The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-13
WASHINGTON. ID. G.
THE CAUSE AND CHAMPIONS OF LIB
ERTN IN EUROPE.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1851.

services. Lord PalmerstOn, too, has intimated
a willingness to grant him public audience,
should he desire it, The London Times, then,
is not the organ of either the People or Gov
eminent of England. Its fierce assaults on
the great Hungarian have proved as impotent
as the petty attacks of its humble imitatOrs
among American ex-honorabes and attaches
Some of our cotcmporaries think Kossuth is
a very ill-behavcd man, if all the stories told
by the abOve-named gentry are true; if he
really did wish TO confer with his fellow-reyo-
lutionists at certain points on the Medlterra-
mean if it be true that an Italian Jew is his
business man or factor, that badly-dreSsed,
dirty-looking Jews GentileS, and Infdels,"
are found in his train. that he affiliated with
democratic fugitives from oppression. They
hope all this is false-they hope he behaved
more like n gentleman than to be caught in
such company, and to be sympathzing with any
but respectable, well-to-dO people, too refined
10 consort with the unshorn, unwashed mass
es-they trust that it will be proved that he
has been duly impressed with the immense
honor of being admitted to take passage on
board an American man-ofwar, that the
weight of this obligation has efaced from his
mind all recollectons Of his country, and that
he will proceed at once TO our shores, and make
a proper return for our unparalleled kindness,
by becoming peaceful squatter in the West
They fear, however that he has mistaken his
mission, the genius of our Institutions, the
rights of our flag, and the purpose for which
the Mississippi was put at his disposal, and |
they would have him know that this was a
mere charity the sole object being to bring |
him to a safe asylum, where he might shift
for himself in as quiet manner as possible
IUd@igo from the touN & letter-wrlterF Ind
Washington organs, even our staid and respect (
cbls Gogeynznenss soy Re - sh99c.6 ~
the burning words Of Freedom Kossuth is
pouring out into the ears of Europe-to be in
some trep.dation lest it should lose caste or in
cur danger, by shetering under the stars and
stripes a man who dares on board United
States vessel defy oppression and predict its
downfall. The Ministers of the Allied Pow
ers seeing its timidity if reports be true, are
about to protest against a public reception to
the illustrious exile and should it be granted |
demand their passports.
Very good. Give Kossuth reception, and
let them 60 to the --- their employers
We submit to our countrymen, whether it is
not time to have done with such foolery Kos
suth to-day is precisely what he was two years
ago. when Daniel Webster paid him such n
tribute as no American statesman has paid to
any European Patriot He is more feared and |
hated by the European DespOts than any other
man. Upon him and Mazzini, more than any |
other two men, rests the cause of Popular Free
dom in Europe. Read the following eloquent
synopsis of the mans acts from the Netc York |
Daily Times whose course in relation to the
champions of Popular Rights abroad is worthy
of all praise:
From time to time the Magyar race had
made gigantic efforts TO break their chains
Battles were fought heroic labors were per-
formed, great men arose as leaders and the
dark despotlsm of Austria was illuminated by
force but tFaHsiont CLEANS of patriotic endeavor
on the part of the subject people But All nad
dead Her people were crushed by the most
oppressive imposts the most cruel enactments
The great mass Of them had been serfS bound
to the soil by Austrian law, bought and sold
like Southern slaves Maria Theresa had mod
flied their condition to some extent but still
they were subject, in property, in personal lib
erty and in military tealty, to the dominant
race
"The Hungarian Diet of 1892 laid the basis
OF Democratic movement. Composed as it
was mainly of land-hOldng classes it took great
strides towards the emancipation of the peasant
seris Every male inhabitant of mature age
was made voter The language of the coun-
try was restored to its laws. National institu-
lions were incorporated and endowed Public
works OF internal Improvement were construct
ed And all neediu steps were taken 10 ele-
vate that depressed and sinking land to the free
dom and condition of a modern State All these
measures were steadily opposed by the Austrian
Government; but they were advocated with
energy and eloquencc by the young and reso-
Lutte patriots Of the Hungarian Diet Foremost
among themwn activity, enthusiastic devotion
to the cause of his country and in overwhelm-
ing power, was louis Kossuth Debarred by
his position from taking part in the debates he
spoke to the great mass of the Hungarian
people through the press. He was seized by
myrmidons OF Austrian law in the dead of
night .onthe banks of the Danube, blindfolded
and thrown into dungeon. After long time
he was brought out subjected to the form of a
trial condemned and let down into deep.
damp dungeon within the castle of Buda Pesth.
" His imprisonment did more for the cause
than his presence. He was regarded as mar
tyr to the liberty of speech For three years
while hp Inv in hia uT,,U L..
patriotic fellow-labOrcrs were at work upon the |
public mind and when he emerged, in broken
health but with heart untouched and undated
courage, he found his cOuntrymen ripe for the
work OF selfdeliyerance. All men sought him |
all were ready to labor with him In ls47. i'm
spite of Austrian gold he was returned mem
Der OF the National Assembly for the city of
Pesth. lie became mt once the leader of that |
great body, and the champion of his comtrys |
cause. Unriyalled rs debater, clear bold I'M |
compromising IN the service he had undertaken.
he reused the whole nation to n sense of its
wrongs and demanded from Austria a restora-
ton of the rights of the Hungarian people. He
claimed her old Constitution He sought no
new privilege; he only demanded that her old
degree of independence should be restored He
carried the Assembly with him. deputaton
was appointed to the Emperor Kossuth was
upon it. The Emperor yielded every point
conceded the Constitution, appointed II Cabinet
and the Hungarian Revolution was complete
Constitution was proclaimed by the Empe-
ror the Revolution was legally confirmed and
every house in Vienna blazed with the illumina-
ton of rejoicing at the event.
The Assembly of ls47, Kossuth being fore
most, set itself zeaously to work to carry out
the desired reforms Laws were passed, main
ly Through kossuth's influence establishing per-
feet equality OF civil rights and burdens among
all classes emanclpatng every serf tolerating
all religions, transferring to the peasants half
the land OF the kingdom, and investing them
with llll civil mud nnlltnnI r;.L4n M. ....;na