When Hungary was invaded by Jellachich in September last, and 50,000 armed men were collected in a fortnight, in the neighborhood Stuhlweissenburgh to repel the aggression, Kossuth issued a proclamation, from which we extract the following sentences:

“It is an eternal law of God that whosoever abandoneth himself, will be forsaken by the Lord.” “It is an eternal law that whosoever assisteth himself, him will the Lord assist.”– “It is a divine law that false swearing by its results chastiseth itself.” “It is a Law of our Lord's that whosoever availeth himself of perjury and injustice, prepareth himself the triumph of justice.” “Standing firm on these eternal laws of the Universe, I swear that my prophecy will be fulfilled – That thee freedom of Hungary will be effected by this invasion of Hungary by Jellachich.”

This proclamation, which electrified the chivalrous people to whom it was addressed, concludes in a Style not unworthy an Eastern prophet, not unsuited to the genius and origin of his race, by these words: “Between Vesprim and Weissenburg the women shall dig a deep grave in which we will bury the name, the honor, the nation of Hungary, or our enemies. And on this grave shall stand a monument inscribed with a record of our shame, ‘So God punishes cowardice;’ or we will plant on it the tree of freedom entirely green, from out of whose foliage shall be heard the voice of God speaking, as from the fiery bush to Moses, ‘The spot on which thou standest is holy ground;’ thus do I reward the brave. To the Magyars freedom, renown, well-being and happiness.”

Scientific American, Vol. 4, No. 44, July 21, 1849, Page 346.

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