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About this time Kossuth came into the picture. He was again a deputy of some aristocrats in 1832, and to make a living he had an arrangement to make notes about the events of the legislative sessions and send them as letters to some subscribers for some fee. To a small circle of conspirators he offered he could make a handwritten journal and showed couple of his letters. The handwritten part was important since the censorship law regulated only the printed press, not the scribbled one. They found the idea splendid but weren't enthusiastic about the person of Kossuth due to some embezzlement scandal from his past.
Still he continued on writing and sending the letters. His style improved, and he tied his work to the fight for the freedom of press. He did not just gave reports on the speeches of politicians, but he added his own notes, gave description of the speakers, described their character, and he added his subjective political opinions too. He became an actual publicist and he got noted. He got criticized and applauded. People passed on his letters, sometimes they read it out loud for groups of listeners. Others copied his idea occasionally making reports of short events, and Kossuth also had a co-author for a while. His journal, titled as Országgyűlési Tudósítások (= Paeliamentery Reports) become the voice of the opposition. But the Court also noticed him and considered him among one of the most dangerous opponents.
How many read his work? Since people shared them, we can't know. However within months the number of subscribers grew to hundred. Since the fee was quite steep for that time, they could pay law students to make enough copies, again by hand. At least the first 68 issues. Then they bought a press machine, which worked well. For about two months then Kossuth was called upon to give the press to the authorities. At least they compensated them.
The work continued till 1836 May, when the Diet was dismissed.