The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

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sy find theeladeas "engaged ia sa fa.
=ur task. It should be remembered flat lha
is raised falai the general popsistim
theirentry; who are obliged to devote so many ego
Ire to an service of the public. Bat this dna
=midiers bears most nitequallyen
lofty I for the most wealthy
gip mbmissidsr a substitute than the Amain sin
eassine
obili t—the richest peer, 11111111egmenii
Mem his estate. With swab individuals
Milk a system may be oongsuisd, to the indur-
ated menhir& man, who,- satisfied with the money
be kin SINN by the sweat of his brow,—desires to
thin Sleedage in peace and quietness, the
militia is la inn Inviting. It is true that during
its last tin man obtained substitutes, and
clubs wen for that purpose, but to keep
theta gap sib*, seir ions had to be paid. Besides
emnalshing on the mnin's time, it often upsets
the whelp st his soda life, for no one can attend to
two train M once; he must either become
a careless mechanic or a careless soldier—often both.
But is a militia economical ? From 180:1 to 1806,
the volunteer system, as it was called, cost the
country five millions of money, and about as much
more had been subscribed by private individuals. It
is to be hoped that on the passing of the army esti-
mates, this question will be looked into with all
the attention and calmness which it deserves. There
is no longer any necessity. for the counties bordering
the sea coast to be filled with armed men' for twenty-
four hours would now bo sufficient, by the aid et
railways, to bring forces front all parts of the Mar
dom to any desired point. If we are to have
volunteer corps let them be real volunteers. And
in every country there are numbers of prig
men willing. to belong to such a body; when
such a force is really required for truly national pur-
poses. The militia, during the last war, was
not raised as a national force for defence, bat
as a large recruiting depot for tho regular army.
The miUtia men were supposed to have rubbed
off part of their original roughness, and to be
more easily trained afterwards, and indeed it
has been so clearly proved that new levies will
not withstand regular soldiers in the open field,
that it would be merely keeping up a delusion to
attempt to re-establish the militia. A French-
men may be amused with mounting sentry and going
enough marching drill, but our artisans have NOW
thing more solid to think of—families to provide he
and homes to keep up. We want,—as we have old
again and again,—Army Reform, and no milithhiad
no
unnecessary regulars. Let the ministers king
home our ships of war before we are asked be New
either in purse or in person for more " soldiarier."

THE mover of the Address in answer to her MA-
JESTY'S speech thought fit, in very bad taste.
to mako en attack upon Kossurg, and bring
charges against all those who welcomed or sympa-
thized with the Hungarian exile. We wore the
more surprised at this from recollecting that in
no part of the empire was the enthusiasm for
KOSSUTH greater or more generous than in North
Wales, for a district of which the hon. gentleman
is member.

The courteous mover of the whig Address made
all those who welcomed Kossovii in this coun-
try answerable for all Kossurit's ideas, as
participating in his views, and ready to
Join in his crusades. For our part, though ever
feeling and expressing great sympathy for Kos-
etall, there were many subjects on which we
were far from subscribing to his opinions. Kos-
serifs firm belief was, that IIIS2 would produce
a general break up in Europe, the impatience of
the oppruesd picople rising in Insurrection. In the
general tumult, Ilungarv, he imagined, could not
remain tranquil. And he thus hoped speedily to
renew the war of resistance, fir which he was ready
to accept any aid—American, English, or French.
We have pointed out what was over sanguine and so un-
likely to be realised in the hopes of KOsSUTII. But this
did not abate our admiration of the man's varied
talents and untiring patriotism. We have all along
looked upon the project of Kossurn's raising a fresh
insurrection in Hungary as visionary; but when
the obedience of the races of the south-east of Europe
shall again crack against the incumbent weight of
despotism, then we should be glad to see the Hun-
garian exiles, with KOSSUTH at their head, prepared
and in a condition to take advantage of it.
In all liberal parties, above all in the great liberal
party of a country which has been driven to open
resistance for its liberties, them are two sections, one
the aristocratic and the Modsrado, the other demo-
cratic and Esaleado. When despotism, military or
other, is restored in a country; both these are driven
into exile. And the aim of these who hate both is
to set them quarrelling and maligning each other.
If exiles knew their own interests, and consulted
their own dignity, they would respect each other.
And one of the great merits of KOSSUTH was, that
he never uttered a word reflecting upon other Hun-
garian liberals.
We wish sincerely that Count CASHITH BATHYA.•II
could have imitated in this Kossurn's magnanimity,
and had not forced forth recrimination, which merely
comes in aid of PASKEWITCH'S conquest and
Senw.simemteao's despotism. Count bATILYANI,
is one of these letters, complains of this joar-
nal for making him "support KOSSUTH." Now, at
the time of KOSSUTH% first coming, the attacks
were directed not against the ex-governor's
.politics,
but against his private character. His enemies were
not contented, as they are now, with decrying him u
a weak politician, but as a rogue and a dishonest
man. In that dispute we stated that we .could in-
voke the testimony of Count CASIMIR BATHYA24I on
behalf of KOSSUTH% integrity.
The identity of the two men in politic' we never
dreamed of asserting. Count CASIMIR BATHYANI
is of the aristocratic and moderate school,—far as he
was obliged to go with the democratic. In our judg-
ment of past, and prospect of future struggles, we do not
wish to proscribe or condemn either one or the other.
History tells us, that to make a determined and
effectual resistance to despotism, and to conquer
liberties unjustly and unwisely withheld, there
are none but the people and the democratic party
to carry on such a struggle with any hopes of suc-
cess. But history also tells us that unless the demo-
cratic party will allow their more moderate brethren
fair influence and voice in the settlement of govern-
ment after revolution, organisation and order, and
derivable institutions, become impossible. Hea-
rty, therefore, can scarcely be free withort possess-
ing KOSSUTUS, or orderly and prosperous with-
out BATHYANIS. We should think it impious to
fan the quarrel between such men. That task wo
must leave to the agents of military and Aulic
despotism.
With Sir RICHARD BULKELI•Y% very good pardon,
much as we admire KOSSUTH. we do not insist, with
him, that Hungary can never exist but as a republic.
Wo do not believe, much less desire, a complete
triumph of ultra democracy in the cast of Europe, in
the midst of races only just emerged from serfdom.
lint we must admit tiro the physical, the mili-
tary resistance to Austria, whether undertaken by
Hungary in 11410, or in any given Tear to come, must
, be undertaketi by awl, met; as kossttiit and the
Honveds, that is, the peasantry; and not by the
BATII TANIS and ESTERHAZYS. The aristocracy of
Hungary had lost all hold over the peasantry. That
was the work not of h ossu ill, but of circumstances
too tedious here to ennmerate. If Kossurn, there-
fore, did not lead the war, there could have been no
resistance; and there would have been• neither a
patriot BATIIYANI nor a traitor GOROF.Y.
RoNsUTH has been accused ot varying his arguments
according to the chews and nations he addressed.
It is a charge that can be ;mule against every orator.
But 'Cosmic', hiss not bliitted his ground so often
as his foes. First, they attacked his private charne-
-1 ter, and failed. Then they accused him of playing

the dictator, and of carrying everything before him
*b violence. Lastly COONS Count BATUTANI. who
41 accused this same KOSSUTH of el,
skies and determined enough. He crag
not. traing to the count, to have appointed
ffisso . Bat who, alu! cis make bald
to *urn the traitor in embryo, qe •be
blamed for sot having then pesstrated the
depth et husun character? M. lowa's is
Wanted for, not having confronted 0010EY at *
head oibis army, and cashiered him in the Acs of
those officers whom GORORY, it is well known;•had
gained. Count BATIITANI, in blind and mistaken
anger against Knaves, demands in fact impossibili-
ties ; and in doing al he casts dirt and diagram on
the great character, the great heroism, the groat virtue
of that glorious struggle in which the Count CASI-
MIR BATRYANI might with more honour have
claimed a part.