New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23

LOUIS KO'SCTH.
Kossuth. however. Is not u tue Magyar hut n
| Croat lie born April -, 1oo2. at Nonot.
| Of roatian family. seventeen members 81 which
between 1927 and l7l5 had been prosecuted for high
treason by the Austrian Government. No wonder.
| them that hc became foe OF that Power. ia" con
Gic BEGAN when hc thirty years old at which
time he was sent to the Diet at PresburG ~ subSti
;utc for an absent maGnatc. without much Influence
In This arisocratc body he lgan TO report us FRO
cccdincs in Il M'iS journal which he intended nj hi't
to publish. This, however. was prohibited 10y an Ola
law He had produced photographic press for The
purpose Of Multiplying copies Of hi, report. but an
ia,crdu from the Austrian Government arrested III"
printing lie then employed secretaries 70 writ" out
III, reports the editions Of these sometimes reaching
lOG Geo copies. Following up this idea. he began 'h'
publication Of n news letter N pcsth in 1880. Which
reported the proceedings Of the county meetings, lie
also took leading part in the defence Of prisoners
prosecuted nj that time .or political oh"nc,. III,
activity was great. and /, Is said that when much
occupied hc allowed himself only three hours sleep
ont of the tWcnty-foGr The majority oi ID" cour-
ties were aroused against the iccaliticS Of tits
ROYAL Corr, Of Justice. but naturally he was rot per
mittcd - 90 on. lie ,i"d I'm l-37 ard sen
fenced In lS3- to three year, imprisonment dMIiG
4 par o. which he eat of from all commnnca-
lion with vi. friends, and was denied The Of pen
and ink. and even Of books. In The srcond y"dI lac
w., allow, 20 real. bur nll p,itlral BOOKS wrr"
lutcrdlced lie selected an English grammar Walkers
proMounciig dictionary and Shakespeare, without
moving q Single word hc hc,'in 10 read The
Tempest" lie was onca ed pr fortn-h IN get
ting through IA" fist page. II" mad" % tul" h"f'r
10 90 Oh reading anything without perfectly under
-iaudlu- what hc rc1d iooh." hc IA ai;crvHri
what an Instrument IA TIE hands %; Providence L.
carc ny little tuowlodrr OF the English tin'uns"
which ! was obliged - learn beau" i'Fil1n'h 10
NEEDLE with polite"
rvne lo-afs IL n
ar,n,.,y tn. Dit had become refractory. t.
,u,til1 ncr!lug IN Increase ~ her military c,idh
# hn,cni a levy 81 5000 Hungarian troops VIZ r'
fused ana N,ttcruich finally resolved upon - policy
Of Constitution. AM tI' ph 'n DOOR w~-' opu'd 10
Ko-.uth. lie came ont with shattered hrai'h' N"t
with an incouiia'lr spirit. \ bools'll"r at Pc-ih
lad received permission to puilish newspaper, The
p..u !I!rlap." or Tc,th Ga.citc.' !his soon b.
came a daily now. paper with circulation o' l'ulp
and CORE ponding nnn"nC. II wa' The ch'nl'oh
g.. tie middle c1.-cs against Tie Hungarian nobility
which established rival journal. In LII h"'smth
Wa returned to the Diet for th" County 81 f''ih.
being strongly supported 10y Count Lonis LattiSan',
and .oon a, an orator and dc'atcr BE- made Ill, In
nucncc i,li.
Then came Tie great wor, Of h- l'c-hrt rs
champion 81 tAc common people "eIlh'' lhc h"iahN
Of hungary Itself. and then - th" i"cd'r 81 al
Hungary against the tyranny Of Au-irin. II wa IL
tie filI Of 1-i5 Tia, Austrian Injustice finally dFov"
Hungary to declare e., Ind pcndcncc and TO make
Ko,,uth f., Governor or President. y d~pcTai" war
f,l,ow,G Russia cane 10 the aid 81 Austria. I'll"
IIuuearans were crtLed and Ko~ulh fed Il" III"
Turk IA Empire for safety. The story q thos' events
nlls many chapters %! Europ an history. Doubtless
the cAilcd leader IN Response 10 ia" demands ana
threat Of Austria and Ena,ia wouid have been sur
rendered by Turhcg. Ia be pat & death. Bat Eng
land ANA America iai'rycnrd IN his behalf ANA lis
.il,.fy Wa. thus secured AID presently III" nlt'd
tate Government sent It, steam f-ni" Nj 'pW
10 ming him TO America n The Nation, guest.
II wa on september !. III. that ko-suih and
If, comrades IN exile set out on horseback and In
wagon, from Kualah. In Turkey. thcIr way {, II
land Of liberty ON the 10Th they reached the shor"
~ If. Dardanocs. and there were received on board
he Mississippi with al the honors due H." Nations
I,esi Next dny they weighed anchor and started
or The Wcst amid the salute, Of th" surrounding
Turk ii fleet. AZ smyrna. syr1. sp'zzla and other
ports marked honors were paid TO them. on arrlv-
Ing ~ Marscllc, Kossu asked 10 go through France
% IA, rs the most rapid mod" Of travel wold take
hem THIS request was tci"crnphod TO Paris anu II
Gat denial vas sent back. Everybody was urpris'd'
people greatly excited, they surr"nhu'A
- frigltc n She Ly in the new harhor. In myrIadS'
80 ring The Narsclaiac aud other republican songs
Cheering the United States, bearing the Stars ana
stripes surmouncd Ly wreath 81 immortcll's, ana
in very way tc,fying their joy that the eAcs were
under the protection OF a Nation that Was in fact rs
well ~ In name Il republic KOsanlh did ana Shlh
yciy Eli1c under The circumstances; he acknowledged
The. compliment, rs i should do- cAprossed DIS
nndyine love for hi; country AMI bis sympathy
,.ifA freedom every where.
since the Prince President Louis Napoleon. VINO
was even then planning the Infamous comp d'"iai,
feared TO let the champion Of liberty pass through
France. The journey continued hT water I"
Gibraltar. Thence he went on 10 Eng.ahh III Il"
English steamer and made to,r through mat 'oul'
try being reccivcd with tremendous popular "i-
thusiasm everywhere. And finally. Oh December ..
ne reached Ecv-lork the steamer Humboldt ana
vas welcomed with imposing demonstrations. de-
,cripuon Of the great exile, as he appeared III 'h"'
lime. Is Of interest. 1t was pcnn'd by ole who
greeted him al L.s landing:
Governor Kcssuth IS rather taller than we h1d
supposed and his face has expression OF p'h"-
rang Intellect which Is Indicated In any portrait
we have seem II Il long, the forehead broad M
not excessively LIgi. though slight badness makes
II seem 80, and the chin narrow, but squar" In ~
form. Ills hair Is thin In front and Of dark brown.
as IS his beard. which Is quite long but not very
thick. and arranged with ncatne,s aud TASTE Ills
mustachc l. heavy and rather long. His ewes are
very large and Of light bluc hS complexion Is pail"
Ike that Of a who Is not In perfect health. ana
his appearance was that Of the spirit hearing up
against the exhaustion oi the body; Ec was s"islck
during the passage and had not slept for tive or three
nights. His manner I'm speaking Is al once In |
comparaby dignilcd and graceful. G"sncs more |
admirable and effective. and play Of connienanc"
more expressive and magnetic. remember III no |
other public speaker. lie stands quite erect. ard |
does not bend forward Ike some authors 10 give |
emphasis 10 n sentence. Ills posture and appearance
I'm rcpose imposing not only from their essential
grace and dignity but from a sense Of power they |
lmprcs, upon the bchoder. This schsr OF unused |
power this certainty that he Is not making nm effort
and doing bis utmost, but behind all this strength Of