Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-06-20
TUE HUNGARIAN LEADER.

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LOUIS KossUrH, the Hungarian leader. is one of
: the most remarkable men of the present age. No.
only IS he an orator of The most surprising power
out ne Pnves TO be statesman ofconsumnaie FORE
|, sight, and chief, civil and military, both bold and
prudent.
The effect Of his oratory is said to be astonishing
10 his tour through the provinces to raise the land
strtn Gall the able boded) so great was his power
over me peasantry, that frequently men, women
ana children together, running to their houses and
selzing hooks or whatever their hands could find
assembled on the spot, and insisted on BEING led d.
rec'iy against the enemy. Many women are found
serving In the Hungarian ranks, and even come
times noble ladies' command in person tho troops
raised, equipped and paid by themselves.
Nossuth is accused by his enemies Of great viz
lence and contempt ofjusice, bu; we have not been
able TO find single instance well authenticated
hs preeans pnslii2 OF this extraordinary nan r.
owing purely TO The force Of his talents. n NV
yecre ego no wee poor and obscure lawyer in the
town OF Pesh, depending chiefly for subsistence by
of the Diet.
lie was born in a little village of the north Of
Hungary, April II, 1906, of poor but noble fam
ny OF Sclavonan origin. His father acted as stew
ard to another nobeman of more favored circum-
stances, but was not able, it seems to support his
sen at the university. The application and talents
OF the latter, however, found him friends, who not
only enabled him to finish his studies, but also con.
tinued tn assist him subsequently,
In 1000, when SO strong an opposition existed
against the Austrian Government in the Hungarian
Oiet, kossuth, who was already somewhat known
as The founder OF political clubs for young men, was
employed to conduct an opposition paper The pro.
ceedings OF the Diet up TO this time had never been
properly reported. The government would not al
low the employment OF stenographers, and the re-
ports, as they appeared in the official Journal gave
no Idea at all OF the real proceedings. All liberal
speeches and propositions, well expositons of
the abuses OF the administration, were entirely sup
pressed. Kossuth learned senography and under
look TO give the true reports. But, it would be ne
cessaIy to submit his paper, if printed, to the CEN
sorship, by which every thing liberal would be
crossed out, he went 10 the immense labor of ssu
J ing 1t in manuscript. great number of persons
were employed to copy, and thus it was sent in the
letter form to every part of the country This ex-
iraordiHary proceeding surprised the government,
which for a time was at a complete loss what 10 do
IL soon, however, took lis resolution. Every one
OF these dangerous letters was put out of the way
t before reaching its destination
7 When this became known, they were no lonper
trusted to the post but the local authorities of The
different counties took the charge of conveying and
distributing them to the subscribers. The county
: OF Pesth, In which the paper appeared, even an-
thorlzed publicly, in spite of the government, its
, issue and distribution. Thus matters continued
TIL May Z, 1888, about year after the establish
ment OF the paper, when, the closing of the Diet
by the King (Emperor of Austria) six persons sud
denly disappeared Baron Wesselenei, the mos,
formidable enemy of the government in the Diet
Aossuh the editor of the opposition paper and foul
students at iaw' leaders In the young mems pcli,
cal clubs. For above three years, the public was
entlIeiy Ignorant OF the fate Of these persons. A
last, IN 1888, they appeared again, as my serously
as they had disappeared not even knowing them
selves where they had been, for they had been seiz
ed secretly, and conveyed blindfold 10 dungeons
INIph fI,axr
manner. But what horfid change three wears, i,
damp, filthy dungeons, had made! Wesseleno
was blind, Lovessay, of the students craZed
and the rest dangerously ill. Kossuth seems Il
have escaped the least effected, though his consti
tuition was thereby much shattered. Such wa
the detestable conduct of the Austrian government,
ihe unjust imprisonment of kossuth rendere
him OF course extremely popular. A year after, h
became editor, though not openly, of paper issue
In Pesth, called the Pesth Hrlap. So popular di
this paper immediately become, that from 500 sui
scrlbers, which it had in July of 1910, it amounte
by the end OF the year to 900, which is great
Q er number than any paper in Germany has at pre-
: sent except the Augsburg AIgemene Zeituno
: appeared every day, at the low price of form
}, 81 02s cts) year. lis character was exclusive
s ly political and national.
Q Besides opposing the Austrian government O
Vt general questions, 1t brought 10 light many abuse
OF the administration, both local and general which
$ when known, surprised the people II was yer,
soon after It's establishment TO be seen in the han
It OF almost every peasant.
u The active nature of Kossuth would not no,
). suffer him to remain idle He tnrued his attenro
to founding societies for establishing and encourao
ing domestic manufactures and for coDstructi1
h public roads.
g In six months after the founding of the "prote,
VI ton societies" by Kossutl, more than half tn
Z Hungarian people pledged to wear only art
II Giles OF domestic manufacture.
On the 22d Feb at Pesth, Kossuth used the 70
lowing words in speech:
''SiRce $50 years, we form a constitutional State
e we wish therefore the ministers who sit on thes
o. benches, 10 hear and answer questions. Fror
IS this day forth we wish to have Hungarian min
:. istry."
:, Five days after. the news of the movement
Z, Pesth reached Presburg. The conduct of ko
r, suth at this time not only contributed more tina
n That OF any other man 10 rouse up the Hungs
L rams to demand their rights, but also had grea
i'd elect in exciting to activity the people of Fienn
" Itself He was at the head Of the population which
" the 10th March, demanded and obtained from tn
Of Empire separate Hungarian ministry. From hi
time forth he was the soul of the Hungarian Die
ht AS dangers and difficulty came, his influence in
VI creased. On the / l!h June he became Financ
re minister. June 18th broke out the war with ih
G, Servlans. August 18th with Croatia Septenbe
nr 10Th he was President Of the Ministry. Septeln
al Der 9th appears the "lmpena Manifest" whic
produces the open rupture between Hungary an
Austria At the head of the committee OF safety
if KosSuth conducted the Hungarian Affairs
ne Ills history since is that of Hungary itself, wbic
we need not repeat here.--.NcwdJk Daily .Qd.er
he tiser.
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