Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-01
RICHMOND WHIG.
Fro" the London Times. Nov. IA
kOSSCTH IN ENGLAND.

T'o" tne London Times. Nov. IL.
kOSSCTH IN ENGLAND.
For the hundreth time n Kossuth "a before tho nnhr
with his plesdings for the European democr,c,-oo,
speech on Tuesday; another "Wednesday, in which b.
has the impertnence lecture us ON our sspces and
allies The English press has behaved with such forbear
ance on these subjects that not inclined 10 brook
kossuths medding in such delicate matters The prover
bal restessness OF exile to allow such men No ooe,
The spirit which plunged them into conspiracy and iusur
reeon at home Is st at work. ebittered By the waiting
and Puvations OF long OF Punishment Il Il op, by
the suPposuon that continue brooding over suffering
warps all political judgment that We can explain tie fact
'na increasingly, In season and out OF season. In private
and in public in writing in speech the Revolutionary
leaders are full Of their theme They must be aware
how small are the effects Of this pernacious propaganda
now marrow is the circle which preachings influence
nov vide Is the opinion that they anatca dturbes
OIL 'ne public peace unworthy the attention Of any serious
man Even Liberals. who have as kindly a feeling for
hungary or Italy the most ervid declamer grow tired
'ne egoasm OF these champions whose opinion OF their
own merits is only balanced by the readiness with which
'ney imPnte ncaPacity sinister motives or actual
crimes to every concerned in the on which
they dilate.
AT this crisis in European afairs when the resus of
great war and the preservation Of fortunate alliance are
a. stake, NJ kossuh forward to lecture on stbe
position and prospects Of the Italian people and the for
eign policy Of Great Britain Now, on both these sub
Jec one might fairly expect little modesty and dif
dence NJ kossuth is not Italian As far as the world
knows he has been in Italy In any case he can
know no more about than thousands Of other foreign
ers Yet his bodness of assertion knows no hound. IL
sees exactly what ought be done what must he do
who have been the betrayers Of the Italian cause Who
nov I.s aeaahest enemies. In similar manner he
ponounces on the foreign policy Of this country What
| to think Of a man who aviny frou, IL. @ Las
land, the ruin OF which many say he precipitated and
saved from extradiuon by the support Of EueIand
seeks refuge on these Shores and then not coutent
With safety and liberty is pleased TO baangue EngI;h
audiences on the shortcomings OF English Goyernme9s,
After this country has concluded bloody war uudert.
Ken IN the most dsnterested spirit n time when she !,
su aDorng for the and independence of Eurone
We nave foreigner mounting a platform and giving
ioth such sentiments as the following .The Hungarian
ana Italian war-cry OF liberty will such burst of
sympathy from the British people that no British Minister
will dare to make Great Britain subservent to ds.no,sm
wish British statesmen will mind that now When
ts IS the tone We may well guess what the worth Of
the matter W
Kossuth is, Of course, for universal revolution Po
no hungary and Italy are TO rise against their oppres
sors their names are to oe the of
liberty We had thought that the events of the s ,hr
years the humiliation Of Russia the security
% Sweden and Turkey the high position taken by . ma.
i've aan STATE had been gains the cause of freedom
and human progress But one word of ackpovIedo
ment Tor such services is vouchsaed 70 the country bb
shelters him. Nothing that have done Of sny ser
wee protocols would not drive the stranger ont of
Italy diplomacy would effect the independencs ~ h
nothing short OF successful popular rising eopld
snelr enlarePStion. Now is the time says the
successful struggle The past was rained NV
me ioy and wickedness displayed by every one e.crn
n hosuth. Republicans and Constituencies are d.
nouneed equally with Royalty ITSELF .sThe Governmsn
oi Lamartne assured despoc Emperors that thew had
nothing TO fear, and the nations nothing 70 hone Tbs
manifesto Of Lan'artine marvel Of bumbup and
"oustering nonsense" "Iord Palmerson eonI5 he 80
'ted 10 show that he considered the inteor;,v r -
trian empire a matter OF Importance Louis PbIinns
Louis Napoleon the British Government had all been tai
ters to the Italian As Charles Albrt s,
great mistake put the conduct of reyoluon.rv IN
surrecton in any Royal handsn "Chares aI,,ert had
acted either to gain some provinces himself or 10
prevent the establishment Of republic so near b;s do
"minions, and the Of Italy was lost R,, -
there was better chance. Poland Hungary an5 ItsI,
argued NJ kossuth rising in insurrecton al once and
spurng all assistance from Kings and ministers protocols
and conventions, would be sure to succeed Wbs, h.
trcoiour waved again the walls of Milan would thera
not De an encouraging cheer from the people of
BRITAIN And so on for, told nearly two bours
We have only 10 protest more against such Man.
and sentiments being supposed receive the
OF any class OF Engshmen. That a speaker like M Kos
suth sits down amid protracted cheering Is matter of
course IL is well known that popular meeting vii; chez
anything that is uttered with emphasis uencS and
denee; but that either now any future time this
country wishes to repetition Of the popular tnmplts
OF ls4s We wholly deny speaker who i so re.dv :;
his denunciaons of all the most eminent eaders of ,h
party might be expected to hesitate before
trusting the fate Of countries which he loved 10 men who
might be no better than their predecessors But Kos
suth has no such scruples The hopes of Improvement
heiu out by the breaking OF the old northern alliance
y oil communication and the spread of knov
edge are all disregarded and the services of the Wessr
foWes are repaid only by taunts and disparagemeut At
he sano time wherever there headstrong passons m
oroodng dcontent the speaker tries them 70 a
ton, by declaring the favourable for civil va
what can We say Of this patriots morality when knouing
what he must knoS be tries to pursuade the youth Of
Milan and Rome that rising in their cities would be fo
lowed by an nsurrectiou In Hungary and Poandp 4,
Charitable to suppose that he knows how little
will be attached TO his words and that his lac
ure will be considered merely belonging TO the class of
monoogue entertainments which are now In vogpe
kossuth must exhibit in the character of an universal
olutionist; Tor in u he has achieved all his fame
Our opinions on Italian affairs are well known We
would gladly and hope before long to see better
system introduced INTO that ill., fated country and ponpr
dscontent oanshed by prosperity aud good Rovefnent
as mas been the case in lands unhappy and est
Iess- But at no time have counseled any populsr
movement which would excite the fears and draw down
the lnvasons o the great military States Of Europe The
enthusiasm OF muudes and their self chosen leaders we
know to be no match for the solid organization Of monarch
zeal power Least OF all at this can We permit
such theories ose of NJ KossUrH to be given 10 the
world without reprobaon is necessary for the se,Is
ment Of the question at issue between Russia and the
rest OF Europe that all ealouSes between other States
should be set at rest Whatever may be the aults Of
Austria she Is al present active ally in carving out
treaty Tor the good OF Europe snd cannot permit IL To
DC thought that public opinion in this country has given
any sanction TO KOssUTH in choosing the present tine
Tor the publication Of his schemes Such orations "A thai
At Manchester do indeed useuy the cause Of
Russia, and those who uDtbinkingy applaud them are
abettors Of the act.