The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-22

phatc condemnation Of the conduct Of KossUTH
| in Hungary 1t may be added that PATHWAY,
| The writer, played prominent part IN the rev.
olution, and long shared KossurH's exile in
kutaya:
at cannot be denied that there faction in
the country, and even in the Diet, that daily
increasing in numbers, and that Kossuth was weak
enough to countcnance, whose object was to keep
up perpetual agitation, not for the purposes Of
maintaining the laws and liberties Of the country,
but with the view oil hurryng the country ntor rev
| olution. This faction was kept down by Louis Bat
thyany 30 long he was able to maintain his posi-
ton If, without getting precisely the upper hand,
this faction finally succeeded in spreading terror
in the ranks OF all other parties, and forcing the
country into extreme measures it was merely be-
cause il enabled to gain firm footing through
the policy pursued by the Austrian ministers. The
urgent necessity OF placing Hungary in state of
defence against the machination OF the Austrian
Cabinet, served good pretext to cloak the real
designs of the faction.
But when the underhand practices that had
been constantly carried on could no longer be con
cealed when unexpected blows dealt in the
dark with the intention Of wearing Hungary out,
and cxhausting her strength and patience in fruit
less struggles, then it that Kossuths impetu-
ous and reckless temper, and the inherent weak
OF his character and axity of principle, pre-.
dominated over his better feelings. Ambition, aud
a hankering after notoriety, and the supplcness
with which he always yielded to the most pressing
and least scrupulous, placed him first in contra
diction with himself, and then involved him-and
it may be said, also, the other ministersin in
consistent policy, and finally led him to the self
wled and arbitrary measures which accelerated
the fall of the Batthyany ministry. 1t is unnc-
cessary to charge man with more iailings and
foles than he has been guilty of. kossuth has al
ready enough to for before the tribunal of
public opinion respecting his political conduct,
which unquestonably the main Of the
ruin and downfall of his country.
deficient in the knowledge of men and things,
in the steadfast bearing, cool Judgment, and COM
prehensive mind Of a statesman, and without the
firm hnnd Of ruler; setting aside all sound cal
| cuation, while he played game Of chance, and
stakcd the fate OF the nation on the cast Of die
| encountering danger with hair Drained temerity
when distant, but shrinking from it when near
clated and overbearing in prosperity and utterly
PROSTATE in notwithstanding that strength and
intrepidity of character that alone commands
homage and obedience from others, while he suf
fered hmseft to be made the tool of every intrguer
he came In connection with-mistaking his mani
fold accomplishments and natural genius for an
aptitude to govern country in times of trouble
and setting, in the flights of fancy, bounds TO
the scope of his ambtion-kossuth hurried away
the nation into course of the moot impolitic mea
sures, and grasped the highest power in the realm
by dubious means; but, when scarcely in posses
sion OF it, suffered it TO be wrested from his hands
by the man whom he had himself most injudicious-
ly raised to high station, and against whom al
though he had received repeated warnings as we'll
as proofs, OF his trcrchery and worthlessness, he
never dared openly and boldly 10 procecd-by the
man whom he had hoped to cnsnare, while he
Crouched beneath him in abjcct fear, but by whom
he finally outwi.ted
"The generous sympathy of the English nation
cannot be punished by being told that Austria
Diet was a factious assembly and the Hung arian
ministers set Of rebels In doing honor to Kos
suth the English people have shown their sympa-
thy for the cause of an unfortunate country that
has been bereavcd OF its chartered rights and Ii
berries, and In fomeptng this sympathy Kossuth
has been obliged to pay tribute to the feelings Of
Legality that anmates even the hurnblest classes in
England, by achieving in his speeches the dema-
gogical rant in which he had INDUCED only week
before at Marsees. The applause of the English
people was not given TO the revolutionary charac-
| ter Of the man, but TO the able manpcr in which
be brought the grievances of his country before
them.
meanwhile, my own decided opinion on the
subject is tbisthat kossuth has not the least right
to set himself up the sole and exclusive repre-
sentative of his country-not the least right to
sumo the title of governor and the functions OF die
tator as be does in his address from Bussn 60 the
citizoDs of the United Statee; and that il is most
un warTnnable, AS well as mott iilogicsi proceed
ing on his part to contend, as he docs in the
document, that the Hungarian nation could not
| legally enter into any engagements or adopt any
measure that would be incompatible with the act
| 10y which he raised to the dignity of governor,
il being obvious, If be had resigned this
dignity, that when the nation Reconstructed
on its former constitutional basic, tie legal repre-
scntatives in Diet assembled would have the right
| TO act in whatever way they might deem the
conducive to the welfare Of tho country. arm also
of opinion that, so far from following sound pol
icy in wishing, he docs, to remodel the reformed
constitution of lS4S, and cngraf it principles OF
republicanism and uneavcned dcmocracy-prin-
ciples which arc at variance with our national laws
and institutions. as well as with the manners, Gus
| toms, and genius of the peoplc-he would have
acted more wisely, and rendered more essential
service to his country, it, after his liberation from
| the thraldom Of detention he had appeared before
the world in the simple character Of private in
| dividual.
1.-THE conspicuous part which he took in the nf-
| fairs Of his country, and hs subsequent misfor-
| tunes, would have secured him general rcspect.
while the nodesty OF his dcmcnnor, by cifaciug
from the minds Of his countr ymen the recollection
of the faults and errors he committed and through
which Hungary has been brough, to her present.
state OF misery and servitude, would have given
him a precedence by courtesy among his compan.
| ions in exile, and placed him in position TO
ccive that useful advice and-assistance which they
would have gladly offered him, for the purpose Of
hereafter repairing, by a course Of sound and mod
crate policy, the injuries inflicted the land Of
their birth But instead of acting in this manner,
he has set himself up the dictator of his coun.
trymen. II is, therefore, the sacred duty of those
who. although far from wishing to fctter his activ-
ity, are not disposed to admit his claims, publicly
to protect against his proceedings. Without dwell
ing any longer on the wcigh,y motives for caution
which may be deduced from bis past career, I will
merely obscrvc that bis prctcnsion TO be stll re.
gardcd as governor il the more barefaccd from tho
! circumstances attending his resignation.
! "Thc circumstances these: He summon
ed by Gorgcy and three members of the ministry
to resign He instantly complied, and resigned
the governorshp without ccnvcning the Council Of
Stato that ho wac bound by law TO consult on every
important occasion. lie resigned without intimat-
ing his intention of doing 10 the three other min
listers, (of whom ! was one,) and who were, con-
sequcntly, quite unaware of the fact. lie did not
resign his authority into the hands Of the mimic
! tcrs-as under such circumstances he WA bound
to debut into the hands OF Gorgey. lie in.
vested Gorscy with power aud authority with
(which he had not been invested hiinsolf-viz the
dictatorship. He delegated power which he only
held himself personally, and, in fact, Professionally
I by n drcc. mandate OF the Diet lie resigned in
the name OF the ministry, which nc had right
| whatever 10 do.
although il mny be safely affirmed that he VISA
| IN state OF moral and physical coercion when he
| hls rCsinnatiOn. bp horne i'm mind