Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-07-29
KOSSrTH IN ITALY.

FROM t4e laIlt"i -NlNo July T.
Kossuth, having arrived on the 22d at Genoa,
proceeded on the following day to Turin
All along the way, on every station, crowds of
Italians assembled to cheer him; convoy of
Hungarian prisoners met him at one place, and
recognizing the great leader of their country,
shouted their eljens At another place
wounded Italian broke through the crowd he
had belonged, in lS4S to Col Months Italian
Legion in Hungary, and wished to express his
delight at seeing once more the army of Italy
and Hungary joined At Asst the military
commander himself acted as fugleman to the
multitude. At Alessandra Kossuth had to
address the crowd in Italian. After two long
interviews with Count Cayour at Turin, the
Hungarian exile, in company with a conhden-
tial friend of the Sandman Minister, set out
for Parma, to the head quarters of Prince
Napoleon. Up to Stradella, where the rail
way communication come to an end, the same
scenes of enthusiasm were witnessed as on
the road to Turin: but here, of course, the
Italians lost his trace. When he arrived after
midnight at Piacenza, the guard at the gates
received him with a blurt, "Clre diavolo
fate COST tardi.' He could quietly 60 to an
hotel without being recognized
At breakfast, however, the waiter brought
the foreigners book to get the name the guests
inscribed, and seeing the name "Kossuth,' he
rushed out of the room like madman. Not
five minutes passed and all the thirty thous-
and inhabitants OF Pacenza knew already, and
as if called together by an alarm bell, they
rushed under his window and shouted their
vivas with the hearliest good will. The
Mayor and municipality appeared in his room
I m, pffor thpir nj and fhp1r
Montanelli arrived, the respected late minis
ter ofTuscany, who lost his arm in lS4S, fight
ing at Curtatone for the liberty of Italy. The
room is soon overcrowded with visitors
Kossuth must take drive with them, but as
he comes down the stairs the crowd rushes to
him. kissing his hands and garment, the hors-
os are embarrassed, the Italians drag the
carriage along thousands follow, flowers are
showered from the windows and with all the
enthusiasm ofrenascent liberty the population
lavishes its caresses on the stranger whose
name is connected with liberty, and therefore
is taken by them for pledge of their own
freedom.
At2 o'clock p. m. Kossuth arrived at Parma.
The town was gaudily adorned in expectation
of the arrival of Prince Napoleon. Kossuth $
companion having been recognized by some
Italian standing before the hotel, he asked,
Count Cavour;' Kossuth said, "No when
suddenly the eye Of the Italian lighted up, and
he began to shout, "Kossuth evyiva Kos
suth p In few minutes all the town was
alive with the news the crowds assembled
outside the hotel the visitors thronged the
parlor, and guard of honor was placed before
the door The Governor Of the Province in
yited him to his box in the theatre, which
Kossuth ofcourse declined, since it was Prince
Napoleon who had to receive the oyations of
the people on that day, and Kossuth would
not divert the attention of the Italians.
In fact, if sympathy alone could save Hung
airy, it would already be safe. But of course,
the liberation of a country requires something
more. On the 2Sth, Kossuth set out for the
headquarters of Napoleon, provided with let
ters Of Count Cavour and Prince Napoleon TO
the Emperor