The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-08
KOSSUTH AGAIN.

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KOSSuTH AGAIN.
Ecce itersm Crispinas Ifthe newspaper
press ofihs country are under 40 other obliga-
tons TO the illustrious Hungarian, whose pill
grimage from New York to New Orleans has
been chronicled 10 all It's particulars. they GER
saiaiy owe him much for having afforded them
constant topic Tor editorial discussion during
several months past. Ifthere was q failure OF
the mail, il the distressing casualty" market
fanished no startling incidents. or il Congress
blundered into no new act Of folly, the editor,
pushed by the devil for paragraph, might al
wavs fall back upon Kossuth, and write any
desired quantity Of "copy." The "great Ma
guire' was the unfailing theme--the piece de
renaissance of the readers morning repast.
Truth to say. the progress Of the exile has
been unexampled in supplying points for crit.
cal remark. From the day when Major Hage-
dorm, ofthe Staten Island Militia, greeted Kos
suth, upon landing, with the assurance that
the eagle Of America would bare it's right arm
in the cause Of Hungarion libery-or some
other such rhetorical extravagance-fo the day
when he was quietly permitted to 60 up with
his baggage to the st. Charles Hotel, from the
wharf at New Orleans, unhuzzaed and UNI
speechi6ed, his position has been ridiculous
eaough to make scene in comedy. 1t was
not without feeling of painfufregtet that we
watched the decline of this remarkable IMAM
ia the affections Of the American people, from
place Of the most exalted regard to one of
entire Indifference, ifnot of absolute contempt.
In recurring, for the hundredth time, per-
hapa, in our editorial columns, to the name of
Kossuth, we must be permitted to say that the
Dispatch has never used him as a dernier re-
sort, and never spoken OF him at all but when
itreally had something TO say concerning his
mission and conduct. Our present purpose is
to alIude to his attitude with reference to the
city of Richmond. The Southern papers an
nounce that he is already on his way to New
York via Charleston, designing to remain in
the latter city long enough to allow our autho-
rites to invite him here, and in the event of no
such invitation being extended, to proceed at
once to New York by steamer. 1t will be re-
collected, that very soon alter kossuih arrived
IN this country, and before he had visited
Washington, the question Of rendering him the
hospitalities of Richmond had come up in the
City Council. andbeen indefinitely postponed.
AT the time, il was thought unkind and unne-
cessary in the Council to take this course. Ii
would have been far better, certainly, to re-
main silent altogether, but the resolution had
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trines ofthe Hungarian chieftain were devel-
eped by him, and the Council acted quite pro-
perry. in our judgment, in withholding an invi-
tution which they certainly could not give
with cordially, and which might have been
construed I'M concurrence with his views. Of
course, the City Council do not dream at this
time OF extending the inequalities which they
then withheld. Kossuth has said nothing
since that gives evidence of his having relin-
quished the visionary hope of American assis-
lance. On the contrary, be continues to teach
us the new gospel, according to Kossuth, and
TO show how blind guide we have followed
in George Washington. re- therefore, he will
not honor Richmond with his presence as
private citizen, but holds out for public digni.
ties and city demonstration, our citizens
must be content with not seeing the great ora.
tor nor hearing his pcrsu asive eioquence.
For kossuth, as man and patriot, we
feel a sentiment of respect which oil his Amer
lean foliiea have not been able wholly to extin-
gaish. Had he died in battle, during the actu-
al struggle in Hungary, or in exile, after it's
bloody suppression, there can be little doub,
that he would have passed at once from slave.
~ to apotheosis. His name would have been
written by the side Of Hampden, and Tell, and
Kesciusko. II would have descended to pos
terity id song. The foreign historian, looking
only % his aspiration for freedom, and his mar
sysdcm ia it's cause, would have spoken Of
him as we speak Of but two or three men Of
all time. Though bis subsequent conduct has
shown him unworthy Of this exalted character
ixation, still it were unjust to deny him the
possession of many lofty qualities. The Dis
patch, therefore, with the kindest intentions.
offers him this wholesome counsel. Let him
abandon cause which he must see is utterly
desperate. OF least, for many years to COME
Let him throw off all titles based upon Hun.
garian dignity. and settle down either in one
Of our cities as plain Mr.. Louis Kossuth, or, as
farmer. take possession Of some fertile West
ern lands, and cultivate the soil. Here The
may find repose after the hardships Of his
evenlful life, and pass the rest of his days in
ease and honor. But il he is determined upon
stalking his life on the doubtless Issues of Hum
garian Independence, we bid him go at once
Let him take his 20. 900 two dollar lnuskets and
be Off BY the FIRST steamer. Only one small
Suggestion We venture TO make. He has also
purchased, we believe, 10000 saddles. Let
him buckle these to the backs OF the 10000
asses which be found in New York city. and
having provided transports for the whole.
nake bis exodus as happily az be made his al.
vent.
re DaHc1as Rood and the Petersburg In.
teitigencer.
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