Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-04
From the Philadelphia A3us
TnrCHING El,LOGY-

The sutioined touching address delivered at the
grave of Emilia Kos suh LuaosN-a sister OF the Hun
garian hero and Oratorin GlonWOOd Cemetery, by dr.
Ie,lcriu one Of her couutrymen, aud former rtsr
dent OF Philadelphia, where he is much esteemed by n
numerous circle OF acquAintancos for his many noble
qualities as well for his eminent literary attalnmentS
The grave has lust closed the mortal remains Of
one Of the uobest beings whom misfortune ever drove
from native land 10 die distant shore not private
IN sprtrue for none would have been powerful enough
to drach her from the soil Which gave her birth and in
which she was rooted with every h0re o her soul, but
public misfortune such over which nation mourns and
a world sheds sympathetic tears.
Whoeyer scanned the Of that dear deceased
but few moments before the darkness OF the grave
spread its vail over them forever observed the calm
serenity which beamed from them like living ray OF
consolation to the mourner, that like the daugh-
ter Of the East Of whom the poet sings she smiled
when she died
the cradle OF her young dreams rocked; so far
from the long.abaudoned abode of her happiness, Of
her kindred and Of her race; so far even from the
grave of her tender mother who, like her. died in exile
50 FAR already from the time when the world reechoed
the glory OF her family; and far also hom tn certainty
of having her ashes mingled with those sacred TO her
to be overgown by the flowers and evergreens oil the
lather.land.
Aud she was was poor; and she was homeless she
died victim Of persecution misfortune, and oversrain-
ed c1ertion in the struggle with fate and in glorious
many frame ger than hers, but not animated by
spirit like hers.
"Was Il virtue alone which made hes smile Shen she
dedg Certainly virtue she possessed and displayed In
suffering such would have honored the sternest OF
the Romans would have been the pride Of the Athen
ian Stole as has never been surpassed by that of any
being expng in the faith which above all teaches resg
nation.
But it was not virtue alone which cast its soothing
rays over those dying features twas virtue with the
happiness Of gratitude.
SPor scarcely had the angel Of death, months ago,
laid his finger on that noble brow and marked her as his
future victim, when angel of love approached her,
touched her with his sta OF aid and comfort aud said
Noble victim as long as fate allows thou art under my
care
And love was stronger than exeruciating pains
more bright than the approaching shades of death were
dark The homeless exile found repose comfort conso-
latou, and happiness the couch OF suffering on the
threshold of eternity she reganed the full vgor o her
faith in humanity; and, expiring IN temple oi love-
she more than ever believed in God Of Mercy.
"Nobest of the friends OF deceased friend what
yo and yours have done for her know was the work
Of f.ienGsSp OF whica nSne was eyeE more deserving
than She We knpy that admiration oil hes goFious end,
az YOU watched her at every hour OF the day. and every
hour of the night made gogr friendship deeper and
warmer than ever. But We kRuv also tGGt yqG loved
her and watched her. and cheered her so tendey not
only because she your dear iend-not only because
you saw her dying you knew her living, but because
she the iouely auShltT Vi u IOItlSu u"naPP'
gentle flower torn from IL maternal bed by one OF
those csue storms of fate which break empires aud scat
ters nations--a flower doomed TO wthcr away and die
disfgured unless bedewed to the end by the tears OF
symoathy, and kept bright by the warm rays of love.
| F"ka,.o. therefore, il whom the same blast has
dred from her land ~ ;h2se shores, If We 70" utter
few words Of gratitude and acknVweSgS or duty TO ut
| Ter them. We have wandered Though many land,
many AL eshsgsted frame has failed, and many heart
| broken on the Ssy. B9i aspg helping hand was
stretched toward the homeless; humanity is puiyer'al
and belongs TO ell pgtpns and cmes but never shone
| brighter than ln the case nov before U.s.
And II womans nature makes ber the better represon-
tatye of the tender virtue cay with the wise author
Of the Proverbs Many daughters have done vrtuOutly
/ but thou cGcellcst them ell
ALLOW me TO sey that If ever better fortune grants US
repose in freedom In the land from which she sprang
he of whom even this earth may be proud 10 embrace the
grave when tyranny will be doomed in our land by the
bliRhted indignation Of long-oPpressed people, and
SANDER ani envy Siencpd b. the verdict Of natpn and
the name of Kossuth rensated in the nonlrs which no
tyrant no malice can any dispute 10 the memory
/ Of our Hanyady Ra-Rakoozy, or Szechenyl that the
name Of Manning will live in the rCmembrances of the
daughters of Hungary coupled forever with the name OF
Emilia kossah.'