Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06
NJ. KossUTH IN CINCINNATL-A LOOK BEHIND
= THE CURTAIN.

ture on Thursday last of M KossUrH from Cincin-
natl He took passage in the steamer Wisconsin for
Madison, Indiana. The Commercial says:
Out of the large committee of arrangements but two
were at the Burne House yesterday morning February
26 to escort Kossuth to the river and extend the
tesy due their guest One of the committee attempted to
address Kossuth by thanking him for his kindness in
visiting Cincinnati and extending to him the well wishes
of the citizens This occurred in large crowd the
hurricane deck of the boat Kossuh who appeared
what irritated replied 81 Sir, want some freedom,
some rest; do not speak to me- please leave. Here
explanation was offered, when the Magyar continued
..Now, do not bother me- leave me do do; go away "
and the officer retired while Kossuh turned to his lady
and commenced smelling bouquet Of flowers.
The Commercial gives the following account Of
curious scene in which NJ. Kossuth showed himself:
An interview which took place on Wednesday evening
at the Burnet House, between Kossuh and the Hunga-
ran committee which had charge Of the arrangements Of
the meeting at the depot subject Of general
saon round the city yesterday and If the history related
by those present be reilly true portion of that album
dant sympathy manifested toward the Governor of Hun
gary ought to be applied in immediate extenuation of
the suferings Of the local neutrality-suspicious. whose
exertons instead Of browning them with laurels
auxiliary heroes have brought upon them the sad de-
of unruul servants; and whose condition now
stead of provoking the spenetic ess party merrment
should excite the unegned expression of public commits
seraton Well they had audience in the private apart
of the Governor of the main objects Of the in
terview being to hand to him the material aid col
ected for admission to the meeting 81, 200 The
first words, it is said, spoken by Kossuth-" You
ontlennon, grand DEMONSTRATION for tho Hunga-
rian failure Ia failure la failure !" IA
short pause and long faces followed this remark Which
uttered cith peculiar emphasis.
spokesman of the committee here attempted to offer
explanation in alludng to the shortness of
the notice given to the public, and the disappointment
felt posonng the day of meeting as originally not
lpdiSu fha alt Gc
KossUTH.-O, too much committee-too inefficient. "A
chilling sensation toas here observable
SPoKEsMAN-We really ourselves feel greatly mortified
at the thnness of the assembage, but
KossUTH.-Thnk of it, gentlemen! had your assur-
should receive ten thousand dollars to-day and
/ find not twelve hundred people at your great
meeting
The committee then severay assured Kossuth their ex
rtions had not been spared in endeavorng to collect
rowd
KpssUTH.-I humby thank you, gentlemen; but if had
been suffered to carry out my arrangements could
have obtained much material aid in hours
through your kindness have received in fifteen days
The manner of Kossuth all this time excitedthe
committee sat in silent and composed endurance seeming
to think that anger has it's privilege and the general
anxiety to discover what coming next.
Kossuth in style of remonstrance, then proceeded to
say that he had been deceived that upon the strength
the given him he made contracts for the
ply of several thousand dollars worth of cavalry harness
but his arrangements had been broken through by this ILL
managed affair "Your large committees inefficient
When in Europe" said he, o. heard of revolutionary
committee of one hundred and forty persons in Vienna
and once foresaw they would do nothing gentlemen,
you illustrate the propriety of that conclusion" Brief
intervals of couded abstraction followed each of these
phy denunciations but the momentary suspension of
oral casgaton supplied by the whitening look and
excited gesture Of Kossuth-
faye, every joint should seem to curse and ban,
And even now his burdened heart would break,
Should he not curse them"
He also gave 'sbroad hint" to the committee that
had 1a
ran bonds, which had been unaccounted for The
mttee handed the collected the meeting and
shortly after retired with their honors thick upon them
The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday last gives
another version of the foregoing story follows:
KossUTH AND THE CINCINNATI CoMMrrTEE.-As there
have been widely circulated many and newspaper
statements regarding the final interviews between the Gin
cinnat committee and Kossuth which grossly ncor-
rect and do great injustice to the parties Immediately
concerned have made dgent inquiry arrive the
truth of the whole matter and viii state in regard
whatwe have received from the reliable authority
At the meeting of the committee at the Burnet House
Thursday morning M. Kossuth expressed in a mild
and inoensive his regrets that little material
aid had been raised in this city for the Hungarian
On his arrival and throughout his whole stay in this city,
the committee had assured him that they would raise
$25 900 for his if he would allow them manage
the affairs in their way to which he assented of
Up the time of his departure he had only
ceived little 900 from all within the city
This indeed decided failure viewed in connection
to the Magyar must have been deep and discouragng
disappointment 1t very natural that he should feel
called upon to remind the committee after having waited
upon them for fifteen days, and when about take his
final leave that their large promises and small returns
had caused him great waste of precious time That he
did do this assured but has been stated with
any such remarkable display of passion has been
attributed to him by city paper The committee
cd him that they were equally with him. disappointed in
the amount of material aid realized but that they would
endeavor to materially increase it by continued efforts
and would remit to him the result of their future abor
whatever it might be- We understand that the parting
between Kossuh and the members of the committee was
mutually cordial and friendly
Two of the committee accompanied their whom guest
to the boat. Upon Of them asking him whether it
would be agreeable to him be formally delivered
over to the Indiana committee he very blandly replied
that he preferred to be delivered over to himselfrom
which infer that he simply considered the proposed
formaity entirely unnecessary and the breach
acceptable to him than g the observance"
We assured that i'll feeling whatever was mani
Tested and that existed between Kossuth and those
members of the committee who attended him TO the boat
but that the contrary they parted in the cordial
friendship and with many mutual regrets for the necessity
Of their separation.
There has been so much said Of what was done
and would be done in Cincinnati for M Kossuth
and his cause as to excite curiosity on the sub
cct We thereforecopy the following remarks of the
Gazette of that city, which tell the whole story:
1--WE notice that the press sundry places are making
themselves merry at the of our citizens II would
appear IL they supposed the citizens generally parc
pated in these operations It is right to inform those
abroad in regard to this. large majority of cr-
have had nothing do with the matter and large
If not the larger number who have attended have done
onlv ont of curiosity large amount IL not the larger