU were invited L.