New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
GEORGEY AND KUSSUTH.
A GLANCE AT MR. GoDK1vs HISTORY.

nUSGARnv PATRIOTISM VIEWED AFTER rulRrY-
SIX YEARs-A sELF-CONrRADIcr0RY HIsrOR-
IAN.
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SIR: Observing few weeks age that Arthur
Ceofrrr ,hr great Hungarian miiiatv rhef ha, bppn
rsr rrrn hr ~ ,he chlpt utanirps ani prhnc
nrn 80 Hrrvntv nri nssrrei that ther fnsrrr'pi h,
ari rrsHr'et hriiprel 20 hs patriotism in hr rttat
struggle hf niatenipnrp thirif hra fpa's mfsp. y
Hpr,''pi W. hu ~ inFN w ST. 3 I. uNibns ti'stesf
ei hrnrsE prNilshpa "a iaaa rip"f 90 tmp aiFsf she
pFpHia h hate isNe q eui iHisHlni Ms timsiH 10
aas tnp tiipf al Tao kpenlNg tpsI tits hstnrF al
tag-ari 10 dated iguu, Lunnun. 900 Bead ~ he shi
uf tao resent Testimonial $40 Hso'seI Gao can 500 Ia the
iuea huW grossly the eupgas 0 kossuh were mistaken
about tao hna conclusions uf history.
Mi Godkins portrayal of General 6eorgeF Ia outlines
shows nothing Or which the Latter need have been de
uouucei, especially by person above the ordinary
ethic, 81 political organization Folks who do not believe
that 20 into convention and abide by Its most prob
able conclusions Of treason bat that 10 embark Ia
"a bloody wal which only KIND of political
gazaton and to submit To- the issue OF the sword in
wolves treason, may take notice that Mr. Godhn says
Georgey OF noble birth" that he became dis
gusted with tao shameless favortsm In the Austrian
army. that he lion hearted. Prompt In decision
unelaed by victory. undepresseI by defeat" This IL
character and motive such reormers lack. but
like refOrmers general the biographer has inject his
own Interpretation OF the hero. " He wls." says Mr..
Godkin "desrou- to be a NAPOLEON instead OF wash
gt1n and he could look upon the great contest With
other eyes than seh-hness" STILL a. the story runs on
look IN vain tor th- seh'hnc,s and this Napoleonsm
man who invaded another country, and who has
terrible period of hlry-sx years submitted to be
described the Benedict Arnold Ok Europe
have been a Napoleon.
The sole POINTS that can find male By Mr. Godkln
against Georgey that he stormed Buda when itwas
not wisdom IN order to please the Hungarian na,ona
vanity. and that he surrendered his army 10 the
Russians Neither OF these was the act Of traitor
To storm ones own capital and 10 from the
enemy proper thing for the Hungarian patriot to
do, esI eciauy when the whole army and nation de- |
mandcd lt. The surrender itself ha' brought upon
Hungary the OF time all the independence she
desires and than happiness Kossuth could have
given her.
But call your attention 70 another point OF Mr. God
klns strangely at variance with his later views After
Geor-ey had stormed BIda, Mr. Gol!u says that the
Hungarian Diet sent him the grand cross OF military |
merit lie quietly and almost conteWptuousiy," says |
GOiln. declined stating that his principles did not
allow him % accept such distinctions. that the passion
them already arising among his officers. which he
felt 81 his duty to repress by his example According to
the ideas u re'Ormers who despise political parties, this
must been the pink Of proprey. but the younger
Godkin makes II OF the staggering blows against
teor-cys patriotism Traitors generally usurp power,
but il seems by Mr. GoIkn's History that KOssuh ar
bitrarily removed &orgey his command, and the
order vas received a the the gallant soldiers
yaor had him another great victory Nevert neless
he submitted but Mr. Golkin says it was with III
.eui,rd rage" such phrases belong 70 the realm OF
inner conciousness for who knows n man il mad or
not provided he has disguised t And might not man
who hn- shed his blood and victory be little en-
RACED ati Dictator lismissins him Mr. Godkin says
-lat nevertheless 10 became apparent by the total
" ant OF decision and united action in the Hungarian
Cabinet that Geor-ey I'm reality master OF the crisis
and that ~ hls acts Hungary must stand or fall Here
we have young American retormsr thirty years ago
pulling down another Blaine on paper
SIR lod1in save that GeOr-ey the first in light
the last in rereat cool. impossible, mdomtaoe' IN
moved either by victory defeat This Is not the pc-
are Of any rat0r it certainly does NOT delineate lene
lct Arnold who wa always in rage mortified sensi
iity 1r mut eriug but Mr. G11tn sets after Georgey
In part 0f the Paragraph and lays him out Ike
ittooed man. ale became reserved cold and distant
with hs mat intimate friends he scarcely sroVe 10
conceal ha contempt for the orders Of the GoYernmehI
m 20 ho reserved cold and distant VITA ones intimate
fl.uda Il. tro,onallo treason seems have got all
along the line of tho bel element Nothing "a 40 ds-
suatnt to them ga cnthuslaam n man uaea an allec-
i've liaher than frog .they put It INA quotations. anu
nake sppenr That 10 Ia avery ihaurd sort 'i pe's'h
leucril ueptaoY mus, have had contempt Tor 'anlh't
ebch ,,a ,auua M hi yctorc, AMI wanted to diimsa
aim i tho moment ~ triumph and 70 cat HIN down like
lmo young author Tho aamo fact IL rolttad llt" iur
hsr along by Mr. UndNu - 10 why hungary failed Ia
ho war; Tho National Hank which had mot tao o.
lcuscn OF the Waa hruAoa up ne troops wafn IN
OF fnds and had means OF obtaining tAoh ca"
cpt hy lcyy nz contributions upnh tao pnAhaHtrl, Az
iut thr shadow % tlp Nuvrrnuunt Ma lEn"B Hphu ~
Was necessity Tor koaaIth o. put NE power III the
iands of Tho only Que ~ he generals w tne ha WIG IA"
sorslceauln force THIS the Hungarian traitor
H. had fought Ike lion made hla way up rom mere
ol AMI lOt all the honors OF the wer anu lhp Only
points 70 be urged against nm were thst Ie na ~ |
l.slised rage" cold ana Distant Win lntnho
reui, aud could NOT respect the Government Tho
iovernmeuL IN point OF fact Government ~ all
,u sort oi luntA which lived on ofatlohs anu proca
i0usl ,.. . . - |
We now come In Mr Godkins description 10 rera- .
,rskh where behold tnreo persons ~ yhoe ,lye
,uthOr and koasuth and General Georsoy ME- uodAlp
aysi One Of kossqls fayore scheInes was seAesL
.arasng the opemY BY parthau warfare ahd eullih1
W bis troopsD detail 10 Tails Georaey had toslou tle
ho enp0ymeaof irregular force OF any sort apQ Tor any
purpose Dut u nevertheless aassuspt 10 wAleh