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Foreign News
October 28, 1855
The Weekly Comet
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
In a recent London publication, Hungarian exile Lajos Kossuth vehemently expresses his hatred for Russia, cursing it as the cornerstone of despotic oppression and the murderer of Hungary, linking his personal exile and national loss to the Czar.
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Kossuth's Hatred to Russia,-In a recent publication in London. this noted Hungarian exile takes occasion to curse Russia in the following hearty manner:
I hate her as the corner stone of despotic oppression. I execrate her as the murderer of my country.-
Whether I look at my children, the homeless wanderers in the desert of exile. the tender plants my weary, hands and my weatherbeaten breast can scarcely contrive to shield from the chilling storm : whether my soul flying to the land of my birth, my dear, my beloved Hungary: whether I meditate as a member of Europe's great community, or feel in the sublime capacity of man, curse, revenge. execration on the Czar, are mingled with my feelings, with my thoughts.
I hate her as the corner stone of despotic oppression. I execrate her as the murderer of my country.-
Whether I look at my children, the homeless wanderers in the desert of exile. the tender plants my weary, hands and my weatherbeaten breast can scarcely contrive to shield from the chilling storm : whether my soul flying to the land of my birth, my dear, my beloved Hungary: whether I meditate as a member of Europe's great community, or feel in the sublime capacity of man, curse, revenge. execration on the Czar, are mingled with my feelings, with my thoughts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Rebellion Or Revolt
What keywords are associated?
Kossuth
Russia Hatred
Hungarian Exile
Despotic Oppression
Czar Curse
What entities or persons were involved?
Kossuth
Czar
Where did it happen?
Hungary
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Hungary
Event Date
Recent Publication
Key Persons
Kossuth
Czar
Event Details
Hungarian exile Kossuth publishes in London a strong denunciation of Russia, hating it as the foundation of despotism and the destroyer of Hungary, with curses on the Czar intertwined in his thoughts of family, homeland, Europe, and humanity.