The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04
Kossutll and the Iowa Delegation.


'resentatives ofci,ies, towns, and States, which
nave been paid to the illus'rious exile who has
ust lett cur city, few, we presume, Judging
rom what was said on the occasion. have af.
orded Kossuth more qualification or were more
interesting than that paid TO him by the Sena.
tors and representatives from Iowa, on Thurs.
day last. kossuth, in his reply to the appro
pirate and eloquent remarks Of Senator Jones. |
who addressed him on the occasion, gives evil |
dence that to the higher and s.erner qualities OF
the statesman and patriot he unites those feel
ings Of private friendship which eminate from
kind and feeling heart.
General Jones spoke as follows:
Governor kossuth The delegation to the
Congress OF the United States from the Stale of
Iowa are before you. We come TO extend to
you and your compatriots in the cause OF free
dom the hand of weicome-to offer you
eur heartfelt congratulations upon your
escape, from the despotsm Of the crown
ed heads OF Europe, and the murderous hands
Of their myrniidons
Some of your countrymcn, associates in your
heroic struggle to maintain the nationality of
your tatherand have sought an abiding place
aud home within the borders OF the young and
distant State whence we come. We a!lude to
Governor Ujhazi, distinguished for his gallant
defence at Comorn, and the small band who
have followed his fortunes. In Iowa, under
their own vine and fig tree, they are now en-
loying, and will continue 10 receive, the sympa-
Thy ct ircrmen, the protection of the govern
ment of free people, and that liberty political
and religious, which you and they so brave
ly fought TO secure FIR your dear native land.
A brighter day we trust is soon TO dawn upon
the European world-a day viii II will bring
with il anample and complete recognition ofihe
l,nr-Iost liberty of the masses # the people,
and proper appreciation of the Inalienable and
Just rights OF man.
Although your genius, your love of country,
and vour almost INSPIRED eloqueuce, elicit our
admiration, 1t Is not for these tina! we would do
you honor We honor you because in your
person the sacred right of self. government, Of
national existence and independence have been
overthrown and trodden under foot by the au-
dacinus and unlawful interference ofthat prince
of Gespots, the Emperor of Russia because at
this time you are the champion of principle
for the establishment Of which our fathers have
poured out their ltes blocd-a principle the
nearest and dearest to our hearts. Ardently at
tached as we are to the cause in which you are
pouring forth all the energies of your mighty
:
''God speed your ercrtions and croarn them ,oith
success?'' And may the fire of freedom that
has been lighted upon the affairs Of your coun-
try continue to burn with bright and brighter
i ghr, until the glimmerng hopes Of the fifteen
millions who now inhabit Hungary shall burs,
| forth iuto perfect day of freedom and liber-
| ty
But, SIR, neither our wishes may be realized
or not, the republic of America will ever afford
| to you, and such of them as may seek hel
shores, an asylum and "a home and nowhere
permit us to say, with greater welcome than in
| the State whence we hail.
| In your first address to the people of the L nj
ted States, placed in my hands by the patrio
| Ujhazi, you showed that the principles and feel
ings of the lovers of liberty and their country
are eeerysctere the same.
| In conclusion, may be permitted to add that
| had our Evolutionary struggle been unsuccess
| tul-as surely it would have been, had mighty
foreign power France, intcrlcred against us
our WashingLons, Jeffrrsuns, Adamses, ane
| Hancocks, who fought its battles, both with the
sword and pen, and with British halters arounc
their necks, would have become exiles ant
wanderers in distant countries. As OF
countrymen and fathers would then have desir
ed sympathy and support for themselves ant
| their holy cause, so do we accord them to -you
May that God who preserved and guided then
through the dark night of a seven years revo
luton, and who made them friends even among
kings, be your guardian, and speedily gran
to your unhappy contry its liberty and indepen
dence
Governor Kossuth replied as follows:
There are two links, gentlemen, attached tr
my heart. The first is the condition of the free
dom and independence of my native land and
after that, nothing is dear as the condition
of those who became the martyrs of our strug
Gle. You, gentlemen, in your high position
have very great claim to my sincere gratitude
in both respects In the first, because Ger
tanIy cannot fail to feel the value of those
generous principles You express; and second
because it is in your State where my poor coun
trymen have found asylum and a home
| Amongst them is my o.d--indecd, may SAY
my oldest and best-triend, Ladislaus Ujhazi
tits nearly twenty five years in which we stoo.
side by side, amongst the difficulties and dan
gers of circumstances, always true to thost
principles which profess now to advocate, ant
the cause of political, civil, and religious free
dom for the people Of Hungary, upon the bas
of democratic ciples-advoca,ing them un
der circumstances such only Of dut,
could have prompted. because their advocac,
brought with it suterings and trials oil serious
| character.
| And besides this alliance in our public lite
| have also found u haz in private relations al
ways most warm and aifeclionate friend =
| Therefore, Of course, you must be aware how
| highly must feel indebted to the State which
you represent for having not only afforded al
asylum to him and to his companions, but fo
having, as have understood, chpered them i,
their exiled situation by the sympathy OF you
people, Of which you are the interpreters
So these two links attach me with particula
gratitude to your State and TO you, gentlemen
Let me enir"at you, by your commanding posi-
ton aud influence, to continue to ease the sor
row and cares OF these poor exles in the early
hours of their settlement among you And rs
p"cially do | commend to yonr generous sym
pahy my friend Ulhazi, who in deed needs SO n,
| solace uadrr the great domestic affection h,
mas II Gently sustained, [alludng to the death 0
| Mrs ujhazi.] And in conclusion, let me en-
treat you, in the high official position you hav
| the honor to hold to continue to be the friend
Of my unfortunate companions in exile, and, a
legislators Of the United States, to do whateve
IN your opinion you can properly do for them
The sentiments expressed by you, sir, are high
| ~ gratifying to me.
Mr.. Hem presented Gov Kossuth with
map of Iowa, showing the location of Gov
| Ujhaz, a:.d copy Of tie Iowa Capitol Repor
ter, continuing a description of the residence o
! 1870
the Governor mi ht read at his lcasure.
kossu'h thanked him for it, and inquired il
what condition that settlement was now
whether the settlers had become proprietors o
The soil and what was the lawful constitution
al means of becoming proprietors of thos
lands
Mr. Dodge replied They have not yet be
come owners Of the soil They are petitioner.
to the Congress of the United States for a gran
OF the lands upon winch they are now settled
We, as their representatives,, being the friend:
of all pioneers from every country, and in favor
of the most liberal disposition of the public do
main, are anxiously endeavoring TO get some
measure passed by which they may obtain ;
grant of the lands settled upon and occupied b,
! them. The mattcris attended with constitu
uonal difficulty in the minds of some. But
can say, speaking of myself and believe fo
! my colleagues present, that we are friends O.
the measure. If il cannot be effected otherwise
we trust that it will be done upon some prin
cIple such as that upon which our government
granted lands TO Napoleon's marslals, who, at.
ter the overthrow Of the great Emperor, were
driven as eEiles to cur country. Lands were
gwen to these Frenchmen upon condition thai
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