The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-01-22
KOssuth AT his Quarters.

Col Forney writes the following interesting
sketch Of kossuth, to the Pennsylvania -
l enjoyed the privilege, on Saturday, of a
long interview with Gov Louis Kossuth: an
interview participated in by several members
of Congress. He is great man; and is great
IN small things well as in things of import
ance. His common sense is wonderful lie
has rare unselfshness of manner and of mat
ter that quite captivates you. That he is a
well-bred man, his easy bearing his attention
while others talking, and the subdued tones
OF his voice, are all SO many evidences. He
was dressed in short, close-ftting black velvet
frock coat, leaving his slight but graceful figure
displayed, and giving to his appearance dig
nihed character. His face is a rich study for
an artist, and his light blue eye kindes to every
emotion, and anticipates the thought ready to
leap from his tongue. His voice is extremely
agreeable; and his gesticulations graceful and
feminine. While he listened to US he held in
his left hand half-lighted segar but when he
spoke himself, he laid it down. and took up,
point by point what had been said to him. 1t
is great blunder to say that he speaks imper-
feet English. His pronunciation is considerably
defective but its Orientolism is exceedingly fas-
cinating. lie thinks almost rapidly; and when
he ponders for thought, which is seldom, his
manner alone is eloquent. He speaks in axioms
1.-The People" he SAID, care always ahead of
the leaders. u do not complain that my
cause is discussed in Congress, because it is so
strong that discussions strengthen it still more
- Those who differ from me i'll Congress are no
doubt honest; L find no fault, though L hope for
the best ''Republicanism is always misrep-
resented; and those who oppose it look through
varied eolored speetaces, makingit red OF green
as circumstances require" lie was very much
affected by the Ohio address, and when we
entered, was just making out on the map his
intended route to the West, displaying in this,
as in all his movements, u rapidity of action
and of perception, and shrewd knowledge Of
men and things, in the highest degree remark
able. lie is very temperate and laborious; has
his secretaries always about him and when not
engaged in speaking to deputations, receiving
visitors, is debating letters abroad, or answering
for him IS unbounded. Nothing could be more
deferential than their bearing to him-nothing
more kind than his conduct to them. Though
a man Injured to hardships and to danger, and
for years the witness of almost incredible suf-
ferings on the part of his countrymen, he melts,
ike woman, at the story of the wrongs of
hungary. Gen. Cass assured me that he could
not restrain his tears while alluding to the past
history of that menacled and betrayed Republic.
No one calls to see kossuth who does not leave
him his admirer, or his advocate. Those he
cannot convince by his logic, he fascnates by
his courtesy, disarms by his disinterestedness;
and many who come to criticise, remain to ap-
plaud. Such is the being who is now making
monarchs quake, and trembe; whose words
fall like bombs among the nobility of the Old
World; and whose reasoning exposes the hollow
heartlessness of European diplomacy "Oh =,
he says, "let my bleeding country be but healed
again--let my oppressed fellow countrymen be
but free again; and you viii find in me no
Dictator, no decciver, no impostor, like the last
Napoleon, but a friend, servant, a brother of
t.s snssses--s Democrat, III deed. srd in fact"