Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-01-09
kOSSUTR.

The press rings with the name Of Kossuth
and we'll II may. His advent 10 these shores viii
be the great event Of this century. AS we be-
lieve in an al-governing God, 80 we believe il
Man. We believe every great crisis in human
affairs has its man, its hero--its mediator be-
tween the invisible God and the human race.
Now, as to the individual Kossuth one may be
mistaken but look at the facts What man ev.
er moved such nation as Hungary, as he
has done? What man in the whole course Of
time ever moved nation by the breath of his
mouth as he has moved England? What man
in his whole lifetime and his own mother tom que
ever left such monuments of eloquence, as this
foreigner has inscribed on our English in a few
weeks?
The English Journals of this day are good
Judges of eloquence, and those of the conserva-
tive order may be relied on not to be carried a.
way by any clap-trap coming from the democrat
ic side Of politics. An English Journal of this
order the London Sun, thus speaks Of the elo-
quence of Kossuth:
From the few speeches already delivered
since the hour of landing on the British shores
at Southampton, might be culled passages such
as would be found difficult to find any where sur
passed for grandeur of expression for irresisti-
bic pathos, or for oratorcal beauty. Could any,
thing; we ask, for example, be more cons picuous
in these respects than the sentences in which
on Wednesday, he recounted his famous appeal
to the Diet, where four hundred representatives.
rose as one man, and, lifting their right arms to-
wards God; dedicated themselves, by an oath to
Freedom or Death ?" According to the inter
jectional remark Of the reporter the solemnity of
gesture and voice with which this narration was
given produced, as might have been expected, a
powerful effect upon the assembly. Then, con-
tnuing his relation Of events, said Kossuth:--
Thus they spoke, and there they sworc, in a
calm and silent mo esty, awaiting what further
word might fall from my lips. And for myself
it way my duty to speak, but The grandeur of the
moment and the rushing waves of sentiment be-
numbod my tongue. A burning tear fell from
my eyes, sigh Of alteration to the Almighty
Lord tutlerCd on my lips, and, bowling low be-
fore the majesty imy people, as | now bow be-
fore yon, gentlemen, | left the tribune, silently,
speeches., mute" Again the short hand wri-
ter interrupts his record TO remark that the ora
tor here paused for few moments, overpowor-
ed by his emotion, with which the company deep
ly sympathised. Then, resuming--"P my
emotions" said he, with sublime solemnity,-
"the ShqdopS of our martyrs passed before my
eyes-I heard the millions Of my natire land once
more shouting, Liberty or DEATH" Than this
we know nothing more touchingly beautiful in
the whole range of oraory. And it has been in
language, thus elevated and persuasive, that
Kossuth has opened his heart to his sympathisers
in England-speaking TO them in words of burn
ing eloquence, though with the accent and pro-
nunciation of q foreigner"
Kossuth will move America as it has never
yet been moved--its revolutionary struggle not
excepted. OF this the feeling in Congress gives