New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-06
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&c. B." writes to The Boston Journal under



&c. B." writes to The Boston Journal under
date Of Nov IL, from London. the following account
OF Grecent visit which he made to the uarious Hun
garian:
few days since matters Of business OF course To-
tsiy uuconnected with European politics, led me TO
seek an interview with kcsuta. He Is living 80 gniey
here or, as his enemies express i, has sunk down INTO
sue total obscurity, that was only with considerable
difficulty that could aecertain hs addres everybody
believed he was living somewhere in Bayswate-, b'lt
nobody knew seemed 70 care where AT length COT
bis direction and drove thler. It No. IL nsinyon
PaIk Terrace Noting Ill., LONDON place sit1ated Ia
the vey outskirts OF Lcndon where IL no longer tie
city and has net become the country and whore every
thing las a and unfinished appearance Thee was
in tie situation and N the general appearance OF the
hcuse inside and our, certainly appearance OF ex-
trayagance but decidedly the contrary. Nv business
was of such nsture 70 insure me kind AMI e'sn
cordial reception found Kossuth in room apparently
used for library and reception ROOM containing or
siderable quantity OF boOks nearly all OF theta
onCs -. ,r Oh.
death OF Webster and had hardly seated niysei WIN
Koesuth rslnsrSDg that we had sd ne"Sta s No S.
proceeded to pass eloquent euiogum upon ue e~'
decessed which wish could repeat to you venture
10 nv il wac its way, beautiful rs eloquent ana ~
barfens any OF tie more pretending eulOgies viii 4
have been or VIII be passed uDon him. AMI again am
again in the OF our hall hours conversation ui
Ecssurh rccur 10 the loss our country and the world
had sustained the thought seemed 10 be continually
running in his mind He seemed rather 70 avoid the
subject Of Hungary, although his curiosity prompted
him 10 ak few questions OF who had 90 recently
come from the capital OF its oppressor tic asked my
opinion OF tie probable result Of the Presidential cleo
on and then remarked that there ebou. the ilhab
itns OF Massachusetts universal air OF content
ment and prosperity than about those OF any OF the
other States the manly bearing of the operatives in
cur manufacturing towns seemed particularly % have
struck HIM.
He showed me- with evident pride the copy Of the
great work on the Natural History of NswfOrk, pre-
seDtsd HIM by the Legislature OF that state and also
two other presents ne reserved while Ia cCuazy:
and in this way, after my bu insss wa comp,eted cn
verfation on Tor more than hslf an hour Tae n-
pre- sion kOssuth made upon me was OF man greatly
disappointed but not dsheartencd who has mlch
care anu trouble, bat who TO persevere in the
coune he has mIrked our ion himself He did nor seem
10 me good locking nj portraits usually represent
him. He not go broad ccsted nor SO mto IN lis
app earancc had supposed the most eloquent oror
OF his day must be- did not perceive about him the
eost rGce OF sef cOnce vanity his air was perfect
ly easy and he did not in the least assume superiority
suC b rs might have been anticipated He met rue ~ a
friend, who had dene him favor for which nc was duly
grateful
C. aTces now so often made against no-suth OF ex,rave
Gnuce he is indeed instantly accused and by Amer-
too OF living in great sty ON the money collected
for Hungary in America Those who make the charges
know very little OF the true state Of the case they
only know that he is living here and must presume
the rest The fact he seemed TO to be living very
economically The house. a have said Is situated IN
most uNOeslrHDc III Small Pllli thl
remarkably clean the furniture also plain, AMI
not abundant L, then, he Is really living on the
money collected in America, he intends that that shall
last him a long while But have no doubt the tart - /
utherwi.e Thofc who make these charges against him
eem to suppose thar he has private propery OF his
DIV H. and probably when he took refuge in Turkey he .
WIS pennless; but | have good reasons tor believing
. nd may ray knowing) that in spits OF the constant
wa chuncss of Austrian pie from which he IL not free
even here he has succeeded in getting from Hungry
he remnants Of his property which, though not large
sui amounts 10 something aud is doubtless upon this
hst be is living, at least in part
Bu. even uppo-ing that he does use to support nun
self sone portion OF the money our people voluntarily
lficred HIM is that argument against bis honesty
link not The money given 10 him. 10 be sure, to
promote the regoinng fthe independence OF Hungary
ut TIL the time for action arrives one can surely ex
lect that Kossuth the in. mcn by which, Ter COTS
viii that independence is TO BE- reganed should give his
ime and services for nothing and leave bis family to
tarvet No; the money was given him 10 DO disposed
he considered bet in the generous belief that he
would not abuse the confidence reposed in him, and
rave yet TO learn that he has done choose TO be-
ieye the evidence OF my eyes, obtained when there
chance for eoncealment, for my visit was totally
by kossuh, rather than the calumnos OF
hose who know nothing of what they assert, and who
as regardless of the truth they OF that great
Command, Thou shalt not bear false witness against
by neghbor"