New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-02
The Gaxernor Of HungarI.


and the leaders of that struggle, still as
sails Kossuth with a shameless meanness
of malice which marks at once the depth
of its animosity and the weakness of its
cause. The last charges are these; l.
That Kossuth resigned the Office Of Gov
ernor of Hungary into the hands of Cor
gey; and therefore he is guilty Of delib-
crate lie when he assumes that title; 2.
That he resigned because "a majority of
the Diet" sand all the Sclaves," as well
as "the great majority Of the four and
half millions of Magyars from whom ne
held his authority, and in whose service he
was struggling, COMPELLED him to resign"
On these charges few brief words.
|. Kossuth resigned his authority to Cor
gey, on the direct and positive assurance from
that man that the Russians were ready to
guarantee the independence of Hungary,pro-
vided Kossuth should resign, and he Gorgey)
be intrusted with the supreme authority. And
in the proclamation announcing the resigna-
ton, Kossuth says: " | make him (Gorgey)
responsible before God, the nation and his
tory that he exercise this power according
to his best strength, for the sGving Of the
national and political independence of our
poor country, and its future preservation"
But no sooner was Gorgey invested with
this power than he proceeded treacherously
to use it for the destruction of the country
and its independence. Thus, the resigna-
ton having been obtained on false pretenses
and its condition having been violated,
it is morally the same as if it had not been
made.
9. It's false that Kossuth resigned be-
cause the vote Of the majority of the Diet,
or any expression of the popular will COM
PEELED him to do so. The Diet was not
consulted on the subject at all, and as it,
the source of Kossuth's appointment, never
consented TO his resignation so in a strict
ly legal view it, the resignation, must
be considered as never made. We refer to
this not because legal technicalities are ne.
cessary, but to show how the case stands.
The resignation was determined on at
Council Of the Ministry, where only Kos
sutb, Szemere, the Minister of the Interior,
Bukovics, Minister Of Justice, Csanyi, Min
lister of Public w orks, and Horwath, Minis
ter of Public Worship, and Gorgey were
present. The vote in that meeting Of the
Governor and four Ministers stood three to
two on resigning to Gorgey, and thereupOn
the resignation took place as above stated.
The assertion that not only the Sclaves,'
but majority of the Magyars compelled
the resignation, is thus seen to be utterly fc-
utious. 1t is also contradicted by the re-
ports of Mr. Brace, and even of the Aus
trian writer's upon Hun gary since the war;
They all testify to the fact that the mass
of the people, Including the Slovacks and
other Northern Slavons, not only adhered
to Kossuth up to the very catastrophe, but
that they still cherish the most ardent at
tachment for him personally, and regard
him as the great hope for the restoration Of
their lost independence. What shall then be
thought of an American journal that claims to
be respectable, and yet from day to day puts
forth such palpable and wllful contradic-
lions of the truth of history, in order to in
jure the cause of liberty?
3. The Courier quotes the following
fragment Of letter from Kossuh to Benz
in order to sustain its absurd fabrication as
to the nature Of the resignation
"lt is not the towards yearning for life which in
duces me 20 hasten away. l go, because avn
,rneed that MY PRESENCE HAS BECOME OBJ.
NOXlOUS TO THE COUNTRY
Now, this is garbled by quoting only
part of the paragraph; and, besides, i. is
wrong translation from the German, in
which it was written. Here is the para
graph as it really should be:
- care little for my personal safety. am weary
OF life, for see how the fabric of my fa.herland
ana with 1t the shrine OF European freedom no, by
our enemies, but By our on brothers has been ruined
IL IS not therefore, the cowardly love OF life which
has determined my departure but my CONVICTION
tina, my presence has become Of hGrm to nv
coEnfry."
This is very different thing from being
o5noIiOus to the country, as eur readers
will perceive. For him to remain, with
Gorgey openly opposed, and without the
means of carrying on war except BY forced
contributions levied on the people, would
be to excite civil war and become source
of BARN to the country. Let our readers
Judge of the good faith of The Courier in
using the above wrong translation as it has
done.
kossuth has never claimed that he was
Governor of Hungary except by popular