Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-09
X Ossuth on tn c Newspaper Calumny that
he collects "uaieriaI Atdo for Himself.

! SIR: ! receieyd the generous "material aid
which the yonng men OF Albany have afforded
my cause with sincere gratitude, and feel deep
/ y moved at the noble sentiment accompanying
that material aid, expressed in noble words.
! What may be the destiny reserved 10 myself,
/ | do not know. So much know. that duty to-
ward fatherland and humanity must be the guild
ing star of every true man, whether called 10 see
the RICH, of humanity maintained, or to fall on
the field of battle that others may pass over his
/ dead body, 10 the triumph reserved for happier
arms. To this duty have been faithful all my
/ life. | have seen the day when worked almost
without hope of realization of the principles
which plead still went on as if had seen sure
the end. Duty must suffice 10 honest men
! Upon honor, have followed il as guiding star
when | worked in doubt, and without hope now
| can say have before me the constant certain
~ of success.
Gentlemen, your generous gift, together with
the aim TO which it is designed and | intend to
employ it, call TO my mind curious Circum-
stance beg leave to mention it in a few words.
don't know how il comes, but every heart al
most has some susceptible point. Now when
cast back my reco.lections through all that have
suffered one thing in reference to my own hum
bic self IS firmly established, so that not even the
venom of calumny can effect it, and that is that
I l dlIl no CEOtI>k-tLdl L uollt care LOT money
that do not love the Almighty DoIar-lhat
am no man devoted 10 the acquisition Of proper
ty.
That reputation, whether it be good or bad
stands firm. So much can claim as the impe-
rious necessity from the logic Of an open, long
lite,-to so much Will the house of Austria bear
word-not even Francis Joseph, the pet of In
peri4l Emperors, dare say that went on to gain
money-not even the house of Austria has made
the calumny Of such CHARGE am sorry 10
say in America first net that charge. Not the
House of Austria endeavored to touch that point
of honor, bat the Press of America makes that
charge. l. is sorrowful, gentlemen, not for my
self but 70, my cause.
Allow me to avail myself Of this opportunity,
when you give me your hand, full of material
aid" allow me to say that all men of Europe
know was born poor, and that was never a
wealthy man. All the world knows that even
in my private domestic affairs lave been embar-
raised, and still devoted all my time and all my
energy bur 10 do some good 10 my country, and
when my country, acknowledging my sacrifices
no, not my sacrifices, for an honest man owes
everything to his country-but my labor offered
me not money but large independence. | re-
fused, and when the confidence of my people
raised me to high position, against my wish,
they offered me reward four times as large as
that of your President, and did not take it for
myself, 0ut devoted it TO supply the wants of my
country And when | had millions at my dispo-
SAL left my country poor and penni.eos.
! With this life, this devotion, these sacrifices,
| American newspapers say-"Dont give him
money; he will employ i. for himself
! Should |, out Of any circumstances for my
self, need your support, why need employ by
ways to touch your charity and your sympathy /!
Instead of asking you to support the cause OF
| Hungary, would say, "GentIemen, | have TO
support my wife and children, my mother and
my sisters, out OF charity aud sympathy" fl
proposed TO deliver you lecture, as have done
TO night, on some topic that might interest YOU,
would YOU not say Yes hers our house Go
on" Would there te tie necessity to employ
any byWays No. For one, or two, Or three
lectures would find money and yet mseya-
bic scri5blers, without any appreciation Of homo
rable moives-tor they have no sense of honor
in their hearts, saw {: don't give material aid he
vii! employ it for HIMSELF
beg to be excused, but indeed your generos-
ity makes it necessary that should offer these
remarks, because it is but yesterday this caIum-
ny was repeated to try, to affect in some way
the amount Of material aid that might yet be in
trusted to meas the result Of my six months
tolls for my country and for humanity. To this
calumny believe have nm answer in the gene
rosty YOU have, notwithstanding, bestowed on
me- because YOU have confidence in my honor.
Believe me this confidence VIII not be thrown
away
Ion, Sir, entreatcd me to take this aid back to
the living remains of those youths VINO tonight
in our struggle will tell them Of the symPa-
thy of the young men Of America-of the inter
est they have taken in their cause, for which
they have new claim to be thankful and new
motive to suffer for luther.aud-to sacrifice eve
rything-eyen life.
humbly thank you, Sir, and your association,
and bid you an atfectionate farewell.
1t may be well TO mention here that this cal
umny To which kosSuth refers was first started
in the National Tlte.5igenccr when Kossuth was
in the South, and vas on Friday revived by the
journal Of Commerce