Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-09-14


national existence
After the death of Stephen which happened ii
| 1898, the sceptre remained in the family unit
! 1914, the year of the death of Solomon, 10 whom
succeeded Grisa |. whose relations and descend
ants reigned in Hungary until 1901, when the
family OF Grisa became extinct
The most remarkable of all the kings who sue
ceeded from 1906, until the day of the annexation
OF hungary to the Austrian empire, was Matthi
as, surnamed The Great king OF Bohemia and Of
| Hungary.
Elected by the Hungarians in 1853, Matthias
was obliged 10 struggle against the Emperor FIRE.
derrick Ill, who appealed TO by some disconnected
mobiles became his competitor. A conflict began
between the two rivals, and the Turks having
prohted by their divisions to attack Hungary
Matthias marched to meet them, and chased them
IRON Upper hungary; after which returning to
The Emperor Frederick, he forced him to Weld
MN possession of the crown of St. Stephen to
winch the superstitious Hungarans attached the
idea OF supreme power.
After peace of short duration. war was re-
neWed between the two rival competitors, and
Matthias Captured Vienna and Neustadt, the TWO
0uiWarks OF the Austrian empire. The Empe-
ror then consented to peace, and ceded Lower
Hungary to the fortunate Matthias, 1887.
great warrior, Matthias was also q wise and
liberal Legislator to his people. In I4S6 he had
| united at Buda, an assembly, over whose delibe-
ratlons he presided. This assembly made, under
his orders, the Hungarian Constitution, known
| under the name OF the constitution of Matthias
Cofvlnus. 10 this day that constitution has been
the fundamental law of Hungary
In 1870 Matthias was arming against the
| Turks, when he died at Vienna, of an attack OF
apoPeXy The following epitaph was composed
for him:
"Corynibrevis, haze urnaest QUEEN magma fatentur
facta iuisse dcum, fata uiSso homineni"
This hero, great in peace as in war, say the
chroniclers, was ignorant of nothing which u
prince should know. He spoke nearly all the
European languages, was of gay and merry
temper, and was fond of making d0n UlotS. Let.
tiers and the arts found in him an intelligent pro-
tector He assembled at his court all the So
rams OF Europe, and employed the great painters
OF whom Italy was proud at this period. AT Buda
he collected a valuable library of books and
manuscripts where he was in the habit of re-
pairing after the fatigues of battle, preferring
says Monugny, to the pleasure OF conquering,
that of learning from the llustrious dead how
to reign.
Matthias left no offspring except one natural
sol, John, who vainly endeavored to succeed
him. Beatrx, wife of Matthias natural daughter
OF Ferdinand, King of Naples, yielded the crown
to her lover, who took the title of Lads Las
VI, who soon died, leaving the sceptre to Louis
H. who lost his life unfortunately in $40, at the
battle of NIobatz. John Zapoliski, vaivode of
Transy lvania, having been elected king after the
death of Louis H., found the throne disputed by
the brother of Charles V. whom a Hungarian
party had proclaimed at Presburgh After a
long and bloody war, when Soliman lent his
forces to Zapollski, the two candidates for the
throne of Hungary signed in 1886 a treaty which
assured to both the peaceablG possession of what
their arms had acquired Another condition of
the treaty was that after the death of Zapoliski the
kingdom OF Hungary should revert to the house
OF Austria. This clause was not approved by
the Iungariaus, who still maintained their gl,t
to elect. At the death of ZaposbI, which took
place in 1910, his wife had no difficulty in pro-
claiming his son john Sigsmund whose educa-
ton had been contided by Zaposki to the ceebra-
ted Cardinal George Martinusius.
The minister, comparable to AimeneS and
Richelicu, il point of talent, and their superior
if possible, i'm ambition immediately seized all royal
authority only leaving to the mother OF the young
king, the government of Pennsylvania, in the
name of her son, and the title of Queen, which
he had no power to take away.
The cardinal, who spared no means of provi-
ding for himself powerful protectors, persuaded
the Queen to exchange, with the Emperor Fer
dinand, the vast'and powerful province of Tran
sylvania for some unhappy fiets of Silesia. In
return for this signal service Ferdinand conf
ded the government of PENNSYLVANIA to Martinu-
sius. lie put himself at the head of the Tran
sylyanians, to make war on The Turks, and aided
the imperial troops to repulse them His reward
OF all these services rendered the Emperor, was
not long delayed; Ferdinand, who believed that
he bad reason to suspect the man, who had sac
nhced to his personal ambition the interests OF
the wife OF his protector, caused him to be assa-
snated by Pailaycin in 1851, in the battle OF
Nerig, and thus possessed himselfof Hungary
and all its dependencies. lie did not accomplish
this, however, without resistance from the Hun
garians, who having resolved not to give up the
right o. electing their sovereign had recourse to
arms. But they were too weak to resist the CO.
iossal power of the house of Austra therefore,
to make the conflict more equal they implored the
aid of the Turks, who showed themselves al
ways favorable to the hungarian cause In this
case they responded to the nation s call, but il
was to seize all the principal cities, which they
occupied, leaving the rest 10 Ferdinand, who, as
we'll as his successors, Jolned 10 the title of EN-
peror that of King of Hungary
1t was not, however, until 1888, that the En-
peror was able to drive the Turks from Hunga-
ry; the latter even kept one ont of twenty three
provinces which they occupied, until l7l5, when
they We're obiigedlorev 10 quit the Hungarian
soil. Since l0S7, the kingdom of Hungary has
been hereditary in the house OF Austria.
The lungarians, impatient and naughty, made
repeated attempts to throw of the Austrian yoke.
The whole seventeenth century was, on their
part, but long series of reyolts, which delugcd
that unhappy country with blood, until the day
when Maria Theresa, dispossesscd of her king
dom, I'LL, found in the lIungarians both brave
and devoted defenders. Thanks TO their'heroic
efforts, thanks also to assistance from Russia,
she succeeded, in l745, in accompanying her
kingdom From this time, Hungary remained
attached TO the Austrian empire, in good in
evil fortune, furnishing to the Emperors, who
continued to bear the title of King of Hungary
that brave and numerous cavalry which has
proved of incaIculabe service TO the imperial
cause, in. the various wars OF modern Europe.
Finally broke forth in Europe the Revolution
of 1913. In the month OF March last, and
shortly after the first outrages at Vienna, the
Hungarians obtained from Ferdinand H., the for
mer promise of Il separate constitution, by which
they were to govern themselves, subject 10 the
experimenting control OF his Imperial Majesty.
This promise was eXtOrted through terror from
tho lct