Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-11-27
A Renaissance Of Kossptb.

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:, whoever saw the sunburnt faces Of
the warriors who surrounded tn, harJr
ing form of Kossuth, when he pronourc.
ed his farewell words in the barracks Of
Shumla-- whoever beheld the hot tear.
courslng down the cheeks Of his bearded
ionveds when Kossuth babe them .lasosS
adlsu-will have been reminded bv the
incident OF the Old Guard who main.
tanned their answering devotion 10 Ma!
poleon to the latest moment. That mo.
wing scene SO often represented in mic.
lures, 'Napoleon's farewell to his faith.
full was, on the 18th of February. 1850.
rehearsed before my eyes in living colors.
They hung in silence on his very words,
that the echo of those we'll. beloved and
inspiring tones might lingeron their souls.
Nor did Kossuth forget 10 gaze lonp AMI
lntently upon the countenances of eacI
brave comrade there, to fix the Features.
on his memory. g 7"
Profoundly agitated as he was. with 4
trembling voice, he spake these words =
Brothers! the first hard Necessity ofI
my life for me was that to which + WAS,
subjected when constrained to abandor
my native soil and noble nation the Sc.
cond meets me TO- day; when I behold
myself obliged to bid long farewell 70
you, glorious remnants of the brave HIM
garian army, and compelled by force !.
depart from Europe to place whore Z
grave yearns for me. We are still stronc
and efficient-.ye are still permitted b1
fate to bear arms for our falherland. and
tn struggle for its freedoms boon no
longer granted to me, for I feel mya
strength failing me with everyday. T.
yield to the unalterable decree Of destiny
and see myself doomed to the same sad :.
lot OF exile which was meted out TO my.
predecessor Rakoezy. Brothers 70 aie
yet young enough to see eur fatherland
in the glory Of her restoration to freedom :
Should ye be so blest As Is witness
this. swear to me that We will not leave
my bones to moulder in a foreign soil. in
the land Of the barbarian. This va wiiI
promise me. and this I am convinced We
will fulfill. Here Count Ladislaus Vav.
with uncovered head, stepped I'D 10 Kos.s
suth, and said aloud, in strong and man.
ly voice Great man who standest thera
pure and spotless before the eyes Of The
world-thou whom the Hungarian nation
honors to-day as it honored thee when i ,
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 our fatherland This. we.
swear by the Almighty Cod And am.
barred their heads while thew uplifted
their hands to take the oath, and solemn.
y repeated. "Eshuzunk!r I've swear Il.
Kossuth kissed and embraced those who
stood nearest to him. ALI pressed to-
ward him to grasp his hand and battle il
with tears.
The old Hussars stroye once mora IL
press the hem Of his mantle to their linz:
The whole group was hsart-rending to
look upon; even the Turks--and this is
saying much-were moved to tears AZ
the sight. The train then repaired 20
Count Casimia Bathyani, to bid him also
a heartfelt farewell. The Count left ma.
ny beautiful reflections Of his noble soul
in the remembrances of the emigration.
kossuth mounted his horse and was borne
away. That brilliant star Of The firma-
ment OF Hungary, from which the ION
had received its greatest ligb. gradual
ly disappeared. until il Ibid no longer
be seen in the whoL circuit of the hori.s
zon. The We IS Of the Black Sea once
more re back q reflection Of its splen~
~, and long night closed 10 upon that
TOO brief day.-Sketehss Of the Ncygars,
etc., By Ton Korn.