Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-25
LOUIS KOSSUTH.
An Interview with Him I'm His Retire.

Some months ago, says the Boston Jour-
nal. the Boston Lyceum Bureau commits
stoned celebrated lecturer to travel
in Europe until he found Kossuth, and, as
it was reported that he was poor, to offer
him series of lucrative engagements with
lyceums in the United States. We are
permitted to quote from an interesting let
ter just received from the gentleman re-
ferred to, dated Geneva, July Is:
"With nerves still quivering from the
dizzy Alpine cliffs over which the Gents
Railway has just launched me here from
Italy, hasten to report the executi IN OF
the commission which you entrusted to
me- In retired quarter in the,
royally-forsaken city of Turin, piazza Ca
vour, over an humble wine tavern, / found
the lonely Magyar a mild, sedate, rather
dignifed-looking gentleman of apparently
sixty years of age, whose demeanor, though
grave, exhibited much affability and cour-
tesy.
when had laid your proposition be-
fore him, and conveyed an assurance of
the delight which his acceptance of it
would afford the republic, he expressed his
deep regret that il was beyond his power
to entertain it, averring that he had re-
tired entirely from public life and was now
a recluse from worldly affairs. TO this, as
a rejoinder, in order to remove any I'M
preston tfsat visit, such as was proposed
to America, would involve his interference
IN or contract with political mat
ters. 1 described to him the
character and organization of
American lyceums, and the work done by
the Boston Lyceum Bureau for them,
showing that the discourse you desired
from him would require only his views
upon some literary topic, apart from
the atmosphere of politics altogether.
added likewise, that while gratifying and
instructing others, it would scarcely fail to
be subject of intense interest to him to
have an opportunity of comparing the
American OF his day with that of the pres
ent, and of observing what twenty years
could do in the Great Republic.
He then warmed in conversation, and
said: Il dislike giving you cold mega
tive, but am not the man was; have
had heavy domestic affections; 1 want
nerve, and as for addressing number o!
people, have almost forgotten what pub
lie speaking was. / am in truth change
ling. Were to go anywhere, it would be
to America. But he added, why want
me2 Are you not nation of oratorsr r
"'But, l said, none, Signor Kossuth,
such as YOU
81 then touched upon the delicate
ground of pecuniary considerations, and
he Immediately observed: 81 have very
little money, but l have very few wants and
am content
"'Will nothing move you, Signor?
said.
".I repeat, he added. were to go any
where it would be to the grandest country
in the world, your America; but think,
from the sample before me, you can dc
without Kossuth.' o spare my bushes
but am . faithful witness. and he had to
pay a compliment in retuan for mine.
1.-The upshot, however, was his emphatic
determination to speak in public no more
unless duty to his own country demanded
it. He requested me to say, however, that
he felt highly fattered by the invitation
and grateful for the consideration regard
ing his circumstances