The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-03-18


the syrsn" 10 the tune q Ten Tho0saal
Dollars. The dsnizens Of that city prom
Used kossuih that sum long since i b
would visit them. He did % aud thougl
sober reason had assumed its sway, !
truthful men they were bound to redsea
their promise aud they have done 60.
They hsd 60, into difficulty aud ,ha. va
the only honorable method apparent 10 a
iricats themselves.
The closinss scenes d Kossuth's detsn
tion u Cincinnati we're rich. He visite,
that city With large ideas Of "material aid
He bad heard Of the open-hearsedness 9
western people-of their broad prairie
and broader generosity, and hs calculate
much upon the favor with which bic prcjsc
would be received. lie told the Cincinna
,iaas that il bad been predicted that ,hsi
city 10 ths year 1000 would bs ,be lsrgss
city in the world. He called their lsdis
the sQasensof ih5 Queen City"
Al customary, Committee bad bsel
appointed BY the citizens 10 receive Kos
sush and mske arrangements for the gran.
demonstration, in which much amsteria
sid'' was expected 10 b realized. Aflel
the affair had come OF the Committee wait
Cd upon Kossuth At the Burnet House
The first words spoken we're BY Kossuth
"You see, gentlemen, your grand demon
strstion for the Hungarian cause vas .
failure-a failure!--a failure!!"
Tho COMMITTEES. meas faces elongated
they had not calculated upon such recep
tion--they commenced "a explanation bu'
were interrupted-AO too much commit
tee-too inefficient"
Here was direct insult, but they were
gentlemen, KossutL was their guest, they
swallowed it and commenced apologciical-
~, ave really ourselves feel greatly NOR
tilted Al the thinness Of the assemblage,
but -
.Think Of il, gentlemen" they were
again interrupted. 81 had your assurance
l should receive $4,000 to-day-and now
] find not 1900 people a, your meeting"
The Committee then severally assured
Kossuth their exertions had no, been spar
ed in endeayoring to collect crowd.
Il bumbly thank you, gentlemen" Kos
suih agsin commenced, shut il | had been
suffered 10 carry out my own arrangements
I could have obtained AZ much material
aid 10 forty-eight hours, as through your
kindness have received ia fifteen days.
Kessuth all this time, a. may be seen
by his words, was highly excited. "The
committee sat in silent and composed en-
dursnce," says an eye witness, seeming
to think that anger has i.s privilege aud
the general anxiety vas to discover what
vas coming next."
Kossuth then proceeded to give the
Committee 'rsking down. which, for the
honor Of their eity, they bore manfally.
He said he bad made contracts for the sup
ply Of several thousand dollars worth oil
cavalry harness (the 10000 81. muskel
story having exploded) and that his az
rsngemsnts had been broken through By
this ill-mansged affair. 81 beard Of rev
olutionary committee" be said, "of l4t
persons in Vienna, and | at once foresav
they would do aothing-gentlemen, 70,
illustrate the propriety Of that conclusion.
Finally he gave abroad hint" TO th'
Committee that they had taken on, s., OOt
worth Of Hungarian bonds, which had beef
unaccounted for. The Committee hande'
over the sum collected, 81 200, and re,ire
with ''lheir honors thick upon them"
But perhaps the richest scene Of th
whole performance was the finale. W
give it in the language Of one @who wa
there" and when next it occurs, ssmay o
bs there 10 ses."
'sOut Of the large committee Of ARA nge
mepis, but two we're at the Burnet Hous
yesterday morning, to escort Koesu,h I
the river, and extend the courtesy due tbei
guest. One Of the committee suempte
to address Kossuth by thanking him fc
his kindness in visiting Cincinnati, and el
tending to him the we'll wishes of the cit
zsns This occurred in large crowd o
the hurricane deck of the boat. Kossutl
who appeared some what irritated, reptile.
''Sir, ] want some freedom, some rest d
not speak to me-p!ease leave" Her
an explanation was offered, when the Mas
var continued, snow, do not bother me
leave me, do, do; 60 awsy!" and the Of
GERS retired, while Kossuih turned TO hi
lady end commenced smelling boquet
flowers"
Az We have been rather remi.s IN ID
publication Of kossu,h's speeches we Civ
his farewell speech at Cincinnati in ful
For breyiiy it cannot be excellsd and
only squslled BY the famous letter Of Ca,
to the river and harbor Convention: "No,
do mol bother me; leave me, do, do; I
awayr'