The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Kossush and Count BasthyanY.

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2 Count Louis Batthyany is an exile from
Hungary, having taken refuge in France from
the pursuing vengeance Of Austria and the
Gar. He was an active defender Of Hun
gGGan Independence, by all accounts OF him.
But be was not Republican. He main
tained the separate nationality of Hungary.
not for the sake Of the people, but for the
sake OF the Hungarian noblesse. whose pow
Ell was clipped by Austria, for the same rea-
son that she enslaved the people Count
,Batthyany fought for the welfare Of his or
der He forgot the claims and the woes Of
the people, in his bitterness for the degrade
ton his rank suffered by the general prostra-
ton Of his land va
|, Count Bat.hyany has recently attacked
Kossuth in the French Press. The substance
Of his ale cations is that, TO .Kossuth's oyer-
zeal, more than any other cause, is owing the
failuyelof the Revolutions. ifhe hadn0t in
sisted upona Republic and the consequent
elevation Of the masses, Count Batthyany
thinks the movement would have been sue
cessful, and Hungary would now beindepen-
dent. This is the essence of the charge.
1t is not for us TO yindicate .Kossuth from
imputed indiscretion. If he failed to sell
out the cause of the people for the welfare
alone Of the mobiles, tempted, as doubtless he
was, on all hands, he but relied upon our
own maxim that "the Right is alvey o expe-
dient,"-the wrong never. Industrious as q
certain class of the American press is to cir
culaie free translation of Batthyany's
charge against Kossuth amongou people, we
would scorn to defend him from il. Kossuth
failed because he sprung from the people,
fought for them and therefore formed enemies
al home, as we'll as abroad-that is the most
that can be said of il.
How now does this tally-and Webb has
endorsed this assault--of course,-how does
it compare with the original charge Of the
Courier q. Enquirer, and its echoes, that
Kossuth was not the friend Of 'RepubIicanism
in Hungary, and had no claim to be so hon
ored By the American people? II extinguishes
that lie at least, if itdoes anything.
Kossuth was plcb-he boasts Of his ori-
gin. The people therefore ordained him af-
ter long trial OF his fidelity and his power,
to stand as their mediator between Oppres-
sion and Justice. In the midst of the con-
flict and carnage Of war, he kept his mission
highest in his heart, and demanded that if the
issue were favorable, the crushed millions
whose advocate before the world he was,
should be restored to their rights. Is that
lofty faith and purpose amidst even fire
and sword, to be stismatized as over ac-
tion?
Who doubts that II George Washington
had pledged the success of our revolution to
the behoof Of Privilege and Rank, thousands
of tories would have taken The sword Of In
dependence, and terminated the struggle, in
half its actual duration? Suppose for not
doing that the result had been the final de-
feat Of our cause. Washington too, would
have been denounced as oveS-sealous. What
we fought against was Privilege abroad
| Would we have gained BY creating Privilege
at home \
Let the enemies Of Kossuth reflect. They
| draw upon themselves deeper infamy than
ever BY quoting Batthyanys charge against
the man who has encountered their hate
They will arouse deeper, far deeper senti-
ment of attachment to the "Hero Of Hunga
rian Republicanisra," by such course than
hqs yet been developed by the American peo-
pie. So far, we thank the men who have
made this Counts assault current here. The
great cause is not half so likely to flag now
as it might have been, had Kossuths repub-
llcanism been left in doubt, by any means
For this result he may thank his foes, while
they render themselves objects Of pity TO the
intelligent and free people OF the county
Statesman.