Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-15
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Descriptions OF X WxH NH.

Gov. kossuth is rather taller than we
had supposed, and his face has an ex-
preston Of penetrating an;cllcct which 10
not Indicated in any portrait wc have
seen. It is long, the forehead lroad bur
not excessively high. thougha slight bnld.
ness makes it seem SO. and the chin mar
row. but squarcm fis form. His hair il
thuin front md cfn ',iarss brown, rs is his
beard, which is quite long, but not very
thick, and arranged with nratness and
taste. liis musinohc is heavy and rather
long. liis eyes arc very largo nid ofa
iglt blue; his complexion Is ra'a. like
that Of amnn who isnotin perfect hcnl,h, &
and his Appearance yesterday was that III
the spirit bearing MP against the cxhaus.
tion of the body: he was sen sick during
the passage upd had not slept Tor two ot
three nights His mnnncr in speaking rs
at once inconparally digui6cd and grace
ful. Gestures more admirable ard eilcc-
tive. and pay Of eountennnce more cilcc-
tive and magnetic, we remember in no 9th.
or public speaker. lie stands quite erec,,
ard does not bend forward like some ora.
tors, 10 give emphasis ton sentence. His
posture and appearances in rcpose is i'm
posing not only from their essential grace
aud dignity. but from sense of power
they Impress upon tic holder This scnse
OF unused power, this certa,n,y that heis
no, making an cforl and dong his utmost
hut thai behind all this strength of fascT~
nation there arc other treasures Of strength.
other stores of ability not brought imo'usey
possibly never broughIinto use, is perhaps
what constitutes the supreme charm ofhis
ornrory. lie speaks us il with little pre-
paralIou and with thai peculiar freshness
which belongs 10 cxfcmrorancous spcnle-
ing; there II nncnor uboutii. aud the won.
deriul compnciness and nr, of lis argu-
mcni ARE nn felt unri YEA reflect r1,on Il
afterwards. His every movement is per.
fectly easy and he gcslicuatcs good deal.
equally well with either arm. Nothing
could be more bcnu'iiulin its way Than
the swcep Of his right hand. as il was ras-
cd TO Heaven, when hc spoke of the Deity.
Nothing sv eeicr thap the smile which AZ
times manlcs his face. His voice is nd
very loud mud mora c,1nccd exhaustion
than either his face or his general bcuring,
lut Il was heard distinctly through rho
large pavilion. On the whole our pre-
vious impression waspcrfccily confirmed
hy hearing lim yesterday. Beyond q
doult he is Tho greatest Of orators now
living. and we shall not easily believe ,hh
in that cupaciiy he has ever been exccllcd.
In speaking Kossutli occnsiopallv rc.
lerrcd to notes which hay on the vta,id be.
fore linn. He was dressed oGer tho HIM.
garian fashion, in black velvet tunic, sin
lchreastcd, with standing collar and trans
parent o'acN hn''ons' ne also wore nm
l,raaJ c.s " Ia An a -. 'l4.. 'sa. sa w'.n
Goh, L;J n,o,.os
Generally his Enylisb ia fluent md d;.-
tinct, y, ,irl, a marked FOREIGN accent. tl,ouoh
at times this ia not al ali apparent IIe
speaks Father slowly than Otherwise. rpd
bcsi,ntcs for n word. MI,
command of tire language. n.,omshipy ~
it is in FOREIGNER. seems rather ,l,e rcsuh
of an utter abandonment 10 his ,bopob, md
u reliance ON that 10 cxnross ;,s,lc ,Lon .of
Al, absolute command nr tbe ni;cer;e. of ,bo
eramnnr and Iictionarv. he cv;de,,Iv
has no fear Of spcakipc wrong ,yd 80. n,
by inspiration. expresses himself ofien bet.
ter, even Than one 10 horn the language
i intive and G,miRar. Though Le often
uses words with foreign ,pcapiuo differ.
rnr from that usually give tlcm. I,o does
not stop TO correct himself, but goes ON a,
f there were no doubt that il would bc
Just as Ire rDeontit.-N Y
1I;5une.
The New York Herald. in its nccoun,
e The ,+occss;on which .s.or,.d K,..r,s
;. H. -. :. ,t.I.,: II. ~.
- "'' quarters Ut inc irving Ho"se' mus
sraphically describes one "i the scenes
presented: ..f....
When the procession reached the Amer.
can Museum, the scene was in the highesa
degree imposing and magnificent. Tho
roup d'ua was extremely grand and inn
posing. Koss,,h was evidently amazcd.
1t vas more tlan he expected; and as no
calmly viewed the scene he was startled
by shout Of welcome from tho Astor
House which would have startled less
nervous person. lie looked up and saw
every gentleman in the windows and on
The porch Of that hotcl huzzaing and wuv-
ing his bal in perfect plrcnzy of rnliIusi,
,s'n---thc ladies' saln'lng him with equal
ervor. kossuth was taken by surprise.
hrice, "A dozen s;mcs. But the srcnc did
mol end here. The procession was tern.
porarily arrested by tie immense crowd,