Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-13

reDelHOA was enueu by the surrender at flagos anu
the last spark of Hungarian liberty quenched in
blood, not of the battlefield but Of the scafold.
Yet 66rge did not forsake his standard after the
Declaration" He even accepted the Office of
/" Secretary of War under Governor Kossuth, but
he did only the better to concert measures in
operation with the "peace party" for the speedy
repeal of the premature manifesto and for the re-
assumption of the legal attitude in which the nation
had entered the contest The execution of these
designs, however was frustrated by the I" barbartes
and military murder" of Haynau, which, by ex-
asperating the people, precudcd the active and pro-
minent labors OF the "peace party" in behalf of a
return to wiser counses and more feasible projects
On the odd of June intelligence was received of
the Eruption Of the Russians. The indignant in
tervention of France, England, Turkey and Ame-
RIGA, which Kossuth had promised the nation in
case Russia should interfere in the struggle between
Hungary and Austria, did not become un fait accom-
PHI; and it was discovered, when too late that the
proclamation of April 14th had coniured up the
ghost of Hungary's last hour; and now, alas no
magic word was found by which this ghost could be
laid As last effort, G6rgei recommended to
g strike the Austrians, blow on blow" while the
Russians were yet in the distance but, instead of
following this advice, temporizing policy was pur-
sued, which frittered away the time and forces of
the nation in fruitless endeavors. G6rgei again
too late to strike an effective blow against the Aus
TRANS, and he was ordered to hold the Russians in
check, while Dembinski, BEN, and others continued
hostities with the former But when the last hope of
further prolongng the struggle ended by the de-
feat of Dembinski at Temesvar, G6rgei summoned
Kossuth to abdicate, according to a mutual under
standing between them in of Dembinskis defeat
in order longer to wage bootless contest and to
the unnecessary eusion of blood. Kossuth COM
piled, but in his farewell proclamation to the nation
still spoke of the power which G6rgei had Of " saw
ing the national existence, and securing the future
welfare Of the fatherland" Hour this was to be
done, G6rgei observes, he was careful not to state
and the rapdity Of his fight towards Turkey proved
that he did not think its consummation ever proba
BILE. 1t was only designed, he argues, to make him
[G6rgei the scape-goat of his own Kossuth s sins,
and the design has been to some extent crowned
with success.
That G6rgei was traitor can be believed by no
one after reading the narrative before us. The
truth of his statement is guaranteed by concurrent
facts conclusive arguments, and living references
He is conscious of the cloud that hangs over his
name by reason of that singular favoritism which
has exempted him from the bloody retrbuton visited
on so many of his companions in arms favoritism
as inexplicable to him to others, but which GER
tanly has not proceeded from Austrian generosity,
for the disposition of the Austrans from Francis
Joseph to Field Marshal Haynau, is shown to
be that of implacabe hatred. His exceptional
treatment most likely due to the ntercession of
their Russian allies, among whom his soldery con-
duct appears from some letters that passed between
Count Rudiger and himsef) to have elected that
admiration which one brave man entertains for
another
There has been a great deal of very stomachful
indignation and patriotic invective expended in our
country on the putative treason of G6rgei by men
who allowed their zeal to get the better of their
knowledge. The fulsome adulation which was 81
simultaneously heaped upon the " illustrious exile"
who has but recently left our shores employed the
dark background of his "execrable treachery" as
proper foil on which to exhibit the selfsacrifcing
patriotism and sagacous craftsmanship of the great
Magyar" The silence with which G6rgei rested
under such aspersions both in Europe and our own
country often quoted evidence of his guilt,
and a tacit acknowledgment that the charges
could not be confuted. That silence he has now
broken and while we may not accept all his con-
illusions to men and things, or draw with him all
his differences, yet no man can lay down these vol
umes without feeling that their author has more
than defended himself from the imputations which
have been gratuitously tackled on his character
and reputation. We say he has more than defended
himself: he assumes the offensive; and we greatly
err if the nimbus in which NJ Kossuth has been
canonized by our political swadders be not consid
erably rarfed by the new light which these volumes
throw upon him. To M. Pulszky to certain ardent
journalists, and to few equally ardent clerymen,
noted for the "pulpitdrum ecclesiastic" he will of
course still appear the impeccabe statesman.
We have intimated doubt as to some of G0rgei's
differences He supposes for instance, the hostility
Of the Ban Jeachich to have been secretly nstgated
by the Viennese Court, and yet admits that there
we're elements of dscord between the various Hun
garan nationalities which would Of themselves have
been enough to account for the outbreak. Will not
the last explanation suffice, without the subsidiary
one Of austrian interference especially this is
disputed point? 1t is not philosophical to allegc
more causes for given effect than necessary to
its production. Gorgei also attempts to justify his
surrender to the Russians rather than to the Aus
TRANS, but, as we think unsuccessfully. BY sur
rendering to the Austrians he might perhaps have
concliated favor and pardon for himself and CON-
rades, but by contumacously refusing to do SO he
needlessly irritated Austrian jealousy and excited
rancorous pique which avenged itself in blood He
gained nothing but point Of honor by submitting
to the Russians He might have made better
bargain with the Austrians or at least could have
avoided still more to exaspcrate the enemy into
whose hands, in any event, he was destined uti-
mately to fall Yet it is fair to state that in all
this he was but following out the advice Of Kossuth
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