The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-29
THIBODAUX, LA, AUGUST 29 1886.
Ksssuth's Visit to the United Sta,.

Louis kossuth's tour through thu,
country is one Of the great events OF
the century. It is more than th,.ty.
three years since the llustrious exila
landed In New York and stirred up such
. patriotic furor and frenzy. 1 remem.
Dcr running away from school and
walking nine miles and back to hear the
flaming orator speak from the balcony
OF the Massasoit House at Springfield.
de was the hero of the hour. He quite
left Daniel Webster in the shade in the
matter OF eloquence. It was the year
OF revolutions in France, in Germany.
in Ireland, in Austria, in Italy, in
South America. The Yankee heart was
warm, and the Magyar patriot" col.
lected forgot how many million dol.
lars, issued his personal notes for it.
and carried it back to the lands bevond
the seas. 1t was going to be spent to
make his oppressed countrvmen free
oh, yes, every cent of it! l remember
the oath to that effect which he regis
tered in old Tripler Hall to an audi
ence of Germans the night before he
sailed away, and quote the end of it
as an illustration of his picturesque,
Now, b. the God who led my peo-
pie from the prairies of distant Asia to
the banks OF the Danube-the Danube
whose waves l. ave brought to us re-
llglon, science, and civilization from
Germany, and in whose waters the tears
, of Germany and Hungary have min
gled; by the God who led,us when on
the soil moistened with our blood we
! defended the bulwark of Christianity:
by the God who gave strength to our
arms In the struggle for freedom till
our oppressor, this goddess house which
weighed so heavily for centuries on the
liberties of Germany, was humbIed and
sunk to lie an underling of the Musco-
vlte Gar; by the ties of the common
oppression which tortures our nations;
by the ties Of love of liberty and hatred
OF tyranny that boil in our veins alike:
by the memory of the day when the
Germans of Jenna rose to bar the way
which led to Hungary against the hire
lings Of despotism; by the blood from
Hungarian hearts which flowed on the
plains of Schwechat for the del1verance
OF Vienna; by the Almighty Eye which
watches over the destinies of mankind
by all these l have pledged and do
pledge myself again that the people of
Hungary will keep this covenant hon
estly, faithfully, truly, in life and deathl
Exert your influence and active aid in
behalf OF the movement for freedom in
Europe. | can assure you that there
are hundreds of thousands there who
take this for their motto which the
German singers sang the other day, and
which repeat from the depths Of my
heart:
THE shield and spear shall never rust
: Ill foes shall crumble into dust.
~May God keep me-this is my oath,
and my oath my farewell"
He swore vigorously, spiritedly,
beautifully, the eloquent Magyar. His
speech was a shining sword-a tongue
OF fire. l never knew what was done
with the money. But it is said that his
sisters Ill Prague kept boarding house
no more. The eminent exile himself
has ever since lived in London, Geneva,
and Turin. Whatever became of this
fund. the American people were not the
loser. The eloquence and heart-thrill-
ing ring were worth the money they
cost. 1t is worth S10,oOo,0OO any day
for the youth of country to get thor
oughly stirred up in behalf of justice
and human freedom.-W. Il. CrOTut,
I'M Ne,c York World.