The Kanzas news., 1859-08-06
Kossath in italy.
fFfom the Lcodon News. July Il

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Kossuth. having arrived on the 22nd at
Genoa, proceeded on the following day to
Turin. All along the way, on every sta
ton, crowd 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 eEeas.
At another place wounded Italian broke
through the crowd; he had belonged, in
1848. to Col. Morti's Italian Legion in
Hungary, and wished to express his delight
at Seeing once more the arms of Italy and
Hungary joined. At Asti the military COM
mander himself acted as bugleman to the
cheering multitude At Alessandria, Kos
suth had to address the crowd in Italian
After two long interviews with Count Cav
our at Turin, the Hungarian exile, in COM
pany with confidential friend of the Sar-
dinian Minister. set out for Parma. to the
headquarters of Prince Napoleon Up to
Stradella, where the railway communication
came to an end, the same scenes of enthu-
siasm were witnessed as on the road to Fur-
in; bu here, of course, the Italians lost his
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When he arrived, after midnight, at PA
cenza. the guard at the gates received him
with blunt, ''Che diavolo fate corsi tardi. I"
He could quietly go to hotel without be-
ing recognized. At breakfast, however, the
waiter brought the foreigners book to get
the names of the guests inscribed. and see
ing the name of .'Kossuth," he rushed out
of the room like madman. Not FIVE min
utes passed, and all the thirty thousand in
habitants of Piacenza knew already, and as
if called together by an alarm bell, they
rushed under his windows and shouted their
vivas With the heartiest good will. The
Mayor and municipality appeared in his
room to offer their compliments and servi-
ees. Montanelli also arrived, the respected
last Minister of Tuscany, who lost his arm
in l848, fighting at Curtatone for the liber-
ty of Italy:
The room is soon overcrowded with Wis
itors Kossuth must take drive with them,
but as he comes down stairs the crowd rush
es to him, and kissing his hands and gar
ments, the horses are embarrassed, the Ital-
ians drag the carriage along; thousands
and thousands follow, flowers are showered
from the windows, and with all the enthu-
siasm of renascent liberty. the population
lavishes its caresses on the stranger whose
name is connected with liberty, and there
fore is taken by them for a pledge of their
own freedom.
At 2 o'clock P. NJ, Kossuth arrived at
Parma. The town was gaudily adorned in
expectation of the arrival of Prince Napo-
leon. Kossuth's companion having been
recognized by some Italian standing before
the hotel, he asked, "Count Cavour ?'' Kos
suth said mo-" when suddenly the eye Of
the Italian lighted up. and he shouted ''Kos-
suth evviva Kossuth ga In few min
utes all the town WAS alive with the news;
the crowds assembled outside the hotel; the
visitors thronged the parlor, and a guard
of honor was placed before the door. The
Governor of the province invited him to
his box in the theatre, which Kossuth OF
course declined, since it was Prince -Napo-
leon who had to receive the ovations of the
people on that day, and Kossuth would not
divert the attention of the Italians.
In fact, if sympathy alone could save
Hungary, it would already be safe. But,
of course, the liberation of a country re-
quires something more. On the 2eth, Kos.
suth set out for the head quarters of Ma
poleon, provided with letters of Count Cav
our and Prince Napoleon to the Emperor.