Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-16
KOSSUTH.


thing connected with his movements. The Newar
Advertiser has The following letter from its America
| correspondent, dated
GENOA, Sept. 81, 1851
hossuh is free and the United States has tn
honor OF bearing him, with his family and compan
sssppl, Capt Long arrived off Spezzia in this Klns
dom, yesterday, from Constannople whence sh
sailed on the llIh, having them ALL save two or TIRE
eXlles who were TO go direct to England on hoard j.
| me llustrIous Hungarian leader has his wife an
| three sons with him, and they are handsomely at
commodated IN well fitted apartments on board tn
steamer The quarantine laws will not permit pa.
sengels coming tom the Levant to land immedatel,
SO that the steamer will proceed Immediately on he
way TO America, alter taking in stores from the Ma
val Depot at SpeZZia, which, by The berality of th
| Sdfa!hlan government is placed to the use of Gu
Mediterranean Squadron, Before the end of October
therefore, you will have the happiness of greeting III
| exiles in the u. States
Austria made every possible effort to urcvent fhoi
| release, but the Sublime Porte remained firm to hi
promise, and theywere accordingly permitted to eav
hutaJah on the list, and were taken by Turkish wa
steamer from the port OF Cilmeeck The Dardanees
| "here The Mississippi and MIR. Marsh the America,
Mnlster-Rho had just returned from visit to Syri;
ana Egyot--were awaiting them. Much credit is du,
to SIT Sratiord Canning, the British Minister Con
stahilnope, aud the Diplomatic Minister of Sardinia
Tor their interchangeable exertlons In behalf of the X
lies Inc former fnnctlonary is unde be the
most influential person at the Court of The Sultan
and British diplomacy is happily lust now exerted
throughout Eulcpe In favor OF the right cause
kossuTH-The London Daily News, received by
he last steamer, has the following article
The most striking feature in Kossuth's political life
IS the smalness OF the means employed by him. and
his wonderful success. He had but his pen and tongue
IN The midst OF country oil which by no means The
whole population sympathIzed with his ideas of Mag
var Independence. Like OConnell, he found the OBJ
preston OF his country heavy nd when none enter
tanned hope but himself, he undertook The task
devoted himself with the resolve never to finch
from it, O'Connell, however, had fair field TO ma
neuvre In. Whilst the Austrians able 10 gag
hossuths tongue in public and prohibit the press from
spreading the productions of his pen Connel had all
the AIDS o. publicity, and all the advantages OF asso.
cation The Irish patriot was embo dened by the de-
gree OF freedom, and the rights already granted TO
his country 10 assume the offensive, and 10 conquer the
rest Kossuth contended himself for the most part
with remaining on the defensive, and could he have
Upheld the constlt utonal monarchy, would have deci
ded not TO advance or TO ransgress the bounds OF
not very liberal law and constitution
But the Austrian Cabinet under Meuernich was
not content with leaving Hungary as it was LIS con-
slant effort 10 sap the ndepend eDCe of Hungary
nuity its representative system, and centralise its
admin stratlon. ocwarzenberg hmsefhas done no.
Thing more audacious than attempted by the old
Austrian Government, when 1t sought to replace the To-
cal authority ohe hungarian comfdt by project such
as me french Emperor or the Russian Gar mghtap.
point.
Against this Kossuth struggled with the inveeracy
and pertinancy OF OConnell. And when Austria
sought TO manage the c0m1tdts or electoral districts
by preventing the debates of the Diet from being pub
lished and at the same Time preventing The press from
appearing, kossu;h actually undertook to inferm each
ochatat OF what was passing by OF his PEN and
without The public Intervention OF the press.
IL mas oeen the ann OF Austria, and of the scrbes
whom 1t has inspired, to represent kossuh as lead
er OF mere democracy, as republican of the French
school. Never was there more unfounded charge
The struggle III Hungary was for constitutional row
eTnment against absoluusm; for constitution with
Alng OF the House OF Hapsburg if possible; but pre-
pared to reject even the hereditary House OF Hans
burg II 1t resolved abolish the liberties and the Diet
OF Hungary Constltutlonaliss surely free to be-
come Republicans In countries where monarchy in
ssts on being absolutlsm
When the House of Hapsburg, however, or the
ministry who represent It, resolved to have the restor-
atlon OF the monarchy, mol with constitutions as
they might have done, and in support of which thew
might have made ample use OF kossuh and of Hun.
gary-when they resolved on a recovery of absolute
power by military violence, then indeed did Kossuth
not SHRINK from meeting the aims of the Austrian en-
pTe by the levy OF the Magyars What hardihood il
required to take that step, what eloqgence precipi
tate the National mind into the struggle, what skill to
organize military resistance, well as financial means
OF supporting 1t, passes the bounds of an article to
show Suffice 1t that the armies OF Austria led by
veteran general first bafiled and then defeated
and driven back TO tile gates of Vienna in a single
The Intervention of Russia, with an army Of lso |
300 men, IN support Of the recruited forces of Austria
reversed the chance of war IN the second campaign
And yet, even at the head of $50 900 men, the Gar
lad recourse to bribery and intrigue literally buving
The general to- whom kossnth had contded the chief
army OF hungary, INTO most manifest acts of treache-
~ and surrender 1t is no shame to have succumbed
under such fearful odds, and under the united abso
utlsn OF Europe Nor can the succombing be even |
said TO be final, in the face of the grand experiment
so maniully proved, that Hungary was more than |
match for Austria, and in single handed fight had |
beaten and disgraced the Austrian armies.
Never IN any country did champion of freedom |
display greater talents, greater consistency, greater
courage and perseverance, than Louis Kossuth. Never
iid any work greater wonders; never, in sinking I'M
Ter the most powerful league that was formed of
granny did man have such elements of resistance be-
llnd HIM, ready TO rise up for the old cause at the
lrst conjecture. With their conquest the Austrans
lave been able TO do nothing. They cannot govern
Hungary, cannot pacify it. The richest province in |
he Austrian empire, 1t does not pay the expense
't keeping it. So stubbornly ninical TO Austria re
mains the reputation, that they have even ceased to
Z nsume tobacco and other exclseabe articles lest
hey should contr butte to their oppressors-
No wonder that the court of Vienna renbles at the
LIBERATION, and at the very name of Kossuth.
Ano her cause OF enhancement to the reputation of |
Aossuth is, that in age OF revolution he stands un
vailed for all the qualities that distinguish man in
hat trying period. Germany has gone through Pc
lucal crisis, which stirred its population from their
depths. Yet Germany has not produced statesman.
" soldier, or even democrat of mark She is as
oarren OF Individual capacity emnence as France
N TACT II we regard the continent OF Europe we can.
lot descry single star in its armament save The
solitary of Kossuh