Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-15

and Caesars never be hailed, for their powers,
might, and wealth, there the prosecuted chief
OF down trodden nation is welcomed MS your
great Republics guest, precisely because he is
Prosecuted, helpless and poor. In the old, the
terrible vevicts was the rule-in yours protec
ti0n to the oppressed, middleton to ambitious
oppressors, and consolation to the vanqushed in
a just cause. And while out of the old, con-
quered world was ruled, you in yours provide
for the common confederatlve interests of ter
rltory larger than the conquered world of the
old. There sat men boasting their will 10 the
sovereign of the world here set men whose
! glory Is TO acknowledge the laws of nature and
Natures God, and to do that their SOVEREIGN.
the people. wills. Sir, there is history in these
parallels. History OF past ages. and history of
future centuries may be often recorded in few
words The small particulars to which the pas
sion OF living men cling with fervent zeal as
II the fragile fingers of men could arrest the
rotation OF destiny's wheel these particulars
die away. 1t is the issue which makes history,
and that issue IS always logical. There is ne
cesslty OF consequences wherever the necessity
of position exists Principles arc the Alpha,
they must finish with Omega, and they viii. -
Thus history may be told often in few words
Before yet the heroic struggle of Greece first
engaged your country's sympathy for the fate of
freedom in Europe, then 50 far distant, and now
so dear, Chateaubraind happened to be in Athens
and he heard from minaret raised upon the
Propyl@ean ruins, Turkish priest in Arabic
language announcing the lapse of hours to the
Christians of Minerals town. What immense
history in the small fact of Turkish maun
crying out, " Pray man, the hour is running
g., and s,,J, 1. LI'
is equally history of future ages written in
the honor bestowed by you to my humble SELF
The first Governor OF independent Hungary,
driven from his native land by Russian VIC.
lence, an exile on Turkish soil, protected by
Mohammedan Sultan against the blood thirst of
Christian tyrants, cast back a prisoner to far
Asia by diplomacy, rescued from his Asatic
prisonby America, crossing the Atlantic, charg.
ed with the hopes OF Europe's oppressed nations,
pleading poor exile, before the people of this
great Republic, his down-trodden country's
wrongs, and its intimate connection with the
fate of the European continent, and with the
boldness of Just cause, claiming tie principles
of the Christian religion 10 be raised to a law of
nations; and to see not only the boldness of the
poor exile forgiven, but to see him consoed by
the sympathy Of millions, encouraged BY indi
vlduaIs, associations, meetings. cities and states.
supported by operative aid, and greeted by Con-
gress and by the Government as the Nations
guest, honored out of generosity, with that hon
or which only one man before him received
and that man then received out of gratitude
with honors such as no poentate can ever re =
ceVe, and this banquet here and the toast which
: have to thank tor-oh, indeed sir there is a
history OF future ages in all these facts Sir.
though have the noble pride of my principles,
and though | have the inspiration of a Just
cause, still | have also the conscience of nv
personal humility. Never will forget what is
due from me to the sovereign source of my pub
lie capacity. This owe TO my nations dlgAi.
", and, therefore, respectfully thanking this
highly distinguished assembly, in my country's
name, have the boIdness to say, that Hungary
well deserves your sympathy-that Hungary
has claim to protection, because it has claim
TO justice. But as to myself, permit me humby
to express that am well aware not to have in
all these honors any personal share. Nay,
know that even that which might seem to be
personal in your toast, is only an acknowledge
ment of historical fact very instructivoly CON
nected with a principle valuable and dear to ev.
cry republican heart in the United States of
America.
Sir, you were pleased to mention in your toast
that am unconquered by misfortune and unse-
duced by ambition. Now, It is a provdential
fact, that misfortune has the privilege to enoble
mans mind. and to strengthen mans character.
There is sort Of natural instinct OF human Dig
nifty in the heart of man, which 'seels his very
nerves not to bend beneath the heavy blows of
great adversely. The palm tree grows best
tb, Oh
acter of man. There is no merit in tit is a
law of psychology. The petty pangs OF small
daily cares have often bent the character Of man
but great misforunes seldom. There is less
danger in this than in great good luck and as
to ambition, |, indeed, never was able to under
stand how anybody can more love ambition than
liberty. But | am glad to state a historical fact
as principal demonstration of that influence
which institutions exercise upon the character
of nations. We llungarans are very fond of
the principle of municipal self government and
we have natural horror against the principle
of Capitalization. That fond attachment to mu
nicipaI seIt-government, without which there is
no provincial freedom possible, is funJamen~
!: tai feature of our national character, We
f brought it with us from far Asia, Il thousand
years ago, and we conserved 1t throughout the
vicissitudes of ten centuries. No nation has
perhaps so much struggled and suffered from the
Christian world as ours. We do not complain
of this lot. 1t may be heavy, but it is not ngo-
rous. Where the cradle of our Saviour stood
and where his divine doctrine was founded there
another faith now rules, and the whole of Eu-
ropes armed pilgrimage could not avert this fate
from that sacred spot nor stop the rushing waves
Of lslamism absorbing the Christian Empire OF
Constantinople. We stopped those rushing
waves, The breast of my nation proved a
breakwater to them. We guarded Chrisendon
that Luthers or Calvins might reform 1t. 1t was
dangerous time, and the dangers Of the time
often placed the confidence of all my nation into
one mans hand, and their confidence gave pow
er into his hands to become ambitious. But
there is not a single instance in history where a
/ man, honored by his peoples confidence, had
deceived his people by becoming ambitious -
The man out of whom Russian diplomacy sue
ceeded in making the murderer Of his nation,
, conference.-the DeVer had it, but was rather re-
garded always with distrust. But he gained
some victories when victories were the moment.
chief necessity. At the head of an army, CT
cumstances placed him in the capacity to ruiz
! his country. But he never had the peoples
confidence. So, even he is no contradiction to
the historical truth, that no Hungarian whom hi!
nation honored with its confidence, was ever Sc.
4 duced by ambition to become dangerous to hii
counry's liberty. That is remarkable fact
5 and yet it is not accidental. 1t is the ogica
consequence of the influence of institutions up
on the National character. Oar nation, through
, all its history, was educated IN the school of mu
nicpa self government, and III such a country
! op,btiDn hnVinir M fold hac olS,. MIA /,
, mans character. The truth of this doctrine be-
comes yet more illustrated by quite contrary
=, historical fact in France. Whatever have beef
r the changes of Government in that great coun
try-and many they have been, to be sure We
have seen Convention, Directorate Of Con
sus, and one Consul and an Emperor, and The
resoration-he fundamental tone of the Con
sttution of France was power always centrai
zed, Omnipotence always vested somewhere
/ and remarkably, indeed France has never We
, raised tho sinuln man tn the sent of nowpr wh,