The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-07-21
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LETTERS fRON l. KOSSUTH.
Reply 10 Personal Attacks from
American Papers--The PhilOsO-
ply of dangers OF the Know
Nothing Movement. 5y sl.4.g.

To the Editor Of the New York Daily Times;
SIR:-I learn from hearsay (Americar
papers | very seldom happen to see myself
except the Progress) that some journals o
your Republican. country have had the very
good, refined and republican taste to max,
themselves merry by deriding me-that tn,
Governor Of Hungary is brought down t,
act the part of a contributor to newspapers
for RECOMMENDATION Il remember to have
heard after my return to Europe from Amer
lea, that had been charged with an equa
good taste, (though Of different character,
with having pocketed mightyysIms in Amer
icafor myself, and with living now in comfor
and luxury, on them, II I were adorins
half so much the Almighty Dollar as (be Il
soid without iofenee) many an American
does, l would have had to regret that had
not presented myself in America as dan.
Ger, singer or something Of that kind. l feel
quite satisfied that with half the pains and
trouble it cost me to make some 600 speech
les, I could have earned enough to live now
on it, IL not in luxury at least in comfort;
whereas, having been but patriot in exile,
and, "the honored guest of the Great Repub-
Elic," Ihappen to have requested some hon
orable Senators to look into, the books OF
my cashier, shortly before my leaving, (June
IL, 1882 and | happen to have their writ
ten testimony in my hands to tho effect that
the balance had in hand on leaving Amer
lea, amounted to the mighty sum OF eleven
hnudred and thirty-two dollars and, twenty
seven cents; something rather less than |
possessed on going thither. However, |
have met personally many Kindness and
sympathy in the United States, and the cause
of my dear countrg-though far, foreign and
unknown to America,- ,-and the misfortunes
of my nearest relations, 1.-TWO of whom, alas!
have succumbed to the anguish of exile,)
have met many generous hand of friendly
assistance. ...r... .t. ,ys
AS to my country, it would have been
perhaps better had met less of encourage
ing promises, or had not committed the
fault of acting on them as on reality. /
would have been spared many poignant
sorrow that still embtters my drcary life;
and what in reality have received, might
have been employed more uselully, had
not been induced by broad promises to take
a broad ground. However, past is past; and
though now know more Of America, still
| bear too grateful q recollection of all that
there was kind and generous in your coun-
try towards the poor wandering exile, not to
be glad to think that there was sincerity
even'in those promises, that turned out dis
astrous, because left unrealized. sCircum.
stances often influence the resolutions of
men: Without the coup d'etqt OF Louis Ma
poleon Bonaparte, many thing would have
passed differently, even in your country.
Nevertheless, of one thing feel satisfied;
and that is, that my rapid visit to the United
States has not been made in vain. / will
not fiatter myself with the proud idea that
have been humble instrument in the;hands
Of Providence, for sowing seed for the fu-
ture, which, without my humble instruuen-
tality would not exist; but thus much may
be permitted to believe, that my accidental
presence elected spontaneous revelation
of what there is glowing at the bottom Of
the heart of that great moral individuality,
the American people. The spark lay in
the flint, hidden and dormant, because the
happy course of your domestic progress pre-
sented no occasion for its manifestation; it |
accidentally metthe steel Of. an humble wan
derer's presence; and the spark burst forth
-and what a blaze it was! It amazed two
hemisPheres with its brilliaEcy. The wan-
derer spast; ), and the flint is apparently cold;
but the spark is living within; a bomtihli
Providence recorded its manifested exist
ence, and booked il down amongst the ele-
ments, destinedtol do great things. towards
the advancementofg great destinies q Il. Sir,
have an unshakabieS faith in the inspirations
of 2 '":peoplc' everywhere. Though you'll
may think them ,composedN mere sgoists,
whenever great opportunity unites. them
in 'collectivebody, that collectiveness per:
Vades like an electric fluid the gigantic mass,
and the atomsfof individual egotism vanish |
IN the light ofa peoples collective nobilityal
THERE'S something lyrically greut in tbei inn
pulses of q peoples heart, /, Sir, had the
good fortune to lay my hand on many a peo-l
ple'ss heart-of yours among the rest t-7and
my soulshstefed to, the oracles of its palpi.
tations. TRUST shat hear, Sir ,-=.andI know
that when the steel Of agreat opportunity |
comes to meet the flint again, that spark at
which warmed the chill Of my hopes, will
burst forth again, .:-but it will burst forth
with a consciousness of aim and purpose i'll
would perhaps not have had without myIvisr
i to America for an ntecedept; and the
spark will not blaze away IN barren sympa-
thies, but tho great people of America,
which Il may read these my lines just under
the recent Impressions Of their great ami.
yeFsary, will act q great and noble part ia
the great cause pfhpmanity. siab ,.ll,,o
Such,,sir, is my opinioniof America, and |
my feelings are corresponding 70 is.s'What;E
then, do 1 care about It. Slr, that some poor
creatures who never have elevated gthsirf
mindssto'eTen the shadow of such thoughtsl