Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-03
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Description Of kOSSulh.

Gov. Kossnh is rather tales lliaa we had
supposed, and his face has an expression of
penetrating intellect which Is NOT indra'cd in
any pertrait we have seen. II is long, the
forehead broad, but not excessively high,
though slight badness makes it seem so>
and the chin narrow, but sqaare in its form
Ills hair is thin IN front aud Of a daIk brown,
as is his beard, which is quite long hut not
very thisl:, and arraRgcd witll acutncss aud
nste. His moustaclo is heavy and rather
bong. Ills eyes are very large and Ola light
Dlue his complexion is pale like that of u
man who is not in perfect health, and his np-
pcarauce yesterday was That Of the spirit
bearing up against the exhaustion of the bo-
Ly; he was sea sick during the passage aud
had not slept for two or three nights. His
manner in speaking is at once incomparnbly
dignifed and graceful. Gestures morc adj
nairoble and effective, and play Of counten-
ance more expressive and magnetic, we pe-
member in no oihcr pablic speaker. lie
stands quite erect, aud does not bend for
ward like some orators, to give emphasis to
y sentence. His posture and appearance IN
Icposc is imposing not only from tlcir cs-
seutial grace and dignity, but from sense
Of power they impress upon the beholdcr.
This sense of unused power, this certainty
that he is not making an effort and doing his
utmost, but that behind all this strength of
fascination, there ure Other treasures of
strength, other stores of ability not brought
into use, possibly never brought into use, is
perhaps what constitutes the supreme charm
of his oratory. lie speaks us il with little
preparation, aud with that peculiar freshness
which belongs TO eAtcmporuneous speaking !;
there is no effort about it F.; and the wonder
iul compactness and nrt of his argument are
not felt until you reflect upon it afterwards.
Ills every movement is perfectly easy aud he
gestculotes good deal, equally well with
either nrm. Nothing could be more bcauli-
iul in its way than the sweep of his right
hand, as it was raised to Heaven, when he
spoke OF the Deity. Nolhng swecicr than
the smile which mnntes his face. lis voice
is not Loud, and more cviuccd exhaustion
,han either his incc or bis general bearing,
but il was heard distinctly through tie large
pavilion. On the whole, our previous int
preston was perfectly contirmed by hearing
him yesterday. Beyond u doubt hc is the
greatest of orators now living, and we shall
not easily believe tina; in tlut capacity lac has
ever been excclled.
In speaking, Kossulh occasionally referred
10 MOees which hay on she stand before him
lie was dressed after the Hungarian fashion,
an black velvet tunic, single breasted, with
standing collar and transparent black bnttons
lie also were un overcont or sack of black
velvet with broad fur aud loose sleeves. lie
wore light kid gloves
Generally lis English is flHcAt and dis
,nct, with marked foreign accent, though
at times this is not at all apparent. lie
spenks rather slowly than otherwise, and oc-
easionafly hesitates for word. His com
nland Of the language, astonishing as Il is in
foreigner, seems rather the result Ofan Ut
,ey abandonment his thought aud a re-
lance on that to express itself tlan of an
aLsOlAse command oftllc nicitics olthe gTam
mar aud dictionary. he evidently has no
tear of speaking wrong, and so, rs by inspl-
ration, expresses himself often better even
,han one TO whom The language is native
and familiar. Though he often uses words
with i0Teign 'neauing, o. a meaning differ
ent Crom that we usually give them, llc docs
not stop to correct HIMSELF but goes on as Il
,hero were no doubt that it would be oppre'
hended past as he meaul it.-.\ete York Ifi'
blne.