The morning call., 1892-04-28

as proxy for magnate in the Upper House.
and this gave him deliberatiye voice in the
Lower House. To reach the people he cir
culated III manuscript succession OF par
liamentaTy communications and after
ward he published photographic sheet. He
excited the wrath of the Austrians, and was
seized and sentenced to four years impriS-
ment. Being released before the expiration
Of his sentence, he found that his popularity
had increased. In the main he occupied
himself with journalistic work and with the
political awakening of Hungary from IS4l
onward. The Pesth Journal which he ed
lied four years, had large circulation. In
1917 ne was elected member of the Diet
for Pesth, and was recognized as the leader
Of the House.
Hungary was thrown into intense excite
ment by TIE news of the revolution in Paris
In l04S. k0ssuth proposed an address 10 the
Emperor Ferdinand urging the restoration
of Hungarian Independence aud the grant
ing of a charter of liberty for the whole
Austrian empire. The people of Vienna
supported k0ssuth's movement. The Min
-iStry fell and Metternich fled. KOssuth was
received In Vienna. and Louis Batthyanyi
who was intrusteG with the formation of a
Ministry Tor Hungary, made Kossuth Min
lster OF finance. III 1913 the Hungarian
National Assembly was conyBked at PeSth
IN the room OF the Presburg Diet. KOssuth
bent all his energies 20 prepare for the slrug-
Gle v hich he saw was inevitable. Austria
revoked all concessions which had been
made. and while civil war WAS raging Kos
suth declared that the Hapsburg dynasty
had forfeited tie throne. and acted
with extraordinary vigor as Presi-
dent of the Committee Of Safety. The
battle Of GOdOlo compelled the Austrians
10 recross the Danube, and had General
Gorgei followed up his success by marching
on Vienna terms could have been dictated
to Austria. giving Hungary its indepen-
dence. Unfortunately for the Hungarian
cause the opportunity was allowed to pass
and with the arrival OF a Russian invading
army under Prince Paskewich the popular
movement was crushed. G0rgei, to whom
hossuth had giyenup the Dictatorship. sur
rendered on the 18th of August, 1S49. Hun
gary was treated cruelty as a conquered
country.
had he fallen into the hands Of the Aus
TRANS or Russians Kossuth's life would
have been forfeited He made his escape
to Turkey, and although demands were
made for his surrender the Sultan refused
to give him uD. His wife. to whom he was
-deyoteily attached. joined him with two
sons while he was in Asia Minor.
In 1871 kOssuth set out for America
in war-yessel, the Mississippi. which
had been placed at his disposal bv
the United States Government. On the
way he halted for short time in
Eugland. Throughout the United States
he was received enthusiastically. U0nOrs
were paid to him at Washington such as had
only been bestowed upon one other for
eigner-L lafayette. He labored here and In
England to arouse sympathy for the Hun
garians and TO obtain assistance toward
other efforts at liberty when the occasion
should arise. The French war with Austria
in 1889 gave him hope of success and the
peace OF Nilafranca was a bitter dsap-
polntment. No opportunity of equal value.
ever again was presented. In 1862 KoSsuth
settled in Turin, and there he has resided
with little change up 10 the present. He
bas devoted himself to literature aud has
lived by his pen i'll strict independence of
life, refusing assistance even from his sOns
Three volumes of memoirs appeared in
1SSl-S2, and further contributions in $780,
Enjoying good health and living in retire.
ment. but still taking an earnest interest in
European affairs, k0ssuth is one of the
grand old men of the century.