The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-03-11
Kossuth and hi. Slaves.

II
nd the committe Of arrangements for a
feat meeting in Cincinnatt, which is
zen more than fit supplement to his en-
cellency's tete-a-tete with Capt Long, of
e Mississippi. We feel deep sym
spnthy for the committee in this CASE
Having charge OF kossuth rs a guest,
they could do nor say no more than they
Gid and being men, freemcn, their blood
must have been under thorough control,
else they could never have endured quiet
ly to be thus treated like cowerly school
Boys before the dominic, or as slaves
brought to account by harsh master.
y Tho following is the account of the
Commercial:
An interview which took place on
Wednesday evening, at the Burnct House.
( between Kossuth and the Hungarian
committee, which had charge of the ar
rangements of the meeting at the depot,
was a subject of general conversation
round the city yesterday; and if TIC histo-
~ related by those present be really true,
portion of that abundant sympathy
manifested towards the Governor of Hun
gaIy,' ought to be applied in immediate
extenuation of the sutlcrinrs of the local
commttee-gentlemcn whose generous
exertions instead Of crowning them with
the laurels ofauXiliary heroes, have brought
upon them the sad deserts of mfruitful
servants-and whose condition now, in
stead of provoking the splcnctic jcsts of
party merriment, should excite the un-
feigncd expression of public conmiscra-
tiou. We'll, they had an audience in the
private apartment of the Governor, one
OF the main ohjccls of the interview being
to hand over to him the material aid col
collected for admission to the netting
some 200. The first words, it is s?id.
were spoken by Kossuth: You See ncn-
tlemcn, your grand demonstration for the
Hungarian cause was failure failure II.
failure !!!' 4 short pause and tong
faces JottoDed this remark, Chih tcas ut-
tered NTH pecaliar emphasis.1
"A spokesman of the committee here
attempted to offer m explanation in apol-
ogy, alluding to the shortncss of the no.
tice given TO the public, and the disap-
pointment felt at postponing the day of
meeting as originally notifed-hs own
indiposition suggesting the alteration.
&c.
"Kossuh-O, too much committee
inefficient. A chilling sensation was here
observable.
"Spokcsmdn.-Wc really ourselves feel
greatly mortified at the thinncss of the ~
semblagc, but
hossuh.-Think of it, gentlemen! |
had your assurance should receive SlO,-
600 to-day, and | now find not twelve
hundred people at your great meeting.
The committee then sevcralv assured
kossuth their eXcrtions had not been
spared in endeavoring to collect a crowd.
"hossuh.-I humbly thank YOU, gen
demon; but if had been suffered to car
ry out my arrangements, | could have
obtained as much material aid in forty
eight hours rs through your Kindness
have received in fifteen days!
"Thc manner Of kossuth was all this
time cxcited-thc committee sat in silence
and composed endurance, seeming to
think that anger has its privilege" and
the general anxiety was TO discorcr what
was coming next.
.." kossuth, in style of rcmonstrancc,
then proceeded 10 say that he had been
deceived-,hat upon the strength of the
assurance given to him, he made contracts
for the supply of several thousand dollars
worth Of cavalry harness-but his arrange
ments had been broken through by this
ill-managcd affair. Your large commit
tees arc inefficient. When in Europe
said he, Il heard of a revolutionary com
mittce of one hundred and forty persons
In Vienna and | at once fnrcs,Iv .bo,.