The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-20

In thls country. Tho acts arc universally snneoveA
ssd American spirit" Ia decidedly Al premium
In consequence The reports ia reference 10 The At
titude taken by our minister, NJ. Marsh. Lso hav,
taken people by SURPRISE He sreplted fogy:"
bot the iasteA OF prOgreSs'ves civilian CORY him.
tel could not have gone farther nor even 10 far "a
be 10 ssd to have done these reports be true he has
entirely Overshot the mark and like vsultiux smbi
ton may "Oereap his self and fall on tother side"
But this world Is 80 much given to lying that VIC
can't believe what wo hear. So wait for tue
wag n" mon cher! Certain il is that American in
terests and honor now require In the East, "a our
representative, mon Of spirit, intelligence, and
thorough American notions. Hearts and heads are
pOweIless without hands. aud we want emphatoally
there, that a who are entitled To the protection
OF the stars and stripes should have it. Austria has
cases; but the siDgleheaded American eagle IL moro
than match for the double headed hrd Of Austria,
vuturelke in its instincts and propensities The
remains OF Hungary In our keeping at least we
that Olsceno bird. While, however, tho whole Of
liberal Europe is ech0ing with plaudts over Anne
rcan intervention for tho protection Of the persecu
ed patriots, rsven-liks crosk of captious oensure
comes from one who was (but. alas, Is no longer)
one Of the leaders and champions of that forlorn
hope. From his safe retirement and obsourity in
this city Louis KOssuth Is understood to pen those
SILLY and spiteful diatribes against America aud
have seen published in New York paper whose
editor apparently admits their authorship, and de-
tends their author from the merited chastissmen the
HkKALp has given him. The internal evidence
Sapsrt from that vanity which has grown upon him
like gostrc,) would not indicate such an author.
ship for they arc feeber far than any OF the avowed
writings of KOssuth. and breath a spirit Of sour
seldshness and imrotent rage as painful to contem-
plate as the efforts Of Gagged jackall or hyena.
Even those Americans who, before his coming and
his shortcomings admired Louis Kossuth, the man,
admitted before he left the country that he was q
man Of words and not Of deeds; . talker, not an
actor; mouthpieoe, not hand or head Of revolu-
ton; In short. shadowy Lamartine, with less poe
try but more 0ratory than the French rocket But
later revelations have shaken confidence in him yet
more. Of his ability to aid any cause and Of the
temper which he brings to it. One after another his
companions have dsOwDed him-even those whO
have shared his exile-aud lately even the devoted
Puzsky has been forced from ais side, so!emnly re-
nouncng further identification with him or his
plans. Mazzihi, too, has been compelled to break
with him, and the ry-G0vern0r nov stands in pu
sidon of utter and absolute isolation. Analysing the
letters IN the New York PAGER purpOrting TO pro-
coed from him, the "bsld dijointed chat" which
constitutes their staple, Borrowed chiefly from the
radical correspondence Of the liberal papers,) would
not ex lite any emotions in American minds, were it
not tor the a~tans they exhibit very bad and
grateful oDe to say the least OF it. The worst uipu
tat,oDs OF his worst enemies could not have done
Kossuth or hs cause half the injury with patriot
Americans that these letters have done; aud the
greatest marvel Is that such stale stuff should have
found an American retailer. Is it because a demo
cratic administration and its officers ere assaed that
these belous and splenetic productions are voided
ON an American public through an Amedcan me
dunn, To the modification aud disgust Of American,
abroad when their attention is called to it by English
men, wondering
No: that II Ia SO ROB or rare
But bow tho d. 1t got thereS
The times arc certainly ont Of Joint when such
foreign intervention ia invited by conservative whigs
Ia American affairs, and our public men lectured
and abused by the fugitive chief Of party. consist
ing Of himself and his publisher only.
But enough Of SO small subjects mischievous
grat which has buzzed and stung the body polite to
some purpose irritating where policy required to
soothe. II American sympathy for Hungary should
wane Louis KOssuth and his New York hacker may
take the credit Of it. Your agellation it il hoped
may shame them into silence il not into apology.
In spite of the caustiC comments of the London
Times on the opening of the Exhibition, the speech
OF our chief magistrate and hts constitutional adj
visers have produced very favorable impression on
the English mind. The OutspOken directness Of
Messrs. Davis and Cushing on the policy Of the
country have especially startled John Bull, whose
dreams now are equally haunted by the Russian
bear and American eagle. When that bird swoops
down from the heights where it flowers in its pride
Of place." all the beasts Of the old ark may expect to
helm OF state, and in view OF the ability which
characteristics this administration every American
abroad looks back with equal pride and pleasure on
his country, and bids hearty God speed to Frank
Pierce. his cabinet, and that constitution which
made them what they arc, aud the United States
what 1t Is and will be. An AMERICAN.