The southern press., 1852-01-01
covERsoR xossurM's REPLy.

GENTLEMEN: I beg leave to express to you
NV most cordial thanks for the communication
Of those visws and Of those principles which
You have been pleased to imbody in your ad-
dress. Having the honor to be in the capital Of
the United States, whore those whom the people
choose execute it's will in the legislative and
executive branches Of its government, here in
that place can have no other mission than only
to get knowledge Of what is'the decision Of the
people of the United States, through its Con-
gress and government, and to acknowledge the
high benefit which have received by having
been welcomed in the name Of the nation by the
Congress Of the United States. wish to re-
turn my humble thanks for this benefit, and
then, having got notice Of what is the decision
of your nation in respect to that cause which it
is my duty TO represent, to arrange my future ac-
ton according as find myself happy or misfor-
tunate here. Therefore, here may be permitted
to be, if not silent, at least brief.
The aim Of your Association is the propaga-
ton of Democratic principles. was not aware
that the anniversary day of the battle of New
Orleans was the 9th of January. ! thought it
was the Gath of Decem1 Q but in thst must
have been mistaken. You were happy on thar
glorious day. If you had encountered on the
9th of January at that time Russian inter-
ference against your victory, you would not per-
hars be 80 happy as you now are Appliance
There are m my things in the histor, of your
great republic which must inspire those who
contend for the right Of the nations Of Europe
to govern themselves in the same manner as
you govern yourselves. Ii am not mistaken,
your struggle for indep ndence arose out of the
endeayor of England to centralize America in
st. james and in Westminster. 1t was strug
gle of the principle Of self-government agnhs'
the principle of Capitalization. twas s'rug-
gle for the principle of the right of every State
and every nation to govern itself. That is our
case. We had for thousand years our self.
government 1t was oar misfortune that il
was not founded on democratio p inciples. But
ha: py were we in the year 1918 to avail our
selves Of the opportunity to transfor that an
cient f-government from an ari>tocratical bl-
sis to democratic basis. 1t was that sten which
awakened the treachery of the House of Austria
The old mobiles of Hungary, being handful of
men, not half million, were ofcourSe not strong
enough to defend the right of self government
of our nation against the encroachnlents OF cen
tralzing Austria. But when We made Hungary
democratic country, the whole people Citizen
millions) became interested in the maintenance
of our self government. Austria saw there was
no chance for lis criminal intentions when the
people stand upon the broad basis of universal
freedom H,d Democratic institutions APP
plause
We had to fight for the principle Of self-gov-
ernment against the rinciple Of Capitalization
We have had to fight for it under more in
auspicious auspices than you. You were further
from your enemies, secluded by an ocean when
the word "sieam" had not yet blotted out the
difficulty Of distance. Besides, you received aid,
real aid, valuable aid, which materially helped
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hnd our enemy in the immediate neighborhood.
We had another aristocratic power in our neigh
borhood ready to pour down it's myrmidons
upon US. Still we received no aid. God blessed
our arms. They were such arms an those by
which your victory at New Orleans was achiev-
ed. Our countrymen came from the workshop
and from the merchants counting. house, We
had beaten Austria, but then we met interfer-
ence which you met not.
There is some difference in our situation.
Perhaps that difference is claim to the sympa-
thy of such generous men as you are claim
to the sympathy of such free and great people
as your people. [Applause.
have had an opportunity at Baltimore to ex
press some views to convince the people that it
is impossible for Hungary, even under the most
auspicious circumstances, to endure that oppres.
sion which now so heavily weighs it down. My
people will not endure it, They will rise. They
will struggle once more. But-again we have in
our immediate ne ghbortood Russia fear not
the power of Russia in the name Of my nation,
if lny nation could fully develop its resources.
But Russia is only thirty hours distant from us.
She can pour down her armies before we can
receive aid. In n few days Russia can march
her armies to our borders and crush Hungary
before our people can develop their resources
There is the difficulty.
1t is on that account tha. came to the only
nation in the world which enjoys self govern
ment on the basis of republican institutions.
[Applause.] We believed that those principles,
being instilied into you from your very childhood,
could not fail to nstil some sympathy into
your generous hearts for my country. came
with the hope that the only free republican gov
ernment of the world, conscious of the position
of its country, would be pleased to consider that
Europe is again on the eve of extreme danger
if the interference of Russia is not prevented by
those who are as mighty as they are free. My
nation believes that the United States, present
ing themselves before the world in that impos-
ing attitude, will restrain tyrants without any
war. Let me say, that came not to try to
engage your arms and the blood Of your hearts,
to fight our battles. We will fight our battles
ourselves. Applause.] came not to entar,-
gle you'in war We can fight our own bat
ties. We are nation capable of achieving our
own freedom il we have fair play. If nation
like Hungary, with fifteen millions of inhabi-
tants, is not able to fight its own battles, by its
own force, against its own enemy-if it is not
strong enough to settle its own domestic mat
ters, by its own strength, it deserves not, it mer
its not, to be free. All we want is fair play
[Applause. We do not wish to fight against
the whole world. The only thing which We
desire is fair play.
desire the young giant of America to raise
his arm in favor of that principles and as sure
as there ex SITS God in Heaven, it will enable
the oppressed nations Of Europe to rise in their
midst and overcome tkeir oppressors.
| have Of course nothing to do with parties in
this country. claim for my natisis Tho tght 70
manage its own domestic concstns, IN ~ swM
way. | wish that principle 70 b applSe4 p ~
the nations of the world. ThsesSosss I've
nothing to do with parties bsss. ~ tAshks
are to the people at home. ~ htmbls, wishes
are for freedom to thAt psotes; bat may be
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