Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-01-18
The Hungarian Exi,es.

The Hungarian Exiics.
BEAUTIFUL TOUCH OF NATURE
on Monday morning three Germans
evidently working men, went to the As.
tor House and asked to see the Hunga.
rams. They were imned ,tcly introdu
ced, and remained some time in conyer
satlon with Gov. Ujhazy and family
Finally two Of them withdrew and lef
The third, who continued to talk, bu
seemed to have something to say which
ne could not easily get out. At last adj.
dressing Mile. Clara, the daughter o!
Mr.. UJhazy, he said that as exiles. who
were remote from country and friends.
ana whose property had been. con6sca-
ted IN consequence of their devotion to
freedom and the peoples rights, they
must De III an embarrassed condition -
Then drawing from his pocket a bank
note he said: .'Fraulein, this is but little,
Tor am poor man and have only what
| earn. but could not refrain from giy-
ing the tribute of my mite to you. Re-
ceivc this, beg you, as the heart-offer-
ing OF a workman to the defenders OF
liberty" .....
NJ lie Ujhazy who had not expected
any thing OF this kind and was rather
embarrassed, replied in tone of emo.
i'on that she was deeply grateful for such
kindness, but that they were not in a
condition to ask it, when her father said:
"rake it, my daughter, and feel thyself
ana us all more honored than if mon
arch had bestowed millions upon thee,''
at the same time warmly pressing the
hand OF the noble laborer and assuring
hlm tina, they could never forget him
we leave our readers to imagine the
scene, only remarking that if there were
dry eye in the room we could not say
whose it was.
The SERENADE.-On Monday even
ing at eleven o'clock, another highly in-
teresing and touching scene took place,
the Astor House at that time being crow
ded. The "Sange, ckor' of the Ger
man. Social Reformers came to give the
exiles serenade, and the committee ap.
pointed by the Society addressed the
strangers substantially as follows:
''Magyars! We also come TO give
you living proof how deep the holy
sympathies of liberty have seized upon
all nationallties, and all classes of so,
ciety.' a ..- d.. aaaa 'a IsaT =
1--WE come in the name of the Ger
man working men, OF the German Social
Reiormars to greet in our persons the
men III whose warlike deeds frightened
the last star of our hopes. "
"Ne come to honor in your persons
the Magyar Sampson of liberty, who
tore asunder the bloody jaw of despot-
ism, and drove before him the armies of
The Phllisilnes; as well as the unfortu-
nae Sampson, whose crown of victory
was at last stolen from him by the mos,
shocking treason, and who by that trea-
son was delivered back blinded and fet-
tered, INTO the hands Of tyranny"
~ "But the power that yet dwells in the
heart OF that giant will not perish as long
as the rotten pillars of despotsm stand
upright. The spirit of nationality, tho
defeated in the last and desperate strug-
gle for universal liberty, will vet become
strong enough to seize those pillars and
pull them down and rather bury itself
under the ruins than serve as an instru-
ment of oppression. Then liberated
mankind will have gained room for an
other edifice which shall shelter all ma
tons and all men.
"Be consoled. brave men! heroes of
Comorn the despols have dismember-
ed your Father-land, but you have uni
ted in one holy thought all hearts that
glow for liberty.
Sand the time can not be far off when
that thought will break out anew in the
flames of revolution. aa.as
"Snch are the hopes and opinions
which are entertained by our German
workingmen, and none of US, Of what
ever nationality, have any o,her.''
{. Mr.. UJhazy, to whom these words
were addressed, answered in very cor
dial and hearty manner, how deep he
felt the honor bestowed upon him and
his comrades-that he took it not only
as recognition of what had been done
Tor the Hungarian cause but for the cause |
of general liberty for which they had al
so struggled.
After this several songs were sung,
and Mile. Jagello addressed the singers
in the person Of one of them, and made
the society present Of a Hungarian tri-
color. haa 5g