The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-01

We had the pleasure yesterday OF personal interview
with this remarkable man. and grati6ed to find that
in his conversation MANNER appearance, and address, he
susains the high character assigned TO him by his
trymen and by the judgment OF those liberal foreigners
who have had the fullest opportunities to form opinion
OF him. We took the occasion to refer to the en-
thusiastc sentiment prevailing generally in this country
in behalf OF the which he represents and alluded
particularly to the resolutions which had been passed by
the legislature of Tennessee evidence OF the high
respect entertained for his own heroic conduct-addng
for ourselves a regret that there existed certain
hope that those feelings could be made instrumental in
weakening the despo,ic power which had deprived his
country of its liberty
His reply corresponded with what he had previ-
ously said in some OF his published speechss-thai
he was here as the representative of his country
that whilst he appreciated the high honor conferred
him. only by the national authority, but by all por-
tons OF the people OF America. yet he could receive moth
ing his own personal account; that he could
give up his Hungarian citizenship, in which capacity he
must return again TO Europe and devote the remainder OF
his life TO the Liberties of his country,
Adyertng TO the situation of his country, and dwelling
with some emphasis upon the lberality which had
prompted the action OF the Tennessee legislature, his
look, gesture, and speech manifested the emotion of
great and noble mind, and sublime when giving ut
terance to the idea that his citizenship remain
altered, and that his native land receive his bones,
when he had done what he could it to freedom
and independence.
We allude these incidents show that the int
vavv .h-, occurred was not without interest,
although it brief. They justify us in copying the
following extract from The January number of the Inter-
national Magazine and in saying that we think it not
an coored statement Of the character Of this great
man:
"The judgment OF the London Examiner Is the common
Judgment of least the Saxon race that, while the extra
ordinary Of 1913 and IS49 afforded the fres oppor
unities Tor the advent ., great the people who were
ready for battle against oppression were all stricken down
the pacity of their leaders except In
instance The exception was in the OF Kossuth And
he man, but had been steadily building great
fame from his youth; had abored In the humbest well
highest Offices of patriotism and thinker speaker
and writer had been before the public eye OF all Europe
years He born in 1906 at Monok, in Hungary OF
parents rch yet possessing land and calling them
selves noble His native district Protestant one, and
In the pastor Of that district he found his first teacher On
death. while he still young more devoedto books
farming, he sent 10 the provincial college,
where remaned until eighteen Of age, and earned
the Of being the able and promising youth
OF the district In 1926 he removed to the University oil
Pesh where in contact with the political iniuen-
ce, and ideas OF the time and these. blending with his
own historic studies and youthful hopes produced the
ardent practical patriot which the world has since
him"