New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-07
EUROPE.
BY THE CAMBRIA's MAILS.
ENGLAND
Kossuth and the Italian Proclamation.


Capt. MAYSE REID having ins@ted in some
Of the London journals denial Of the authenticity Of
the proclamation recently attributed 10 hossUFH the
latter addressed him the following letter
TO CAPTAIN MAYNE REID.
LoNpoS FEB Is ls5]
Ny DEAR Sir: feel myself under high obi
obligations for the gen and chivalric manner in
which YOU stepped forth 10 DO me justice wAen You
knew n 70 be wroreed In that proclamation matter;
ss ako feel bound to lasting gratitude toward you for
the noble readiness with which you gave me q once
your helping hand my request q aid me 70 reach the
held of that action which did not approve but which,
Of course must have been anxious to join.
Your generous assistance, which you readily granted
me, can the more appreciate NJ, am sorry . say,
with ne there many difficulties even IN rciclin- any
field Of honorable danger at AL We are not Tree 10
move Evidence Of IT. that when no, long ago my DO
parted dear mother her deathbcd IN exile, Ger
tain "constitDtOnH' government would allow me - 20
10 imprint the patng kiss OF hia devotion on her brow
ypon he condition only that should submit o. the dis
graceful Proclamation OF being accompanied by gen
daIme 70 my dying mothers bed.
| thank you cir most aiecti3nHtely for that your
assistance No well as for your chivalric defence.
was just about myself 20 publish formal dsayowal
OF that proclamation 10 the Hungarian soldiers
hope you, a. well az every Englishman will appre
cste my motives Tor not having done II earlier.
Ny motive. Sir, was ths-thaimy disavswal would Of
course have been teegraphed Austrian quarters, and
supposng the fgbt in Italy still pending might haze
possibly done some harm q my beloved brethren 10 OF
preston the Italians. So took il 20 be my simple dl'y
rather silently 20 submit % Whatever vrucnt indi MY
tlsn 10 harm the chances Of the struggling patriots at
Mien who though iBconsiderai'ly ami AZ an Itcho'en
moment rskcd their blood, and life, aud their sacred
honor % free their country from insupportahe opprcs
sou and that foreign one, too just as England once
rose and risked blood, and HE and sacred hOuor-iay
more sent one king the scaiold and one oher into
eternal exletO free herself from oppression, though
was not foreign one.
The hi,tory Of past revolution il but too readily for
gou by those who reap their fruits in peace aud
Happiness: but would like 81 REGAL il 20 memory now
when men will be but too ready 10 add bitter blame 10
the misfortune Of the vanquished.
cerisIly, cir, did highly disspprove OF any idea al
rsf IN Italy now but the failure OF The unfortunate
victims viii consider but as new claim upon my
comparison and sympathy. Men IN the peaceful en-
ioymeut Of freedom and prosperity can scarcely
imf gne what aspirations and what thoughts can anj
must the hearts Of people suffering what Italy
doee That should be borne in mind before we cast
the stone of blame upon those who fell
l. cir, SIN so much penetrated by this sentiment that
were il for higher motives which entirely OF nc
personal Susceptibility, that not permitted 10 take
upon myself the impuation Of impruden, ACT which
did not commit, perhaps would have preferred 10
be injured by letting pass in silence the whole proclama
ton matter, and ell The veRomous SANDER connected
with IT,
lut for those higher motives indeed feel infinitely
obliged you for having generously undertaken 10
yiIdieute my prudence and my plain but honest char
aCter
NAV be that this your chivalry will entirely dispense
from the necessity OF any further public steps II
that re.pcct That shall see, and leave Ia the mean
ume, my ready disavuwsl where tie.
However following the generous impulse OF your
heart yu msy perhaps, feel inclined 20 ht on .he
battle, II required in which you 80 nobly engaged,
thought would perhaps be as vel TO state 10 you some
particulars
think an intelligent reader Of that purpor,ei procs
nation may have al once pot Of its not being
genuine in reading H. Because ~ say, ia and the
document, s.rnedhng TO tits eiect 81 scnd the
bearer you that he may inform me who among yol
are faithful and true, and inform you how you should
organize and 10 cav, in the same document as IL
with the breath, Rise, strike the mJmen, Is At
hand. which IL ar much q 20 say Don't eryaniEo,"
this Is indeed, too absurd blunder in logic to Be be-
hey,d
Do then dissyow the sentiment, contained ia that
document, No. Sir AL my life Is, and will b. summed
UP in this idea, My cOunuys freedom Ny countrys
right" Aud consistently with THIS | irs, ami will ~
main, irreconcisbe enemy 20 Frsnois Joseph, Of
Austris, who stole by perjury into my eountrJs ssred
right freedom. constit aion Laws and national exist
and beaten back in hrs criIuns Al stack robbed IL
BY treason ard ey foreign force, aud murders T.
Yer, Sir, svow openly thess my sentiment and
IN God TIA, tie day OF justice AMI reubuiion Will soon
cose And why should | MT svow them, | am nct
bound ~ any allegiance 10 Fran "a joseph Of Austria
rot |, nor my exiled country, not dear Hungary
He 10 no lawful sovereign OF Hungary. Jlsnce s a.
home IN England Sir and. therefore cefy any mas "a
ees up jury, or 70 point out ecart IN al England
which would end verdict for Francis Joseph being
lawful sovereign OF Hungary. or, and my country
INC him AllegisnCe
written anything Ike the contents Of tAt apOcryphsl
documsui' I indeed Sir, Devcr thought 20 have any
claim % the reIutaOn OF classical authorship Bal a.
il H. s.r have written verse things in my lie. may
have written every sentence OF H. Of u one
time some AZ another, different occasions probably
when wss prisoner 81 kutshys for Different exsen.
ees al pest dong past es sgo; out u which writing
tie present document might have been patched ",
witLoVt my knowledge and used on the present ocsa-
sion without my consent
All this Is not the question. The question Sir. il
Bsve addressed this OF whatsoever else proclamation
IRON Erglsh sol Tor The purpose OF engaging the Hun
fsTish sclder whomeyeS else, in the lse irsurrec
Ton 81 Milan, or wherever else IN ltsyi
That Is The question Answying % this Question you
dissvoved The dccumept as such, AID prooouncei
be for ~. And you are perfectly right neither
invited, gave spy authority to whOnever 20 invite
the Hungarian soldiers 70 joan in any insur-cson in
l;sly Nay, wherever heard anything said about
TIE Lombard p@lrots beng incapable Oi enduring oayr
tAer oppression snG thar perhaps they might feel in
ehned ~ breek iogth e any risk CONDEMNED the yery
IDEA Of thinking spon Instruction n I,aly ds
Glazing that for the present ne reyouOusy movement
would succeed N Lombarty, bu. would turn OUT 70 Be
but deplorsble snstts, and for declared every
s~este however vAhsntly ouxht, could but azure ,se
vel founded legitimate proposes Of the ofberty
All TINS. sir, you have known, when you Eavs your
chiyslrc de~csH 20 that purporssd prociamarson of
uIiAe. You have known mere yet you have seer let
ter from ore Of the most renowned Italian pasrio.s
dated the leth o. February from the ieh az ar.on
II which ne caeSorleay eonfesses that In nv views.
Wa perfectly rSht ana they have been wronr and IN
hich lie further giving me first notice of NV ns,,s
having teen used ei.niestnely~ AZ Milan i've. me
hinself full evidence that IL was done yitb.uf nav
knowledge, vrbou, my consent
los have known All this SIR but one thiur Won r,av
not yet know, AID that's
] came 70 England about the end Of June, 1852 S.,es
nat time an always English col aud since am On
tIglsh sel never addressed any proclamation 10 te
Hungarian soldiers in LAZY.
But stor-yes; have addressed a proclamation N
hem, single one dated FEB. IS copy Of whch ber
cave 10 send 10 you, and remain with the hzha., r-sr5
nd sincere gratitude, Dear Sir
Yours sfsctiOnstely and obediently
- L. kossCrR
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