The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-12-25
From the Lowell DAILY News.

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The chief topic now Diseased BY the
American pnhlic, aside from politics, is the
ustlsnl a the Hung lfian Patriot, KossUTn,
bad his reception. X ssuih, though in enc
sense of the word 4 traiipr,-a sense ren-
dercd by TYRANNY is ono Of the no5lest o.
plfi1ls, ani his name might be placed side
~ sio with that of our own rcycrec
WASHINGTON.
hasslih il new said TO be in his f5tb
wear. His father was n lawyer and n small
hnd.owncr of the noble class, "a, Ulhely, in
'ha northern departnen, OF Hungary
The fathers possessions being Of n limited
character, the coDsequ II @ was il a!lnwed
bis children MT the hes, Of cdacalipns. 80
Lo4is, The subject Of our present remarks,
was placed in Protestant college OF the
aeigbborhool, and with this aid prepared
himnlf as an advocate. After he had OBJ
,linel his diploma he became m agent of .
certain Caanlcss, which position, and the
relations he had established in college, gave
nan some weight in The assembly Of lhe
Coaitat Of Zomplin--in which The noble
propretors and oilici.l dignitsries are &C
castotncd 10 meet together Ionr or six times
year, Tor the management Of local affairs,
tue execution of government deerees, DC.
After the lapse Of fseveral years, kossa'h
closed his accounts with the Countess, and
renewed to Pcs,h for larger field IN his
profession Of the law Finding too many
competitors at this place he removed 10
Ptes5urg as the representative of the Hun
gHsn Die, Of an absent magistrate, in
whicI, capacity be enjoyed a residence
reatiree, a seat a. the lower table, and o
right Of speaking, and in aI which parlicu
lars his position was exactly that Of some
three hundred similar representatives. Of
absentee nabiemen, most Of whom were
likewise educated for the law.
A, the commencement Of the proceed
'ngs kossn.h essaycd 10 speak, bu, abash-
ed, he lcll hack on the idea Of publishing .
pnrnsl Of the proceedings and discussions
"s the Diet, Of which no printed reports
have ever appeared. With funds contrib.
nted BY his friends, kossu,h entered upon
'he task, and the experiment took with The
people; but the Austrian spies became a
iarmod, and the Go, crnment ordered lis
suppression. kossuil's party in the Diet
resisted, and finally the matter was com.
promised BY the Government buying ou,
The press. But the paper wns not discon-
nnued, rs was circulated in manuscript,
which, though there was n rise in the price
sill succeeded in circulation. Reputation
and popularity flowed from his pan, and
INC experiment proved a hit.
a, the close o. the Dict, in 1856, four
years after, kossuth's sources of influence
ana prosperity were dried up, aud he be
ees himself to reporting the proceedings
% the Comitat assemblies, which he dis
r'o''ed by means Of photographic press
up'sernmen, became again alarmed al the
uo'aness Of these speeches, which were
mus readily disseminated among tho peo
p'e' ana mol only ordered the press TO be
se'zed, but also Kossu,h, whom j. directed
snoa'd be tried ior high treason. kossutl
was accordingly arrested in 1887. Having
20 property, through tho aid Of which ht
tna,d give security for his appearance tuI
'f.i', as that il soslicient in Hungary, he
WIN several other young people who had
,o'lowed his lead, was conveyed to the
,'or'ress Of OGen. Hero ho WAS allowed
cooks, writing materials, newspapers, anr
devoted himself 10 political studies, To ,ht
french language, from which il is said he
gathered republican maxias, incradicabl,
nftag his own opinions
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