The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-04

! since made upon the people The cause o
! Hungary seemed dead, and the noble heart
which had already shed tear over the grave g
the once 80 mighty Hungarian nation, were read,
to bid mournful welcome to the exiled chief
/ and TO offer a home-a safe asylum and com
Portable resting place, for the man thrust abou
by the chances of fortune. But his arrival OF
the shores of England was an electric spark
thrilling through the masses, and the power Of
his eloquence, the purity of his designs, the COO
craftsmanship with which he steered through al
difficulties thrown in his way, kindled fire OF
enthusiasm in all hearts, unknown in history
since the time of Peter the Hermit His pro-
gress through England and America was a series
OF trlumphs never witnessed before the people
turned out wherever he arrived by thousands
and hundreds of thousands all the internal
party feuds were forgotten in the ovations pre-
pared for him. aud the leading statesmen, though
differing in opinion, united to express their SYM
patty for his cause, and their admiration for his
person. In monarchica England and.republicln
America he boldly proclaimed his principles and
his mission; and the nations listened to his
voice with respectful attention, and greeted him
as the man of the future, as the leader of free
dom's next battle on the continent 1t was not
the martyr whom they cheered for his past
struggles and suferlngs, but the apostle of
liberty who had the ear of the nations ready to
act upon his eloquent advice. What a mortif-
cation for Austria and Russia what disgrace
to their diplomacy They had succeeded by
their combined forestry diplomacy and treach
ery-to subdue poor Hungary, and to expe The
Governor from his native country. They had
succeeded to have him detained by Turkey,
though unwilling TO become the aor to Aus
trla; and after two long years he was to be
carried away from the Old World across the
waters of the ocean to the United States where
they did hope that the kindness of the people
would detain him by a hearty welcome in every
Stale and in every city, until he would forget
his native land, or be forgotten by his country
They had 80 well concocted the plan, that its
failure seemed to be impossible; and yet they
failed, because they did not comprehend either
The greatness of his heart or the power of his
mind. They endeavored, therefore, to DESTROY
him by calumny and Islander. In Germany and
in France, in England and in America, the
papers were filled with invectives and accuse.
tons, now coarse and disgusting, now artful and
malicious. They attacked his private and his
public character. There was no baseuess, no
cruelty OF which they did not accuse him. They
exaggerated and misrepresented his words, and
fabricated false statements to abuse him. But
NC uiu HDb IGcu tIltSS CU'lllHutu ublaCkS. lie
went on in his holy mission; and the calumnies
left no trace behind him. The world remem-
bered that in the triumphs Of the Romans, it was
the custom to have The hero followed by man
who reyilei him necessarily it was necessary
feature OF the triumph. And the world remem-
bered also that this official sanderer was always
hired slave
When the Austrans saw that anonymous
calumny prove insufficient, they exerted them.
'elves to degrade the cause of Hungary into
personal quarrel, in order to drown the general
interest in polemc about personalities They
Induced, therefore, Prince Esterhazy to protest,
in the London Times, against Governor Kossuth
as the representative of Hungary The poor
old man He had introduced himself to Kos
suth on the 18th March, 1913 in the streets of
Vienna, while the Hungarian deputltion was en-
tering the city, cheered by the people Prince
EsterhQzy raised his voice, and, in. presence of
the multitude, he placed his person at the dis
posal OF kossuth, who was then but a member
of the Diet, and not yet Minister. The name of
the prince was well known in the diplomatic
circles Of Europe, and he became, therefore.
Minister for Foreign Affairs in the administration
of Count Louis Batthyani, and retained his Of
fee until the first days of September, when he
resigned his seat but five days before the minis
try broke up OF nervous temperament, he
was always in fear Of losing his estates he was
frightened in March by the popular movement,
and he is frightened now by the martial law. I'm
disgrace at court since 1913, he was to re es-
tablish his position by his protest, and he pro.
tested accordingly. But how could he blame
ministry of which he had been member? To
give some color to the retrGction of his past he
accuses the ministry of Louis Baihvani of
having published the deposition of Ban Jelach.
ich in June, aganstth solemn agreement enter
I'd into at lnspruck, that this publication should
be delayed until certain eventuality had taken
place. Had this really been the case why did
Prince E3torhazy remain in office after such
breech of confidence on the part Of his col
league! This is the first question Of every one
who reads the letter of the prince. But the
Austrians do not care for the logic and consist.
ency of the late minister; it is enough for them
that Prince Esterhazy allied inEngland with the
Viliers, disavows Governor Kossuth in the
Times. And the prince himself forgets that | |
was his under Secretary Of State, and that his |
with me, continued until the end
Of August, shows no disapprova of tie policy
of his colleague
But there was yet another we'll known Hun. |
garan name-well known Observation-Disclosures. |
The naughty Count Louis was popular in Eu-
rope by his travels, by his high attanments, by
MS splendid career, and by the heroism with /
which he met his death on the scaffold The
lalo of martyrdom surrounds his name. The
Austrans had therefore published letter signed
BY some obscure member of the family, reitera-
ing the charges of Prince Esterhazy. They
we'll knew how unimportant this publication
vas, but they calculated that it ould arouse
he family pride of the amiable Count c. Bat.
hyani, over whom they had no direct control.
they wished to create split among the Hun
garians. 1t was important for them that the
opinion should b. spread that besides Kossuth
here are yet other leaders in exile, who do not
subordinate themselve. TO the man whom the
people had elected its chief that there lives
n Paris Count who put himself forward us the
representative of the Hungarian aristocracy -
What an excellent argument for our enemies to
ay that there are such divisions among the Hun
garians as make it impossible for any power to
rive efficient aid to them! Aud who can know
whether the course of events may not put the
cad of affairs in France or in England into the
lands Of foreign minister, who, under the pre-.
ense of liberalism, might encourage these revo-
who are sure to fail, in order to fetter