The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-09
FROM Inc BALTIMORE Su
Kossuth and hls Trad ucers.

la reply TO the various against the private
well public character OF Kossuth. the London Sun
gives the following defence TO the assault, which was
most calculated to do him injury
Failing altogether in their fragrant auemp, TO per-
suade the English multitude that Ko.suh is by means
parsonage OF any Importance, these unprncpled ira.
more remarkable emeriy They have assailed the per-
sona character of the exile. They have declared Kos
suth TO be guilty of very enormous crimes. They have
asserted that his has been conspicuous Tor its
dishonesty for its prof. gacy. And this. as inquiries
afterwards demonstrate. without any adequate reason
the contrary with only the grosscst violation OF truth,
by wu distortion OF facts AND by intentional neg
lect OF all the dictated OF courtesy veracy,
and decency. Among the charges evelled against Kos
suih by these his caumnators, the cueles and vlest
Of all is. that OF having made away with The funds OF
certain orphans over whose property he exercised the
powers OF trustee.
Having summed up the whole of this airocious cal
umny the enemies of kossu,h in Engla have declared,
in many words, that this immaculate patriot was
gully Of maversation.' Happily, while there be
found among US men capable Of u',erng these ylanous
aspersoas, there also present, the United Kingdom
men capable OF afodinx distinct disproo of their
racy II is in this that the Count Ladisans Way
oil the coma, OF Zsmpn has this day, through the col
umns oil OF contemporaries, explicitly declared
follows; belong TO The same country NJ kossuth,
and, without entering into the details OF this calunniors
accusation declare tha, he was no,oonsy acquitted OF
gossppng charge, abandoned by those who made it, and
which, as Hungarian, Indignantly rebut The facts
briefly these NJ Kossuih, appointed at very early age
the trustee OF an orphans charity. although then much
addicted to the turf 10 the bar,
sion TO play higher and more unfortunately than usual
II was reported lat Austrian nstgaon) that he had gam
bed with the irnsfunds; an investigation vas called
for, but on preliminary inquiry the fund was found in
tact, The confusion OF his accusers SO much for this
infamous revival Of base and baseless calumny."
In copying this paragraph remark Two suggests it.
sell IL is 10 be presumed that reasonable people
ever deemed kossuih perfect man, without faults, fall
ings weaknesse OF any kind. lie is doubtless hui
man. a, are all The res. Of mankind and therefore La
BILE TO errors oil and mproprtes OF conduct
well Others yet he may be patriot and ardent
lover Of liberty, notwithstanding and this. too in spite
Of his alleged unowad disagreement with Captain Long.
OF the Uniied States ffgae Mississippi, because of the
captains refusal TO stop at foreign ports with him, while
he consulted, is said he desred 10 do with revo
luonary friends II all is rse that has been said on
that point. il shows mainly that Kossu,h did mol rightly
appreciate The position OF our government in The
OF preserving its neutrality in conveying him to this coun
Try This he had to learn possibly he has much yet TO
learn OF institutions, and OF genuine practical repub
lieansm. having BEEN as he has always. the subjec,
himself OF despolsn but that he will prove apt
scbolaf in the line indicated. there ia little TO
doubt As TO his coming to the United States, he has
never blmse spoken OF doing so, only with the view,
at all, OF thanking The people and the government =;
and ~ his address TO our people, written long ago.
Gates the hope oil "f.Srs' for Hungary in which he
may figure This cherished idea, shsdowed forth therein.
was doubtless one reason why i was thought prudent
TO withhold ts publication until he released In
his letter to the mayor OF Southampton and in the short
speech he made on arriving board the Mississippi he
even more clearly reiteraies this idea.
Aueic ~ie ev'oeuul now, however. various PM'ue" :.
Europe, and some oil them Americans. Of the stand
s class, who, witnessing the natural and perhaps dan
gerous extremes Of devoee OF liberty exung ioyously
once more in his freedom. beg TO fear that be may
really do something which would be in accordance with
his long proesssd prncples and rather than have their
equanimy thus disturbed they have set 10 propagatnG
unavorabe representations Of him and his companions,
without stint They even descend into descriptions OF
their alleged Unclean personal appearance and habits.
man could not be dirty" aud ye, be patriotic; and
they tell OF their winnings and complainngs Of their
treatment, fare, &C., on board the Mssissippi II this
last be true, only shows how small great may be,