The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-07-13
From the New Yoik Tribune.
The War the Danube.

The question 81 pOli'icst rtghi involved IN
the present violent war bet w-en Avstria
and Hungary, i, not generally understood.
While the ardent champion Of the Rrpubli-
can cause find. ~ every victory Of the Mag
var arms the inspiration Of free impulses,
the ninions of reaction brand the whole
movement az a revolt, unjrslifrd by cir
c'iustanc-s, aud guided "rly by ambition
ola few desperate insurgrn, chiefs. Bat
Hungary fights npiihrr rs : eb'llio,s nor
Republican power. She has exercised no
s,uh"r,y which she did mot Of right po.sess,
uhd-r tie sway 0t al Austrian sovereign !;
she has adopted "new principle III govern
mrni. subyei>iy- oi her ancient and cher
l.h.d system. She only took mp srms a.
gaIn>t the aggressive u>urpatlon> OF the
tourI "i VIENNA, whtn no nl'i0r means was
ltll f preserving the rights guaranteed TO
n'r hJ ihr solemn covenant al Austria, ahd
renewed with additional >auctity by each
successive uruaich 81 the house Of Haps-
burg. Lrt ~, before going farther, exam.
mr. the extent 81 these rights aud tbs nature
# the uni"nby winch the Nv" nations have
hitherto Drrn linked together.
l. ia mistake {" suppose that Hungary
Wa. ever IL any sense Dependency "i Aus.
ina. FurmOrr than three r-utu.-S u Is true
she ha. at her own free will yielded alleai.
anc- /" the soverirns oi the Empire, but
witln,h violating the pro, i,ions of her an
cnnt con,,l,uii"H. Since the end hf the
thirteenth century she has existed as all e.
hc,ive monarchy. ch"using her r,llrr., at.
TER the rxliuci,nu al the original line vi Mag
yar Kings, from different rrignimg families
~ f. ,ropr. Thus, when the Polish line Of
Wladi law ceased, with Loui. II, in 1926,
the D,rt. after mature discussion, elect, d
Ferdinand II Austria. This choice, no" :
ever, involved no surrender Of right. As
King of II ngary, Ferdinand swore to ac-
c-pt the Constitution and project the Diet
in the exercise Of i,s legislative innctions.-
The uiganizaiioii If the two countries re-
manned a, distinct, a. before. Even " u,
after the consecutive election uf its mem
b-rs to the throne Of Hungary, the saver.
eighty Of the hou.e Of H,p.burr was d-rla-
red hereditary by the Pir,burg Diet Of 1858
the Independence of the nation, So far fiou,
being compromised. was securrdby renew
rd pledge. aud by the oath "f coronation it.
self. The Magyar nationalhy,t all appear
aucps, was ~ complete as under the Kings
of the race OF Arpad.
The Constitution of Hungary, however
not only requires the royal sanction to give
eff Ct 10 the acts OF the Diet, but precldes
that body from discussing lnta >nrrs which
have not first been proposed by the King.
While, therefore, vote Of the Diet mus, he
obtained when Austria has need of llunga
rian arms and supplies, she has the power
in turn. Of embarrassing, and retdrding, I" 4
cOn>i .erabl- extent, its effective operation
4, Without oversirppnc the precise term:
of the national agreement, thr Cnni, OF VI
rnSa may exercise vrty oppressive inilu'
enc. over the Macy AR dolniuIonS. The his
tory Of that Cogvt, since the time Of F-rdi
rand !. with the exception "i lie feign> a.
Maria Theresa aud Leopold II present. a
, continual record OF such u.u7pa'i"u-. Ne
can only a>ciihr the patience Of Hungary
through her many generations uf burden
some rule, 10 the reverence Tor kiug'y an
. llmrIty which is = part uf her political t,rth
Austria, with IN. cunning foresight q
Dr>purisr, saw from the first the difficult,
| "iielanihg her influence over kingdom
80 rNirn>,ve and prosperous, without, inrg
r inc n stronger cham. All the arts whicl
her selfish aud schpming IniniirrS could d.,
| wise. have tJr three centuries bsrn dIrecte.
I" rhi, end. Avuidin. all violent attack
f, upon the rights and privileges uf Hungary
, >hr has euicavor-d by slow aud unlirn!
>y.trm Of policy to break up the sources u
/, na'l"n'l feeling aud gradually draw tn
who'll MAeyar,ace in.n the >ame abjrc, de
, prni.nrr ~ Is 'hrmia aud i, rol. She rav
I indeed, few iiscsrily concessions whe
the vaults of her treasury were ta he tillr'
or the ranks ol her armies 10 be- rrplrniSh
D.. ed. bat t'c>s were either rr,rac'pd III the =
n curlty of victory nr their operation neutral
, izrh by >nnr new scheme # oppression =
. LESS powerful than her dr.potc ally al Rus
z. Na, sac 'qnsi' him III the subileiy ut he
. plan, aui the con.umnair art aud paiipnc,
n With which t'wy aIe carried int" action.
. l., her religious faith, as well, lfungar,
+ has been the subject al c-a>,lrsS p'issrn
ton d vd"d nearly ,praily between Cath
!, nhr aud Protr'trnt ut the time III F'rdn
T. auh's election Ia the thrnnr, beth sris pos
r. S",,ch equal rtIval-gr, WINTER the Govern
a tnruI. 4, the comm, cement Of the Sew
. r"trrn,h Century. the Protestant. rnbrae
s ~ tw".tn,rd, VI The whole population, an,
4 al majority IN the Diet. Ia spite If tn
? vigorous resistance Of Austria, they obtain
t. sd tai pull,,ral liberty, excepting only IN
ms duuu, clause, $50 far ~ it shall u,
| W ] w 'le IN N''IlF SUlECU' WIN WI
Il Slender iooth,ld, the Austrian Gnvrrn,nep
!. c"nrlnrd with the C,ihohc partition 81 HUI
= gary, was'd 'uch a. unreiniiiiug war n
Il gaIu.t the Prnte>tant Cinrch, that At IN
Y e"d Of crulnry they had made its yer
Il rxi'lant~ dependant On the royal favor
!. DiriIp the whole Of last century IL led
i painful, struggling life, Threatened al iim'
Al win entire extinction. An att Of the En-
}, prr"r Joseph II. restored to its members
h few al their mrmrr privileges, br', mp
re present revolutionary era, their petition
ID for justice have been earnes, and uncea,
% ing.
N Aud how has Hungary borne all these il
}. sidu"ns attacks llnw has she resisted III
ID dangerous rif"rts--the more dangerous b,
IN cause their aim was cuucr al-d--uf an uur,
r. lrn,lng Dr>p",'sm 10 destroy her rxi>t,nc
a. a naiionY With a sincerity If a,tac!
ID m-nt 10 her King, almost without parail
lie IN h,,torp-a generosity Of character whc
=, Suspected nothing aud pardoned everythi,
- at the frat exhibition oi favor she ,'o,
o. beside Austria ~ every struggle, hrlping
- hind Together dhcnnnected provinces NJ
al turn hack the tide of foreign invosion no
Il. her frontiers. IL spite Of mcgee, aud disal
r. priutmrn, aud broken faith, she never tail,
nj u the hour of need. Y.t, IL her honor b,
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