The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-09
KOSSUTH'S FAREWELL.

Tue i.ohdoh dHdS he issue Of that paper
Tor Dec. 29th, contains his closing letter. II
will be read with the more interest when il
IS known that the illness of his wife is one rea-
son why the correspondence has ceased:
I" After nine months of uninterrupted COM
mun'on, my connection with the .i.lns is
: brought to close. The object of nv encar-
ing IN the cherries task which | now tcrmi
nate. was clearly defined in nv Introductory
article, published in the eth April number q:
this paper. leave the reader to judge whe
t"er have been faithful to my programme
That prog ramme is my testimony that was
not saneuine Of success when entered O.,
the task. and in parting with If. cc;.fess .ii
vel! net to DC sanguine Of success. Still. |
look back with scme satisfaction on tLi.
strange episode in my strange life; and though
cannot boast of having derived immediate
advantage from it, either to the cause 10
which am reliCiou>'y devoted. or 10 mvself.
90 not regret the pains it has cost Tie to 20
through it. My conscience tells me Lav.
performed duty, and to me :ha. is enough.
Some want hope for motive. and success
for reward. With me the sense Of duty Is
sufficient motive; aid the consciousness uf
having done duty is sufficient reward Be
sides, "words lost on the ears of the lv;n, are
not always lost for history" and (I saw il,
with sorrow. not with pride have the pre-
sentiment that MANY word have | written
on tie future in the .i'las. which. after sl,or;
while. may read ike anticinated rerc-l ot
history. But We this as i, NAV, remember
to have read IN 'he Tins ii" telling remark. :.
tha: in England the leaders Of party ar. in
tent on parliamentary tactics instead of I'm
, ropean politics. II that remark tells true.
tale, i: IS noi amiss that lie British nnhlic
should hear now and then some little OF Eu-
ropean politics. Well: have the conscious
ness that for one nave spoken TO then. Es-
ropean politics.
I Modest as nv requirements otherwise NAV
be, this object at least !. familiar 70 m,
pro;racted study. experience. meditation. anil
NY very sufferinss concurrea to fanilarizc
me with II; aud the moral solitude in which
stand in England has this advantage a.
least. that. impossible 70 the VARYING emotions
OF the fitting moment. and of party interest.
may keep steady eye on the main features
Of events. and take a broad view of a broad
case. True it is. murh prejudice exists in
England asains, the opinions Of foreigners.
While on The continent it is a vernacular
truth that nobody is rro,het in his own land.
in England the reverse is true
Ia almost every other regard tn. most COS
moro!tan nation. in that one regard The
English are not free from s,!f.conceit. En-
I'ha't"a!lv nation OF details" each man a
''>pcca''v." they do not much care to arri,.
at BIRDS eye view OF European ease: and
because they do not. th.v are inclined IA
think no foreigner can. Bat strong as :h:s
prejudice may be. truth is no; the less truth
because foreigner has told it : and if GOOD
be the advice which a foreigner har,ens 20
give, not he will have to rue ii lnvn 10 no,
profit byit.
Besides. though son of a foreign Iand.
and though the best affection of INV heart
cling with superb umAn ar,ior to the land of
my birth, am not an alien TO NV people on
earth. Corrupt as is the Christianity of tni,
. our material age (alas. degraded into into
mere l'p- worshir.) | thank our Father in
: Heaven that amons.. all the vicis,tu.lcs of
my sorrOwful life. lie has left ME heart re-.
hSIousv devoted 10 the sublime fundamental
command Of pure Christian,ty-bro,h.r
love and charity. Fraternal solidarity is INV
religion. | am no stranger to INV brethren
on earth no stranger, especially to m,
brethren the people of England; l take tn.
deepest interest in the welfare Of this coun.
try, which gave a shelter to m, homeless.
head.
1t was this interest that prompted me to
. contribute the modest light Of mv lamp 10.
wards the enlightenment OF public opinion a.
this critical period Of En.lands history.
Whether or not have been too presumpt-
Gus in undertaking the task time will show.
The task is done. In parting with it, I pub
licly thank the proprietors of the Has for
the far field they held open to ME for rrr-
forming what l, in conscience, think to have
been the duty Of an honest man, and thank
the readers for the indulgence with which
they have borne the unAattering austeri,y of
my language, and the detects of foreign gner s
pen.
4. Unbiased as have been BY any of those
particular considerations which often have
their share in the management of the English
periodical press, did not learn to make a
compromise between truth aud the art to
please. Rigid are my convictions, because
they are the well-matured result of princi-
plies. which neither can mislead nor ever
change. and severe has been INV language
accordingly. Truth is mostly unpalatable
in itself When told by me, it NAV so,n--
times have caught tinge Of bitterness from
the boomy disposition Of the +xile's soul
for bitter is the salt Of an exi,es bread.
cherries is the air of homele.sness, and sad
is it to stand between compassion. indifTer
ence and derison-humiliating the frat. chill
inc the second. reyoltino the third Tins m