Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-05
Nj. KossUTH IN cNcNVATI-yA LOOK
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Cincinnati. He took passage in the steamer
Wisconsin for Madison, Indiana. The CONNER
cial says:
Out of the large committee of arrangements
but two were at the Burnet House vest erday
morning february 26) to escort kossuth to the
river, and extend the courtesy 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, on the hurricane deck of that
boat. Kossuth, who appeared somewhat irri-
tated, replied: ''Sir, want some freedom, some
rest, do not speak to me; please leave" Here
an explanation was offered when the Magyar
continued: "Now, do not bother me: leave me;
do, do: 90 away" and the officer retired, while
Kossuth turned to his lady and commenced
smelling boquet of flowers
The Commercial gives the following account
of curious scene, in which M. Kossuth show
ed himself:
An interview which took place on We'd
nesday evening at the Burnett House, between
Kossuth and the Hungarian committee which
had charge ofthe arrangements of the meeting
at the depot, was subject of general CONVERSE
ton round the city yesterday, and, if the histo-
ny related by those present be really true,
toward the ''Governor of Hungary ought to be
applied in immediate extenuation of the suffer-
ings of the local ommittee-gentleme whose
generous exertions, instead of browning them
with laurels of auxiliary heroes, have brought
upon them the sad deserts of unfrutful SER
wants; and whose condition now instead of pro-
voking the splenetic jests of party merriment,
should excite the unfeigned expression of public
commiseration. Well they had an audience
in the private apartment of the Governor, one
of the main objects of the interview being to
hand over to him the material aid collected for
admission to the meeting, some $1,000. The
first words, it is said were spoken by kossuth
-"You see, gentlemen, your grand Demon
stration for the Hungarian cause was failure
"a failure "a failure" A short pause and
long faces followed this remark, mhich 1as ut
tered aoad peculiar emphasis.
A spokesman of the committee here attempt
cd to offer an explanation in apology-alluding
tothe shortness ofthe notice given to the public,
and the disappointment felt at postponing the
day of meeting as originally notihed-his own
indisposition suggesting the alteration, &c.
KossUTH.-O, too much committee-too in
efficient. A chilling sensation was her OBJ
SCRABBLE.
SPoKEsMAN.-We really ourselves feel great
ly mortified at the thinness of the assemblage,
but
kossUTH.-Think of it, gentlemen! I had
your assurance | should receive ten thousand
dollars to-day; and now find not twelve hun
dred people at your great meeting.
The committee then severally assured Kos
suth their exertions had not been spared in en-
deavoring to collect crowd.
KossUTH.-I humbly thank you, gentlemen;
but if | had been suffered to carry out my own
arrangements l could have obtained as much
material aid in forty-eight hours as through
your kindness | have received in fifteen
days!
The manner of Kossuth was all this time excl
ted-the committee sat in silent and composed
endurance, seeming to think that ''anger has its
privilege" and the general anxiety was to discov-
Ell what coming next.
Kossuth, in style of remonstrance, then pro-
ceeded to say that he had been deceived; that
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 arrangements had been broken through by
this ill-managed affair. ''Your large commit
tees are efficient. When in Europe said he,
81 heard of revolutionary committee of one
hundred and forty persons in Vienna, and | at
once foresaw they would do nothing; gentle
men, you illustrate the propriety of that concu-
sion." Brief intervals of clouded abstraction
followed each Of these pithy denunciations, but
the momentary suspension of oral castigation
was supplied by the whitening look and excited
gesture of Kossuth-
Aye, every joint should seem to curse and ban,
And even now his burdened heart would break
Should he not curse Them
He also gave ssbroad hint to the com mittee
that they had taken out five thousand dollars
worth of Hungarian bonds, which had been I'M
accounted for. The committee handed over
the sum collected at 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, as fol-
lows:
kossUTH AND THE CINCINNATI Committee.
As there have been widely circulated many ru-
mors and newspaper statements regarding the
final interviews between the Cincinnati COM
mlttee and kossuth which are grossly incorrect
and do great injustice to the parties Immediately
concerned, we have made diligent inquiry to
arrive at the truth ofthe whole matter, and will
now state In regard to it what we have received
from the most reliable authority.
At the meeting of committee at the Burnet
House on Thursday morning NJ Kossutb ex-
pressedin mild and inoffensive manner his
regrets that so little material aid had been raised
In this city Tor the Hungarian cause. On his ar
rival, and throughout his whole stay in this city
the committee had assured him that they would
raise $4,000 for his cause if he would allow
them to manage the affairs in their own way,
to which he assented, of course. Up to the
time OF his departure he had only received
little over $1,000 from all sources within the
city. This was indeed decided failure,
viewed in connexion with the expectations and
promises of the committee, and to the Magyar
must have been deep and discouragng disap-
polntment. 1t was very natural that he should
feel called upon to remind the committee, after
having waited upon them for fifteen days, and
when about to take his final leave, that their
large promises and small returns had caused
him great waste of precious time. That he
did do this we are assured, but as has been sta
ted, without any such remarkable display of
passion as has been attributed him by city pa
per. The committee assured him that they would
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