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1851. nations, as absolutely as the political refuges in wu third and
& +. neutral country is protected now by the law of nations:
But these people who bawl for soldiers and sailors 60
settle these matters, forget that we have a great deal to 4°
to settle opinion amongst ourselves before we go to war to
make others conform to a principle which we have not yeb
agreed upon. Was public opinion in England nnanimousty
expressed against Russian intervention in 1849? Turn back
bo the columns of the Times und Manchester Guardian oF
AD ANSWEr, + « . .
“I know that Kossuth was most indignant on reading
the blue-books (at Kutayah) giving the correspondenc®
about the Hungarian struggle, for Pulsky told me ab the
time that K. had discovered to his surprise that the whole
moral force of our diplomacy bt Vienna was employed
against him, and that Palmerston at the close of the struggle
wrote to congratulate the Austrian government upon the
termination of the war. . .. .”
“ Nov. 16. (To Mr. Ashworth.)—Kossuth is most certainly
a phenomenon ; not only is he the first orator of the age; but
he combines the rare attributes of a first-rate administrators
high moral qualities, and unswerving courage. I'hig is moT®
than can be said of Demosthenes or Cicero. I am glad ©
see by your letter that you have participated in the pleasur®
of listening to him. I confess I felt intensely interested it
the success of his visit, after the base and brutal atbemph
of the Times to destroy his character, before oven ho had
alighted on our shores. The generous welcome given ©
him is I believe not altogether undue to the dastardly
attacks made on him by that paper, which has received 2
lesson not easily to be forgotten or forgiven, The tone of
the addresses and speeches delivered at the meetings has
been very discreet and moderate. There has been s0me€
gunpowder vomited forth, particularly by a reverend genile