Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02


We copy from the Telegraph. of Columbia, S. c.,
all interesting sketch, which, from the initial attached
to it, we presume to be from tie pen of DR.. LIEBER.
LEWIS KOSSUTH.
Who is Lewis Kossuth, the Regent of Hungary,
and her master spirit III these grave days of his
country?
Kossuth was born in 1906 his father, Of old Hun
garian nobility, (for what Hungarian is not y was
very poor, and supported himself as clerk to some
fellow -nobleman
Lewis went to the University of Pesth, TO study
law, in his sixteenth year, where his great talents
and equally great poverty procured him patrons, who
fed and clothed him. We first hear of him in public,
when he at once distinguished himself in the OPPOSE
ton as a writer against Austria. In 1888 he was ar
rested; in 1910 he founded a paper; in 1874 he es-
tablshed the general League of Defence - in 1S47
he was elected member of the Diet; in 1S4S he
placed himself at the head of the anti-Austrian move
ment, became Minister, and is now virtual Regent of
Hungary, showing equal military, political. and rev.
dictionary 50 gacity. Kossuth is a consummate mas
ter of the sword and pen. If the question be TO fill
bis hearers with enthusiasm. and to rouse his fellow
Hungarians. he can be passionate, poetic, pompous,
as the occasion may require; while there is perhaps
no terser writer and eloquent reasoner when facts,
numbers, and statistics form the substance. He pos
sesses a thorough knowledge of the philosophical and
positive law, and is master of an extensive %encyclo-
padical knowledge. His organ of speech is strong
and very sonorous. His mastery of the languages is
wonderful. He addresses with equal effect the Mag
var in Hungarian, the Croat in Sclnvanic, the German
in German; and lately, when it was necessary to fire
the clergy for the Hungarian cause, he addressed the
Synod of the Catholic priests in Latin, in such a
manner that they were filed with patriotic ardor. His
wife was described by that executioner, Prince Win
~dishgratz, in an order 10 the police TO catch her,
among other things. thus "She is an elegant wo-
man, Of a high degree of cult, alton speaking
French, English, German, Sclavonian, and Wala-
chan, as fuenily as Hungarian"
Kossuth has travelled in Germany, England and
France. He is tall, handsome. and Of imposing ap-
pearance his head is of an oriental cast.
The greatest day of Kossuth's life was, perhaps,
when in an inspired speech he demanded Of the Hun
garian Diet 200. 600 men and 42. COO. 900 g~uilders.
and the whole Assembly rose and exclaimed, 1--WE
give themr'
When he was informed that Russia was going TO
assist the Austrians, he quietly replied: Then /
march all Poland against Russia"
Lewis Kossuth seems to be the model IF a states
man in a national revolution of a modern vast coun-
try. The difficulties which he has to overcome are
immense; for never before had a patriot to unite, in
a period of revolution, such discordant elements as
the Magyar, German, Sclavonic populations in Hun
gary are yet his master mind and high soul dc not
only seem 10 rule, but to rouse, impel, and inspire
them all for the same great end. l..