New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-15

THE = HOREDr AND . ANNOKEBv
K0ssupH.
The American people, notwithstanding their nu-
mefoas sterling qualities Of head and heart, dearly
love to be humhugged, Il the process u kept little
In the background. They can swallow any amount
Of attcry and their appetite grows on what II feeds
upon Talk to them abont the American eagle, the
star spaneed bsaner aud the glorious deeds Of their
oreiathers, and they will listen until doomsday, and
the erosser The enlogy poured into their willing ears
the greater their satisfaction All any turnkey ariso
cr&t from Europe has to do to obtain public reception
when be comes here and to make the socailed lead
ing classes toady him to the profoundes depths OF
| disgust is to state in advance that GEeRGE WASH.
zNGToN was the greatest man that ever lived that
the men ofthe Revelation were the greatest men that
ever lived with the exception that their descendants
would all prove George Washingtons if an opportu.
nifty was vouchsafed them and that the Americans Of
1858 are, il anything little Drawer, little more
patriotic and little dangerous n case Of war
than were their predecessors Of l776 Just let tho
visitor insinuate something like this and not over.
delcaely at that, and an ovation will accompany bis
tour Of the Union.
Who can dispute thisf No one. 1t a humili-
ating fact-a burning and soaring shame upon our
national character But this Is not the worst of it.
Would that it were. 1t would be bad enough-mor-
tifying euoueb if we only bowed down before ana
worsbipped the real genuine aristocracv of Furone
the aristocracy OF birth intellect and oenus. Few
or none OF this description of arstocracy ever reach
our shores-tbey generally find employment AT home
and we. therefore. as mass usually make asses of
ourselves BY running after bogus specimens Of Euro
pean high life, or brassvsaged unkeys. utterly nm.
known and nndstingusbed in the regions thew pro.
sess 10 hail from. And to make the matter still more
notifying. these fellows after ENJOYING our bosutal.
ity, enduring our Iionizinr and laughing IN their
sleeves at our inefable stupidity and lack Of tue
American manhood, generally 90 home and write
hook. in which we are shown 20 in the most con.
temptible light.
Our readers will recoect that. in 1889 I,ouis
Kossuth, the famous Hungarian !. hero y who aed
from his native land when be had noble army n
some $50 900 men under bis command. lnlIv armed
equipped and disciplined. and two Of the strongest
fortresses in Europe Comorn and Peterwardjen--in
bis possession and sought refuge in Turkey to save
his blessed person from damage-made grand tour
Of the United States delivering speeches and solicit
ing subscriptions of money and arms 10 Aid him IN
recovering lost liberties Of the brave. unfortunate
down-trodden Hungary. Those events cannot have
passed out Of mind. Wen helm. rs,,ar,,a,,,. -,
UutHt SPEAKER and gnark liuo If
particular kind-bpt wholly dsst,,n,s os a"s..
every day sense. the hest sense Of an ana
unsuted to act al leader n misbtv -
was feted. and Toasted and adrssssd ar ,',,-s
and received and welcomed ma n
to, as no man ever was before ana ~ no man ~
evsn W .su,xaro. avsr ss,.s., - ~ -'an' NY
through the land was a ,r;orrha,
.oos a 50 u ~ a'u a'nousu
-. 80 s4,''s = '''S hoiio"hess OF MS pre-
lehsiohs discovered tne brass beneath the thin coat
ing OF gold, the masses followed him with greatar
enthusiasm and devotion than thew svo,,a -, ,.,-.s
i, fol,o,y t,,a uau;a..- r. srr-,., "o''u 70 HAeiy
~ o.'o" s''s oA'iVut % mankina were tie to visit
thls sinful earth again with the view Of eectiDg its
salvation. Even the Federal Senate became mar
italy iemorallsea and n rsso,,,;o,, ;,,.s- r."
address m. f,,a,.;... ia'''ns nm 70
''e Noiso1pe raehers from the Vice Pres
uents cnar was barely defeated
standing the courtesy and regard with whic, bs
everywhere greeted our peoIe IN.
scrbed their money By scores Of tbousa nas ~ ola
to aid in the advancement Of the cause The isbrss
ment Of which has never been satisfactorily
fcrKossuth could not restrain from EXPRESSING tba
secret contempt he entertained for the American
people, even while be was an houored guest 1non
their shores His insolence was only eouaed bv bs
lack Of gratitude. What he really thought Of rs
then. to nOfhnQ nj hat ha ,;.l-.