New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-19

| would DO the choice Of Generalssims Evidently,
therefore, the Intelligence communicated BY Kossuh
concerning It Temeswsr, that Bonn, In the pres
encs of Dcmbinski commanded the army Of the latter
was 20 much the surprising. ~ this could not have
happened unless Benz had been previously appointed
to the supreme command was therefore justified in
the suspicion that the calling Of this ministerial council
was merely . jugge of Kossuths-thas Kossuth upon
hs own responsibility and rith0a consulting The ~iais
trs, had already filed the post which could only DO
properly filed BY resolution of the Council Of Min
nters.
my repeated DESIRE already stated 10 obtain In
formation upon the engmatical relations of Benz and
Dembinsk had the express object of ascertaning tho
fact of which was myself quite sure-whether only
all the rest Of my colleagues In the Government had
been blinded by Kossuth. Scarcely had he in answer
10 my repeated inquiries confessed that be had really
appointed Benz Commandments Chief, than Csanyi de-
clared the appointment Illegal wsnted the counter
sign of a minister
"Not altogether replied Kossuth, for it H. at least
signed by one Minister-Auch Minister of War
he not authorized to do it,, responded Csany
for was as well known to the Minister Of War to
the Governor that the Government had not received
from the Diet the nomination of General Benz to tho
chief command, but of Gen. G6rgey, and that the
Minister President Szemere, in the name of the Gov.
srrment, had answered for its unanmity upon this
nomination of the Diet
"Ths last position of Csanyis disputed by
szemere who declared that he had assured the Diet In
respect of the proposition, than this that the
Government took cognizance Of the nomination
"Csanyi contended that this reply could only be con-
sidered affirmative BY the Diet and that the Govern
ment after 1t had given this answer, could only indicate
the time for the appointment Of the Commanderin-
Chief but could the question of the person to
be appointed and that therefore, be (CsanyD still main
tanned his proposition that the sntrusng OF the supreme
command to Benz was Illegal.
"The rest of the ministers, like myself took no part
In the discussion.
"As Csanyrs assertion longer controversial
Sabbas Won yukovics Minister Of Justice declared that
the question: who shall be appointed to the supreme
command, open He said that the undeaiable
necessity of concluding at snce, was yet affected by the
necessary preliminary arrangement OF differences be-
tween the Provisional Government and myself 1t was
very well known to the Government, he continued that
most of lite measures caustcay criticized In the
camp Of my army-that seemed the intention by every
possible to lower the position Of the highest civil
authority in the land in the eyes of the soldiers and to
prepare the way for the idea of military despotsm &c.
1.-The complaints of the Minister of Justice
the camp and headquarters Of nay army, not with
out some foundation Such measures as the preaching
crusades against Russian interventionthe order to
destroy all places which we might be obliged to desert
before the advance of the enemy-the ppostment Of
Meszaros and Dembnski to the supreme command
and afterward of Dembinski and Meszaros,-the
official announcement that France had declared
war against Austria--the mot even originaD
farce of declaring Jewish emancipation and the
equality of all nationaties, at time when the
Government itself had only single place Of refuge In
the country left and that only for few days-these and
similar measures never very favorably considered
by those who surrounded me.
"The officers In the camp, as well as in the head
quarters were also neither moved to admiration OF kos
suth by dis partially for Camarilla, which was accuf
toned to yield beth to his personal and official authority
nor by the surprising contrast between what he said
and what he did-nor by his credulity toward every
shitless gossip and especially all kinds Of talebesring
nor by his remarkable forgetulness OF the fact that
although as father of family, he might be constantly
under petcoat government Jet would net do for the
Governor of Hungary-nor by his unusual respect for
personal danger, notwithstanding which he was con-
stantly aiming to unite the command of the army with
his civil position Governor-nor by bis Unsuitable de-
sire for ovatons of all kinds and at any prcenor by
iam by fabulous reports of the armys successes in
contrast with which reports the real operations Of the
army seemed unworthy remark--nor TO speak now of
szenere his republican and ridiculous programmes OF
government contrary to all his antecedentsnsr by his
SzemereO efforts TO organize the guerrllabands fos
tered by him into full booded republican army whose
supreme command he himself proposed to take-nor
by the craft employed by the Minister of the Interior
to increase those guerrlabands at the cost of com
pletng the already existing (and very decidedly not
Republican, army-nor finally by his efforts to gain
me for Duumvrste against Kossuth. By none OF
these similar facts must confess) were the officers,
either in my camp headquarters moved to very great
admiration of Kossuth or of Szemere.
"But be this as it may, cannot conceive what POSI-
BILE object the Minister Of Justice had in his eye when
he go decidedly invited me to oppose the suspicion
that was aiming at absolute power, with simple de-
claration.'
Convinced that was attempting hopeless task, so
soon perceived the consequences OF the invitation
of the Minister yet responded that the Government
might hasten to me before Court Martial, in
case substantial grounds existed for the accusation just
uttered against but would not expect that should
answer to charge, like that now brought For
the rest, ] added-t seems to me that my personal
presence during the deliberations concerning the ap
pointment of Commander-in Chief Is unbecomng as l
might possibly be reckoned among the candidates
post
AFTER had said this left the Council (the last which
attended in Arad) and turned-ss Gen. Macy Sander
was no longer disturbed by the Ausrans In his posi-
ton before Notwithstanding toward Old Arad and
to headquarters to take measures for the nightmove
ments in reference the attack whchas had stated
in the Councl-was to be undertaken Gin consequence
Of the information communicated by Kossuth that our
men bad remained vic.ors upon the field ON the 9th
August at Temeswar0 agains. the first corps OF the
Auitrian division before New-Arad.
"Whcn the Minister szemere and Count Casinsr Bat
thyanyi made verbal report to The Government
In respect of their of conducting the negota