Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-26

tained; but as 10 your great Republic asa
State. MS power on earth, | sispd bafore
the Statesmen, Senators, md Legislature
OF that Republic, only 10 ascertain frota
their wisdom and experience what is their
judgement upon question Of national law ,
and International right. hoped, and now,
hope, that they wil-by The iorebndiig
events On the o,her greut con,ineni-feei
induced to pronounce, in time, their vote 7.
abou, tha. law and those righ's. And 4
hoped, and hope that, pronouncing their
| vote, ii will be in favor of the broad priscj
I piles Of international justice. eonsonani wiz,
their republican institutions and their dem,
ocratic life. a ut aE
That ia all. know and Europe knows /.
the immense weight OF such a pronuncis- p.
lion from such place. But nerer had |
the impious wish TO try TO entangle lhis
great Republic into difficulties inconsistent
with lis own welfare, its own security, is
own interest. | rather repeatedly, earnest
ly declared, that war on this account, by
your country, is utterly impossible and
mere phantom. lalways declared thai the
United States, remaining masters Of .heits
action under every circumstances. will act
as they judge consis,sn, with the supreare
duties to themselves. But | said dnd say ,s
that such q declaration Of just principles I
would insure to the nations Of Europe fair
play in their struggle for freedom and inde-
pendence, because the declaration OF such
power as your Republic is, will be re- =
speoiei, even where il should not be liked;
and Europe's oppressed nations will feei
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brethren, oil their own behalf with their su
own lives. There is an immense power in d
the idea 10 be right, when this idea is sanc-
toned by nation like yours. And when "a
the forebodipg futu re will become reset,
there is an immense field for private benex.
olence and sympathy upon the basis pf The
broad principles ofinternalional justice pre>as
nounced in the sanctuary Ct your peoI lea
collective mriesty So much TO guard nss
against /. understanding. .a,,qs .s
Sir, most (erven,ly think you for ihs, II
acknowledgement that my county has Il
proved worthy to be free. Yes, gentlemen.
| | feel proud at my nalion's character, hero
| ism, love of freedom, and vitality; and [
! bow with reverential awe before the deere q,
of providence which placed my country in
| 10 q position thut, without its resioralItn 10
| Independence, there is no possibility for
| freedom and Independence of nations oh
the European continent. Even what Enw
in France is ahou, to psss. proves lie truth
Of this. Every disappointed hote With
which Europe looked towards Fralce. is a
degree more added 10 the importance of
Hungary 10 the world. Upon our ploins
were fought the decisive battles iNr Chris.
tendon; there wi ! be fougi, tie decisive,
bnule for the independence Of nnt tons, for,
State rights, for International law, mud for
democratic liberty. We will live free, or,
die like men,; but shoulj my people be-.
doomed 10 die, it will be the Are; whess
death will not be recorded as suicide, bu,a as
marty rdoln for the world; and future ages
will mourn over the sad fate OF the Magyar
race, doomed to perish, not because We
deserve it, but because in the Nineteenth
Century there was III body to protect the
law OF Nature and Of Natures God,
| but look to the future with confidence
and hope. The manifold advsrsities of
tempest tossed life could, Of course, net fail
to impress mark of cheerfulness Upon
my heart, which if not a source Of Joy is
guard Of sanguine delusions. /, for myself
would no, wan, hope Of success for doing
what is right. To me, the sense Of duty
would suffice; therefore,, when | hope it
has nothing in common with thai desperate
instinct Of drowning man. whs,, though
half sunk, still grasps a. straw for help.
No! When hope there is motive for
that hope, have a steady faith in princi>
Piles. dare say that experience taught
me the logic of events in connection with
principles. have lathomed the very bot
tom Of this mystery, ano no where was
deceived in my calculations, except about
once in my life, when l supposed princi.
| pie to exist in certain quarter, where in
deed no principle proved TO exist. II wns
horrible mistake and resulted in ho'rl-
BILE issue. The present cond: tion Of Eu>
rope is the very consequence of it But
that did not wantonly suppose a principle
to exist there, whore found none. Should
it have existed the consequences could not
have failed to arise as had contemplated
them.
Well there is Providence,ln every fact;
without this mistake the principles of
American republicanism would have for
long time vel not fertile soil on that con,
,inen,, where il was considered wisdom tn
belong to the French school. Now mat
,ers stand thus that either the continent of
Europe has no future al all, or this future
is American repubicanism. And who
could believe that 200, ,O00, 900 Of that con.
tinent which is the mother Of civilization,
arc not to have aay future at all. Such n
doubt would be almost basphemy against
Providence. But there is Providence in,
deed, a Just and bountifnl Providence:1 [
trust with the purity Of py religion in it,
dare say my very humble self was con-
tinual instrument of it. How could in
such a condition as wos born, not conspi>
cious by any prominent abilities, having
nothing in me more than m iron will,
which nothing can bend, and conscious,
ness Of being right-bow could under tho
most arduous circumstances, accomplish
many thing which my sense Of honest
dutv compeled me 10 undertake, - 81