The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-02

KossrTH AND THE HUNGARIAN ExILEs.-ln Eu-
rope, the governments, whether despotic or constr
tutional seldom consult the wishes of the people,
from whom all power emnaates, until urged to it by
the popular voce-a complaint from those whom
they purport to serve. There is but little sym
patty between the will Of the people and Of those
governments. The sovereign ennobles the subject,
coners honors bestows Offices, takes them away,
without consulting any other than his own object
purpose.
in the United States, where the government in
fact well in theory, serves the interests and
effects the views Of the people-where the people
sovereign-both act in one sympathetic accord,
which peculiarly characterizes the democratic form
and principle. The government has seen proper to
extend its benevolent influence in faver of man.
il may better be said, Of few men-whose charac-
tersand conduct have singularly the sympathies
Of the whole American people. We alude to Kos
suth, and the Hungarian patriots, now detained in
ignominious surveillance in Asia Minor, by tn
Turkish government, at the demand of Austria
and Russia.
The greatest statesmen Of the United States
Cas-, Webster, Foote, McClernand, Buel, and
Others Of our Senators and Representatives-hav
made the fate of Hungary and her patriots the sub
Er gland, some of the most enlightened of her liberia
men, at whose head We may place Golden, have
reused British hearts to feel for the wrongso Of Hun
gary and the despotic acts Of her subduers-Rus-
sian ~ Austrian. Mr.. Clay spoke but too truly
when he asserted in the Senate Of the United States
where his eloqucnee, in his younger days, when
hs heart could feel sensibly for the wrongs Of
others, claimed the sympathes of his countrymen
for the Greeks-that the fate of Hungary was
sealed" Her chief patriot, he who had imbbed
more, perhaps, than any other Hungarian citizen.
kossuth, in irlxsomc exile the sad fate of
his fellow countrymen. We are reminded Of the
lines Of the bard, who has said:
Bu, alas, for hi country her pride has gone by
And that spirit i broken which never would bend
Or her ruin her chdr,n Ia ,xile must sigh
Fer lis TREASON to love her and death to defend
The feelings Of the government of the United
States aud Of our citizens have been loudly and
widely expressed. Austria has received the wither-
ing contempt her unhallowed course against the
patriots Of Hungary, who dared 10 abe free" con-
taircd in the noble letter Of Webster to Iulsernann
and dog-like licked the hand which struck her.
Austria has become 40 dcbascd as to be oallous to
the opinion Of the world, aud scared against every
feosng If pity or of shame; but the people will
again be reused against her oppression, AID tse
QUEEN Of her fall Is evea begun in the Aesrts Of
every well thinking European.
But We have been led away from our purpose by
our feelings against the srgnators Of the nisfer-
tuIcs which command QUE sympathies We hear
tily approve of the reDoFous intercession Of the
government e the United States in favor Of the
refugees in hu;ayich. We sincerely hope THAI the
inteiccssion viii prove eaeessI and that VI. Kss-
suth and has nov few comratjcBs, will leave their
exile under the protection Of tpe glorious stars aad
stnlcs q cur own free and prosperous country. A.
READY &c there q the Il0agarians in our city
Who base found 4 cltcr here, IA, are In very ind-
gent Circumstances; Others OF their way here
from England; and ttcy have all siaims upon our
generosity and assistance. In Philadelphia. the
1Lcsnut stoect thoatss, last night. gave a bcnc-
Il for the unfortunate Hungarian. in that city
VIII not our tgeatrcs do muchl II IL particu-
LARRY in the thoatres-usc most popular places
q aAlusemont that the vaice aud synpathics Of
tie T.. pe To &c heard. There, "ror pgprl, TOR
Bc'" i = verified adage; ond we confident that
The voices which 70 r3bly and generously cheered
the young sultan Of Turkey foe preserving the life
of hossuts. will cheer and wecotne the fallen aud
esilod hungarian ratri4ts TO stores.