New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-11

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ginning Of :he Hungarian Revolution. several Sec
ret4res were appointed in Kossuth Cabinet, on,
Of the n q. .iers,andins Bohemian.anotnef Crostiau
anOtl er Italian. another French and German, src
a. Of them undertaking Magyar. Among them
them had the place OF Trsusat0r from the French
into tue Magyar. While We were still Ia Pesth
| worked .a the Charcery at Blda. and had Only
now aud then the opportunity Of seeing car Kos
sUTH. BIT since tne Chancery wss removed tc
b breczln have been almost every cay 81 his
slde--or rather might ssy day and night foi
hardly night iu the week passes away IN y LIcl
we are not compelled TO be busy. l say re, ior tie
great man always emp oys more than one At a
time. val accordin-ly endeavor, as lar as wor
viii allow me, to introduce you into our work
room and t. let you behold with your own eyes, as
al observer, tie Ibers5ar Of whom in America
there is no iust conception, who is even unkno~ o
in neehborag countries, and whom few Of your
correspondents can describe, for there are rot
many Who have had the opportunity Of carefully
studying a Kossuth.
hardly know how to begin as there IS hardly
ever pause in the coarse Of hs activity to- start
from, but, for example, ! will write down for You
the doings Of yes,eriay.
Yesterday morning, after | had breakissted
hastened % the Ctancery is 70 say, - Kos
sa;hs house. which contains four apartments, bis
sleeping chamber, q psrlo-, the Chancery whers
We four correspondents have our places and 4
small room FOR copysts. Three couriers with dis
patches were In the room as entered, aud kos-
s1th sat ia his ususi psce, with pen IN his right
hand and in the left the dispatches iust brought
him. | had come rather too late, for It was Al
r. ady a quarter past 5 clock, and another Sscre-
tary had prepared in my place two dispatches,
which were sent of before g. As entered be
was employed in several ways his hand was
writior. his mouth was debating, his eye glanced
at and read the opened dispatches. and bis mind
directed and followed the whole.
He looked paler and more suffering than usual.
g ass Of medicine stood at bis side, from which
he tasted from time to time, as if 1t were the
means Of keeping up bis physical existence -
Indeed. though / have often worked NJ his side
fr n cary in the marning TIL late at night d.
not remember having seen him stop to take ANY
n.urishment except this mixture, and though be
does sometimes eat, ! can assure you that the
amount Of food which he consumes IS hardly
enough to keep young child from starving
One might almost say that the pbysics part Of
| him has no longer al existence Of It's own the
man nothire but spiritual energy ioT, If 1t were
not so tie perishine, sckly hail would long since
have be n dissolved IN spite Of all the wisdom OF
| [ physicians. But he is perhaps the only living
being whose mighty will is alone sufficient by Is
| own force to urge forward the wheels Of physics
| nature. aud keep them constantly 10 movement
| he viii not be SICK and he IS not. Great as are
| MS botly infrniti,s and suiirrlngs be Is stronc
| and i1deiatigabe. His spiritual resources, hi'
| NlIl, his enthusiasm, cndO~ hIm with the powers
| % giant although his physical strength IS not
more than that OF boy SIX years He bids de
| lance 10 death that threatens him IN 81 many dit
| 'creni msladies his spirit keeps the body alive
| That spirit Is stIL young and vigorous and car
| only CO ase 10 be hen the too great tension
| shall have irritated the nerves - such degree
| that they refuse 20 obey the will, aud thus the
organism destroys itsrii. do not express my sci
clearly, but words will serve me no iurther-Bu
| 10 our labors.
| had scarcely taken my lace when he began
| I'D dictate letter to Bem for me 10 write and S
| 1e were employe ed some four hours, during whict
| wrote two letters aud each of my three col
eagues three, all by his cictatlon he himself ha
| the meantime prepared two dispatches, one io
| Perczel the other for Comorn.
Alter uine O'Clock he left us work In abundance
| ar The whole DAY. snd went with the Ministers
| SzENERE and DUsCHKK. who came for HIM TO III,
| House Of Representatives. taking along with hin
| come papers on which he had made several mem
| Oranda.
He came back about oclock ia the afternoon
| &C onpaued By several Representative, viii
| whom be had conference OF two hours, answer
| ,ng their questions and suggestions tins did no
/ f~Cr documents ,
1ad prepared during his absence, or from dctatln-
| more letters While he was thus debating 70 US
| three or four letters. with totally different con
| telts being given of together by the same lips
ye had to be exceedingly careful IN taking then
down.
| At six o'clock came more dispatches, and verbs
| INQUIRIES. all Of which were answered withoutany
| lelav NV dinner consisted of glass OF wine,
| piece Of BAN. aud some bread, which hsd oi
tie table beside me, and disposed OF with the bes
| appetite as was writing. The Representatives
| Sith one exception went awsy the one remain
| me eat down at the side OF Kossuih and begai
| 20 help rs THIS made five secretaries, and /
give YOU some conception Of the labors OF the eve
ing. will tell YOU that from half-past 70 hall
osst he dictated 10 US al the same time, i've let
ers al Of different contents One OF them W as Il
Dembnski, one 10 Bem, the third 70 Paris, tbs
| our;h 10 Vienna, and the hith 70 Gy ongy IS tS'
were in German one in French. AID one IN Hun
| garian
lsuaman who can DO such things
After THIS he was for sometime engaged WIKI
| igures which be reckoned and reckoued IN stai'
| ID. almost perfect abstraction. Waile he was thu
occupied his friend and family physician, the Or
| and Professor Bugat Pa came Ia aud interrupted
him He greeted the Doctor, kindly pointed mn
20 chair and returned 10 his occupation as before
The Doctor took his hand. which be yielded 10 hin
| willingly, rs If it did not belong 70 him, and hell
il for some fifteen minutes, feeling the beat OF IN
| pulse after hich ne withdrew without any Tar
| ther notice from hossath.
| Atll O'Clock the head Of one OF my colleague
vas already noddiug and both myself and the on
opposite me could hardly keep our eyes open.
| The clock struck i ,. and the noise OF the dePar
,ure OF the copyists from the neighborlng room
| -oused him from his reflections. What tine D
| & gentlemen p he asked Us. and when we toh
nim j. was Just after L., he became unq1iet and
loud suddenly spread over his brow de ros
from his seat saying, Has 10 express arrive
| rom Pesth l Nc, was the sis~er and h
began 70 walk up and down the room. he d.
not seem to think that il wss high tine 70 see
rest and as II 10 prevent US from having such a.
| ies. he said There IS work 70 be done yet
| Finally. after waiting vsinly for another nou
| he ssld 20 uss Let Us take a little rest, gentle
| men while We are waiting ! vii call you - he
/ need your help. He went into his bedroom
| snd We arranged ourselves on he benches A.
slept with our fatigue as soundly as II the soites