The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-15
Kossuth in America.


Our readers may possibly desire to know some
Thing of the movements of Kossuh and we are
anxious to crafty them. The accounts of his
reception in New York are lengthy-too lengthy
for our columns-too lengthy for the reasonable
curiosity of our readers.
Our readers will suppose that the Hungarian
Exile was duly landed on Staten Island. That
the proper formalties were gone through with.
That upon as fair day as the sun ever made
glorious with its light, steamer, crowded with
the dignitares and distinguished men of New
York, receiver the illus,rious stranger and bore
him, amidst tie acclamations of thousands, to the
Battery, or lther to Castle Garden. That guns
roared, flags floated, and the great Metropolis
held jubilee upon the 9th day of December.
That the Hungarian was landed amid the wei.
come of tho sands at Castle Garden; and that
so tumultuo4s was the gathering, so fercely en-.
thusasiic IT'D conduct, so loud its shouts 80 We.
hement its congratulations, that he could no,
speak audibly. They will imagine they read OIL
hear his fervent generalities, his impassioncd
eulogy of our land, his eloquent supplication fol-
aid to Hungary. Then. they will keep in mind
his promise TO make a more elaborate and formal
appeal for our aid, orally or through the press.
This is the whole scene; this the whole de.
scription. Similar receptions have been given to
distinguished men. The same cannons that roar
for Kossuth, have beched forth flame and smoke
for hundred others the same crowds Tor their
| immediate predecessors have shouted for a hun
| dred Others and will shout for as MANY more,
The same flags will wave. The same streets
will be thronged. Perhaps the same ladies' will
smile, and wave their perfumed handkerchief
We say this, and why! Because a popular
demonstration is the easiest thing in the world tc
get up-simpler than any scenic display and pro
portionably IS cheap-whilst popular convictions
follow after at laggard pace, and popular actor
marches at vast distance even behind them
Any thing for holiday is the mpulsive sentmen
of the excitabe masses. The entrance of Bar
NUNS menagerie is occasion sufficient for tn,
thousands who make up Il New York demonsira
lion, to make a holiday.
Lola Monies has come over in the STEAMSHIP
with Kossu,h--and what do we learn from tn
correspondent of one of our city contemporaries
Why, that the arrival of Kossuth and Lola Monte
has created an immense sensation in New York
We believe Kossuth to be a great, and good
and pure man, whatever we may doubt of hi
special views. We believe he has earned n
scorn by prostitution of his powers, and that h
gracefully wears the civic chaplet, fairly won
of devotion to his race
But there is Lola Montes-she creates an i'm
mense sensation, too. Gaping fools follow in he
footsteps and stare out their insipid wonder. Sh,
is connected as topic of public interest will
the great Kossuth, as two beasts of the menagerie
the lion and the guinea pig, might be compared
| We are fond of monstrosites-no people is NOR
SO. Barnum started well with Joyce He,h. on,
armed or a no-armed abortion is worth among nj
more than California placer. Men will traye
| fifty miles 10 see the Siamese Twins or a MI
point out alphabetical letters, who would not q
one to hear Henry Clay or John J. Cruenden
The chess man automaon was plainly hum
bug, but it made its golden harvest. Belgia
giants and Kentucky giants; Tom Thumb an,
the Yucatan dwarE the woman who could cul
with her toes, A. though they were fingers; Cal