Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-23
LOUIS KOSSUTH.

His Alleged Completely and Cores
pondence with Russia-His Inter-
view with Napoleon
IF Fom the Naplo. of Pesth, Sept. 2s.l
On the 1st of August, 1s49, Batthyanyi
and Szemere arrived at Nyiradoni to pro-
ceed to Arad, by order of the government.
Kossuth learned, probably from G9rgey
himself, partly from the secret agents he
had in the camp of the latter, that that
General had begun negotiations with the
Russians. This explains why he took into
his own hands the peace negotiations which
he intrusted to the two Ministers-Batthy-
ami and Szemere. The basis of Kossuth's
negotiations was neither more nor less than
the offer of the Hungarian crown to Rus
sia. The two Ministers separately opened.
upon that basis. negotiations with Mar
shal Paskievitsch, when, on the 9TH of
August, 1s49, in the house of the
Bishop Bremen, they handed their
first note to the Russian Parliamentary
Miloradavis, who had come the night befor re
to arrange for the exchange of the Russian
officers in the hands of the Hungarians.-|
That note, delivered to Marshal Paskie-
vitsch, did not offer the Hungarian crown
to the Russian dynasty. but its purport was
to induce Russia to make separate peace
with Hungary. Those negotiations were
unsuccessful. But on the 7th of August
SZemere and Batthyanyi sent second note
to the Russian General. That note was
submitted to General Poeltenberg, who
was accompanied by Colonel Leopold Ben
ydzky, Captain Joseph Bethlen. and a de-
tachment of huSsaTS of the Nicholas regi-
ment. While the latter were proceeding
ing to the Russian Generals quarters, a
ministerial councillor replaced the others
at Arad, and on the 10th of August the
third note was drawn under the presidency
of the Governor.
In that third note Kossuth formerly offer
a1 a IN IN
dynasty, on the basis of the idea of secunda
genitore. Poeltenberg had not yet return
ed, aud it had been decided to send an en-
bassy to conclude the peace. The person
chosen by Kossuth for that mission was
Peter Csenovics. The rapid course OF
events brought the negotiations to an end.
Kemeny, in the same article published by
the Ndplo, asserts that when he met Kos
suth, in Switzerland, they both spoke about
. the Back administration, and kossuth told
him that Teleky was going to Zurich, where
the dipiomatists were just negotiating the
peace. The conversation naturally turned
upon the Italian war. Kossuth said to
him that the first time he paid visit to
the Emperor Napoleon at Villafranca some
one was already waiting in the ante-room,
but that Kossuth had the honor TO
be received the first. 1t was only
after his interview with Napoleon Ill. that
he learned who was the person who had
:
it was the King of Italy. Then Kossuth
went on telling that a senator had been at
tached to his person, and that that senator
was NJ. Pietri. He also told that the Em
peror Napoleon had spoken to him of Lus-
sin-PiccOlO, and asked if they would find
there coal enough. Kossuth answered in
the affirmative. Kemeny remembers also
that the Emperor Napoleon had informed
Kossuth of the menacing position the King
of Prussia could assume as a member of
the German Confederation if the war ex-
tended to the countries belonging to the
confederation. - will not deny" contin-
ues Kemeny, "tnat Kossuth did not ask
guarantees for those who would use in
arms if coup were to succeed on the con-
fines of Dalmatia; but Kossnth, in his turn,
will not also deny that the Emperor of the
French uttered these words - 1t is not
enough that Prussia should think of at
tacking me; you would also put Russia up
on my back"