The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-18

the chairman. Mr.. John Russell Young,
presented him to the company as the
ablest and closest counselor that Gen.
Grant had during his occupancy of the
white house. The speech of the old
gentleman, which was a heartfelt trib-
ute to Gen. Grant, could not be heard
by one-third of the company present
and was very little above mediocrity in
character. The speech of the evening
was made by John S. Wise, who rebelled
in 1861, and has since been thoroughly
forgiven.
During this visit to Philadelphia I
had chat with Mr.. James B. Young,
late executive clerk of the United States
senate and latest victim of that auto
cratic and somewhat irresponsible body.
For fifteen years Mr.. Young was con-
nected with the senate in clerical
capacity. A great portion of that time
he had charge of the documents and af-
fairs of the executive session. most
responsible function. The doings of
these secret sessions of the senate have
always found their way into print
whenever the subject was of sufficient
consequence to excite public curiosity.
The newspaper men recognized the fact
that whenever they wanted to know Of
the transactions of an executive session
there were certain senators who could
be depended upon to furnish the
required information. Recently it
popped into the head of Sem
ator Hale, of Maine, to fasten
the responsibility of certain leak
upon Mr.. Young, the clerk. With
out giving the accused the slightest
hearing or investigation he was dis
missed from his place and branded
as discarded and Enthusiastically en-
ploye. The proceedings were as arbi-
trary and as brutal as though the
United States senate were a "Vehm-
Gericht" or a branch of the Carbonari.
Mr.. Young is naturally smarting under
this indignity, because he knows his alb
solute ability to establish his innocence
in the case made against him. In fact,
the newspaper correspondent who OBJ
tanned the contraband news in question
has placed in Mr.. Young's hands the
name of the senator who furnished him
with his material. At the same time
Mr.. Young is unable apparently to ex-
onerate himself, because the jury which
convicted him without testimony re-
fuses to hear him. The representatives
of the press of the United States in
Washington have moved IN this
matter and propose to see that
justice is done their brother.
MAN WITH A CAREER.
Gen. George F. D'Utassy, of Balti-
more, who died in Wilmington, Del, re-
Gently, and to whom was indebted for
some interesting figures concerning life
insurance published in this correspon-
dence few months ago, had varied
and remarkable career. don't know
that I can give my readers more inter-
esting chapter than brief outline of
his busy life. Gen. D'Utassy was about
sixty-fve years Of age, but had the APP
pearance of man not over fifty, and to
me he always seemed to be imbuedrwith
the exuberance and enthusiasm of
youth. He was man who made many
acquaintance, and yet, with intimate
friends in almost every city in the
United States, there were probably not
many who knew much of his early life.
He was born in Pesth, Hungary, the
family being of noble lineage and his
father a large land owner. He was ed
ucated chiefly in a military school in
Buda-Pesth and when he graduated.
at the age of about twenty, Hungary
was in the throes Of the revolution. The
name of Kossuth was beginning to be
heralded on the trump of fame. His
speeches and pamphlets were stirring
the people to struggle for independ-
ence, and young D'Utassy was one OF
the most ardent and patriotic of his
supporters. His enthusiasm and mill
tary knowledge attracted the atten-
ton Of Kossuth, and he invited him to
accept place on his staff, where he
served with distinction. When Hun
gary had been declared independent,
with Kossuth as governor, the young
soldier was one of his nearest friends,
and was kept advised as to his plans.
Then came the betrayal of hungary
into the hands of Russia by the traitor
Gorgey, and Kossuth sought safety in
Turkey. A price was also set upon
DUtassy's head, and he likewise under
took to leave the country. He was
captured, however, confined in a dun
geon, and would doubtless have been
put to death, but he escaped
and, by the aid of former schoolmate
at Buda-Pesth, made his way intoTur-
key. In Turkey he communicated with
Kossuth, and was making arrange
ments to join him in Asia Minor when
the negotiations began for the depar-
ture of Kossuth at the Intervention of
England and the United States. Gen.
D'Utassy was filled with the war spirit,
and when the Crimean war broke out
he joined the forces against Russia.
Beginning with the earliest slsirmishes
on the Danube in 1853, he went
through the struggle up to the siege
of Sebastopol and the capture and sack
ing of Kertch. From the Crimean
D'Utassy went to England, and be-
came secretary to Sir Gaspard Depard.
Later he became professor of languages
in Nova Scotia. Before coming to the