The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-31


sKKrCH OF KossUrH.
Correspondence Of the Newark Advertiser
FRAsKFoRr. May =, l849.
gave last week sketch Of Hungarian AFFAIRS. from
the beginning Of the to the present time. Il may
not BE- perhaps uninteresting to turn moment to
the under whom such wonderful success has been
Louis Kossuth il one Of the most remarkable men Of
the present He indeed considered by many the
only really great the nineteenth century has
produced He has certainly shown talents Of the
aud extraordinary kind Not only In he orator
Of the surprising power but he proves to be a
satteman Of com umInate foresight, and q chief civil
and military, both bold and prudent.
The effect OF his oraory il said to be astonishing
When he rises speak, his features, finely moulded.
and If an oriental east, though pale and haggard a.
from mental and steal suffering united Immediately
excite interest His deep toned, almest sepulchral
voice, adds to the irst impression Then. as he be-
comes warmed by his subject and launches into the
enthusiastic and prophetic manner peculiar To him
his hearers seem to imbibe all the feelings that so
strongly reign in his bosom and to be by
the same Will In his through the pro to raise
the andstra (al the able bodied SO great was his
power the peasanry, that frequently men, women
and children together running TO their houses, and
seizing hooks whatever their hands could ind az.
ttnbltd the spot and insisted being led directly
against the enemy AS | stated last week, many
even sometimes noble ladies command in person the
troops raised equipped and paid by themselves
But Kossuth's talents as orator his least In
the exact of his country seeing
its ong and weak points, and turning everything to
the best account, he has shown himself master He
raid his counrynlen before the Austrian entered
Hungary. if do not beat them the frontier,
thali them Raab, if not at Raab at Comorn If
not at Comorn at Pesth II at resth, then the
Thesis but if not the Thesis. shall. never.
thees finally beat Them. 1hit shows that he clearly
foefaw the course OF the events We accordingly see
the Hunparians falling back from the frontier from
Raab from Comorn, (eaving there a garrison which
has been overcome,) and from Pesth itself; but
do they come into the vicinity OF the Thesis
than the tide of begins to turn, and no W
threatens to sweep back te the walls Of Vienna
Many persons blamed X ossuth for making stand
ut Pcslh. large part of the Hungarian Diet in
II.
capital into the hands Of the enemy would be bad
throug the hole country and would only lead to
universal discouIagement and defeat But Kossuth UNI
derstood matters better He would rather lose little
momentary If necessary than risk all ut blow. That
this owing to want Of boldncss his whole char
acter and conduct proves The sequel has shown the
wisdom OF the measure.
and contempt of justice. but have not been able
find single instance well authenticated.
The present position Of this extraordinary man is the
remarkable as it is owing purely to the force Of
his talents. few years ago he poor and obscure
lawyer in the town OF resth depending chiefly for sub
sstence by acting secretary steward several
deputies of the Diet who had previously befrended him
when student in the university of that place.
He born in little village of the north of Hun
gary April ~, 1906, of poor but noble family of Scla
Woman origin His father acted steward to another
pobleman Of more favored circumstances but not
able 1t to support his at the university The
application and talents of the latter however, found
him friends who not only enabled him to finish his stu
dies, but also continued to assist him subsequently.
In 1855 when so strong opposition existed against
the Austrian government In the Hungarian Diet, Kos
sGth. who already somewhat known the founder
OF political clubs Tor young men, employed to
duct opposition paper The proceedings of the Diet
up to this time had never been properly reported The
government would not allow the employment of ste
hographers and the reports they appeared in the
official Journal gave no idea at all Of the real proceed
ings All liberal speeches and propositions rs we'll as
exposions of the abuses of the administration were
entirely suppressed Kossuth learned stenography and
undertook to give true reports But it would be
ctssary to submit his paper If printed, to the censor
chip by which everything liberal would be crossed out
he went to the immense labor Of issuing it in manu-
copy and thus it sent in the letter form every
part of the country This extraordinary manner Of
was a a complete loss what to do 1t soon, however
took its resolution Every of these dangerous let
tiers put out Of the before reaching its desti
nation.
When this became known they no longer trust
ed to the post but the local authorities of the different
counties took charge Of conveying and distributing
them to the subscribers The county of Pesth in which
the appeared even authorized publicly In spite Of
the government its issue and distribution. Thus mat
tiers Continued till May 2,ISae about year after the
establishment of the paper when the closing of the
Diet by the King emperor Of Austria, six persons sud
denly disappeared; Baron Wesseengi, the most form
dable enemy Of the government in the Diet Kossuth
editor of the opposition paper and four students Of
above three years The public was entirely ignorant Of
the fate Of these persons At last in 1889, they ap
they had SaS
tn. had been seized secretly, and conveyed bndfod
ed to dungeons, from which they were brought out in
the same manner. But what horrd change three
years in damp, nlthy dungeons had made! Vessel
enyi was blind Lovassy, one Of the students crazed
es capped the least affected though his sttution was
thereby much shattered. Such was the detestable
conduct OF the Austrian government 1t was afraid in
such country Hungary, to accuse these openly
for violation of law could have been proved against
them. Had the place Of their imprisonment been
known, too, they would not probably have remained
long in it. II feared however to have them die upon
its hands lest should afterwards be accused of
assassination When 1t thought them therefore of
the condition to be longer formidable 1t set them free
rid indeed of two enemies but Of the other
became ten times moro dangerous.
The unjust imprisonment Of kossuth rendered him
Of course extremely popular year after, he became
editor though not openly, Of paper issued in Pesth
mediatey become that from b63 subscribers which it
had in July of S40 1t amounted by the end Of the year
to II 600, which is greater number than any paper in
mne Zeitng. 1t appeared every day. at the low price
OF tforins Isl 621a) year Its character was ex
clusiyely political and national.
Besides opposing the Austrian government general
questions IL brought to light many abuses of admins
traton, both local and general, which, when known,
surprised the people. 1t very after its esta-
bshment to be in the hand Of almost every pea
SAINT 1t did also for the spread and general
OF the hungarian language than all the of the
Diet together. Germans and Sclavonians who had
formerly paid little attention to that language, now
learned it, to be able to read paper that excited
much the public mind. But the talented editor
not left long updsturbed in his labor The government
had not it appears the right Of censorship at Pesth
It had arrosated ut rresburg he Diet met Presburg
till ls4sD making public the proceedings of the
Diet IL could not therefore, either suppress submit
10 the censure Of the Pest H,iop 1t succeeded, how
ever in its object, by brbng threatening the pub
her who In 1o43 discharged Kossuth the editor
ship, and employ ed some one else.
But the active nature Of kossuth would not suf
fer him to remain idle. He turned his attention to
founding societies for establishing and encouraging do
nestle manufactures and for constructing pubic roads
hungary was at that time, in respects, in al
most mi sar state Many parts of the country
were In manner, of from the rest want OF
proper roads bridges &c But particularly in
to manufactures Hungary behind the other eoun-
tries Of Europe IL absolutely dependent for cloth
and many other objects Of manufacture upon the other
provinces Of Austria. This what Austria wished,
because she feared for Hungary than any other
part Of her empire, and wished to keep it, therefore,
more dependent, and all her laws tended continue it,
Grain coming out OF Hungary submitted to heavy
arif but all manufactures going in wercwholy free.
In six months after the founding of the protection
ocietiesn by kossuth, more than half the Hungarian
eople pledged to only articles Of domestic
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