Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-01-06
The Family of Kossuth.

While Gov. Kossuth breaches his crusade
against "most Christian" unbelieyers in civil and
reiglous liberty, the hand Of tyranny falls heavily
upon hls kindred. Early in last month, body of
Austrian police invested the residence of his ven
cradle mother and sisters in Pesth; searched the
premises in pursuit Of evidences of consp,racv.
and falling, it is supposed, in discovering what
was wanted, carried the ladl S, with several other
captlves to Viennese prison. Whether the
measure was the dictate Of vague apprehension.
or OF definite information as to secret revoIu
tlonary lntrlgues, we are not informed. 1t is not
improbable, however, that the object was rather
The discovery OF correspondence between Kossuth
and his family, from which the nature and posi-
bties of his designs might be inferred.
The Cabifet of Vienna are of course aware
that deep-lald, and shrewdlv managed scheme
is on foot for tho assertion of popular liberties in
Europe. They know, too, that Louis Kossuth is
the leading spirit of the complot; and that,
through some meium, what, they cannot tell. he
Is at the present moment preparing the people of
hungary Tor the great event The plan of Selling
the family and the circle of friends in the centre
OF which IL lived, may therefore have been sug
gested by the probability that through them the
communication between an exiled Governor and
a distressed people was maintained The arrest
may have had the double motive of unravelling
the plot, and OF disabling the parties from prose-
cutting it to fruition.
There is only one other alternatve-one quite
characteristic of the Hapsburg policy and none
the less credible because SO Infamous. 1t NAV be
that the offences ofthe glorious brother are visited
upon his unotfending family. 1t is possible, as
the Hungarian defamation in 1S49 demonstrated.
that the sisters have been seized as hostages for
the future action of the ustrous man who in
spires the "great awakening of the nineteenth
century. The Austrians are not unused 10 war
fare upon harmless women and unconscious child
rem. They had pretty extensive practice in that
line of barbarity, two centuries ago, when the
famous Ty stormed Magdeburg, and put the
inhabitants Unfortunately to the sword Hay
nau studied in the same school, and showed
much proficiency, slightly qualified by the spirit
of the age, in this art military, as applied to the
softer sex. And now his excellency, Field Mar
shall Schwartzenberg, prompted by generous
emulation, has carried away batch of females.
security for the preservation of the peace so far
as Kossuth is concerned
What effect this melancholy intelligence NAV
have upon Kossuth, or what change it may occa-
| sion in his plans remains to be seem If, how.
ever, he needs one other incentive to exertion: /;
| private grieis can add feathers weight to the
| obligation already imposed upon him by the con.
centrated hopes of his countrymen, this news
must add yet greater energy to his exertions, il
| greater be possible; inspire words of yet more
burning eloquence and Indignation; and ensure
the triumph he predicted at Marseies, for lndomi.
table will and resolution. The story of this pri-
| vate suffering must predspose to sympathy hun.
dreds who are preparing to listen coldly and dis.
trustfuily to his appeals--.N Y Times.