, 1859-10-21

>Roa3ttll.
Mr. DxAa S1n:-The latal day of Villafrauca
Frustrated my hopes at q moment when we had
the dellycrance Of my country within sight;
hay, almost within the reach Of our hand, like
ripe fruit ready to be plucked; and here / am
AGAIN poor exile, rs I was four months ago,
only older by ten yesrs from the bitter panss Of
disappointment.
SAY desiguedly disappointment" and not
"deceit-" OF deceit i Cannot complain, for l
took good care to gnard myself md my country
against esen the possibility Of deceit; but feel
n1y heart nearly broken by disappointment, un-
warranted " circumstances, unaeeounsed md
unacconntab1e.
Without that thunderboit from clear sky
the Villafranca arrangement-this moment at
which write, Hungary would hare already
filled page in The annals Of history than which
none equal stands get on record because the
Whole nation was united. ready, and resolved as
sometimes bring division into a national house.
holo-ditereuce Of religion. language, race, and
distinction Of classes-had melted into one
great common resolution-to get rid Of the ban
atti rule Of the House Of Austria as soon as the
mar would make it's logical expansion. ~
And the positive knowledge of this fact only
adds 10 the bitter pangs Of my disappointment.
To he thus stopped At The moment when we
were stretching out our hand 10 pluck the ripe
fruit Of liberty is distressing beyond description
Well, it is Us it is, and usust be borne. Il shall
be borne undesponding(y, though not without
grief. feel tranquil in my conscience that
hare done the duty of IN honest man and a good
citizen, by not neslectlng 10 try whether OF not
svents might be turned, on q solid basis, to the
profit of nv natiye land
And some consolation have besides. had
occasion to get reassured On the point that no
diplomatic tricks--iu fact, nothing that the IT,
ihg craft OF despota may deyise-will ever for q
n,0mant tftFeft nHtinn fror11 ;tz
determination to take advantage Of every rea-
sonable opportunity for reasserting its iude-
pendence-
hare learned thst this resolution can Is lit
tie be broken by terrorism rs it can be shaken
by my, concessions which the uapsburgs may
devise in the hour Of their need. l have learn
ed thss Hungary knows how to endure, how to
wait, but never viii change know that the
nation is as well disciplined as it il determined.
hare been confirmed, together with my na-
ton. in the conTiction that no great European
| question can ever receive its definite solution
tied condition without the rights and legitimate
] Claims Of Hungary being taken into due account
| From this conviction We desire the certainty
| Of our future. We believe in our future free
dom, therefore we shall be free The cores
poading resolution has with the whole nation
become q religious creed.
| To have learnt al this IL sorne consolation {:
| md one more hAye-f have the satisfaction to
know that by insisting on The guarantee Of ire
tract,ble facts preliminary to ny giving the sig
nal for rising, have preserved ny country from
| great misfortune for aims whieh were not our
ised intact. This, at least. is bright speck on
| the dreary horizon of my deep grief
| waspartieularly careful to wasn my fellow
| country men in exile bot 10 be led away by i'm
patience, to throw up their positions = hich they
iasy have gained hy industry, before srents
them. even warned, in public papers, my
countrJmeu in America to wait, md not to stir.
Thanks to this precaution; no harm has accrued
to any one on my account But the prisoners
of war from the Hungarian regiments aocked
| spontaneously to our banner.
1000 men) organized-alAs !! in three weeks
more We should hare had q, 900 Of them. When
I the wa1 was brought 10 an untinlelJ end, cou-
J kidored it q duty to guarantee the condition OF
the gallant band. I wished them to return
Aeme, rather than be scattered In misery over
the face Of the earth, provided / could sccure 10
them a'safe return.
Ithercforc insisted on double stipulation
for them-thas Of amnesty and that Of e1emp-
| tion (congs d46nitJ) from further Austrian MILL
tsEy service. l succeeded in both regards.
France insisted peremptoti1y, md Austria ielt
far as stipnIations can guarantee; it remains to
seen how Anstris false Aust1;a) will execute
tbem.
o. this point want to be kept in knowledge
!-aceordingly ordered
lie reports that some Of our home-going brares
may possibly Erite to me under your address:
Excuse the liberty, and should any such let
terra como to your hands, do No the favor to
forward them to me. Thern will be nothing in
them Of q compromising character We are no
consp'rators. nor Do We wish to be eonspirators.
Our national Cause has long ago outgrorn such