The southern press., 1852-01-06

Eoasuru's OaArokx-Ths English psess,
having taken tims 10 re6ect. are beRiaHing 10
speak out their admiration of Kossuth's elo.
quence without reserve.
Walter Savag, Landor says that, "Snce the
days Of DSneshenes, no equal or similar elo-
quence has ever been heard on earth" as Kos
suths.
+ In a review of the life of the great Magyar,
just published in London, the A.henG um gives
the following striking notice Of his oratory.
"Of the minor merits Of this remarkable man,
his command of the English language is, per-
baPs, that which creates the largest amount of
wonder With the exception of an occasional
want Of idioT, the use Of u few words in an OBJ
soleie sense. and habit Of sometimes carrying
1 German fashion, the i,.fnitive verb to the end
of a sentence,-there is little to distinguish NJ
Kossuth's English from that Of our great mas
tiers of eloquence. Select, YET copious and pic
turesqne ii is always The colnbina ions-xe
speak of his words MS distinct from the thoughts
that lie in ,hem-are often very happy We can
even go SO far as to SAY that he has enriched
and utilized our language; the first by using
unusual words with extreme felicity, the latter
| by proving 10 the world how well the pregnant
and flexible tongue OF Shakespeare adapts itself
i o the expression Il genius and race so Ie-
mote from the Saxon as the Magyar
| @Alost of our readers know the story told by
| kossuth himself of his ii. st introduction to onr
language and literature. The story runs that
when, fourteen years ago, he was thrown into
an Austrian dungeon for daring TO publish the
debates in the Hungarian Parliament, he was
kept for some time in solitary confinement with
out books or papers-but that afterwards. in
consequence of the representations of the Diet,
his jailors allowed him to have a few books on
condition Of his not asking for wo-ks on politics.
He chose copy of Shakespeare aud an English
| dictionary. Out of the great dramalist he learned
our speech, our modes of thinking, our national
sentiments. Certain it il, that his extraordinary
mastery over our tongue bas proved power to
the exile and to his cause.
ut was sad blunder of the Austrian police
to give him Sh skspeare for prison companion !!
To this circumstance, however. we owe it that
we are now able to understand, in vague and
reflex way perhaps, but still with no little vivid
ness and life, what must have been the charm
and power OF the great Magyar's eloquence when
it was appealing in national cause, in its native
idiom and under circumstances Of great excite
ment, to minds kindled at the same source, and
hearts beating with the same blood as his own.
This interesting story, too, gives peculiar APP
propl ateness to proposition that has emana' cd
from Mr.. Douglas Jerold, looking on the Ma
gyar chiefin his character of literary man--.hat
4 subscription from Englshmen of all parties
shall produce testimonial taking the form of a
fine copy of Shakespeare inclosed in shrine Of
whatever cost the surplus amount of subscrip
tiobs may Justify. The thought is in no degree
political-but founds literary memorial on "a
highly interesting literary fact.
"We have heard NJ KOssuth, and we have
carefully read the reports of his speeches. His
style is new and personal. Compared with the
men whose speeches have Teen received as the
best specimens of Oratory in recent times-such
as Brougham, Lacordare, Blum, Thiers, Ga
| vazzi, and O'Connell-kossuth is calm and
grave. He has no sOpnisms, no verbal dexteri.
ties. All is with him clear, secuent, logical
He never mouths his passion--never wrngs
his hands or stamps his feet-never gesticu.
lates his violence, or resorts to the coIrmon
tricks OF the orator to impress bis audience with
M idea of his earnestness. As rhetorical
weapon he uses scorn very rarely, and we have
not read a sneerng sentence from his lips. lie
neither mocks his enemy like Gavazzi, nor in
suits him like O'ConneII. His appeal is made
directly to the intellect of his hearer. He seems
more anxious to convince than to excite
Warmth of fancy and of feeling he undoubtedly
possesses, and his passion sometimes breaks
into sudden explosion. But in these qualities
he has had many quals-Chatham, Mirabeau
Patrick Henry and others Of all nations. W hat
seems more particularly Kossuihian-that iS
personal-in his eoquence il, its moral under
tone. Master of his subject he speaks to other
nations with the energy, bnt also with much OF
the gravity of history. He fa'ters no prejudice
appeals TO no passion--yet, his Discourse
adapts itself with singular art TO its immediate
audience. Perhaps next to his excellent Eng
li>h, the thing w!ich is most curious about M
kossuth in England, is the extraordinary genius
which he has for saying the right thing in the
right place. or the speeches now reported. not
one couli change its locality without manifest
disadvantage. The city speech was precisely
adapted to the ci.y-the Manchester speech
would not have done ut Winchester-nor that
delivered atSouthampton at Copenhagen Fields
Not that the views and opinions are in any re-
spect contradictory, but in each there is special
tone, a particular line of argument, exactly cal
culnted 10 suit the audience before him. Ii Nj
Kossuth had lived in England all his DAYS we
do not see how he could have displayed nicer
knowledge of our local pecnliariiies, pursuits
and character. than he now does
ACCUMULATION OF MAILs.-Slnce the steam
ers which connected with the New York and
Erie road have stopped running, the through
mails from the West have conti.ued to arrive
via railroad as usual, and the consequence has
been nm unprecedented accumulation of mail
matter at this end of the route The stage
company refused TO transport it, and delay OF
three or four days occurred before an arrange
ment was effected with them to forward i upon
their stages. This, however, has been effected,
and within the past four days, not less than fif.
teen tons Of mail bags which have accumulated
at this point, embracing matter for the whole
West, and far South rs st. Louis, have been
sent forward from this place for lis destination.
Hereafter we learn that the matter will 90 for.
ward as fast as it arrives.-Fredonia Censor