The Cecil Whig., 1849-09-08
The Hungarian Struggle.

The sympathes of the American people
are strongly enlisted in the fearful struggle
now going on in Hungary, where brave
nation is lighting for its rights and its lib
critics. The combined armies Of Austria
and Russia are commanded by Generals
who use every opportunity OF transient
success to nfiCt the most cruel and bar
barous pnnishmcnts upon such as tall into
their hands who are guilty OF the crime of
possessing consciousness Of rights and the
courage to contend for them. This is a
privilege which dcspotlom claims - the
privilege OF considering itself sacred, and
Of regarding oil who oppose it as guilty Of
the worst of crimes. The excesses of the
people, when popular revolt takes place,
sre atismatized by odious epithetS; the saw
age ferocity of despotlsin triumphing over
the oppressed is spoken of as the necessary
severity which authority must use for the
preserva ton OF order.
The Austrian commander, HAyxAr,
hangs, shoots or burns, almost indiscrimi-
nately, the Hungarian prisoners who are
SO unfortunate as to become the captives of
such marauder. The latc accounts tell
us of the execution, by his order, of a cler-
gyman, whose only offence was in his elo-
quence and pcty. Villages are given over
to conilagraton with as much indifference
as a bonfire would be lighted. The miser-
able inhabitants who have INDUCED in pa
triotic hopes who have given shelter to tu-
gilivcs OF their own race, are slaughtered
without remorse. The whole Austrian
warfare is work Of horrible butchery. ii
is cxecrable, hidcous, most revolving. The
result Of it will be to make every Hunga-
rian desperate as a soldier, and ready to be
martyr.
We cannot look upon that terrible strife,
that awful wager of blood, in which Hun
gary is now involved without the prepon-
derance of fears over the suggestions Of
hope. The combination OF two such pow
era as Austria and Russia, with all the aa-
vantagcs Of perfect system and complete
organization, is very formidable, no matter
what may be said to the disIaragement OF
the resources of either. The struggle OF
Hungary is the struggle of dcspa!r-vio-
lent, fierce and convusivc hiIe it lasts.
but how long can it last The ranks OF
the invaders, swept down at the first onset
can be filled up again. If whole armies OF
Imperialists are destroyed, new armies arc
ready to take their place. From the re-
gions Of the Volga and the Don freah horde,
OF Cossacks may be poured upon the Dan
ube. There can be intervention in behalf
Of despotic Austria-but what power viii
interpose for bleeding Hungary? The Au,
tocrat OF Russia comes promptly up 10 stanc
by his brother despot of Vienna; while al
Europe, leaving the balance of power tc
take care ofitself, looks coldly on or secret.
ly exulls at the prospective suppression o.
Hungarian Independence.
1t is monstrous the soul of humanity il
tortured at the contemplation of such :
scene France-a libel upon the name O
Rpuhhc- can behold the Intervention O
Russia without the stirring of finger il
aid of a SISTER Republic that might be t,
her Steadtast ally and bulwark of futur,
defence. 1t is time that the cause of Free
dom were no longer shamed by the wretch
ed imposture Of French replblicanism
Namelass--aimless- without rational fore
sight-a random crusade-a reckless ad
venture-the revolution of 1913 seem
likely to perish of its own inanity. 1t ha
exchanged the king Of the barricades 70
the ghost of the imperial cooked hat an,
grey o'ercoat. Whateve, real meaning i