Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-17
Hungary. No. 3.
LIFE OF KOSsUTII

Kossuth, was small landed proprietor, IN Temp
lin. HIS mothers name was Caroline Weber,
and he is Their oely son. He was sent at an ear
ly age to TIE Calvinst College of Patak, and in
1919 studied law in the District Court of Eperies,
and the Royal Court at Pesth.
In 1922, he returned to Monok, when he was
appointed honorary attorney 10 the county. He
loved the chase better than the lar, however, and
gave more Of his time to field sports than law;
but even at this early age, he took part in the
contest Of his country against imperial Austria.
In 1881. the cholera broke out in Hungary,
and committed fearful ravages amongst the Slo-
vack peasantry. Ills disease was new to those
supersttous, ignorant people, aud the idea seized
them that il was caused by the poisoning the
wells by the rich. Acting under this impression,
they rose and massacred the landlords, Jews, and
Clergy. Kossuth Immediately repaired to the
places where these deeds were enacted, and by
his eloquence, Gained the excitement, and con-
WINGED the peasants of the delusion under which
they labored.
In 1882, distinguished by his course in the Slo-
yack riots, Kossuth was sent to the diet, as the
proxy of several peeresses. Here, he commence
ed the brilliant Of patriotic abors, that has
raised him 10 the chief place in bis countrys love
and veneration, and made his name immortal
His first decided act against Austrian aggression
was the establishment of photographic journal,
in which he published summary of the debates
in the diet. The king and Court took action
against the continuance Of this paper, and it was
abandoned In 1886. on the dissolution of the
diet, Kossuth was seized and tried, as accessory
TO reasonable conspiracy. The trial was one
Of those inquisitorial farces, which despotism
plays before the eyes of society, while, under
cover Of them, it prepares for the tragedies that
are e-acted in Its dungeons. The proceedings
were adjourned from day 10 day, and were not
likely to come TO an issue, when, in order sum
marty to stop the written paper which Kossuth
still continued, he was arrested and thrown into
prison. Here he remained yenr without trial,
and when ne was at last brought up to receive
the mockery Of Judgment, he was sentenced 10
four years further Imprisonment. In 1889, the
Hungarian diet declared the incarceration ofKos-
--~-- 1o1U, yvle
the supplies, unless he was liberated. On the
evening of the 10th of May, 1910, Kossuth was
received at ms prison gates by thousands of his
countrymen, who escorted him through the streets
of Pesth, with triumphal torches blazing. On
New Years day, 184l. the Pesth Journal, (ssPes-
tt HirIap") was established, with Kossutb for
editor. AT first, it was published four times
week; but became, eventually, daily paper,
which, at one period, had a circulation oftwelye
thousand daily. It became the grand instrument
by which the democratic idea was disseminated
IN Hungary; it became the organ of the unity of
the friends Of freedom.
In 1874, the bribery and intrigue of Austria
succeeded in producing change Of ministry, and
thelHirlap was suppressed.
Kossuth now devoted his energies and genius
10 the cause OF emancipation. He labored inces.
sanity for the freedom Of The Serfs, and also for
reform Of the restrictive laws, that Austria had
imposed upon Hungarian Commerce.
II was enacted by the imperiaists, that nc
goods, save those of Austria, should be admitted
into Hungary, and that no Hungarian good:
should be admitted into Austria. Kossuth form
ed an association, pledged to abstain from the use
Of all Austrian goods, until their restriction or
Hungary's commerce was removed.
In l847, Kossuth was elected REPRESENTATIVE
tothe diet from Pesth. The same year the Serfs
were emancipated, and the mobiles voluntarily
abolished their own exclusive privileges.
In 1876, Kossuth made speech upon the liber-
ties OF Hungary, which raised him to the high
est point Of popularity. He boldly proposed that
the whole Austrian States should be relieved from
fendnlism, in order that Hungary, which, alone
amongst all those States, in struggle of three
hundred years duration. with the House Of Hans
burg, had maintained its Constitution, might be
hencefoath relieved from the necessity Of COM
batting single handed that perfidous dynasty.
On the 18th of March ls4S, Vienna was mn
inigarms. Metternich had fed, the CamarilIa
was ferror-stricken, and the Emperor was trem-
bling before the people. At this crisis, Kossuth,
as leader Of a Hungarian deputation, appeared al
Vienna. The Emperor received him with what
the French call eGusion Heacceptcd Kossuth's
project Of an Austrian Constitution, and entreated
Kossuih to calm the popular excitement. The
generous Hungarian. trusting in the word Of the
imperial pe1urer, preached peace toihe yienncse,
and they became calm. II was then that the
crswn Of the Hapsburgs was in the Magyar's
hands. Would to God he had dashed il to the
ground, and crushed It beneath bis foot, there to
remain forever One month after these events,
ihe Emperor Of Austria and King Of Hungary
repaired 10 Presburg, and swore to the Constitu
top; Count Baithyanpy was appointed Prime
Munster BY this regal thing, and Kossuth Minis
er of Finance. While the Hungarian Ministry,