The New York herald., 1851-12-23

first In the field to give 81 900 to Kossuth just be-
cause he expects il viii bring him back $1,000 IN
the sale of Kessuth hats. host Of dry goods stores
and manufacturing establishments have followed the
example, in order to have an advertisement insert
ed free for their in all the papers of the Union.
Not onl individuals and firms, but whole parties,
have be dealing with Kossuth ~ Q vast specula-
tion. I whig committees Of the city have
given him 81 900. Does any one imagine that
it is because the whig committee have any parti-
cular love for Kossuth, or any great anxiety to
see Hungary free and independent republic, that
they have presented him with that sum! Is it not
given solely with view to advance the interests Of
the party with an eye to the Presidential election
and in order to produce thousands upon thousands
of dollars to them in the spoils Of victoryl The
thousand dollar purse undoubtedly deposited as
nest egg, and in order that might frucsify Kos
suth must be less sagacious man than We take
him for, if he regards one half of the aduation he
has received as sincere, or esteems one-foursh of
the contributions as the free-w offerings of patriot
hearts upon the altar of liberty. On the contrary,
he must see that they are evidences of calculating
selfshness on the part of the donors
But this does not altogether account for the
success Of Kossuth He has in him powerful
elements of popularity, else cunning traders
and shrewd party politicians would not invest
their capital in the Hungarian Loan Fund
He can command success; and the very fact Of
so much hypocriticL al homage being rendered to
him, is the best proof of it. there is hypocrisy,
there is also sincerity; and Louis Kossuths orasory
is a living reality. 1t does move mems souls, and
the souls Of women, too, and kindles the fire of
holy zeal, almost amounting to fsnaticism, in the
hearts ofthe Protestant clergy Of all denominations;
while the silent hostility Of the Catholic clergy, and
the open denunciation OF the man and his designs
by such dignitary of the church as Archbishop
Hughes, furnish additional proofs Of the vast
power that the Hungarian chief welds over the
human mind What is the causeI
The cause of Kossuth's success is just the same
as the Of the success Of Jenny Lind 1t is not
because the Swede is greater vocalist than Others
that she has brought so much money, but rom her
originality. Her style of singing was q ew thing
in the world-it was unique. There was nothing
exactly like it before. 1t was perfect curiosity.
Kossuth is undoubtedly a great orator; but there
have been greater orators; and it is not so much
that he trsnscends other in eloquence, as that
his style is a novelty-its is not English or A merican
1t is Hungarian, and Of an eastern hue, and there
fore comes upon US with peculiar freshness. We
never had the opportunity Of hearing an able Hun
garian orator in our own language before; II We
had probably the effect of Kossushs speeches would
not be half so great. We have been informed by
intelligent Hungarians, that as an orator, Kossuth
is regarded by his own countrymen as inferior
to many other distinguished men whom the revOlu-
tionary struggle in Hungary brought to the sur
face. But his character, his ssgacty, and the per-
sscutions be has endured, have combined with his
undoubtedly great powers as a publ: speaker, to
give him the high position which be attained in that
nation. What are the peculiarities Of lis sylel
They are to be found in the language Of
the Bible-sublime in its simplicity, touching In
its pathos, and beautiful in its imagery. How
different is the Eastern eoquence of the Bible from
that Of European writings! 1t goes direct to the
heart, and captiva.es the Imagination. The Pro
phet Isaiah and Saint Paul rototypes of the ora
tory of Kossuth and this is why religious
Protest ants who familiar with the Scriptures
attracted by his style-it is so like that of the
book they most prize. The effects produced by the
preaching and the writings Of st. Paul, who had
The gift of tongues in wonderful degree, are very
similar to the results Of Kossuths preaching, both
in England and in this country. st. Paul was
Hebrew Of the Hebrews" His mother tongue
was Hebrew; but he cosld also speak the Greek
and Latin languages, and be powerfully elo-
quent in both. His great triumphs we're in the
Greek language. Kossuth possesses the gin Of
tongues. His mastery ever the English language,
and the effects be produces by. it, are among the
greatest marvels Of the age. The Hungarian lam
gusge 10 unlike any other In Europe-it is purely
Eastern. The modes<f thought are Eastern; and
when these are arrsyed in an English dress, the
sHa e. oxI H..
lures, dazzling the brain and arresting the atsen
tiOn, while his argument thus gains an entrance
into the understanding. His style combines, in a
very high degree, great logical power with bril-
liant Imagination and extreme simplicity. He Is
at once poet and philosopher, an orator, logi-
clan, and q statesman. He possesses fertile in-
yen'ion-hence the great variety in bis compost
tops Nothing can be more different than his
farewell address to the ladies' and some Of his pol-
cal speeches. Yet the vein Of Eastern thought
10 traced through them all. Ii is well known that
his favorile poet is the Bard Of Erin-Thomas
Moore-to whom be has been attracted BY ''Lalla
Rookh"-a poem entirely Eastern in its subject,
language and style. Even his modest boast Of him
self, that there never was a man in the world who
desired TO do so much good as he, unnoiced and
unobserved, like the violet which diffuses it's odor
unseen, is peculiarly Eastern.
But while Kossuth is almost, he Is not altogether
Eastern. With an Eastern i'm igination aud mole
Of thought and expression his reasoning faculties
posses the vigor and strength Of Northern Europe
IL is this rare combination that makes him what
he is.
Ills elocstion is a imiratle. It is not like the
noi.y babbling Of a shallow brook, but .he majes-
tic, smooth Gov Of q deep river. The six column
speech-his great speech at the Corporation ban
quet- would have fatigued most Of our p,blc
peakers, and they would have probably tired their
audience 10 death in the delivery; but be kept
the even tenor Of his way delivering the end iust