The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-06-29
Kcssuih, tho Hungarian Leader

Kcssuih, The Hungarian Leader
Louis KoSu;h is one ol,hcmo,t remark.
a5!e men ol the pycseU. age. Not only Is
be an orator @. tae most surprising power,
but he proves TO be a statesman oi c.uSn".-
mate eAght aud Chief, civil and m'l-
"',,g. bold and prudent.
lac 20 .'.. .'...rta Tory j, SAID 70 be
astonishing. In his tou, ;,r., -. .1. ..-,...
inces to raise the tani,lurn, Gail the able
bodied 30 great was h'S power over the
peasantry, that frequently mcp, women,
and chiilriu Together, rlune to their hou
SEES. aad seziug hooks, or whatever their
hanls r0u.d GAI, assembled oHiAe spot, aud
insisted on being led directly against tine en-.
envy. Many women are found serving iu
the Hungarian ranks, and even sometimes
noble ladies command in person the troops
RACED, equipped, and pad by themselves.
KosSutn Is accused ny his enemies oi
great violence and contempt 81 Justice, bat
have not been able 70 find single IN
stance well authenticated.
The present position OF this extraordinary
man IS ow ing purely 10 the force 81 his tai
ents. 4 few ears ac1 he was 4 poor and
obscure lawyer in the town Of Pcsth, de-
pending chiefly fer subsistence by acting as
secretary OF steward 20 several deputies Of
the Dit.
He was born in Iiulc village orthe north
Of Hungary, Apri! -, 3yj, Of poor but no.
bic family, Of Scllvouian origin. His IA.
Their acted rs steward 10 another no5lcman,
of more favored circumstances, but was not
able. il seems, to support his son al a mi.
versity; the application and talents Of the
latter, however, found uim friends Who no,
only enabled him 90 finish his studies. but
also continued to assist t.m su0stqu emily.
Ia 1880, when SO s',orc nm opposition eN-
listed against the Austrian Government IN
the Hungarian Diet, Eo>SEth, who was al
ready somewhat known as the founder Of
political clubs for yogu-. meH, was employ
cd TO conduct an opposition paPer.-Ihe
government would not allow the employ
meBt Of stenogTaphers, and the reports as
they appeared ia the official journal, gave
no idea, at all ofihe real proc eeduCS. Al
liberal speeches auI propositions, 80 well
rs the exposii.onS Ci The ABUSES Of the al.
ministraion were entirel y suppressed. Kos
suth learned StEHogidphy. and undertook to
give the true reports. But, as it would be
necessary 10 submit his paper, if printed, 10
the censorship, by which everything liberal
wouli he crossed ont, lie went 10 The i'm
iGense labor oris,ung It in manuscript. A
great number Of PERSONS were employed TO
copy, and thus u was sent in She leiteri0lm
10 every part ci the country. Ihis eXtraor-
binary manner Of proceeding surprised the
government, which, for time. was at
complete loss what to do. Ii soon howev-
er, took its resolution. Every one Of these
Il l.t,,,- IF -.
before reaching its destination.
When this became lnown, they were no
longer trusted to the post; but the local au-
thorIties of the different counties took the
charge Of conveying and distributing them
to tho subscribers. The county Of Pcsth,
IN which the paper appeared, even authoii.
zed publicly, ia spite Of tho Government, its
issue and distribution. Thus matters con.
'inued till May ,, 1856, about a year after
the establishment Of the paper when on the
closing OF the Diet by the King, Emperor
Of Austrial, six persons suddenly disappear.
ed; Baron Me>seiengi, the most formidable
enemy OF the government ia the Diet, Kos.
suth, the editor, Of the opposition paper,
and four students Of law, leaders in the
young mems political clubs. For above
three years, the public was entirely ignorant
OF The fate of these persons, At last, in
lS39, they appeared again as my seriouSly
as they had disappeared, not even lhem>el
YES knowing where they had been, for they
had been seized secretly aud conveyed
blndiold 20 dungeons, from which they were
brought out ia the same manner. Blu, " hat
change three years IN damp filthy dung.
cons had made WcSseengi was blind
Lovessay, one Of the law students, crazed.
aud the rest dangerously il. Kossu,h
seems to have escaped the least affected,
though his constitution was thereby much
shattered. Spoh was the detestable con.
duet Of the Austrian government.
The unjust imprisoumen, OF Kossu,h, rem.
/. deret hm extremely popular. A year af.
ter, he became editor, though not openly, Of
apaper issued in Pesth, called the Pesu
Haflap. So popular did this paper immcdi.
aiely become, that from 563 subscribers,
which 1t had in July 1870, ii amounted by
the end of the year 20 II 200, which is 4
greater number than any paperin Germa-
NY baS at present, except the Augsburg Al.
gemelne Zeitung. II appeared every day,
at The low price Of 4 forms ISL e. cts. a
year. It's character was exclusively ma.
tional and political.
Besides opposing the Austrian Govern.
ment on general questions, il brought 10
light many abuses Of administration, both To-
cal and general, which when known, sur
prised the people. TWAS, very soon after
its establishment, to be seen in the hand Of
almost every peasant.
II The active nature Of Hossu,h would no,
now suffer him TO remain idle. He turned
turned his attention 10 founding sooie lies 70,
establishing and ,enrouraeingd dome site man.
,,ufaetures, and for constructing public rcodi