The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-18

r.;s now ahout Ave wears since kossutl visited
Art, nountrv and set half the pcopIe of the United
States frantic with admiration Of the man aud his
cause His progress through the Republic, espe-
oaIly the Northern States, was one continued ova-
ton. and even Congress rose up to do him honor
Looking back from the calm and passionless stand
point of the Present, TO the immense furore which
the Hungarian Lion excited, philosopher would
scarcely know whether 10 smile or weep over the
rnllibilsty and fickleness of mankind. 1t seems
now monstrous and incredible that the people of
tho limited states should have been so bewitched
1.rt,,,ed and bambcozied by an oiiy-tongued and
birsnta alyenturer, whose contempt for his ready
made danes could scarcely be suppressed oven
when he was chucking their coppers into his
greasy pouch Yet so potent was the fascination he
sxarted over the public mind that. in some parts
Of the country, man. who had presumed to quee-
ton Kossuths intallbilty, or 10 deny that it was
the bonnden duty of the United states TO pitch
beaaforemost into an European for tho purpose
of restoring the independence Of Hungary. would
have been hunted down like mad dog. II is pro-
Stable and instructive to remember these popular
rusts after they have expended their fury that We
NAV know how much they mean and what they are
worth At the time Il seemed as il the wise Anne
rican policy Of non-interyention' in European af-
fairs, which was derived from George Washington.
and had the seal and sanction of the whole expe-
Renee of our national lifetime. was about 10 be
torn up by the roots, and given to the four winds
of Heaven. But the storm passed away, aud the
Washington policy actually acquired new strength,
and became more deeply imbedded in the affections
and understanding o. the people from the severe
trial to which 1t had been subjected. No one now
cares brass frthing for Kossnth, his ''solidari
ty of the peoples, for the ounced and furbelow-
ed oratory Of the great Magyar. Nor on the other
hand is it all likely that k0ssuth much troubles
himself about the changed sentiment of America
He has great deal 10 think Of now-he and Mag
zini and Ledru Rollin-the old world rests upon the
shoulders Of that triumvrate. Rollin is to De Pre-
sdent Of France. Mazzini of Italy, and kossuth is
to succeed Francis Joseph and annex Russia to Aus
tria. Some persons wonder how kossuth supports
himself in the expensive capital Of London. This
is nobodys business. But II Is none the less fact
that, KOssuth arrived with very limited means in
the United States, and that his mission TO this
country, however barren of political fruits was, in
n monetary point of view, eminently successful
Ninety thousand dollars was the amount of that
distinguished gentleman's levy in the American
Republic in the short space of nine months, being
nearly four times as much the President of the
United States receives i'll four years. This sum,
Kossuth declared should be devoted to the politi-
cal redemption of Hungary courageous as well
As patriotic declaration, when we consider the i'm
mense disproportion of the means to the object to
be accomplished. 1t is. probable that, a sober
second thought the Hungarian has made more
judicious investment of the material aid the i'll
terest of which, though inadequate to the eman
cipation of Hungary, is sufficient for the comforts
BILE support of a single patriot