Excerpt from Sketch of the Life of Louis Kossouth, Governor of Hungary In the Diet the speech was heard with profound wonder and respect; out of doors its idea of security to Hungary by the enfranchisement of the whole Austrian people was caught up with enthusiasm. The popularity of Kossuth increased. It was felt that the proposal originating in the Diet could be truly put as that of the whole Hun garian people. Never was eloquence followed more quickly by practical results. It was determined that a project for the restoration of the constitutions should be pre pared and carried by deputation to the Emperor. The report of the speech and account of the proceedings reached Vienna on the same day with the news of the revolution at Paris and the flight of Louis Philippe. Forthwith the people were in commotion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.