The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-06
Georsey, tn. Traitor OF Hungary

tic States. San Joaquin Report.
Georgey, the Traitor OF Hungary.
In regard to Georgey, one of my friends here
lately remarked that he was the opposite of Kos
suth-" Kossuth was Hungarian and nothing
else Georgey was anything but Hungarian" +"
There is much truth in the remark. (ieorgey
never has had the least sympathy with ei,her the
virtues the weaknesses OF hrs countrymen.
man of cold, Stern nature, of few words and tre-
mendous deed he always aus he'd over the Mag
var fire, eloquence and patriotism. Despite The
falseness he displayed at last, there s something
very striking about his character. If he was
traitor, he was no common one.
His career commenced in characteristic way,
by his hanging up, when be was only major, one
Of the first nobiemen in Hungary for treachery, as
stefnly and indifierenty as if the man hal been
runaway drummer. The affair made a great noise
and brought his Dame very prominently before the
public. His after course was consistent with this
~ cool in discharge of grape, his offcers say, as
he was at the council board.
They have told me they have often seen him in
the midst of fearfu! charge around him, sitting
oue,y on his horse, with pistol in hand-but not
for the enemy. The moment he saw man finch,
he shot him as unrelentingly as il he had been
/ dog He seemed to others utterly Indifferent to
what men usually long after. He always pro.
fessed, amid his most splendid achievements, he
would rather be teaching chemistry than leading
| an atmy When Kossnth sent him. on one occa.
sion, $50 900 guilders 100 O0O to make provision
for bis future, and in order not to offend him, en-.
closed it to his wife, he sent it back, with the re-
| mark, al shall not need it, and my wife can be
govsrness again, as she was before; II we are
CONQUERED and escape, can be professor abroad !;
if we conquer, and survive the victory, need no
money now !"
After one of his grand victories, the ministry
sent him certain decorations and orders OF honor ;
he put them aside with sneer, that such gewgaws
were not the things for republic.
People have told me that after the stofming Of
Oben, the only words ca the lips of the people and
of the army, was " Georeey! Georgey" but with
all the demonstrations before his quarters he neve'
| showed himself, and remained coldiy within in
| deed, expressing himself hat I" this very lombard
m-nt was The ruin of Hungary"
He always sneered at every body, even th
friends who idolized him and was almost the only
under Kossuh's elcquence. Amid the splendid
dressed Hungarian officers, he always appeared II
his old Majors coat and in boots, which he had no
taken off, perhaps for a week.
l A lady told me that she met him after the takip
of Oben in a vile looking coat, with q great bol
| in one of the elbows. A
. She demonstrated with him for wearing such
If thing. "Poh" said he, iii be known throug
: all my rsgs" Ug5
she" said she pointing to the rent, " see III
r Diogenes peeping through the hole at which b
j. seemed very unusually dlsconcefted. And hav
Il no doubt the lady had hit The matter exactly.
was not that he was Indifferent 10 peoples opinion
l. Hetook this very course TO show his own pride
o | pride. Hs was unspeakably jealous of Kpssutl
and would rather see Hungarya hundred tim'
e | ruined than il should conquer under him. Ther
is lis itile difference of opinion, even now, in HUI
re | gaty, about the amount of his treachery. II
Of general voice, however, pronounces him TaltC
may speak more Of the details hereafter; for M
m self, have no doubt that he was meany, basel
Of false to his country. But in consistency with
=. character, he determined his treachery sbou
4. not be forced upon him, and he did not consumma
d. it until he had shown, by mastery retreat, and
ut series of splendid maneuvres, what he might ha
IL done had he willed. .e s'A'
he Whatever may be said Of his early course,
w. his last act Of unconditional surrender and betrsl
OF at Villages, no excuse, or palation be four
He could not have lost more, had he fought out I
he war, to the last inch Of ground on the Hungari
ed | Pusztas. All his faithful comrades who had sto
ch by his side in many hard fought field, and b
ss messed at his table, were left to the gallows
Is, axe. The brave soldiers who had followed h
OF Though his long and weary retreat, with unshal
ed confidence and love, believing that their George
ct, would come out right at last, were abandoned
INT Austrian dungeons, or left to be drafted into
IA imperial regiments"
pl- He saved nothing but his own miserable
he No man in Hungary believes that he did
malignant tteachery for gold. 1t was all from
by diabolical pride. His reward has been poor enou
lie. residence in q small town oil Syria, under
md inspection Of Austrian spies; a narrow stip
from the Government, and the howl Of detesta
''' and wrath following him from the whole Hun
rian nation. He is said to be pursuing his stud
lies he will die. The bitterest punishment for
md | proud man. the scorn and contempt of the yvo
vet. has met him. and we NAV leave him to il