New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-20

,eacn the snere-rune on; again md again. and re-
yea;ed So z ~ Hlse.t r. 90 hosS.ts Ben hos-
sHff ~
Is said the whole austrian forces n ne c;y were
- once called o.. fsr car % an outDre-k-
need nos say here. - lat = perhaps Ae.l enough
kIOWn cyeryWh here, that The Austrian monarchy aAs
/ 10 more 6aIgsrous enemy existing than LOUIS hOs-
su'h. Even noN. wl;A Austrian soldiers N every
village, without arms or means, cespoLe of Is best
and hE~vest ine land lce0s tut hs voice 20 start x
/ acaln irio RhlrlW 10 OF revolution.
However. % my Journal a. ain
81. myself, Tataer cou,i whether hos>aths elo-
queEce would have o. great IN effect On an trs.o-
>G1oH audience ls hungarian. l. IS too iropi a.,
almost for our latitude TOO rich m splendid mag
eY. too poetic auc passionate % SUIT our cooler na
! lures Yet Tho should Iudge alone from ihe WIZ
ten speeches It's notorious mat the reported ora
| irons O. the tWO greatest orators N our c0un-
try-Clay. and the earlier native orator OF the Revo
/ ntcn-ueYer began - convey an lcea ot tIeu rich
/ eloQUence Many OF hOSsuth's speeches. however,
one reads hem. are able political arguments, Is
] vel a. passionate appeals
AIc Il Is very evident, even IN the Reports, that
he Vas master Of al tue arts OF orator. HIS open
IIg words. they say Ike the Hungarian national airs,
were always low and plamtire the utterance. and
reminded you. Il FIST. rather OF some poet or con
nplatiye clergyman. than OF the political orator.
But gradually n face lighted W. ms voice deepened
and s~elled With his feeling AID there came iorth
tones which, Tor Thrilling passion, and power, and
I SNcCtne>S-thOse say who he ar hlnl-Nere never
eCualed by human voice. lis appeals ike those OF
most Of the greatest orators on record. were al.
dressed exceedingly often 10 the re gl0aS feelings OF
his hearers practice entirely consistent vita MS
own nature, when Is deeply tnged with reverence.
In fact tins tendency OF his Is perhaps one great
secret OF his power over the pop OF iiuhgAry-ior
the peasantry of that land beyond that OF almost any
other, remaTka5l for slmp e. reyerent pety-
If eioquen,e Is to be Judged from rs effects, there
has been no orator Ike koSsuth since DanoSthenes
Nv friends have often described TO ne one OF me
most sylenold of his efforts. when. in the lace OF
vigorous opposition. ne had brought of"drI ms oln
! before the Parliament OF - Tor a levy OF ZVV'VVV
| uner and O. %
necessary forthe Il was the great crisis OF me
/ session-indeed imgaTy's whole history All feH
u all were reluctant 10 take me l>1 Sep WHICH
should commit them 10 open war
After a long and most eloquent argument ana
speech for hiS bill he NJ length said Today, we
are the Ministers Of this Nation tomorrow mere
may be others. That is a matter ~ no consequence
/ The Ministry can change. but Thou. oh, my Coun-
1 Try must forever eudure-and with TINS or another
/ Ministry. the Nation must preserve the Fathenand
! Therefore, 10 avoid all MISUNDERSTANDING. say
/ outright and SOemny tina; # | ask TINS House Tor
100000 soldiers and the necessary sums thereto and
/ they do not
Before he could finish his sentence, the House
worked w to an intense pitch Of excitement by the
/ speech. rose As one man. and shouted, " Ne gre ~
lis said that all kossu,h could do IN reply to
bow low to the audience, the tears flowing down ms
/ cheeks, with the words, b0rr 1ysfy bgore me
greatness Of this Nation 4 there be much energy
IN the execution as there has been patriotism IN the
/ offer, HELL itself could never conquer Hungary
The effect OF the speech was such that the Pres-
/ Dent of the Assembly left his seat to embrace the
orator and the House instantly adjourned. a unable
/ 10 attend 20 any other business after u.
For myself, must say. that from all my opporh
mites OF Judging the opinion OF the Nation m regard
10 kossuth's character seems the correct one lhdt
he was no General every one must admit that ne
had not the sternneSs OF a revolutionary leader one
must also allow and can easily pardon ihat ne was
too easily influenced by those he loved and too
often led bv members of has own family not So dem
ocra,cally inclined as himself, there seems too
much reason to believe But that he was only an
! agiiator" Is not true The measures which he un-
deriook and carried out m the beginning OF his ad-
| minisTallon for the lmpro' ement OF the hnances'
and for the bringing every possible power oil Hun,
| gary INTO action. are among the most gigantic anu
| vet efficient which any Financial Minister ever AT
| tempted OF these we shall have more 10 say, per
hapS hereafter II is true that he had reckoneu on
sympathy nom the Tree and the liberal everywhere
IN Europe, which he did not recelVe-a mistake inlo
which very many, even IN foreign lands, feli DC
SIDES himself.
History however " III record 1t Of him that he was
a Revolutionary leader without a STAN OF dlshonor
or cruelty upon his character that he healed ma
ton IN It's struggles, without leaving suspicion OF
ambition being among his motives ms great lail,
mg-lf 1t can be called ialilng-was, that ne ioVeu
! Hungary too much, and Tor tins ne mas suilclehtly
atoned. We hope ana believe however, thai ms part
| Is not vet PLAYED out IN the worlds history
In regard 10 Gorgey, one OF my friends mere a'eiy
remarked. that he was the opposite OF hossuth-
/ =. hossuth a Hungarian and nothing elSe-and
GoTgey was everything but A hungarian
There 5 much truth ia The remark Gorgey never
weaknesses q his coun,rymen \ man OF coid,
s.ernuarre OF few words and tremendous deed, ne
/ ALWAYS LAUGHED over The Magyar FIRE, and eloquence
AID ratToiI>u DESPITE the ttlSsnc>S ne displayed at
last there j. something very striking about MS char
ter II he was traitor, he was no common one.
IiIscaieer commenced n a characteristic way by
his hanging up when he was Only MAJOR, one oil the
lrst uoblemtn of Hungary tOr ireachery, As stefnly
! and nofrIcntly - 4 The man had been runaway
drum e. he affair made great noise, ana orouSht
m name very prominently before the public. HIS
after course Was consistent with ths AS cool IN
discharge of grape, ms officers say as he was al the
| counc.lroaId.
They have told me they have often seen HIM, IN The
midst of a fearful charge around hm, sitting quietly
On ms horse with p stOi HANDFUL not FIR me ee
! mn The moment ne saw q man finch he SHOT MN,
as unreleningly as Il be had been cog lie seemed
To others utterly cold and indifferent to what men
/ usually long after He always proeSsed, AMID ms
I most spieudd achievements, he would ratheI De
teaching Chemistry Than leading an army Whes
/ kossuih sent him. on one occasion, 2uoOOO gumeisi
lOOO 600 dollarSl to make provision iOr nus iutuIe,
ard IN order not TO offend hun, lncosed TO ms wiie,
he sent IL back with the remark " II fall shall
not need II, and my wife can be goyerness AGAIN an
She was before II We are conquered, and escape,
can be Professor abroad II We conquer, and SUI
we tie victory 1 need 10 money now
After one of his grand victories, the Ministry sent
HIM certain decorations and orders OF honor ne put
them aside with sheer, that such sc" -ga"s were
lot the things for d KtptnLlc"
Ptople have told me that after the stornlng OF
Ol.n, the only word on the ups OF me people ana OF
The army was "Gorgeg G0rgey" but with all the
I demonstrations before his quarters be never even
showed himself. and remained coldly wiihln-indeed
expressing hlms ell that thus very b0nbaIdmeW
was the run of Hung any
He ALWAYS sneered at eyeT JOdJ, even the TRENDS
Who lCollzed him and was almost the only man Ia
Hungary who vas perfectly Indifferent, under Kos
su,h's eioQuence Amd tn splen1ltly dressed Hun
garan ofcers. he always appeared IN his Old MAJORS
coat. aid IL boots. WHICH lie had not TAKEN on per
haIs Tor 4 week.
4 lady told me thai she met HIM after the taxing
Of Oien N a Vle-,ooklng coat, With great hole IN
| one OF the elbows.
she demonstrated with him for wearing such a
I thing Pch'" he said, " | shall be known through
| ali ny rags
/ nan" said she, pointing 70 the rent - see ne
Dg.rfs s,spqs fkyyngt TIE hole aiWhIch, he seem
I'd ,ery unusually disconnected. And have no doubt,
The laGy had hi the matter exactly II was not that
g.. "a tfjerent To peope's Oplnlon Tie took Ins