Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-31

newspaper for the benefit of the Hungai
rian people. Not yet daunted, and not
"a be foiied in his patriotic undertaking,
he b.A next devised and executed the 7
design of publishinga manuscript paper,
aeainst which no law could be leveled,
that would not equally abridge the neces-
sary practice of writing letters. The new
edition of the journal, indeed, was nothing
but an open letter, containing the pro-
ceedings of the National Assembly, writ |
ten out in perfectly legible handwriting. |
AT first, the copies of it had been found
and sent by post; but; on discovering that
they were not delivered to his subscri- |
bsrs, but destroyed by order of the gov
eminent, the editor, still determined to
outdo the machinitions of the despot, had
organized q system of private expresses.
Which ramified to every town, village and
hamlet of the country. Such had been
the demand for his publication, in this
form, that he had circulated an edition of
ten thousand, every line of which had
been copied by young scribes employed
by him for the purpose. Thus, in spite
of the censorship of the press, in spite of
the tyrany of the post-ottice, in spite OF
all the power of most powerful and
stringent government, free paper had
been prepared, published, read and felt
everywhere, by the fertile and indomita-
BILE spirit. by the energy and courage of
that beautiful young man, who now stood
up to answer for his conduct. Fuiled in
every attempt to master him, the Austri-
an tyrant had sent his minister to appre-
bend him, and to stop the paper by throw
ing its editor into prison. In the dead of
the night, while walking for meditation
on the shore of the Danube, he had been
snatched up by the myrmidons of the
imperial court, blindfolded, and conveyed
to dungeon of which he knew not the
name. After long confinement, during
which the Hungarian people were entire
ly ignorant of his condition. he had been
released for trial. 1t was TO defend him
self against the accusations of such an
enemy, that he was permitted once more
TO appear in public. It-was to witness
the issue of this strange proceeding, that
so vast a multitude of his countrymcn had
assembled. Every movement of the
young patriot was watched with eager
ness. As a lawyer. profoundly learned
in his profession, he knew we'll enough
how to manage his own business. He
was highly intellectual, and could meet
the abest of his antagonists, and annihi-
late the strongest of their reasons. He
was eloquent: and, when his learning and
his logic had obtained the victory, he
could raise the enthusiasm of the specta-
tors, and turn to deathly paleness the
cheeks of his imperial judges. Until that
day, Hungary had never witnessed SO
magnificent struggle for life and liberty.
All the efforts of the young man, howev-
Ell proved fruilless. He had been con-
demned before his trial; and the Judges
only sought pretexts by which to give his
punishment show of legality. He was
sentenced to prolonged and solitary i'm
prisonment. He was at once conveyed
off and let down into deep damp un
wholesome dungeon, within the castle
fortress Of old Buda. On his way to pris
on, he leaned his head upon his hands,
as if lost in meditation. Some one asked
him how he felt. al feel something
namelesS in me-" was his only answer
What was then namelesS, however, has
since been turned to history. q That
young man aCdS LOUIS KossUTH."
We acknowledge the pleasure we feltup-
ON learning that part of Kossuth's training
for the high position which he holds, was
received in the position of an energetic,
persevering Editor. In that and in other
capacities, he has acquired a most remark |
able power of moving men for whatever
opinions are held concerning his political /
views, his wonderful eloquence is every
where acknowledged. From the popular
gathering, from the senatorial assembly, |
from the audience of ladies, from students,
editors, jurists and divines, he receives
the same attention and the same tokens of
admiration, for in every place he is APP
propriate, earnest and sincere.
AS an orator, compared with orators of
other nations and of other days, he is fore
most in rank-but as an orator i'll a Ian.
guage not his own, wo know not where
his equal can be found. Many must have
seen his own account of how he mastered
English, but in this connection, we cannot
fOrbear to repeat the story, for it was in
this same imprisonment for editorial dill
gence, that he entered so successfully OH
the study of our own language.
1t is some twelve years ago. said he,
that for any decided attachment to the
right of free Press, was put in prison
by the Austrian government, where L laid
three years; the first year they gave me
nothing to read and nothing to write with;
the second, they came and told me that it
would be granted to me to read some
thing, but that l must not make choice of
any political books, but only an Indifferent
one, Pondered little, and knowing
that knowledge Of languages was key
to sciences, concluded that, perhaps, it
might be useful to get some little knowl
edge of the English language; so l told
them l would name some books which
would not partake in the remotest way
with politics. l asked for an English