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Ftceen Victoria And Kossuth Share The Pu...
a hundred and odd thousand in a glasshouse , full of the wealth of Europe ! Almost within the week three peers have died , all bearing names of historical interest : —Stafford , Bolingbroke , Liverpool . Stafford ' s attainder and death ; Bolingbroke ' s statesmsrt ) shift > xile , a » d return ; Liverpool , the prino « w P * f * " ®* f ! ' " the names of these men , founders of tneir families , come strikingly upon us when de **^ carries ott their harmless and insignificant descendants . Yes , the titles are hereditary : bft the genius , the daring , even the tiering , mediocrity—the ^ are not hereditary . ' ; !
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . The man whose name was a symbol of national glory has wounded the finest susceptibilities of the French People . Heir to the renown of Austerlitz and to the catastrop he of Moscow , M . Louis Napoleon Bonaparte cowers before the discontent of Austria , and fawns upon the approbation oTthe Czar . At a hint from Berlin or Vienna he drives out starving exiles for a star or a riband from Naples he persecutes the victims of priestly vengeance and kingly neriurv . But in order to complete the avowal that he has sold the French Republic to the Despotisms , the occasion has been seized to refuse a passage through France to Kossuth , his wife and children , of
beggin ^ a brief shelter on the shores the Republic from the winds and the waves at this inclement season . Is it not easy to imagine with what jealous fear the mannikin of monarchical factions regards the unsullied Hungarian patriot . MM . Baroehe and Leon Faucher dread the contagionof enthusiasm . But " the frank and generous heart of the People is wounded to the core by an act of inhospitable barbarism which degrades " the great nation " in the sight of all Europe , and makes Turkish honour and generosity a reproachful contrast . For our part , we rejoice that the illwill and the discourtesy of the Government has brought Kossuth into more close relations with the
People , whose acclamations , coming from their great , fresh , and simple heart , will have told him where to look for sympathy and aid . His address to the Democracy of Marseilles , so nobly simple and so characteristic of the man , will be a new watchword of union and of hope . The- episodes of his brief visit to Marseilles are very touching and full of meaning . The workman swimming off through the cold , dark water to the ship , to clasp the hero ' s hand : his reply to the gentle remonstrance of the Chief— " To him who has the will , nothing is difficult " ; and the
solemn adoption of these few words , as a motto , by Kossuth ; through the length and breadth of France , into every cottage and atelier this story will make its way . And the little deaf and dumb child , holding out a little slate , with the salutation " Bon jour , Kossuth , " inscribed thereon , moving to tears the heroic object of this childlike and pathetic recognition ; this too will be treasured up , and recounted with emotion in the better time of the Republic , when pinchbeck Napoleons , and all the crew of Baroche , Faucher , and Co ., shall be ( we may hope ) -well and charitably
forgotten . The colonel of a regiment just ordered to Paris , remembering that promotion had rewarded a brother officer for encouraging unconstitutional cries at the reviews of Satory , and determined to " outlrerod Herod , " issued a ' ilaming order of the day , in which he recommended devotion to the Chief of the state , and swore to " load the way to unfurl the flag of order on the barricades of anarchy ; " in short , an appeal to civil war , to hatred of citizens , and to a coup d'etat . But as there is a time for all things , this lied Honapartiat colonel doon not happen to have Belected the rig ht moment for all this sanguinary rhodomontade ; and as he forgets that soldiers are now citizens , and regiments national , not royal , and colonels servants of the state , not proprietors of regiments , he is severely reprimanded in the
Momteur . Relig ious liberty in about on a par with political liberty in France . The mayor of a commune has been suspended for allowing a Protestunt child to be buried in a Catholic cemetery . From Austria we learn the return of the Emperor , sooner than expected , from lun Itulian tour . Tho newapapers of Turin make mention of > the Eraperor ' e eudden departure from , the camp of the Somma u » of a flight . Tho prescribed road of
return to Vienna was abandoned for the route by Iletzendorf . The Emperor left tho Somma at six m the morning of the IJOth ultimo ; and leaving b hind all the carriages of his suite , arrived in fo ' l / i hours at Casima de' Pecchi , a distance of forty-Ivc miles . This precipitate departure by a changed > ute i * ascribed to alarm and discouragement at his blank and cold reception by the Italians . Tho Linn of the Somma was ordored to bo broken up , tho cause aligned for thia new arrangement being the unfavourable weather .
¦ Tho military manoeuvres wero a failure . Tho sodden Btate of the ground , owing to tho heavy rains , rendered the projected operations imp racticable . I ho troops were much diucontcuted , and it became
necessary to order i 3 i «* to the ^ r quarters . Some generals lost their baggag ^ a evfef al soldiers were hurt , and the whole movement 1 * sen ? b | e % that of a routed army . The Emperor ym the more annoyed because the Prussian Genewl de Wrangel , the Russian General Groteuzel , aidl many European officers , were among the spectntorjk ¦ ' * i _ The Powi has haspi delivering on © of those sesquipedalian flflicutioasHvhich . smack of other times tha « these of sul * nari «« telegraphs , railways , steamships , § £ & " thottgfits that shake mankind . ' He honour * Spain , Tuseany , a »<* Great Britain with «§ pe « 4 notice . As to Spain , he refers to . the Concordat
lately concluded with his " most dear daughter in Christ , of hereditary piety , " Isabella Maria , by which some of the mischiefs of the constitutional war are to be repaired . The Church is to keep all she has , and to get an equivalent for all she has given up , and full ( ecclesiastical ) liberty is to be reestablished in that happy Catholic country . As to Tuscany , it seems that poor Leopold has consented to a future Concordat ; and in the mean time desired that the " civil laws" may be adjusted to the convenience of the ecclesiastical laws . Here , also , complete ( ecclesiastical ) liberty is to be reestablished , including a rigorous censorship of all books deemed dangerous to ' the Faith . "
We of Britain , once the Island of the Saints , are spoken of as a " distant region , " a sort of Ultima Thule , in which the " Immaculate Spouse is sorely afflicted and harassed . " The episcopal zeal and firmness of the " venerable brothers , " who are uncomfortably situated in this " distant region " of Whig Ministers and Evangelical Alliances is highly commended . It is a satisfaction to know that we are regarded with " special affection and charity" by his Holiness . What may be the " Convention for adjusting the affairs of the Catholic religion , " which Pius entertains great hopes may be entered upon , we have yet to learn .
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XOSSUTH . The following is the letter addressed by Kossuthi on his arrival at Marseilles , to the Prefect of the B ouches du Rhone : — " M . le Prefet , —Released from confinement at Kutahia through the generous mediation of humane Governments , I have arrived at Marseilles on board the Mississippi , sent expressly for me by the Government of the United States . I beg to demand of the Government of the French Republic a free passage and protection through France , it being my intention to proceed directl y to England . I am accompanied by my wife , and three children whom I am desirous of placing at school in London , previous to my departure to the United States , to thank the people and the Government for the generous assistance with which they have kindly honoured my misfortunes . My secretary and his family , the tutor of my children , two officers , and one servant , form my suite . I place my demand ( purely a question of humanity ) under the protection of French honour , and of your generous sentiments , M . le Prefet ; and I have the honour to assure you of my most distinguished consideration . " L . Kossuth . " On board the United States steam frigate Mississippi , in the roads of Marseilles , September 27 , 1851 . " The Prefeot replied , through an indirect channel , by addressing the Consul of the United States ;—Marseilles , September 27 . " M . le Consul , —I have the honour to apprise you that , by a telegraphic despatch which this moment reached me , the Minister of the Interior informs me that the demand made by M . Kossuth to traverse France on liis way to England cannot be granted . M . Kossuth , whose passports have not been signed by the Minister of the French Republic at Constantinople , having been permitted to land at Marseilles solely in consequence of a desire expressed by him , and on account of the health of his wife and children , I must consider him as being still on board the American steam frigate Mississippi ; and I apprise him , consequently , M . le Consul ,. through you , of the decision adopted by the Minister of the Interior relative to the demand which he requested me to present . Accept , I pray you , M . lo Consul , the assurance of my high consideration . " The Prefect of the Bouches du Ithflne , Suluau . " In consequence of this refusal , Kossuth published in tho 1 ' euple the following address : — « THK DEMOCRACY OV MAK 8 KILLU 8 . ' Citizens , —The Government of the Frenoh Republic having refused me permisHion to traverse Franco , the people of Marseilleo , yielding to the impulse of one of those generous instincts of the French heart which are the inexhaustible source of the nobleness of your nation , has honoured me by a manifestation of its Republican sentiments—a manifestation honourable for its motives , manly for its resolution , peaceable in its ardour , and as majestio in its calmness uh nature , tho grand image of God , before the tempest . I huve heard rny name blended with the hymn of the Mnraeillaiao , and with the nhoutn of Vive la lldpublique !—a cry which is the only legal one in France ( tho only one whoso legitimacy has been won by the blood of ao many martyrs of liberty ! It iu so natural to love freedom ! It is ho light to Buffer for it I It in almost less than a mere duty;—but there is indeed a supreme glory in the thought of being identified with the principle of liberty in the mind of the Frenoh people . I havo no desire for glory—but thiu glory I accept , in order to merit it . 1 accept it an a pledge of common interest ( aolidariW ) , and 1 accept it aa a
toetimony of 4 h © Upaternity of the French nation wit > r ~ 7 i nationf . I accept it at the watchword of salvation f my beloved cpvvbty . To you , Frenchmen ! Repub £ is the honour of tfcat salvation . To us , poor hES ® the duty of meriting it . We shall merit it M ? * T 3 ' win understand the appeal of your fraternity . It will h proud of , and bravely respond to it , as these ought to 1 who are honoured in being called * brothers' bv th ° Frenoh people . These are the only thanks worthv nf the people of Marseilles ; worthy of that manifestation with which they have honoured me—yet not rne but m nation I and , in my nation , the past less than the futim ^ * !••?•* »*™** 0 »«* " 7 »«* of the refusal of
., the Government of the French Republic to grant rne a passage through its territory . I know that the French people are not responsible for , and are not identified with , its acts . I know that neither M . L . N . Bonaparte nor M . Faucher are the French nation . I knew and I know , that the Executive Power is delegated to them but that the honour of the French nation is not in their keeping . I shall no longer bear in mind their refusal and I desire that humanity shall not remember it , if by any chance those who have been already in exile , and who , to all appearance , have forgotten it , should again be so . Last evening one of your brethren ( of our brethren ) of Marseillesoh ! know his
an operative — I name , and I shall not forget it , came , in spite of the cold , and swimming through the water , on board the American frigate to press my hand . I pressed his hand with pity , with emotion , and gently reproached him for his temerity . ' Que voulez vousf' he answered , * I desire to touch your hand , J . could not find a boat , I took to the water , and here I am . Are there any obstacles to him who has the will ? ' I bowed to these noble words . The love of liberty , the sentiment of duty and fraternity , were mine before coming to Marseilles ; but it is at Marseilles I have found the motto , ' There are no obstacles to him who has the will . ' The motto shall be mine . Vive la
Riptiblique I Salut et fraternite . " Louis Kossuth . " Marseilles Roads , on board the frigate Mississippi , of the United States , September 29 , 1851 . " Thus France , no , we will not wrong the name of gallant France—thus that scutler in the camp of fortune , M . Leon Faucher , and the Government of France , de facto , not de jure , treated Louis Kossuth . In England how different his reception will be ! Frowned on and calumniated by \ h . e ~ Times and the Post alone—welcomed by the nation . The City of London will officially address him , the city of Southampton will officially address him , the Corporation of Bath will officially address him—and in every town , numbering ten thousand inhabitants , throbs the London
feeling of welcome . The working-men of have taken up the subject in earnest , and have laboured ardently to secure for the Chief of Hungary a public welcome . The Central Committee for that purpose sits every evening at 10 , Wellington-street , Strand . Birmingham , always in the van of great movements , the first town to hold a meeting of sympathy for Hungary , during her brave defence against the dastards of the North-Birmingham held its meeting on Saturday , and to the address which was then drawn up , 5000 signatures were appended on the first day ; including those o the Mayor , the High Bailiff , six Aldermen , and twenty-three Councillors . The address , which has a peculiar right to publicity , was moved by Mr . George Dawson , M . A ., and is expressed as
follows" TO "LOUIS KOSSUTH , LATE GOVERNOR OV HUNGARY . " Honoured Sir , —Your arrival in this country gives the greatest joy . We rejoice in your escape from tie persecution of tyranny . We bid you hearty we Icone o this free land . Our brave forefathers won hlertiM for us-that liberty we would not selfishly enjoy ununadlui of the struggles of other lands ; we therefore watched with the deepest interest the gallant efforts of tl eHu garian people ; we mourned their sad issue ; ami no we pray that you may live to see ere long the vietory ¦ * that good cause of which you have been tho or wus leade ? . Pardon our reminding you that in this town «' Birmingham was held the first Knglish meeting <>» '''" of Hungary ; take thin as a sign of our zeal , *«?' may befgive llB that pleasure for which we carnal ' «» fj of seeing face to face one whose name ih hcr ° ! , ,, i witli word—one whom we count worthy to be associaitu
the good and great patriots of other days . Most likely Kossuth will have landed on theslio'x of England before tho first edition of our 1 >» 1 * , . issued . Hourly he is expected . Lord Dudley oi < f is ; while we write , staying at Mroadlands , tuc s - Lord Palmeraton , until the <> xilo of Hungary ium- • Throughout the provincial press there is but on i of welcome . Mr . George Wilson presided ov r ^ ^ Manchester meeting , where a resolution was * ^ to , inviting KosbuUi to meet them at the ** l £ w a Hall . In short , throughout the country , they ^ general protest in favour of liberty a » <> Pl » ¦¦ ¦ deapotiHin , and of progress as opposed to reiici A VKW INTJSHBBTINO DKTAILS HKLATIVM ' ! ' (> K ° '
llllKBATION . . . [ Extract from a Letter , dated from ConntnnLnoi - September 15 , 18 / 51 . ] ^ .... You are aware , that on the iJml inHtMj i ( l to Ghemlck , there to await tho arrival o ^ t >« * wh ( l KoMiith , General Wysot 8 ki , and other * ¦ of » «» ,, u ) : (! were confined In Ktftaliiyah . They left tl «> * " y , ! ,. M on th o 1 st instant , and reached «»»«»« ' <¦* «« 'V ,, ,, i K ai <' noon . In the evening of that same day a 1 ir « ]( , „ - arrived here from Constantinople , destined t our j ^ , HUth and his companions to the DardaneiitB , ^ j night a sinftU Turkiuh steamer arrived , Jiuvi » K
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 11, 1851, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11101851/page/2/
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