Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-08
From the New York Tribune.
Description of Kossuth.

Gov. KossUth is rather taller than
we had supposed, and his face has an
expression of penetrating intellect
which is not indicated in any potrait
we have seen. 1t is long, the forehead
broad, but not excessively high, though
slight badness makes it seem so, and
the chin narrow, but square in its
form. His hair is thin in front and of
dark brown, as is his beard, which is
quite long, but not very thick, and ar
ragged with neatness and taste. His
moustache is heavy and rather long,
His eyes are very large and of a light
blue; his complexion is pale like that
o; man who is cot in perfect health,
and his appearance Yesterday was that
of the spirit bearing up against the ex-
haustion of his booy; he was sea-sick
during the passage and had not slept
for two or three nights. His manner
in speaking is at once incomparably
dignified and graceful. Gestures more
admirable and effective, and a play of
countenance more expressive and mag
netic, we remember in 10 other pub
lie speaker. He stands quite erect,
ana does not bend forward like some
orators, to give emphasis to a SEN
tence. His posture and Appearance in
repose is imposing not only from their
essential grace and dignity, but from a
sense of power they impress upon the
beholder. The sense of unused pow
er, this ,:aiaty that he is not making
any effort and doing his utmost, but
that behind all this strength of fasci-
nation, there are other treasures of
strength, other stores of ability not
brought into use, possibly never
brought into use, is perhaps what con-
stitutes the supreme charm of his ora
tory. He speaks as if with little pre-
paration. and with that peculiar fresh
ness which belongs to extemporaneous
speaking; there is no effort about it,
and the wonderful compactness and
art OF his arguments are not felt until
you reflect upon it afterward. His e.
very movement is perfectly easy and
he gesticulates good deal, equally
well with either arm. Nothing could
be more beautiful in its way than the
sweep of his right hand, as it was
raised to Heaven, when he spoke OF
the Deity. Nothing sweeter than the
smile which at times mantles his face.
His voice is not very loud, and more
eyinced exhaution than either his face
or his general bearing, but it was heard
distinctly through the large pavilion
On the whole our previous impression
was perfectly confirmed by hearing
him yesterday. Beyond doubt he is
the greatest orator now living, and
we shall not easily believe that in that
capacity he has ever been exceiled.
In speaking, Kossuth occasionly re-
ferred to notes which lay on the stand
before him. He was dressed after the
Hungarian fashion, in a black velvet
tunic, single breasted, with standing
collar and transparent black buttons
He also wore an overcoat or sack of
black velvet with broad fur and loose
sleeves. He wore light kid gloves.
Generally his English is fluent
and distinct, with marked foreign ac-
cent, though at times this is not appa-
rent. He speaks rather slowly than
otherwise, and occasionally hesitates
for word. His command Of the Ian
guage, astonishing as it is in fereign-
er, seems rather the result of an utter
abandonment to his thought and re-
lance on that to express Itself, than of
an absolute command of the niceties
of the grammer and dictionary. He
evidently has no fear Of speaking
wrong, as by aspiration, expresses
himself often better, even than one to
whom the language is native and fa-
miliar. Though he often uses words
with foreign meaning, or a meaning
different from that we usually give
them, he does not stop to correct him
sell, but goes on - e there were no
doubt that il wooA be apprehended
Just q he meant it
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