Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-02-04
KossuTH.

The two former of these characters have had a
paper war in the London Times, upon the suajec.
Of Hungarian affairs The latter is brother Of The
Minister who was executed by Haynau. Though
entertaining very opposite views with regard
to the Hungarian Revolution of l04S. they agree
pretty we'll IN regard to Kossuth. We only give
a portion of what Bathyani, who was in position
to understand him well during his government, land
who subsequently, shared his exile in Turkey, says
of him, emitting the remarks of Esierhazy Alto
geIher. He draws the picture of Kossulh as fol.
lows-Richmond Dispatch:
deficient in the knowledge of men and things
in the sieadfast bearing, cool judgment, and COM
! prehensive mind Of statesman, and without the
lrm hand OF ruler; setting aside al sound caIcu-
latlon, while ne played game of chance and stalk
ed the tate Of the nation on the cast OF dle-en-
countering danger with hair-braned temerity when
distant, but shrinking from it when near-elated
and overbearng in prosperity land utterly PROSTATE
in notwithstanding that strength and ineprid
| ity Of chacacter that alone commands homage and
obedience from others, while he suffered himself
TO be made the tool of every intriguer no came in
connection with-mslaking his manifold accom-
plishments and natural genius for an aptitude TO
govern country in times of trouble, and setting,
in the flights of fancy, bounds TO The scope Of
his ambitiOn-kOssuth hurried away the nation
into course Of the most impolitc measures, and
grasped the highest power in the realm by dubious
means but, when scarcely in possession of it, suf
fered il TO he wrested from his hands by The man
whom he had himself most njudiciously raised to
a high station, and against whom although he had
received repeated warnings, as well as proofs, OF
his treachery and worhlessness, he never dared o.
peny and boldly to proceed-by the man whom
he had hoped to ensnare, while he crcuched be-
meath him in abject fear, but by whom he was f.
naliy Outwitted."
Bathyani says Kossuh has no claim 10 be con-
sdered as Governor of Hungary, and that under
the circumstances attending his resignation, the
assertion of such claim is barefaced impudence. -
He speaks thereupon as follows:
"The circumstances are these: He was sum-
moned by Gorgey and three members of the min
lstry to resign. He instantly complied, and resign
ed the governorship without converting the Coun
Gil of State; that he was bound by law TO consult
on every important occasion. He resigned without
intmating his intention Of doing so to the three
other ministers, (of whom was one,) and who
were, consequently, quite unaware Of the fact
lie did not resign his authority into the hands Of
The ministers-as under such circumstances he was
bound to debut into the hands of Gorgey. He
even invested Gorgey with power and authority
with which he had not been invested himself-vz:
the dictatorship. lie delegated power which he
only held himself personally, and, in fact prOvis.
ionally, by direct mandate Of the Diet. lie re-
signed in the name Of the ministry, which he had
no right whatever to do.
+ although it may be safely affirmed that he was
in state of moral and physical coercion when he
gave in his resignation, it must be borne in mind
that he voluntarily confirmed this acI when he
was free from all restraint, and could never be per-
suaded TO resume his abandoned power, neither at
Lugos, in the mids' of General Bem's army, nor
subsequently, in Mehadia, when BEN urgently re-
quesed him to do so, and Try the last chance that
remained of success to which request he again
turned a negative answer in writing. BY thus
acting he abandoned Hungary to her fate, and en-
posed all those who had taken part in the war to
the vengence of Austria.
| "He confirmed his avowcd intention of retiring
into private life by crossing the frontier and enter
ing the Turkish dominions before The captulaion
of Vigalos could possibly be known TO him, and
while there were still fortresses and armies in
| Hungary by which the national cause could have
been sustained In his letter of refusal to General
BEN he in fact suggested the eXpediency of calling
together some eminent men in order to form pro-
vsional government. On his arrival at Wddin
he again publicly declared Tin letter since pub
lshed } his resolution of retiring into private life
resolution which for short time he acted upon"