Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-02-04
Kossuih and Batthyany.

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Kossuth and Batthyany.
These two eminent Ilungarians were
engaged in the great struggle for their
country against Austria-the latter, no
bleman, and Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
and the former, a plebian, and the Execu
tive Chief The latter lost his great estate,
estimated at million of dollars, and now
resides comfortably in Paris with his family.
The whereabouts Of the former, as is well
known, has been for some weeks past in
the United States, whose countenance AMI
aid he has been, and still is laboring to
onlist in behalf Of his PROSTATE country.
Count Batthyauy is quite dissatisfied
with the course Of Kossuth, and has pub
lshei letter in the London Times, which
is now receiving an extensive re publication
ia part, in this country, III which he Is
gery severe on Kossuth. He asserts that
he is visionary and conceited, and charges
him with wild and unwise management,
and as being mainly tho occasion OF the
disastrous issue of the Hungarian struggle.
lie admits, however, his genius and integ-
! rity Of purpose, but his design Of estab-
fishing Republic in Hungary instead Of
the Royal Government previously enjoyed,
he considers fallacious, and his claim to
the title Of Governor, as an urwarrantable
assumption. iIo says, he resigned the
lii~e % c~-sey, tho --.i.or. and though
urged 10y Gen. Bem to hold on, and make
! still further effort, he rejected his coun-
sel and enfreaty, and escaped into the ter
riiory Of Turkey; and he thinks that he
would act much more consistent and
becoming, 10 take the place that belongs to
him-that Of private citizen.
What will be the result Of this letter of
BatiLyany is yet to be seen but no doubt
| IT viii be used by the opposcrs of kossuth
with good deal of effect On the other
hand it vii be said, that Kossuth's strong
republican principles which wen. for the
extinction Of nobility, were not congenial
with the feelings of Count Casimer
Baithyany, who belonged to the order of
Magnates and this is at the bottom Of his
attack on Kossuth. twill unquest;onably
give rise to good deal Of conflict in the
papers, and dampen the zeal of some for
the great Magyar.
Al certainly appears very dark for Eu-
ropeau liberty since Napoleon ID has
ascended the throne, and extinguished the
last ray of hope for poor priest-rilden
France. Never was Napoleon the Great
in more absolute rule than his adroit
nephew, nor the triumph of despotism
more complete throughout Europe than at
this moment; and what clear spot is seen
in the political sky to give the illustrious
stranger hope, We can not imagine. The
Christian in the darkest scenes has
refuge in the omnipotencs Of his Redeemer,
whose counsels none can frusirate, and
whose kingdom will triumph and break in
pieces every other When the SET time snail
come; but how tho mere men of earth, !
whose political views are confined to earth,
can find any thing to cheer them, is not
easy to conceive in the present aspect of
thing'.-ttica Bap. Register.
This Count BattLyany, unlike his mar
tyr brother Louis, is strongly anti republi-
can in his instincts; and besides this, his
recent pardon By the Austrian government,
and the restoration of his estate, fully
explains the motive Of his calumui(s against
kossuth. Il seems TO be the intention of
the Austrian Emperor to buy up as many
If the old Hungarian magnates as possible. ,
This viii make the coming revolution ,
ESSENTIALLY the work of the people, and
insure the ascendancy Of republican prin- +, ,
'iples-ED. CHRoN.l