Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-08
Description of Kossuth.

Gov. kossuth is rather taller than we had sup
posed, and his face has an expression of pene-
trdting intellect which is not indicated in any
portrait we have seen. Ii is long, the forehead
broad, but not excessively high, though a slight
badness makes it seem so, and the chin narrow,
but square in It's form. Ills hair is thin ia front
and of dark brown as is his beard, which is
quite long but not very thick, and arranged with
neatness and taste. His moustache is heavy and
rather long. HIS eyes very large and Of
light blue; his complexion is pale like that Of a
man who is not in perfect heulth, and his ap-
pearance yesterday was that of the spirit bearing
up against the exhaustion of the body; he was
sea-sick during the passage and had not slept for
two or three nights. Ills manner in speaking is
at once incouiparably dignifed and graceful Ges-
lures more admirable and effective, an play oil
countenance more expressive and magnetic, we
remember in no othei public speaker. He stands
quite erect, and does not bend forward like some
orators, TO give emphasis to sentence His pos
lure and appearance in Iepose is imposing
not only from their essential grace aud Dr.
on the beholder This sense Of unused power
this certainty that he is not making an effort and
doing his utmost, but that behind all this strength
Of fascination there other treasures Of strength
other stores of ability not brought into use, posi-.
ply never bought into use, is perhaps what Con-
speaks as if with little preparation and with that
peculiar freshness which belongs to extemporane-
Gus speaking; there is no effort about it, and the
wonderful compactness and art of his argument
are not felt until you reflect upon it afterwards
Ills every movement Is perfectly easy and he
gesticulates good deal, equally well with either
arm. Nothing could be more beautiful in its way
than the sweep of his right hand, as it was raised
TO Heaven, when he spoke of the Deity Moth
ing sweetcr than the smile which nantes his
face. His voice is not very loud, and more eyn-
ced exhaustion than either his face or his general
bearing, but 1t was heard distinctly through the
large pavilion. On the whole, our previous i'm
preston was perfectly confirmed by hearing
MIN Yesterday. Beyond doubt he is the great
est OF orators now living, and we shall not easily
believe that in that capacity he has ever been ex
celled.
In speaking, Kossuth occasionally referred to
notes which lay on the stand before him. He
was dressed after the Hungarian fashion, in a
black velvet tunic. single breasted. with standing
collar and transparent black buttons. He also
wore an oveIcoat or sack Of black velvet with
broad fur and loose sleeves. He wore light kid
gloves.
Generally his English is fluent and distinct,
with marked foreign accent, though at times
this is not at all apparent. He speaks rather
slowly than otherwise, and occasionally hestates
for word. His command of the language, as
tonishing as it is in foreigner, seems rather the
result OF an utter abandonment to his thought and
reliance on that to express itself, than of an abb
solute command of the nices of the grammar
and dictionary. He evidently has no fear Of
speaking wrong, and SO, as by inspiration, ex-
presses himself often better even than one to
whom the language is native and familiar.A
Though be often uses words with foreign mean
ing, or meaning different from that we usually
give them, he does moi stop to correct himself,
nut goes on as IT there were no doubt that it
would be apprehended just as he meant it.--.N
Y. Tribune