Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-07
THE LAST SURVIVOR.
kossUTH THE SOLE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF EuRoPE's HEROIC DAYS.

The Death OF the Duke of Gaeta Leaves
the Hungarian Patriot the Solitary
Survivor of What Is Known ms the
Chivairie Period Of the Century.
Louis Kossuth has entered his ninety
hrst year II, fair health for man Of that
age, but with heart full OF BORROW, as he
says. Declining an invitation to revisit
his native land, be declares that he has
lived too long; that the cause for which he
toiled and suffered is lost. Americans may
regret his feeling, but they can rejoice that
he Is mistaken. Hungary is today quite
as free. her position quite as honorable as
he ever hoped for, and the fact that she
gained her position by taking advantage
OF Austria's troubles. instead Of by war in
her own behalf, matters little.
The exile. however. IL seldom or never a
fair judge OF the country he has left. He
cannot but feel that his country pines for
him as he pines for her, The changes OF
lifetime land such tremendous changes rs
those since 1870 are not so real to him--to
him the country Ia as he left it. And Kos
suth has not set foot in Hungary for forty
three years. He is the last survivor OF the
chiyalrous age In Europe Men are as
brave as ever, patriots as true and deter
mined, but all Europe outside OF Russia
no longer offers the field for their daring.
Cavour, Mazzini, Cialdini, Garibaldi and
their Italian compatriots are gone; Mier-
oslawski and Manin and all the revolution
lists Of i84S have no longer a field. Such
uprisings as they took part in are now i'm
possible. II possible they would be use
less. Out Of Russia the battle for constitu-
tional liberty has been fought and substan-
tially won. The details only remain to be
settled in free parliament.
To the present generation Kossuth Is
little more than n name. To those who
were young and ardent In 1872 the mem
DRY Of Ills tour still rouses thrill. Here
and there In some old gentleman's close.
the "Kossuth bat" Is still preserved rs
memento In few cabinets the Kossut.,
badge or button may be still found. When
he landed In England it seemed as II the
whole nation, from queen to cartman, rose
Ia his honor When he stepped on shore
at New York, Dec. 8. 1851, one might hay,
said the people went wild. His portrait
was In every place of popular resort, In
every magazine md illustrated paper and
towns and cities by dozens commended for
the honor Of entertaining him. Nothing
like 1t had been seen since Lafayette left us
II IL not surprising that he was deceived.
He made the same mistake Citizen Ed
mund Genet made in 1903. He conferred
with President Fillmore and went away
sorrowful soon to become embittered
against America. He made an even wo.s,
mistake in England He was received
says Justin Mccarthy, with such enthu.
siasIn as no foreigner save Garibaldi ever
excited. Nobility and commouers alike
gazed with admiration on his noble coun-
tenance and cheercd his stately presence
HE looked like picture. All his atti-
tudes and gestures seemed fit for repro
duction by painter. He had completely
mastered our tongue and not the com
mon English OF the street or even of the
drawing room. kossuth spoke the Eng
lish OF Shakespeare. He spoke with the.
fluency of Gladstone; with measured dig.
nifty not unworthy of Bright. Every ap
peal was Vivid and dramatic. Every allu.
sion told"
The Austrian ambassador at London 81
most went distracted He believed hinl-
self an object Of detestation when he APP
peared In the streets, while the populace
would have drawn the carriage of Kossuth.
All eastern Europe was in ferment over
1t. But Lord Palmerston understood his
countrymen. He laughingly informed the
Russians and Austrans that the English
people never thought Of going to war for
Hungary They only wanted little ex-
element. They were just then sadly in
need Of new hero, he said, and Kossuth
seemed positively cut out to supply the
want Bitter truth There came q time