Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1852-02-18
Hungary and Kossuth.
A THRILLING SKETCH.

The following extracts from Hungary and Kos
suth," by b. f. Taft, d. D., will be read with pecu-
liar interest at this present moment:-
Having made all his arrangements with the Rus
sians, and with sufficient number Of his own min
ions. Arthur Gorgey, as Dictator of the Hungarian
nation the 18th of August, lS49 nj the village OF
Boros Jeno, near Villages, surrendered his person,
his army, and the liberty and independence of his
country into the hands of those who, for three hun
dred years had been bent on accomplishing its de-
struction
"Ihe scene of the surrender bcggars all descrip-
ton. An eye Witness in giving some account OF it
to the Allgemeine Zeung, the great German paper,
exhausts the eyubeinnt vocabulary OF his language
in the fruitless effort; After | wound my way
along saws the writer with great deal Of 'ro ron.
inn in the place. As soon us entered, saw the
Russian COMMANDMENT chief and Gorgey, who for
forty-eight hours had been Dictator OF Hungary lie
was dressed in his simple but romantic costume,
which differed much from that OF the general sta,
who stood around him. In light brown blouse
with golden collar, riding boots reaching tar above
the knees, round black hat, surrounded with wa
wing white feather, he was Joking with beautiful
Young girl, into whose ear lie was whispering HAT.
terng nonsense. The general staff t1oated around
him. their splendor and magnltlcence recalling the
times of Ilunnyadi and Zroi. Every one was dres-
sed in his most elegant uniform, rs il for festival.
The sun-burnt Youthful thin figures in short .4ti-
las, with heavy gold trimmings, hats with waving
feathers on their heads, mounted on fiery horses,
galloping to and fro, formed group as warllke as
the fancy of painter could describe
In the midst of this a general commotion soon
took place. Gorgey had thrown himself on his horse
He was followed by his glterng suite 1t was the
last act in the drama of the Magyar war Only q
soldiers heart comprehend the feeling WIN
, which n warrior is parted from his arms. Many
seemed torn in elpless agony. Others wept as they
printed parting kiss the cold steel. A grea
5 number shrieked with rage TO be LED against me
enemy rather than he subjected TO tins disgrace:
8 saw how officers and men threw themselves iht'
each others arms aud sobbng, bid each other lon!
farewell Others raved against their officers, an'
S accused them of selfishness. No pen can describ
A the wo. the despair, which prevailed among Tie nus
sars MANY shot their horses; and they, who wou
have lost a limb without groan, sobbed like chi
dron Gorgey rode round, proud, and imnovable II
h a marble statue of Mars and It was only now an
e then that his ringing, metallic voice was heard, eA
horlng the soldiers to make haste"
Alas alas that the onagran OF Frederick, an
the long fostered purpose of the despotlc house c
the UapsburgEs, should be at last fulfilled lhroug
IS the reachery OF Hungarian soldier! But, from III
instant of the treason, the curses OF the world al
upon the traitor. The curses of his own conscienc
"a sre upon him. All these maledctions, with the d
r. pleasure of righteous God, are now upon the maj
n who 10 revenge himself upon his rival, sold h
r. country to its oppressors; when, by one splend
m action, by one patriotic effort, 10y one GROWING V"
IN tory, such the one hundred thousand soldiers
m Szegedin were painting for, he could have annihil
an ted the armies of the invasion, bid defiance TO Il
np Austrian despot, and given permanent liberty AT
e. TRANQUILITY to fifteen millions of his countrymen
in Or il instead of achieving such triumph, he "
mi destined to fall on the field of battle and TO close
rves on a sublugated country, he could at least Ina
.aI done this, and died the death of Leondas or
of RagocZy. ~. :.
~. Immediately upon the preparation OF this de
m the army of the new capitol was disbanded' Ma
~, of the men. and several of the officers, ended h
1e present agony by putting pistols 10 their iorehea
as Others fell upon their swords or pierced their hea
ii. with the Magyar stilIeto. litndredS, whole co
nv panies rather than fall into the haGds OF their m
cir CHESS oppressors, burst through the eacampme
NJ Ayng to the high hills and deep gorges OF the mot
tains 20 terminate their sorrows by starvation. N
bv suth the spotess patriot, but now private cllizen
ac Kossuth the great orator and statesman-kossu
oil the friend g. heneiacior of his people, seeing that
ra was lost and loaded with the grief of the whole
ns ton fed in tears toward the southern borders OF
inc kingdom to beg a temporary hiding place in b
ned barous, but not unfeeng country. Hungary v
and now fallen. HAWAII, the butcher, at once cree
his scaoldS for the execution OF the friends oil Nj
csc var freedom Scores of the nobest OF the Ia
for were ANONYMOUSLY hung for having defended
nav liberties of their country. Other scores had the
,wn vor shown them of barring their oreheads to the
Ma fies Week after week the blood OF the patriots
the 10 rivuets Month after month, nothing was he
but the voice of weeping and amenation. o
single day. soon after the surrender, thirteen OF
FuiI ahest Generals of the were murdered IN {
blood, because they had fought 10 save their to