Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-02

Letter from l.. Kossutt
LcNDoN, Feb. ., 1855.

my silence to America. You give mo ,In
gratifying assurance that ! have nnmero,,,
sincere friends there, aud you say that nn'
dcrraie thclr power or undeyalne their viii
TO serve the good cause Of national freedom,
or else you think would no, ia 80 sor
the propriety Of keeping them alive 10 ,Lo
cNigences Of the critical occasion. by nubl,.
communications about European affairs rror,
a practical American point of view. Yon
likewise desire to know my opinion in 70
gard TO toe chances Of the Cuban question
and the impression your spreading nov
ments of Know Nothngism, Temperanco
&c. might have made ia Europe chiefly will
the Democrats.
take it likely TO be, that what by m,
Winter seasol-what by the desperate
efforts Of secret diplomacy lit will vel ,oto
some months before the logic Of events shall
have swept away the artificial dykes oppns'
ing the current Of Europe's manifest des,i.
n.y. and by sweeping them away shall b,vo
opened field for better activity than an ex.
change OF ideas could possibly Dc. Tbor@.
fore in these leisure hours Of fate's intorrog.
mum, ! may as well undertake TO answsr
your questions IN a series Of letters. which
you are perfectly free 10 mike pnbl,e
through the New York Daily Times should
you think t proper, and our common friend
Lieut.. Governor Raymond deem it worth Tho
while and the space
will begin by answering 10 your censura
Of my silence.
While ibis our old world here still coniin.
ues 90 wrthc in the ihroes of an eycntful cri.
sis aud The criminal hand of political noun.
tebanks, secret diplomacy bent on an abor.
ton, stli continues 10 struggle against the
nature Of the casei the great Republic Of the
West has all this while SO perfectly cclinsed
herself that we wonder whether tbe stripos
and stars exist at all.
Good gyacious what tales have been
told, no some hundreds OF ADDRESSES. about
the brilliant lustre of the thirty.one starred
galaxy rising over the Western wavcs.--t
new rain5nw pledge OF hope to humanity
! have been nearly led 10 shout out: Oh
sun. thy days are past--pat out thy flick
ing lamp; another lumnary wlll rule on
tha horizon of mlnkmd for generations to
comel
To be sure there have been M, tbut
very lew there were. who stole timiI.y a.
long the shadow OF the wall. close to my
ear aud whispered. Don't mind the thing
1T IS all n h-n-g, be sure oft; We like
TO gather aud TO talk you know why, the
eternal striving for the almighty dollar is
rather proslic and tedious: we VIII have
relaNitlons snmotimrs So we gather aud
tax bat don't think we mean any thing
serious by it-dcar me, no ,-one empty
houf spon' with indifferent pleasure "a hear
ing TOO, Tie stranger, speak our own tongue;
another hour spent with far more iniense
deighI n hearing onrsgiyes speak. and
Watching the echoes Of our own sweet voice
-lnl Weie is an eud 90 The song I've re-
turn with perfect conp0su-e 10 our business
--t1sis a. However os 90 any expccia-
lions Oh light or warmth from our mighty
galaxy, the truth, Sir Is, tout don't chat Il
9lil d is rather homs drawn candle Tor
domestic use, differing only 80 far from other
candles that The motto # ours is lust tho
contrary oi non mld lucso," p 1t Is q" pihi
non aliis' Individuality We are proud and
$50 = ahd evea bpstcrpus 10 our sympllhet-
&c coalitions bu, in our collective, national
camcity' we are rather a modest people
very r.5Jest indeed with one spring we
nave oFareaped the age Of manhood from
infancy straight INTO cd age, and there VIC
ife oid boys, delighted IN the recoliections
'i our nursery, as ola men always DO the
arcs "hieh ihe wise nurses Of our infancy
... ~ '"'N9
.,} oPN"Pnals Tor children as we were
W. olr ie'l pi hearts they are our ovange-
p we I'VE learnt noih.ns, forgotten moth
W. we know nothing OF The new exigences
81 new position. We know OF no claims
ne "o,a might expect as to ansAor We
'h'E o. go progress 81 political ideas aud
'A''-~We lihe 10 be ruled by the
Wondering grave, no; by The onward Inspi.
'"ons "' 7hfung ME. We know Of jap
lu' ',"' H'eat country, sir We are
i,'elt country likeWise You have hoard Of
'lA8 ~ SIR unier DE- fnnclas Happy
'ul"y' sf-pi"afcheily happy Why,
y + u'e /" ,n'Ply country likewise. But there
D." 'hi % IL. Europe me Oh World -
''"'n,. gratitude 10 Tue Old World Po-
.''''' o' Ponticai po|er-leaaing iniiu-
'"te--c' nnAh'iy Oh interest among nations