Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-03-01


ernment only added fuel to the flames. In
1910. nfter an imprisonment Of three years,
which had been period Of severe suffering
and rrivation to him, Kossutli's prison door
@asaopeued. Among those with inspired adj
miration for his political efforts, and with sym.
pa,hy for his fate, was Teresa Meslenyi. the
young daughter of nobleman. She cent
him books, and correeponded with him during
his Imprisonment. and they were married
soon after his liberation. The remarkable
escape of Madame Kossuth, after the down
fall of her country. published some weeks
since, will be remembered by cur renders. i
Soe:: aiterhs liberation, he came forward
asthe principal editor ofthe /" Pesth Gazette "
(Peeki Hirfsp.) His name was sufficient
to electrify the country, and his paper became
the advocate OF the lower and middle classes.
A party was raised up agaiust him among the
nables. anda paper established to combat him.
In l847 kossuth WINS elected to the Diet, in
which prominent place was at once conce-
ded to him. -sss
On the 12,h day Of March, 1e4s took place
the revolution Of Vienna which overthrew
the Metternich cabinet. Immediately there
nfier the Constitution granted by the Emper-
or to all the nations within the Empire was
proclaimed, and tie demands of the, Diet for
Il separate and responsible Ministry for Hun
gary acceded to. kossuth. through whose
efforts these concessions had been made, was
the life and soul of the new Ministry.
We now come to the period of the COM
lnencement of tho Hungarian struggle for in
dependence. Its true cause was the hostili-
ty Of the Austrian Government to the whole
series Of reformatory measures which had
been effected through the instrumcntality of
Kossuth; but its immediate occasion was the
Jealousy which sprung up among the Seryian
Crotan independencies against the Hungari-
an Ministry. This soon broke out intogan
open revolt, headed by Baron Jelachich VIII"
had just been appointed Ban or Lord of Gro
tia. The Ban levied an army for the inva
sion of Hungary, and a fierce and bloody war
of races began, marked on both sides by the
most fenlfnl atrocities. Kossuth asked fur
au:horiiy t.raise an army of2o0,0O0 men aud
a large amount Of money, which demands
were willingly and Immediately scceded by
the Diet. ID
The Austrian government whose attention
had been almost wholly engrossed by it's 1tal-
ian war, having been vict ,rious there began
to display it's hostility to the Hungarian msve-
msnt. Early in September Hungary and
Austria stood in an attitude Of uudisguised
hostility. The chronology Of the struggle
" hi, h followed maybe Illus stated: r.
On the 9th Of September, ls45, Jellaellich
invaded Hungry. and was driven out at the
close of that month. In October Windis-
cl,gr.tz, with 100000 veterans. advanced in
to Hungary, and took possession ct Pesth,
tho capital. On the 14th of April, le4o, The
Declaration Of Hungarian Independence was
At the eloso Of that month, the
Austrians were d.ven out at every point, and
the issue of the contest, as between Hunga-
ry and Austria was settled. On the first of
Maythe Russian Intervention was announced.
On the 9Th f August the defeat cf Bem at
Tames,ar gave the death bl w to the cuuse.
Ontile 1Ith kossuth resigned his dictatorship
into the hands Of Gorgey, who, two days after
in effect closed the War by surrenderipg to
the Russians. The struggle thus lasted more
than eleven months. During that time there
was but one rulin.s and directing spirit, and
that was. Kissutl.. This result offered but
one alternative to Kossuthand his companioas;
The fled, and gaining the Turkish doninions
threw themselves on the hospitality of The
Sudan. zs- ~I 's'~z+-=+5
Rus: ia and Austria demanded the rend'-
ton of the fu.itives and for some months it
was uncertain whether the Turkish govern
ment would dare TO refuse. A decided neg
ati.e wus at first returned, then the Porte
1t was at last announced to kossuth
aud his companions that the oLly means for
them 10 avoid sur endery was to adjure The II
religious faith, and thus take advantage of the
fundamental Moslem law, that any fugitive
embrne:ng the Muh.mmedan faith can claim
the protection Of the government. A portion
of the exites CONF lied, but Kossuth refused
to purchase his life at such a price. Finally,
Austria and r ussia modified their demand and
merely insisted on the deieLtion Of the fugi-
tives. The Governmental the United States
and Great Britain then came forward ani
urged the Turkish Government 10 allow them
to come TO their respective countries. At
first there seemed little prospect Gf such re-
suit. But our government was notified that
on the 1st of September, the d on which
terminated tho period Of detention agreed up
on by the Sultan, kossuth aud lis comp.n-
ions would be free to depart whi,her they
pleased. The u. S. steam trigate Mississip
pi wus at once placed at their disposal. The
.ffer was accepted. Wills the greater num-
ber of the eAiles came directly to New York
il the Mississippi, Kossuth and Others " ent
to England, whel e they remained till the Goth
inst, when they departed for this country by
the steamer Humbylt.
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