The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-09

of gous worship but with generost perhaps unpar'
aleled In the history OF natious and wtcn must eao s
admiration of those who may Question the wisdom OF
the measure hs mobiles of Hungary abolished theiI own
right exact either labor pfodoe in return for the lands
held by urbaal tenure, aud thus transferred 10 the peas
ants the absolute ownership. free and forever OF neay
half the cultivated land in the Kingdom reserpg 70 Tue
original propelos oil the soil such compensation as Tue
might award from the public funds OF Hunga
y. More than five hundred thoosani peasant ialhles
thus invested with the absolute ownership OF from
hIdy TO sixty OF land eac Or about twenty mio1s
Of amongst them The elective franchise was sxed
ed TO every man possessed Of capital Or property OF e val
of thirty pounds, Or an ANNUAL incd ne oil ten pounds
every who has received diploma from university,
and 10 every artisan who employs an appfenuce' With
the concurrence of both countries Hungary and Transyva
MIA were united and their diets hitherto sePaaie c
Incorporated The number OF representatives. which Gro
s ss hs s g s asI ti j. a pose
remained unchanged; and Hungary undertook to comPen
greatly exceeding the proportion of that bar
den which would fall the public funds OF the province
i'm bose their own language Upon the scayonic population
were considered, and every reasonable ground OF com
10 The other scavone tribes the fundamental laws Of
the kingdom, except in SO far ps they were modified by
these acts, remained unchanged,
yet After The solemn ratification Of these acts the new
Emperor, ascending the throne Of Austria, declared he
would not recognise the reforms OF the Diet and refused
to take the oath as King OF Hungary He grounded his
objections the assertion that his had rati
fled the new laws Under COMPULSORY Even blsckwood
epudiaes this untrue, and says that the reason why
Hungary did obtain her wishes was that she
always refused with excess OF generosity, TO press
her sovereign when he surrounded by enemies, but
waited for peace, when alas she was betrayed
The struggle between Hungary and Austria has, there
fore, been an entirely constitutional the part OF
the former The contest is dssimar to any now being
wased in Europe-o any which has occurred on that
continent for cenures but rather resembles the disputes
between the English commonaly and the s!uarts, and
the one between the thirteen American colonies and
Great Britain. Here was claim, set up by the
Hungarians for privileges; but demand for only
their "ccrtain, assured, and inaenabe constitutional
rights Nor is the late declaration Of republic any
outrage on the house Of Hapsblg. The nadh had. in
1887 fixed the dynasty the throne, on certain
conditions and now when that dynasty has violated the
compact the Hungarans have the same right TO take the
crown from the house OF H,psbug, that our ancestors
had to declare themselves independent that Great Brit
ain had TO dethrone James the Second
We have great hopes of Hungary 1t is the only con-
stituona kingdom left the continents and asslilates
III its form OF government, and in the stability OF its Peo
pie more to England and America than any other nation
does Whatever form of government may be chosen by
her people will be permanent, for it will be adapted to
their habits, and whether monarchy or republic, will
retain much the characteristics as now possesses
liz therefore, Hungary prevails in her war against Aus
ria we shall see powerful, moderate, and constlM
lona kingdom raised up, n the east of Europe, against
lie INVASION OF the Cossack and Tartar fbes of Russia
Perhaps in the providence of God, all these events have
been allowed in order that this great result so desirable
to the peace of Europe, should be effected.