The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-27

mountebankery Ills to the despots and their pmaes
assuming the air that not for some so-caed con-
spiraiors Italy would love Austrian tyranny and Hun
gary would get recoDced TO ITS uDulierabe sulierngs
and wrongs Consplraors But IN The name oil all what
is sacred TO man. these oppressors there. they are the
consplraios against God, against humanity against the
peace OF the world II is they who make Europe boil
like volcano and the continent quake 10 the very found
atoms OF society! beseech you but TO read the decara
ton OF Independence OF Hungary will lei be reprinted
provided be lawful in England 10 PRINT II, that II may
be recalled 10 the memory OF the world. beseech you
10 read it, and then would like TO whe IN the face
of high heaven will call Francis Joseph 'illus'rlous
youth, the hope OF bis peope-he hope OF his people
Oh, Almighty God and we will see who II Is whom the
uncoruped and inGouupble public press shall call a
traitor and conspirator ConspiIaors Would you call
a consprator the worm which is writing beneath lhe
foot which raRpes 10 death the insect conspiraior
which slings towards the heel which brushes him or
the spring conspraor that il dares TO melt the winters
ice, and push nature 10 blooming life But liberty
is life TO everywhere it is doubly so TO Magyars
heart. 1t is liberty which makes man; without liberty,
nations were but domestic animals kept TO proht their
owner, and not aim by hemsell es. Bat man and ma
lions destined be the aim OF their own existence,
and they become il but by becoming free. Hence is
Liberty mans
Pleasing hope. his fond desire :;
the wish for is nextnguishabe, like his longing after
immortality 1t only lhe killing of mans soul with ig
noance, the making him unconscious OF HIMSELF which
could prevent nations from striving for liberty There
may be nations reduced to such condition OF bues but
to those liberty unknown treasure, as the light to
the blind born child But we Magyars are not thus
We are familiar with il have tasted we have pur-
chased il with best hearts blood and having been
berefi OF il by the grosses violation OF divine, human,
and national law, shall strive Tor so long as we 1--we
by every honorable The very dead OF us. like
Ziska OF Bohemia once will aid the living 10 strive Tor
liberty II that they call conspiracy. let them do so.
That conspiracy they shall never arrest J. for one, de-
clare, in the face OF high Heaven. that enjoying your
coun,rys protection, certainly desire TO respect scrupu
lousy your counIy's laws bu, so long there is life
in will love freedom. will remain faithful 10 my
fatherand and, desparng OF lis FUTURE will
inue watch with intense solctude the electric spark OF
opportunity from the hands of bountfu Providence. 10
catch from the sacred flame OF emancipation from law
less oppression which my country suffering should
be the wretch could ast otherwise. When the
Congress of my nation both lords and representatives OF
the people, elected me unanimously governor OF the realm
of Hungary, and all the millions OF my people, county
by county, city by city, and town by town, confirmed
that election, / was called upon TO swear that will
devote all my life 10 maintain the rights, freedom, and
independence of my country. swore that oath before
God and the people, and thus the aspirations OF the pa
trors heart became TO me the sworn duties of man
elected to the very highest place In the commonwealth
for that very aim. claim neither the dignity nor the
title of that place but claim the title OF honest man,
faithful TO his OATH The fact OF foreign despot
having invaded my country does not eface that oath,
ii dispense from the duties OF patriot-it
rather increases those duties by having increased the OPP
preston OF my faherland Finally, those recent
occurrences 10 which your honorable orators have al
uded think the most proper course for me will be not
enter upon that subject the present occasion be-
eve i, 10 be due my part to bring some facts to the
knowledge OF public opinion but IL ia equally due from
10 leave TO Engishmen TO Judge, TO dehne, and 10
guard English liberties And SO much even !, IN my
humble condition. may be permitted 10 say, that
what last evening occurred in the House OF Commons,
the report of which will carry thrilling JOY 10 The heart
OF millions, is a glorious evidence that the liberties
OF England, that cheering hope and consolation to the
oppressed sure, because guarded by such English
men. II is your part 10 fix the conditions upon which
England is 10 remain an asylum 10 political refugees;
wish TO know those conditions, and shape
course accordingly thankfully accepting or thankfully
declining 10 accept the asylum which the Institutions Of
I'm fttp.
tons of England because j, not from any special favor
account OF my being kossuth, or on account OF
having the henor 10 be Hungaans, that this asylum
is granted to Francis Joseph, OF Austria, once
driven away from Vienna, or the Pope himself, may
claim that asylum, and may be they will. and get per-
haps something more besides, which we poor victims
OF liberty would imagine to aspire at: all we
would venture 10 desire ls that the worid-re
Tned reputation OF English institutions and English
liberties should answer their glorious renown also IN
our special and that while sincerely desire TO
respect your swsand for one. will never violate them
Knowingly the other hand we should not be desired
TO abure the sacred aspirations OF our heart and 20 abd
cate The duties of patriotism But against this we
feel under the protection OF your Parliament and the
watching eye OF public opinion OF England we are sure.
sir-excuse me TOR quoting your words-we are sure
have occasion say in England tina, people that
live ia other peoples houses must be content with what
they get, and that people that live in other peoples
houses must not expect TO be treated as one OF The lam
ily that will never be here and thus rely
upon that public opinion will not only protect us, but
will Also with the mighty power OF IT'S sympathy con-
nue 10 encourage not 10 despair oil The future oil our
oppressed nation and thus hope we will see yet that
slime works wonders" even 10 oppressed nations and
not only 10 pretenders because TO phrase of Dam
lei Webster 'he public opinion of the civilized world is
such an impossible, unexingushable enemy of mere
violence, OPPRESSION and arbitrary rule, thai like Null
toms angels public opinion vital in every part, cannot,
but by annhilang, die With this viii end assuring
you OF my sincere thanks and heartfelt graft
itude.
The ex governor of Hungary, who had been listened
10 with the most breahless attention, saluled on
resumng his with loud and ong-con,nued plaud,s
and after some remarks from Sir Joshua Walmsley and
Mr. Golden, the meeting adjourned.
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