The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-02
K0SS SUTH;
As Seen by his Secretary.
BY Dir. GABoR NAPHEGYI.

man. another CrOaiian, another Italian, an
other French and German, and all of them
understanding Magyar Among them had
the place of Translator from the French in.
TO the Magyar. While we were still in Pesth
| worked in the Chancery at Buda. and had
onl, now and then the opportunity of see
ing our Kossuth. But since the Chancerv
was removed to Debrcczin lave been al
most every day at his side or rather might
say day and night, for bard y night in the
week passes away in which we are not CON-
PEELED 10 be busy. ! say 'ce, for that great
man always employs more than one at "A time.
! will accordingly endeavor, as far as words
will allow me, to Introduce you into our work.
room, and TO let you behold with your own
eyes, as an observer, the Liberator of whom
in America there is no just conception, who
is even unknown in neighboring countries,
aud whom few OF your correspondents can
describe, for there are no, many who have
had the opportunity of studying Kossuth.
Yesterday morning, after had b,e k
llSANu lho'tlON w hhO Su1httIN -lIlhl
is 10 say. to Kossulh's house, which con
Iaiis four apartments. his sleeping cham
ber, parur, the Chancery where we four
correspondents have our places. and small
room for coyisls. Three couriers with
dispatches we're in The room rs | entered.
and Kossuih sat in his usual place, with
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dispatches just brought him. had come
rather too late, for il was already quar-
'er past ) O'Clock, and another Secretary
had prepared in my place two dispatches.
which were senl oil before 5. As enters
cd he was emplo! ed in several ways his
h md was wiring, his mouth was dclalinn,
his eyes glanced IL, and read the open des>
patches aud his mind directed and followed
The whole.
lie looked paler and more snilcring than
usual. A glass Of medicine stood at his
side, from which he .asled from lime iu
time, as il it were The means of keeping
up his physical existence. Indeed, though
have often worked al his side from early
III the morning til late at night. | do not
remember having seen him sop 10 take
my nourishment except this mixture, and
hou yh he does sometimes eal, can as
,ure you that the amount u food hc con
-umes is hardly enough TO keep young
child from sarvng.
One might almost say that the physical
part Of him has no longer an existence ol
lis own the man is nothing bui spiritual
.lrkiy hull would long since have been
dissolved in spite OF all the wisdom oil The
physicians. Blu; he is perhaps the only
living beilg whose mighty will Is sufficient
by its own force 10 urge forward the wheel
pl ply sicaI nature, and keep them constant
" in movement He will uot be sick and
he is not. Great as are his bodily mfr
mites aud sulicrngs he is strong aud in
lein'gahle. His spiritual resources, his
Nll, his cn,l' usasm, endow him with the
ipwers OF IA giant, although his physical
strength is moi more rhan that of "A boy six
Years. he bids defiance TO death that
threatens him in SO many different NAL
,dis; his spirit keeps the body alive
That spirit is slill young and vigorous, aud
can only cease TO be so when The too great
tension ohall have irritaled Tue nerves t.
such ii degree thai they refuse TO obey the
vail, and ltus The organism destroys itself.
do not express myself clearly, but words
,eTve me no iurher.-Bul to our labors.
had scarcely taken my place when he
began 10 dictate a letter TO Benz for me 10
write, aud so We were employed some four
hours, during which wrote two letters
md each Of my three colleagues three al
by his dirlalon; he himself had in the
neanlin prepared Two dispatches, one
og Percze, the other for Comorn.
Aller nine o. clock he left US work in a.
hundance for the whole day, aud went wi'h
lie Ministers, Szemere and Euschek, who
came for him TO The House of Rerrcsen-
lalives, taken alnng with him some papers,
Oh which he had made several memoranda
lie came back about four O'Clock in the
diernoon, accompanied hy several Repre-
>enlatlves, with whom he had a cnnferance
OF two hours, answering their questions
md Suggestions. This aid not prevent
him from examining the document we had
prepared during his absence, or from dcIa-
ling more letters. While he was thus die
'aIing 10 Us three or four letters, with Total
y different contents being given of by the
same lips, we had 10 be exceedingly care
lul IN taken them down.
Al six o'clock came more dispatches.
and verbal inquiries, all of which were an
Swered without any delay. My dinner CON
listed Ola glass Of vine, piece pl ham and
some bread, which had on tho table be-
'ide me, and disposed Of with the best ap-
petite as was writing. The Represen>
ia'ives, with one exception, went away, the
ne remaining sat down al the side OF
kossuih and began 10 help u.s. This made
i've secretaries; ard to give you some cons
rePion of The labors oi the evening, L will
tel' You that from hall-pasi seven to half
nast eight, he dictated to us, at the same
time, five lcIters, all Of different contenls
One OF them waste Dcm5inskh QUO to