The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-16

imperial signature, and Kossuth returned ia
triumph to Presburg, where he truly declared,
in open debate, that he had held the fate of the
House Of lIapsburg in his hand. This result in-
vested him with the magic of greatness and
power, which, from this time forward, reduced
all his adversaries to submission, and made him
al-powerful with the people.
The subsequent career of this extraordinary
man is too wildly impressed upoa the public
mind TO need minute recapitulation here 1t
was the base treachery of Austria, in the insti-
CATION of the Croats TO insurrection, that rend-
cred Kossuth and the tungarans almost unap.
peaseable. 1t was the usurpation, by Austria,
Of the independent powers OF Hungary, as a To-
cal government that made desperate contest
with the usurper inevitable. And how, without
means or money, Kossuth contrived to raise
those splendid armies which have immortalized
the hungarian name, Is miracle, unless We at
tribute it to the spontaneous contributions OF
the Weather classes, and the universal conf.
denee of all classes in his paper. But not only
were these vast and conquerng armies raised by
a 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 Of free
people before they had achieved them Hence
the desperation with which they fought At
last, when Jellachich had been ANONYMOUSLY ex
PEELED, when Wndschgratz and the imperial
forces of Austria had been scattered and driven
across the Danube, or destroyed, or captured il
was not the swarms of Cossacks from the Car
pathlan mountains that destroyed the revolutions
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 castes, and classes and traditions,
and local differences, as the nation of Hungary
1t is only a great, pure, and lofty mind that
could blen such conflicting elements into
harmonious mass, and lead them cheerfuly to
all the sacrifices of a most desperate revolution
The Jepish Chronicle, in speaking of Kos-
The share which the Jews took in the Hun
garan struggle for 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 Jews, bat as children of the
country, they joined the ranks of TIE brave Hun
garians, and did not keep back in the reserve
corps 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 army Of the Magyars fought
thousands of Jews, among whom were general
and many commoners, whose wounds have since
rendered them invalids, 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 feeders, The Rab
kAUi oh Tar;
for their natural sympathies, and the
contributions levied by Haynau are
.he penalties of the Jews attachment to the
1oble-hearted Kossuth and his aspirations,
The following sketch. taken out of kossuth's
Doyhnod, which we derived from an authentic
source affords characteristic illustration of that
syn pathy which the old and pious Jews mani :
ested for this great agitator up to the last hour
If his dictatorship Whilst patriotism animated
he younger branches, while considerable cacu.
alton stimulated middle-aged men, cabaistc in I
actuated the hoary and the aged
kossuths father was an attorney, and resided
n northern department of Hun ary chiefly in
lablted by Jewish emigrants from Poland, who |
lave settled there. Among the settlers there is
sect called Chassidim ftAc pous,1 who are $
'nown by their long gowns, fur caps, and curly J
ocks, their appearance being altogether differ !
ather conducted vexatious lawsuit against the G
hef rabi of Aphely. The cause of it is not !
,nown, but it lasted many years and was car 9
led on with great obstinacy by both parties / J
he course of the process, two sons of the at
orney died, and very shortly after, the father 4
lso. Prejudice and bigotry spread report to t
he effect that this heavenly vi-itati IN was in c
Consequence of a curse by the rabbi; and even
h Catholics and Cal,inists began to dread the o
ower Of the Jewish ecclesiastic The sick and v
Unfortunate of all religious professions flocked a
o the rabbits house. to be cured and assisted by /
is wonderous spells. The rabbi enioyed the r
reatest respect and reverence; he was Z
hrewd and experienced man, and turned the u
ignorance Of the people TO his advantage, as is
OF unfreqnently done by political AMI eccesias
cal leaders of other creeds. The idow of b
ne attorney fearing that her last boy, Loui, Kos t
nth, would also fall victim to the curse of the G
lbbi, was induced by maternal love- to pay CT
sit to the bearded rabbi, and seek his pardon n
'r the offence given to him by her late husband
he rabbi received the sad widow very grac
nsIy, and even flvorabIy, which emboldened the
other TO request blessing for her son. The 9
lrewd rabbi hesitated, gazed at the boy, and con- =
srsed with him Vvacity, and high spirit then al 81
ady distinguished the lad, and the respectful
'nhdenoe with which young Kossuth SURVEYED III
e rabbi and his suit, had favorable eject on to
&c venerable ecclesiastic We omit to portray the Q,
ate Of mind of the wise rabbi, the anxious ec
other, and the high minded lad at that mo- fr
entj we leave this to more poetical pen than tie
Irs. at
We will but state the fact, that the rabbi laid pc
8 hands on the head of the c lid, and blessed T
m. This was considered so great an event in an
e country that the family Of Kossuth carefully so
'ted down the psalm quoted by the rabbi, which co
as the Goth, and the passage, verse A." Ma su
ia hrdecha mes lehisnoses mipne Koshet.-Se. he
h." Chou hast given a b. nner to them that a.
ar thee, that it may be displayed because Of "
Q truth.--Seah) The rabbi selected this m
rise on account Of the word Koshet," (truth) Gu
oh MS the name I" Kossuth" is pronounced by its
e Hungarians The rabbi then impressed on
ossuth's youthful mind not to entertain hos tn
e feelings towards the poor Jews this ifiuno pr
IN obey d. and even at soho u Louis Kos. RAJ
th distinguished himself by tolerance. These re,
tie traits, connected with the boys growing co
bright and vigorous man, gave the rabbi mi
eat name and authority. up