The republic., 1851-12-16
The sinews OF Revolutions.

The closing passages of the magnificent ora
tion addressed by KossUTH 10 the civic authori
ties of New York admit of no misinierpretation.
They are explicit and to the point. They
foreshadow the business to which he referred
in one Of the earliest of his speeches. and afford
a reliable test Of the sincerity of the enthusiasm
with which he has been greeted. They may
be regarded as the crucble designed to separate
the dross from the true metal and to satisfy the
ilustrious Hungarian who are, and who are not,
in earnest in his cause.
There can be no doubt that, in making the
appeal for pecuniary aid, KossUTH felt deeply
the panfulness of his position. That such a
man will condescend to beg money in his coun-
try's behalf is, as he says, the strongest proof
of his devotion to it that he can afford. 1t is to
be hoped that the five hundred gentlemen who,
on the instant, endorsed his appeal with cheers
and champagne, will not be slow to afford a
more consistent and substantial response. Kos
sUTH has told them, and all others, that Hun
gary wants deeds, not words-dolars, not din
ners.
The proposal is that the United States shall
furnish KossUTH, by gift or loan, with mil
lion of dollars, TO be expended in maturing and
conducting the pending outbreak in his native
land. There is nothing new in such scheme;
it has been preceded by the MAzzINl loan In
England, and the LOPEZ loan in this country (;
and it will have to run side by side with DR..
KIEKEL's loan for the regeneration of Germa-
ny. We know of no particular reason why
speculative individuals should be restrained
from making investments of this nature, If
they choose TO run the risk nor can we or any
body else presume TO advise other persons as to
the channels through which their sympathies
or surplus cash, or both, should be expended.
For aught we see, KossUTH may beg million
Of dollars for the emancipation of his country
mon, with quite as much propriety as though
they were to be expended in civiizing the
South Sea Islanders. The undertaking must,
in either case, be governed by the convenience
and taste Of individuals and, if the contem-
plated intervention" were TO extend no fur
ther, it would scarcely fall within the compass
of newspaper controversy
One consideration in connexion with this
subscription, or loan, does, however, present
itself for discussion. What will be the use of
it? Is it likely to effect the object desired, or
even TO go any considerable way towards effect
ing it2 Ifinsufficient for any marked purpose,
what good can result from the expenditurel
No man knows better than KossUTH that a
million of dollars is very poor capital with
which to commence the work of rcvolutionizing
acountry. Grant that Austria is bankrupt, and
that any further loan TO aid her.will be nego-
tiated with difficulty, still Russia remains
to be encountered, and she. we know, has
treasury well stocked with gold, and resources
that will sustain her through life long conflict.
The war Of Hungary for freedom will in reali-
ty be war against Russia, and the most bitter
antagonist of the latter cannot expect that she
will suffer the conflict to be determined quick
ly. Ii will extend over months, perhaps years,
il the Hungarians have the means of sustain
ing it so long; and nothing short of hundreds Of
millions ef dollars can bring it 10 successful