Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-23
" To the Committee
From the Richmond enquirer

While cannot consent to quit to stand
foreign ground-while cannot be induced by
all the eoquence of kossuth and his course to adopt
his doctrine of " intervention" and to peril our own
liberty, integrity and prosperity confederacy,
by abandoning the old political landmarks that have
given wonderful 4 bound among the powers of
the earth in the simple process of attending to our
own business and avoiding entangng alliances in
the affairs OF EurOpe-we cannot hear with patience
the bitter and contemptuOus snecrs aimed at Kos
suth as He is denounced as an imposter-
traduced as vod of patriotism. courage, and every
attribute of patriot. He is charged with the most
mercenary motives, and pronounced fitting char
acter to exchange places with Gorgey, the traitor
The enthusiastic greetings of his noble bearings as
the intelligence reached America during the Hun
garian struggle, are all forgotten-his thrilling in
vocations for the liberty of his country are treated
as the skilfu tricks of iugger to raise "rint'-
and the thousands of sympathisers in England and
in this country. embracing many of our eminent
men. are regarded as silly dupes of a monstrous but
we'll played off imposture Can there be any force
truth in these sneers insulting not only to Kos
suth but to so large portion of cur people .
How is he regarded at home? This is strong test
Of the truth of the man, of the honesty of the patr
OF. The information is afforded to US in volume of
Travels in European Turkey and Hungary, just pub
ished by Mr. Spencer, an intelligent and unpreju-
diced Englishman. He speaks as follows. from his
own personal observation. No man can be hum
bug. who is thus regarded sort of guardian an
gel by population of ii millions, of whom kossuth
lG IS not VINO nave inspired tue people or
Hungary it they that inspired me- Mr. Ste
phens writes follows:
In every torn, UiNoge or hamlet throughout the
land, whether inhabited by Hungarians Slavonian,
or Wallachian, cry of vengeance and the name of
Louis kOSSuth trembleS every lip-their guardian
angel who is to deliver them from the thraldom Of
Austrian bureaucracy, martial law multiplied taxes.
and all the harrassing chicanery of host of needy
German placemen, lording it them in the harsh
tones of language with which they are unacquain-
ted
Even the Ban Jalachich, otherwise a most esti-
mable in private life recently the hero of the
Croatians, is denounced by his counrym
as traitor and Rajachth, the martial patriarch of
the NOravodina of the Servans Russian satrap;
while the name of GOrgey. who sold his country,
has already become by-word and reproach among
all classes Of the population.
! The inhabitants of Western Europe with all
their cares and worldly occupations can form no
idea of the excitement Of th$ people who infatuated
by recent disasters have directed their thong
AMI energy to the means of again Wrestling their
country from the grasp of the German stranger The
fair outvie the men in their enthusiasm.
and truly cannot but admire the patience of the
poor Austrian soldier, who has to endure scott and
taunt from lips beautiful as ever smiled on man.
In all the large towns behold multtGdcS Of
these lovely Amazons, in the deepest mourning full
filing their oath nercr 10 cast IL Of until Hungary
again independent; others wearing the M tional col
ors in the various articles of their dress to manifest
at the same time their patriotism and contempt for
the rule of the German. and all arc decorated with
bracelets and necklaces made from the coins issued
during the government of Louis kosSuth.n
MAcS ACtIT Tha IaOtS ~ hu.