The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

"Kossuth,' or rather, who are the Amer
lean statesmen referred to by him. /
searched In Whittier's Life" for the So
luton, but I did not find tho names, al
though l did find references to his bitter
opinion OF some famous contemporary
politicians. I am about to send TO press
a volume Of American poetry translated
into Magyar Ind I wish to e~nlighten the
Hungarians as to the identity Of the men
referred to by Whittier. HvNoARfAN.
The great friend and biographer Of
Whittier. Samuel Thomas Pickard. died
February ~. 1915. His son. Greenleaf
W. Pickard, writes:
II remember haxily In talking with
my father about whittier's poem Kos
suth' that he knew who were the Ameri-
mi referred to in this poem, but I do
not now recall their names and I have
so far been unable TO find In my fathers
extensive notes any detail that would be
helpful"
Kossuth came 10 America in Decem-
Der, 1851. The poet inquiries:
Who shall receive himi 80
who shall be Freedom's mouthpiecei WIT
shall give
Her welcoming cheer TO the great furtivef
There follow three references to noted
Americans. two of them indignant.
Not he who. all her sacred trusts bctrsying.
Is scoursing back to slavery's hell Of pain
The swarthy Kossuths of our land asainl
The second reference:
Not he whose utteranus now from fips de-
signed
The busle march Of liberty to wind
Is but the hoarse note of the bloodhound's
baying.
The VOLTS long howl behind the bondmAn's
This second reference Is probably 20
Daniel Webster. In his 7th OF March
speech (IS5o) Webster had favored the
compromise and the fugitive slave law.
which so stirred Whittier that he penned
his poem "Ichabod.'' which appeared
first May 2. 1850. Thirty years later the
poet TO a great extent took back his de-
nunciation OF Webster In the poem THE
Lost Occasion" (1Ss0). but at the time
| OF Kossuth's visit his wrath and sorrow
at Webster's tar was great.
1t may be that the irst reference ia
also to Webster, and that the second Is
simply forceful repetition.
The third allusion in the poem 10:
Oh for the tongue Of him who lies at rest
In Quincy's shade OF patrimonial trees,
Last OF tho Puritan tribunes and the best.
II Is "Hungarian's" opinion that this
reference Is to John Quincy Adams. 8
strong opponent OF slavery. who was
buried at Quincy.
What was the origin Of tho expression
quiet reigns In Warsaw J.R g..
Bent's short Sayings OF Great Men
gives II as order reigns in Warsaw" q
translation of the remark Of Marshal Sc.
b~astiani of Francs. Count Horace Fran.
co.'s sebastiani was born in Corstcs
about 1875. He died in 1881. He wa
made a Marshal of France in 1910.
The Polish rebellion Of 1890 occurred
simultaneously with the fall Of tho Bour
bon dynasty in France. After the insur
~rection OF Warsaw. which began Novem.
Der 20. 1880. Poland looked to Francs
for support. Louis Philippe's Govern.
ment paid 10 heed to Polish appealA Po.
land fell, and the French Government
became more unpopular than ever wher
Sebastian. then Minister of Foreign
Affairs announced in the Chamber O
Deputies September IS. 1891. the enc
OF the struggle with the words: M,
letters from Poland announce that ordel
reigns IN War1Aw' (Des lettres QUO 4,
~recois de PoloEsa m'annoncent que Il
~tranquillite egns = varsovte). cit we.
the order Of Pere h Chaise." says Bent
who quotes Byron's Bride Of Abydos.'
IL. 20:
HE makes q solitude and calls it
peace"
Bent says that some one asked Tai
leyrand II Sebastian were not a relative
OF Napoleon. Yes, while ne was EN-.
peror." was tho answer. mot now"
What was tho percentage OF men OF
Irish extraction among the slgners OF
the Declaration Of Independence?
ANXIOUS.
Including Thomas Lynch. Jr., OF
South Carolina. eight OF the ffty-si1
slgners are plainly ''of Irish extrac.
ton" Three were Irish born. These
were Matthew Thornton OF New Hamp,
shire. James Smith of Pennsylvania ant
George Taylor Of Pennsylvania Tire,
were OF Irish born parents-Georg,
Read OF Delaware. Thomas Mexican o
Delaware, who went to school with
Read, and Edward Rutledge OF South
Carolina. In addition. Charles Car
roll OF Carrollton was OF Irish descent
Concerning Thomas Lynch. Jr.. tn.
Biography of the Signers to the Decla
ration of Independence" philadelphia
1S2O-27) says:
THE family OF Lynch was original,
Of Austria their genealogical tabl
affords the following anecdote. relativ,
to the origin OF its name: The tow II
which they lived being closely be
leaguered. the inhabitants resolved I,
hold out TO the last extremity. Havin,
exhausted their provisions. they sub
sisted for some time On a field OF pulls,
called lince. Their hardy resistanc
Z being ultimately crowned with success
, In gratitude for their deliverance
which they attributed principally to tn
subsistence that the pulse had afforde,
them, they changed the name OF thei