The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-18

orders, 10 storm tic palace, snould the emperor
be obstinate The ministry was ratified by an
imperial signature, and Kossuth returned in
| triumph to Presburg, where he truly declared,
| in open debate, that he had held the fate Of the
| House of Hapsburg in his hand. This result in
vested him with the magic Of greatness and
power, which, from this time forward, reduced
| all his adversares to submission, and mado him
all-powerfu with the people.
| The subsequent career OF this extraordinary
| man il too wildly impressed upon the public
mind to need minute recapituaton here. IT
was the base treachery OF Austria, IN the insti-
CATION of the Croats to insurrection, that rend-
| cred Kossuth and the Hungarians almost unap.
| peaseabe. 1t was the usurpation, by Austria,
| Of the independent powers OF Hungary, as To-
cal government, that made desperate contest
| with the usurper inevitable. And how, without
means or money, Kossuth contryed to raise
those splendid armies which have immortalized
| the Hungarian name, is miracle, unless VI at
tribute it to the spontaneous contributions of
the Weather classes, and the universal conf
ience of all classes in his paper. But not only
were these vast and conquering armies raised by
governor without money, but in the midst of
all the pressing wants of fearful war, many Of
| the burdens of taxation upon the people were
removed They enjoyed the blessings ola free
people before they had achieved them. Hence
the desperation with which tllry fought. At
last, when Jellachich had been ANONYMOUSLY ex
PEELED, when Windischgratz and the imperial
forces Of Austria had been scattered and driven
across the Danube, or destroyed, or captured /; it
was not the swarms of COssacks from the Car
pathian mountains that destroyed the revolution,
but the traitor Gorgey, and the Russian gold
that bought him. History will, for ever, silence
the enemies of Kossuth. History presents, only
here and there an example of equal energy, con-
stancy, ability, integrity, and perseverance and
scarcely another such example of power over the
minds and hearts Of great nation Of people, of
so many races castles, and elias ses, and traditions,
and local differences, as the nation of Hungary.
It is only a great, pure and lofty mind that
could blen such conflicting elements into
harmonious mass and lead them cheerfnly to
all the sacrifices of a most desr erate revolution
The .jeDish Chronicle, in speaking of Kos
suth, says
The share which the Jews took in the Hun.
garian struggle fer independence was no small
one. Whoever is able to conquer prejudice will
confess that there is in this oriental people
moral fund, which explores the purest gold OF
virtue from the deep mines in which it lies
buried Not as Jews, but as children Of the
country, they joined the ranks Of the brave Hun
garians, and did not keep back in tie reserve
corp, at the rear but we saw them in the avant
guard, where the battle was the hottest, stalking
their lives and their existence, their property and
their blood, on the political view they took of
the affair. In the ARM of the Magyars fought
thousands of Jews, among whom were general
and many commoners, whose wounds have since
rendered them invads. Not only the young
men left their parents and their possessions for
the field of battle, but the old and rejecting
Jews glowed with love and ardent aspirations
for Hungary and her heroic lenders. The Rab.
bes and Jewish preachers ere now suffering
punishment for their natural sympathies, and the
exorbtant contributions levied by Haynau are
the penalties of the Jews attachment to the
nobe-hearted Kossuth and his aspirations.
The following sketch, taken out of Kossuth's
boyhood, which we derived from an authentic
source, affords Characteristic illustration Of that
syn patty which the old and pious Jews mani
Tested for this great agitator up TO the last hour
of his dictatorship. Whilst patriotism animated
the younger branches, while considerable calcu
lation sti nulatei mddle-aged men, cabalistic in.
terpretations actuated the hoary and the aged.
Kossuth's father was an attorney, and resided
in a northern department of Hun airy, chiefly in
habited by Jewish emigrants from Poland, who
have settled there. Among the settlers there is
scot called Chassidim 1.-THE pious) who are
locks, their appearance being altogether differ
ent from that of the native Jews. Kossuth's
father conducted vexatious lawsuit. against tho
'hief rabi of Aphely. The cause Of it is not
known, but it lasted many years, and was ear
ried on with great obstinacy by both parties. In
the course of the process, two sons of the at
torncy died, and very shortly after, the father
also. Prejudice and bgotry spread report TO
the EFFECT that this heavenly yi,itati IN was in
consequence Of n curse by the rabbi; and even
III, Catholics and Cal,inists began to dread the
power of the Jewish ecclesiastic. The sick and
unfortunate Of all religious professions nocked
to the rabbits house, 10 be cured and assisted by
his wonderous spells. The rabbi enjoyed the
greatest respect and reverence; he was
shrewd and experienced man, and turned The
ignorance Of the people 10 his advantage, as is
not unfreqnenty dome by political AMI ecclesias-
teal leaders Of other creeds. The idow Of
the attorney, fearing that her last boy Louis Kos
suth, would also fall victim 10 the curse Of the
rabbi. was induced by maternal love, TO pay
visit TO the bearded rabbi. and seek his pardon
for the offence given 10 him by her late husband
The rabbi received the sad widow very graci.
ously, and even favOribly, which emboldened the
mother 10 request blessing TO- her son. The
slirewd rabbi hesitated, gazed at the boy and con
versed with him Viyacity, and high spirit then nj
ready distinguished the lad, and the respectful
confidence with which young Kossuih surveyed
the rabbi and his suit, had a favorable eject on
the venerable CcclesasLlp We unit 10 portray the
state Of mind Of she wise rabbi, the anxious
mother, and the high minded lad at that mo.
ment; we leave this 10 more poetical pen than
ours.
We will but site the fact, that the rabbi laid
his hands GU the head Of The C. ill.,, and blessed
him. This was considered so great an event in
the country, that the family Of Kossuth carefully
noted down the psalm qnoted by the rabbi, which
was the Goth, aud the passage, verse A." Ma
taiia Iiraseha mes lehisnoses mipne Koshet-Se.
lab" (Thou hast given b nner 10 them that
fear thee, that Il may be displayed because Of
the truth.-Selah) The rabbi selected this
v-rse on account Of the word Koshei," (truth)
such as the name kossntn" is pronounced by
the Hungarians. The rabbi then impressed on
Kossuth's youthful mind not to entertain hos
tile feelings TO wards the poor Jews this II june
ton was obeyed, and even at scho u Louis Kos
snlh DISTINGUISHED himself by tolerance. These