When Pulszky came back from America, Kossuth acquainted him with a combination of plans which must have appeared to him as details of a great conception with a chance to succeed.
Brushing aside Pulszky's unfavorable reception in the White House, Kossuth found some comfort in the co-operation of certain American individuals
Lieutenant Nelson visited him in England and he had not given up hope of an expedition, if only a ship could be bought
The young Americans on the left wing of the Democratic Party were pledged to support him
(237)
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Blackmail
Baroness von Beck claimed that her husband Baron von Beck had lost his life in the Viennese Revolution, and thought that Mr Pulszky did not deserve the high position he filled in London Society, as his conduct had been questionable in Vienna.
She also criticized his private life as well
Pulszky was forewarned of the attack about six weeks before the publication of the book.
A man called, or using the non de plume of Ferdinand de Carl wrote to Pulszky on 16 January 1851 that unless he makes a generous pecuniary contribution to the authoress, he will be attacked in the German language edition of her work, all the more, as Pulszky had succeeded in 1850 to persuade the publisher of the English edition to suppress her criticism of his person
(237)
She also criticized his private life as well
Pulszky was forewarned of the attack about six weeks before the publication of the book.
A man called, or using the non de plume of Ferdinand de Carl wrote to Pulszky on 16 January 1851 that unless he makes a generous pecuniary contribution to the authoress, he will be attacked in the German language edition of her work, all the more, as Pulszky had succeeded in 1850 to persuade the publisher of the English edition to suppress her criticism of his person
(237)
Saturday, July 12, 2014
The Press
The prime mover behind the Welsh sympathy for the Hungarians was Arthur James Johnes who appeared in the columns of the Herald as "Cambrensis"
He was a judge in the County Court of North West Wales, a radical, a disciple of Bentham, a great believer in education and freedom of the press
It was he who organized the first meeting of sympathy at Liverpool in mid November 1849 which was followed by other meetings in rapid succession at Bala, Aberystwyth and Bangor
Judge Johnes regarded the meetings not merely as beneficial to the unfortunate Hungarians, with whom he most sincerely sympathized, but also as offeering proof to the English that the Welsh were alive to the cruelties of the Autocrats, quick to feel in the name of humanity and Christianity for the Hungarians, and progressive enough to make full use of press and platform to register their opinion on the matter
(237)
He was a judge in the County Court of North West Wales, a radical, a disciple of Bentham, a great believer in education and freedom of the press
It was he who organized the first meeting of sympathy at Liverpool in mid November 1849 which was followed by other meetings in rapid succession at Bala, Aberystwyth and Bangor
Judge Johnes regarded the meetings not merely as beneficial to the unfortunate Hungarians, with whom he most sincerely sympathized, but also as offeering proof to the English that the Welsh were alive to the cruelties of the Autocrats, quick to feel in the name of humanity and Christianity for the Hungarians, and progressive enough to make full use of press and platform to register their opinion on the matter
(237)
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Impostors
Another example of such great impostors was Ephrem Leo Jacob Koricosz "prince of Armenia" who claimed to have descended from Mary of Hungary, daughter of Louis I of Anjou and from Jacob VI Prince of Armenia
Koricosz turned up in London in the autumn of 1849 when the sympathy for the Hungarians was at its height and claimed that he was an implacable enemy of the Czar, who had disinherited him as Armenian ruler and oppressed his "brothers" the Hungarians
Koricosz won favors for a long time but was unmasked as the son of a Dutch merchant called Joannis
(237)
Koricosz turned up in London in the autumn of 1849 when the sympathy for the Hungarians was at its height and claimed that he was an implacable enemy of the Czar, who had disinherited him as Armenian ruler and oppressed his "brothers" the Hungarians
Koricosz won favors for a long time but was unmasked as the son of a Dutch merchant called Joannis
(237)
Monday, July 7, 2014
Immigration 1850
Some of the Hungarians, indeed, found employment and made a living from themselves in Britain. Their former army commanders Klapka and Szabo in particular were in favor of their staying together or as closely connected with one another as possible as was possible, in the hope that if a new insurrection were to start in Hungary they should be ready to join in. Others could not get used to the idea that emigrants were expected to work, and so waited either for a pension similar to what the Poles had received in the thirties or had blamed Pulszky, who had been the best connections, for not having found work.
(237)
Doesn't this sound familiar today? It also gives a reference that human activity and beliefs have not changed much over the last 160 years or so. I am not referring to a class or race here, but only the human as the example. The mentality of the human and the survival "skills" that are being portrayed is what draws my attention to this passage. The conditions and reasons why these people were emigrants were basically identical as well
DLB
(237)
Doesn't this sound familiar today? It also gives a reference that human activity and beliefs have not changed much over the last 160 years or so. I am not referring to a class or race here, but only the human as the example. The mentality of the human and the survival "skills" that are being portrayed is what draws my attention to this passage. The conditions and reasons why these people were emigrants were basically identical as well
DLB
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