Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-01-22
VOL. XLVI, NO. 9...WHOLE NO. 1862.

should not be alone in the dangers and risks
OF war, she determined to accompany him
from Pesth to Arad but to snare the
children the priyations 20 which, were they
with the army, they must inevitably be ex-
posed, they were entrusted to the care of
female cous.n by whom they were to be
conveyed TO another relative. When Kos
suih had, trusting to the promises of Cor
gey, signed his abdication at Arad. one of
his most faithful followers was sent Tor the
children Madame Kossuth remained 10
accompany them aud, on their way, they
we're all taken prisoners in the county of
Nezsprem, and conveyed to prison at Pres
burg A this time Madame Kossuth was
taken dangerously III. In prison the chill
dreD were far from being kindly cared for
IN the garden they we're closely guarded by
soldiers, their food was no better than that
OF grown up prisoners, aud but for the kind.
ness OF persons IN the town they would have
been on short allowance. Their tutor. the
gentleman who had been taken with them.
and whom they begged TO be allowed to see,
was not permitted TO come to them; but
when they had been a couple of months IN
confinement, Haynau came, that he might
ENJOY the pleasure of seeing Kossuths chill
dren IN goal and having satisfied his curi-
osily with sight of them, aud impressed their
memory with his fierce look and long nous
iache, he went away, promising, however,
that they should be better fed A proclana-
ton was issued declaring that whoever
should house Madame Kossuth would place
himself under martial law. The children
were IN prison. there was no hope of her
beng enabled to Join them, and she there
lore, as the only hope Of safety, set out alone
for Shumla. la various poor DISCUSSES she
wandered about--aas frequently whole DAYS
without iuud-and, after four months oftoil.
anxiety and hardship, she reached Shuma
on the 10Th OF January. The children had
been SIX months ia prison, when, on applica-
ton of Madame Meszlenyi kossuih's sister,
they were given 10 her and their grandmoth-
er at Pes.h, but were kept constantly under
the eye of the police. Here they excited
the greatest enthusiasm. When they went
out The people locked round them shoe
makers must make their shoes for nothing.
tailors their clothes-ihe country people
brought them bread, flour, fowls, all sorts of
provisions many poor peasant who had
but couple OF eggs, brought them. The
children were looked upon as giving assur-
ance Of kossu,h's return. lie never left
his children said they; che will come
back we shall have Kossuth agaur'-
These demonstrations determined tie gov
eminent TO let the children be sent to Ku-
tayah. They left Pesth in May, 1850 and
ON the occasion were the subject of quite a
demonslrailon thousands llocked to sec
them, and parted with them with regret.
Much has been written about Kossulhs
eloquence, His burning words have now
reached the ears of many thousands of Eug-
llshmen; and the student of Shakespeare
aud Johnson has proved the diligence Of
his labor IN has room over the barrack-raie
at Buda. The excitement which his name
awakened 10 this country when it was de.
linllWely arranged that he would visit Eng
land before he proceeded on his voyage a.
cross the Atlantic, is well known 10 all
readers; aud last mouth no scraps of news
from Southern E4rope were read with great
er interest than those which referred TO the
progress Of the great patriot and his family