Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

Whoever the sun burn, faces of the warriors
who surrounded the bending folm of Kossuth, when
he pronounced his farewell words in the barracks Of
ShumIa-whoever beheld the hot tears conrSirg down
the cheeks OF his bearded Honveds. when KoSSuth
bade them iasos'' adieu-w have been reminded by
the incident OF the " Old Guard" who maintained their
answering devotion to Napoleon TO the latest moment
That moving scene so often represented in pictures
Napoeon's farewell to his fahu''-wiS, on the
18th of February, 1850, rehearsed before nv eyes in
living co!ors They hung in silence on b S every
word, that the echo of those well beloved and in
spring tones might nger long in their souls. Nor did
kossuth forget 10 re long and ntently upon the
countenance OF each brave comrade there 10 fix the
features his memory.
Profoundly agitated as he was, with trembling
voce, he spake these words :'' Brothers the first
hard necessity of my life for me that to which was
subjected when constrained 10 abandon my native soil
and noble nation; the second ore to day. when behold
myself obliged to bid long farewell TO ynu glorious
remnants OF the brave Hungarian army. and nmpells4
by force to depart from Europe to place where The
grave yearns for Ye are still strong and efficient
ye still permitted by fate to bear arms for faith
eriand and struggle for It's freedom-a boon no len
ger granted 10 me, for feel my strength failing me
with every day. yield to the unaIteable decree of
destiny and myself doomed the same sad LOT OF
exile which was meeted out to my predecessor, Ra-
koaZy. Brothers ye yet young enough to see
our fatherand in the glory of her restoration 10 free
dom
'Shoud We be so blest as TO witness this swear 10
me that ye will not leave my bones to mouldrr in
foreign soil, in the land of the barbarian This ye
will promise me, and this am convinced ye will full
fl." Here Count Ladislaus Way, with uncovered head,
stepped up 10 kossuth and said aloud in a strong and
manly voice: & Great man who standest there pure
and spotess before the eyes of the world-thou whom
the Hungarian nation honos 10 day honoed thee
when it chose thee for its regent-thou wilt, thou
shalt, thou must live Not thy bones but thy living
self, will we bear back in triumph TO farherland
This we swear BY the Almighty Cod And all barred
their heads while they uptcd their hands TO take the
oath, and so!emnly repeated " Eshu1ank"-we swear
it. Kossuth kissed and embraced those who stool
nearest TO him. All pressed toward h.m to grasp his
hand and bathe it with tears
The old HuSsars StroVe once more to pless the hem
of his mantle 10 their lips. The whole gronp was
heartrendng to look upon even the Turks-and this
is saying much-were moved to tears al The sight -
The train then repaired 10 Count CaSimir Bahyany
to bid him also heartfelt farewell The count left
many beautiful reflections of his noble soul in the re-
membranes of the emigration Kossu;h mounted his
horse, and borne away. That brilliant star ofthe
armament OF Hungary, from which the nation had re-
ceived lis greatest light gradually disappeared until
il could longer be in the whole crcuit of the
horizon. The waves of the Black Sea once more gave
back reflection of lis spendor, and long night closed
in upon that 100 brief day.-Sketches Of the Maygars
&c., bY V0n kOrn.