The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-05-31
III NGARIAN CHAMBER OF DEpGlIEs

il is impossible not 10 feel /, nomtntary de
light, the picture i soncw ana startling. ] i
sat il the gallery, whittier Went at an car
ly hour; but it WIS filled % sutincatinn before
the members took their seats. The hal. i
nothing remarkabie, merely a long chamber.
4 chair is raised on the step at the upper
end. for the president Fables run the
whole length Of the hall, covered with green (
cloth, and supplied abundant!y with matrrl 1
ais for writing Immediately below and on
the right Of the president, set Stta hishnps
and disnitalles OF thc church As have seats
in this assembly. The rest ot the mc mcmhcis,
and there appeared to DC more than three
hundred present, wore thc national dress ot
Hungary, lteonsists et ahaseat Jacket ana
pantaloons Of borWn CLOTH, and hassar boot
'Ihe ornaments are OF back silk lacc,
p,ain. war.iike and becoming. 4 very few,
indeed, we've shected il gold iare and ie
mere wore a tassel 0f gold buliian Gn the
haot, aid gola corel fastening the pelisse
The reasonut this diff, renee, learned to he,
that senie we're artnnl'y il the military scr
vite. x! ttv ys>-, go, ,-,i.. ii others, were
httlc vain additions, which mcn 1hndihed BY
residence III lenna had venturta 70 assume;
nothing could be more pldln, o. N better
taste than the costume at the army. 1htic
Was i spur on every heel, a sword on eyrry
thiEh: and bs thr side af every man, on thr
tabe 1t which ho sat, stood the calpac, with
its iich hroAn tGr, and that falling top al
crimson cloth, which, when III former times
lie HaaIai'ian galogeh 10 the field, flew
sra,eit ii tie wind, gSng lite and me
race 10 lis notion il is impossible To gaze
doWa without interest on this bt.ltel 4ssen-
4 hlV, thp ic,estl ,nts 81 4 race of warriors,
ever readS toiea, intotheir ultles--ia f~ct
Il Tie vanpna,a II Eulope against the TURKS
/ rcrtiall, bite thr .Iulk, not because he i
4 " ih0& &tt.sit: an y i 50 wretched, or so1
narroN 1thdrd christian rs that; bnt be
cenSe Al u hln that is not slave is tyrant;
because he would, if he could, brihg hack
qHoa HE earth mo oral darkness.
! must admit. lted, that the Hungarian
h;ls something u The tNraht u Aiat; hduRh
ii4ess, gotten ctntunes ago OIL hor5c9ak;
AID tAat he has, ii his dnv, lut .ea i anl3Ha
his ysssals. rs Hid tic barons Of i,uglaFd, ID
the DAYS ot k.nS John: hnt when we reflect
THAT the nohes AVID privileged class Is
Hungary, forn', 1t least, twentieth part Of
her population; that. uponthe whole, that
populatlon has generally been tosiud at
tachel 10 thrW; AMI .hat the diet OF Huuga-
~ has often resisted and dgfrd the crown Of
Austria, We cannot sat that tia composed Of
slaves No longer, indeed, can they te sand
q tlefv thc crown; and in Tie consciousness,
4 perhaps, that thes have sunk nearer 70 the
people, 50 they feel more With them and
raise their voices more loudly i0r them
i The debate was carricd on in Latin: Gnni
ber, spoke, and in general they hat' I ready
and hNent command IF language, ara avcrV
animated and manly delivery. Few ni their
\ speeches Nere more than ten inmates in
+, lcn} th. and the greater part s,ia shorter. II
j. tluc, that Us it HAS seldom tlilen 10 my iat
.q hr.,r !. tin spoken sinGc, As a vouth, lis
ttuld 10 dec.ln;,tieNs, | eanadt pretend to
Z 10 ak to the classlc i torrectncss Of Xnrcss-
! iGn, or the construction ot sentences; bat
t'us far can Say, it was not bald, mcagre,
. tGin |. tta; and ,many OF these srntcncCs fell
iichly rounded on mi ear,
There was one chnrchraN an abbot, ]
think, who >pcke rapidly, bitterly, and very
!, well; and there was sn elderly deputy, with
!, ptev hairs, Who replied To him most elo-
!, quently, with fire aud freedom that sur
y pr,ed me. could not get fully II the SUP
jtct, but it was some questions connected
With a tax that haA been imposed under the
7 late viceroy, on salt and that was felt and
{ complained otAy the people MS iiac old
9 Hungarian, in tive course OF his speech
9 dwelt proudly upon the ancient privileges ot
= his country. aud complained That the spirit
, g If them had been greatly Invaded during the
7 late lieutenancy. Ills !ura expressions to-
) wards the person and family Of the emperor
', were warm, and seemed to be sincere; bu
a, he returned, quite bitterly, to his attack Of
!" the minister, and in one part, where he wa:
y more particularly pleading the cause Of sht
people, he cried out with animation, 'No,
populi voX Dei' 1t electrified the Who'll,
!. assembly.
y There were many loud WHAT'S; not onl,
7 from the deputies themselves, but alnos
ho from all the persons III the gallery. For
Of brief moment, might have fancied myscl
!, in free assembly; but the calm, compla
- cent smile upon the features of a keen-locl,
ing president, who is the representative {
the crown, reminded me that there was
= bride upon the Hungarian steed, and altht
y. he is suffered TO prance lottily in pride an
m beauty, and to fancy he saliops, that he
&c, running far away. his rider sits laughingly
on ease in the saddle, and knows better. Th
int Illusion is still more completely dissipate
rs, at the doors ofthis assembly; no fiery horst
ell stand saddled and neighing for their master
he but long row Of mean open carriages, eac
IN however, with hussar behind them, wa
'se. tamely in the street, and such Of the spul
for red members as have one, get slowly into
out loll indolently back, and are driven to the
n lodging. This, it will be observed, was