Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-02-05
THE K,srTsBURG FESTIVAL.
KossUTn ON WAR WITH RUSSIA
EXTRACT FROM kossuTn's SPEECH.

EXTRACT FROM KorsUTn's SPEECH.
know where ] stand, gentlemen. know
your power and the ndomitable heroic spirit o.
your people. 1t is not with the intention to ere
r. ate apprehension that | say this the people Of
the United States fears nobody on earth. know
I may be that Russia, even after having absorb
ed Europe, will not dare to attack directly
The United States. But il may be that 1t
will dare even this. Some domestic dissenson
may come No nation is safe against It, The
passion of particular interest may cause some
/. momeniary dscord. Russia will foster 1t by its
secret diplomacy, to which nothing Is sacred ON
earth and when irritation comes TO the pitch,
end the ties Of affection become for a moment
ioose-thcn perhaps Russia may step in, ~ a
moment Of interior weakness from which not the
greatest nations are exempt Russia will begin
by divide and will perhaps come to impcro.--
All TINS may happen can say neither yes nor
no; but one thing am sure OF, and that is, that
Russia can and will attack YOU in your most Vi
tai interests. and can hurt you MORALLY without
even resoring TO war
/ lie sure, gentlemen MS soon as Russia has A.
cmeved the triumph Of absolulisiical principles
on the European Continent and consolidated lbs
undispuied preponderance, the first step viii be
to exclude the commerce of Americn from Eu-
rope by prohibItory system Of custom duties.
IL win do 1t il must do n:-Frsty because
commerce is the locomotive Of principles That
is more sure yet than what gentleman IN New
y ork SO oluquenty told, that the steam engine
is Democrat Absolutism could not for a sin
gle moment rule Europe with security, if Eu-
rope remained in commercial intercourse with
Republican America. And secondly, Russia
VIII exclude your trade from Europe, bocausc--
and let the gieat valley of the West mark it,
because your immensely developing agriculture
is the most dangerous competition to Russian
wheat and corn in the markets Of Europe. Eli
Their You Elust be excluded from the trade with
Europe, or Russia canno. find market for lis
corn.
Only think, gentlemen. by continental pro-
hibiuve system which must be the first logical
result of Russian pIepondeance-oniy think,
the wheat the corn, the cotton, and the tobacco
of the United States excluded FROM Europe for
couple of years What a dreadful caustro-
pine is lurking at your growing prosperity IN this
perspective
And when may this happen, You are perhnps
willing TO ask me; Within vear-withn
single year centlemen--because If within year
the league % despots Is not shattered asunder-
1t within year Hungary cannot least com
mence the fight for Independence, which IS e-
qulgaleut to brcakwater against Russian pre-
ponderauce a5soutism, under the protectorte
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oy 'ccomp. smng the partition OF Europe WITHIN
year Fnnclpies can only ne balanced ny
primer pies-ansoluusm by republican institutions
-uhfl2 iiteoUs interference by lne laws OF ma
s,' tsIo,sn ny clVli ana reIgious merry.
l''a Us 'he cause Nhlch advocate IL Is hot
u'' cause hungary alone d. Is yours q Us
"'1 N'liu 8. 1t Has determination as losoiu'e
and extreme rs despotism.
hungary Non-d nave Deen TOO content ID hus-
-l' IiH hoi lAlerleIen TO oppose eeieIe''ei3 uia
lahedihl' AUSTRIAN instrument OF oppression --
Vow os DO is God lor some DeneAcent purpose
mas implanted ~ my breast the CONVICTION that
me lndep,ndence OF Europe ana ihe lnaepon-
dehre OF Hungary with ~ can only ne definitely
secured on que Moskowa, ana on tha Nev, n
NE Mfemni aud III the great Hall of SAINT
Hcorge
For ihs purpose, IN which, as had the honor
TO state, yon yourselves are so vitality Interested,
we go not cam for You 70 fight our battle for us.
l.ook TO the nations OF Europe, grooming under
RUSSIAN weight. Look, IA the first Inc 10 Swe-
GEN. ana IRON Sweden across Poland 10 iunga-
iy- ana from Hungary to turkey and To- brave
trcHssia. lhe first indispensable step hereto,
IS the independence Of Hungary, and TO this is
wanted some substantial aid for the necessary
preparations and free commerce with you, and
The pronunciation OF the law Of nations support
ed by the authority of your glorious position Of
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