The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-15

ter long time be was brought out, subjected
20 the form Of D trial, condemned and lei down
into deep, damp dungeon, wirhin the castle
~ Buda Pesth,
His imprisonment did more for the eauss
than bis presence. lie was regarded "A =
martyr 10 the liberty Of speech For thres
years, while he lay in his unwhOlesome dun
geon, his patriotic fellOW-lAborers were AZ
work upon the pablic mind; aud when be e
merged, in broken health but with heart I'M
touched and undated courage, be found bis
eounlrymen ripe for the work Of selfdehver.
ance, All.men sought nm; all Were ready
10 labor with him. In is47, in spite OF Aus-
trian gold, he Wa returned a member OF the
National Assembly lor the city af PeslA. lie
became Al once the leady Of that great holy,
and tbs champion ofhs obuntry'a cause. ia
riyaled as n debater, clear, bold uncompro.
missing IN the seTylce be bad undertaken. he
reused the whole nation "a sense of lie
wrongs, and Demanded from Austria a restor-
alton ~ the rights OF the Hungarian people
He claimed ber old constitution, lie sought
no new privileged he only demanded that her
aid degree Of Independence should be reslor.
ed. He carried the Assembly with him A
depuiaiion was appointed 20 the EmpenoF--
every conceded the Constitution, an
pointed Cabinet, and the Hungarian reso.
luton was complete, A Constitution was
proclaimed by tho Emperor; the revolution
was legally confirmed; and every house In
Vienna blazed with the ILLUMINATION OF re-
jOieinR at the eyent.
The Assembly Of ls47, Kossu,h being fore
most, set itself zealously 20 work to carry out
the. desired reforms Laws were passed,
mainly through Kossuth's influence .estAbliah-
ing perfect equality Of civil rights aud bur
dens among all classes. enIancipatinE every
serf tolerating all religions. transferring 10
the peasants halfthe land Of the kingdon,.And
/ investing them with full civil and political
rights. The elective franchise was extended;
| the Dobles were required 20 pay taxes -
special legislation for particular Glasses was
abolished'-and eight millions Of the public
money we're devoted 10 such internal improve
ments NJ the condition Of the country reauir-
ed ~ lhcae Lara nene Laid L@l.s.. Az, fSlur--
for his signature. lie gave IL, and solemny
swore that he would support the said laws
and cause them 90 be respected This was
upon the 18th of April, lsis.
! Universal JOY reignod throughout the king
dom, Never had 30 great work been Ao-
complished in 50 short a tmes Never had
one man shono forth 20 proudly prceminent,
as Kossuth through all this Struggle.
This JOY did not continue long. Fcrdi-
nAnd soon proved himself worthy scion OF
his house. lie proved Aa trcacherous A. the
worst Of his predecessors. lie set himself
diligently mt work 20 destroy the laws be had
sworn to support lie fomented rebellion in
Hungary dsAvowed the act dcposed his own
agent; revoked the act and by a series Of
falsehoods, a. shameless As even an Emperor
could devise, plunged into war with the king
n a 4.
frmcd. kossuth bccNipe again the soul Of
the contest. His clarion voice summoned
the millions Of his native land 10 the defence
og their rights. His trnnscendent genius dis-
,iplned. organized, and welded their armios
Courage, method aud power. sprung up At
his worl. Victory waited upon his steps
The power OF Austria was hurled back from
the Hungarian borders and even the enpittl
was within his grasp. Russia .noured forth
her hosts 10 the aid oC Austria. N-knssuth. the
anmating spirit ofthe nation.siill maintained
The strupglc--.siill continued to Ice victorious.
Ills deeds rang throughout the world. Ills
name was upon every tongue Admiration
OF his genius. faith in his purposes. JOY ~ his
success, filed every heart. lie fell. and his
country fell, NJ lAst-not in open war, but
through the purchased treason Of one Of her
sons The whole world wept over her iAie,&
the symp0ihies OF all nations went with Kos
suih and his companions TO his Turkish pris-
on.
We need not say with what cagerness every
: step or his carHer had been WAtfhed--With
what rejoicing his triumphs had been hailed,
how deeply his fall and his fate were MOURN
ed. by the free people OF this great Republic.
Five thousand miles separated MS from him,
and the interests that were .dcarer him than
life; yet his interests seemed ouTs-ws shared
his griefs aud. longed TO stretch out hand for
I NJ rrttrf. Austria powered upon him IN his
dungeon With savage ferocity she lotgcd
TO catch him even there The supreme legs
laturc Of this country interposed, and offered
him delivcrcnce frnm Austria. The agents
OF our Government were instructed to solicit
his release. A national vessel was sent "a
snatch him from Austrian Tyranny. The
American Gag was unfurled on his behalf,and
he was asked TO shelter himself beneath II,
folds. And no act, done by any ADMINISTERS
ton, was ever received with more hearty OF
unanimous applause from tho American peo.
pie Than this.