Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-25
Louis Kossuth.

| An Grille. though he be, with repaid set on
| his head. he turns non success into fame and
makes capital out of adversely. Fox. the Eng
| lish statesman, used to say don't like to
| Judge any one after success; like to see
what man is after faiime." Judged by this
criterion, HKossu,h's greatness would appear
most conspicuous. The biography Of this man
proves him 10 Be A'''master spirit Of the. age"
and as the embodiment of the principle of LIB-
ERrY, he stands forth-his whole character
and gifted powers nearly lost sight of in the
enthusiasm which they inspire for the cause he
advocates. iu.. 81 .-e.e ~ $685. rua
| The history of Louis Kossuth embraces in
itself enough of soul-stirring incident and he
| roism, to command universal admiration, but
| there is something behind, under the man, that
accounts for his present position. v hen bat
Ting for the cause of Hungary, either by the
mighty editorial pen, OF, by the statesman s di
plomacy and eloquence,. or at the head of the
Hungarian troops, his personal proves was
ever conspicuous and enough of ITSELF to fill
the trump of fame, but now, as the embodi-
| ment of an ever growing, heart expanding
principle he becomes bright and shining light,
and attracts the attention of the world
The following is a pen and ink portrait of
Kossulh. drawn by those capital artists, the
Police authorities ofVienna: ..4n
"LoUls KossUTH, an ex advocate journal
list, Minister OF Finance, President of the
Commute ofDefense, Governor of the Hun
garinE Republic, horn in Hungary, Catholic
fthis is an error, Kossuih is of the Lutheran
iaii,l married He is of middle height
strong. him The face oval, complexion pale,
the Torch, uh high and open, hair chesnut,
eyes blue, eyeiir""s dark aud very thick,
mouth very all and well formed. teeth
fine, chin round. lie wears a mnsache I'M
perlal. and his curled hair does not entirely
cover the upper part of The head. He has a
white and delicate hand, the fingers long,
He speaks German, hungarian, Latin, Sla-
vock, a lutte French and Italian. His bear
ing when calm, Is solemn. foil Of certain
dignity: his movements elegant. his voice
agreeable, softly penetrating, and very dis
tiIrt even when he speaks low. He pro-
i!urrs IN general. tie eff CT of an enthusiast :;
his anoks often fixed on the heavens; and the
expression of his eyes, which are fine. cou-
tributes TO give hm the air Of dreamer
Hi exteIioi does not announce the energy
If his character" . Phmogra phv could hard
iy produce picture more infinitely accurate.
Kossuth occupies position peculiarly hir
own, whether we regard the circumstances of
his rise, or the feelings which have followed
him in his fall. Born in the middle ranks of
life, (says a biographer of him. he raised him
self by sheer force of intellect to the Hottest
place among the proudest mobiles on carlh,
without ever deserving" or being deserted by
the class from which he sprang. He effected
a sweeping reform without appealing to any
sordid or sanguinary motive. No soldier him
self, he transformed a country into a camp,
and nation into army. He transmitted
his words into batteries, and his thoughts into
soldiers. Without ever having looked upon a
stricken field, he organized the most complete
I system of resistance to despotism that the his
| tory of revolutions has furnished It failed.
but only failed where nothing could have sue
ceeded Kossuth comes to us as the exil d
representative of those fundamental principles
upon which our political institutions are based.
He lis the representative of these principles not
by the accident of birth, but by deliberat
choice. He has maintained them at q fearful
hazard. 1t is therefore our duty and our priv
ilege to greet him with hearty We'll done = .
The chronology of the Hungarian struggle is
thus briefly stated by the same writer:
Son the. 9th of September, Is4s, Jella-
chch crossed The Brave, and invaded Hum
p Il Il l.. Il
that month towards Vienna. In October,
WidIsrheraZ advanced into Hungary, and
took possession of Pesth, the capital. On
the l4th of April, 1919, The Declaration of
| Hungarian Independence was promulga Ted
AT the close of that month"; the Austrians
were driven out at every point, and the is
sue of the contest, as between Hungary and
Austria, was settled. On the Isl of May,
the Russian intervention was announced
On The lilh of August .Kossuth resigned lls
Dictatorship into the hands OF GeQrgey who,
rwo days after, in effect closed the war by
surrenarrine to The Russians. i 20
The Hungarian war lhns lasted a little
more Than eleven months during which
time there was but one ruling and directing
spirit and that was Koss,ltIi.'
After the surrender of Georgey, Kossuth, it
will be remembered, sought protection in the
| Turkish dominions, and was received with
hospitality by the Sultan. But Russia and
Austria demanded his surrender--the Sultan
at first refused, then began to waver, and at
last. offered continued protection on condition
that Kossuth should abjure his faith. and adopt
the Moslem creed-but the noble Magyar re-
fused to purchase his life at such price, and
it is very propable that the. demands of Russia
and Austria would have been complied with,
had not England indirectly interfered and in
duced Turkey to continue unawed ,.a....
Lord Palmerston, in recent speech, claims
for England all the credit of the protection and
ultimate liberation of Kossuth, 'sthe patriotic
Hungarian Tin his words) who. without British
Intervention, would no doubt have been doomed
TO perpetual imprisonment" Our country is
entitled to equal credit, in putting forth ef-
forts to this end, although it may be true, that
English influence was the most weighty in
turkish councils The cause Of this NAV be
found in the relations existing between Eng
lana and Russia The English government and
~. emperor Nicholas have been at swords.
pe'N'' iof long time; and since the final
overthrow p' Of Napoleon Their differences
grow out OF the jealousies which ex;s, hs,u.o,
them, as great rival powers, and mpch ho.,;,o
feeins mas oeen created by their East India
possessions. The moderate liberalism of En,.
land frds arrayed against it the de.no,;.m ~
Europe. Of which Russia is at the head. ~.