The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-05
THE DAILY DISPATCH
M. Kossuth in Cincinnati.
A LOOK BEHlSp rHE CURTAIN.

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from Cincinnati. He took passage in the
steamer Wisconsin for Madison, Indiana. TIE
Commercial says:
Out OF the large committee of arrangements
but two were at the Burnett House Yesterday
morning February 2G) to escort Kossuih to
the river, and extend the courtesy due their
guest. One of the committee attempted 10 4
address kossuth, by thanking him for his kind
ness in visiting Cincinnati aud extending to
hiin the well wishes Of the citizens. This oc-
Cured in large crowd, on the hurricane deck
OF the boat. kossuth, who appeared some
what iritated, replied: "Sir, / want some
freedom, some rest; do not speak to me
please leave" Here an explanation was of
fered, when the Magyar continued: snow, do
not bother me; leave me do, do; go away.'
and the officer retired, while kossuth turned
of flowers.
The CommerciaHgives the following account
rof a curious. scene, in which Nj. Kossu,h
showed himself: g.
An interview which took place on Wedncs-
day evening at the Burnet House, between
kossuih and the Hungarian committee which
mad charge OF the arrangements of the meet
ing at the depot, was subject Of general con-
versat0n round the city Yesterday, and. if the
history related by those present be really true.
portion OF that abundant sympathy manifest
ed toward the "Governor Of Hungary" ought
to be applied IN immediate extenuation of the
suferlngs OF the local coinmltiee-gentlemen
whose generous exeriions, instead of crownpg
them with laurels Of auxiliary heroes, have
brought upon them the sad deserts of upfruit-
ful servants, and whose condition now, instead
cf provoking the splenetic jests of party lnerri-
ment, should excite the unfeigned expression
of public commisseration., Well, they had an
audience in the private apartment of The Gov
ernor, one of the main objects of the interview
heliig TO hand over to him the material aid col
lected for admission TO the meeting, some
81 200. The first words, it is sad were spoken
by kossuth-"You see, gentlemen, your grand
demonstration for the Hungarian cause was
failure.-a failure "a faIure!' A short
pause and long faces folOued this remark,
ghich cas uttered rith peculiar emphasis.1
A spokesman OF the Committee here attempt
ed to offer an explanation in apology-allud-
| ing TO the shortuess of the notice given TO the
public, and the disappointment felt al post
poning the day of meeting as riginally noti-
| 6ed-his own indispOsiton suggesting the al
| teration, &c.
kossUrH.-O, too much committee-too
Inefficient. 4 chilling sensation cas here
| Obserrabfe.l
SPoKEsMAN.-We really ourselves feel great.
| ly mortified at the thinness of the assemblage
| but
kossUTH.-Think of it, gentlemen. | had
your assurance, should receive ten thousand
| dollars to day and now find not twelve hun.
drei people at your great meeting.
The committee then severally assured Kos
suth their exertons 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 could have obtained as much
| material aid in forty ht hours as throug h
| your kindness have received in fifteen DAYS
The manner of kossuth was all this time
! exeited--the coElinittsa sat in silent ard COM
| posed endurance, seeming to think that ''an-
| ger has its privilege" and the general anxiety
| was TO discover what was coming next.
| Kossuth, in a style of renonstrance, then
proceeded to say that he had been deceived;
that upon the strength OF the assurance given
to him he made contracts for The supply oi
| several thousand dollars worth of cavalry
harness; but his arrangements had been broken
through by this ilnanaged affair. "Youi
| large committees are inefficient. When in
| Europe" said he, II heard of q revolutionary
committee of one hundred and forty persons
| in Vienna, and at once foresaw they would
do nothing; gentlemen, you illustrate the pro-
priety of that conclusion" Brief intervals O
clouded abstraction followed each of these
pithy denunciations, bat the momentary sus
pension OF oral casugatIon was supplied BY
the whitening look and excited gesture of Kos
suth-
"Aye every joint should seem to curse and ban
| And even Nv his burdenea heart wouli break
Should he not curse them"
He also gave ''broad hint" 10 the committee
that they had taken out FIVE thousand dollar
worth of Hungarian bonds, whicn had been
unaccounted for. The committee handed owe
the sum collected at the meeting, and shortly
after retired, with "their honors thick upol
them"
- l.
gives another version OF the foregoing story, al
follows:
koSsuTH And THE CINCINNATI COMMITTEE
AS there hsve been widely circulated many
ramors and newspaper statements regarding
the final interviews betw cen the Cincinnati
Committee asd kossuth which are grossly
incorrect, and do great injustice TO thepar
ties Immediately concerned, We have mad,
diligeni inquiry to arrive at the truth of III,
whole matter. aad will now state in regard I,
| il what we have seceived from the most reliabl,
l.authority.
At the meeting ofthe committee at the Bur
net House on Thursday morning, Nj. Kossu,l
expressed in mild and inoffansive manner hi.
| regrets that so little material aid had beef
| raised in this city for the Hungarian cause
| On his arrival, and throughout his whole sta
| in this city, the committee had assured hin
that ;hey would raise &25 goo for his cause
be would allow them TO manage the affairs ia
theirown way, to which he assented, of course
Up to the time ofhi departure he had only re-
ceived a little over $7,009 from all source.
within sae city. This wee indeed decided
| failure, viewed in connection with the expec.
tatians and promises of the conn iitee, and ~tc
the Magyar must have been a deep and dis.
couraging disappointment. II was very nat
ural that be should feel called upon TO remind
the committee, after having waited upon them
for fifteen days, and when about TO take his inal
leave, that their large promises and small re.
turns had caused him great waste OF precious
time. That be did do this we are assured, bat
as has been stated, without any such remark.
able display ofPassion as has been attributed
TO him by city paper. The committee as
sured him that they were, equally with him.
disappointed in the amount of material aid re-
allied, but that they would endeaSor TO mate.
rally increase it by continued efforts, and
| would remit TO him the result OF their future
Ilabors. whatever il might be. We understand