The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-07
ASPECT OF AFFAIRS IN HUNGARY.
The Struggle against Despotism,
Sc. &C., &c.
INTERESTING HUNGARIAN MANIFESTO.

The following note has been addressed by Count
Ladlsas Teleki to We Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the French Republic =
Monsieur lie Minstre-Events press onward The
intervention Of Russia is q reality After having glo
riously resisted the armies of Austria Hungary finds
herself upon the point Of being crushed under the
weight Of new Holy Alliance, reorganized Cossack
principles The manifesto OF the Car Nicholas leaves
no further doubt on this subject The Emperor Fran
els Joseph publicly avows himself the ally of the
Russian intervention, solicited in the name OF the En-
Peror King Of Hungary, il what has above all other
things led the National Assembly of Hungary to de-
clare the decheance Of the House Hapsburg
which had already violated every engagement, and
broken all the compacts by virtue Of which they have
for more than three centuries the Of
Hungary,
have given the details relative to the Hungarian
question in two OF my notes presented to the Minister
for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic in October
lS4S and in March Of the present year, well
manifesto addressed in the name Of Hungary to the
civilized nations of Europe, and which had likewise
the honor to present to the Minister Of the Republic
December, 1915
Since then, this question has assumed greater dmen
sions henceiorward it has an European i'm portsuce.
1t now becomes my duty to sum up in few words
In the deadly struggle which she has bear against
absolutism and which identifies her with that
Of civilization and freedom in general.
i. The Legal Right Of Hungary. Hungary has ever
been independent of Austria Ferdinand L., the first
Prince OF The House OF Austria that ever reigned in
Hungary, received the crown in 1925, in accordance
with an election by the Diet lie swore to maintain
the constitution and the independence of Hungary
All his successors took the oath. The Of
Hungary first became hereditary the House of aps
burg in virtue of the Pragmatc Sanction, passed by
the estates of Hungary in 1857 In 1923. this settle
ment extended by the hungarian Diet to the TO-
male line Of the House Of Hap burg second Pragmato
sanetion) But the independence OF Hungary was
maintained guaranteed not less by these very acts
than by the oaths Of all the kings of the of aps-
pnrg Lorraine even down to our ewn days BY article
10 OF the year 1890, the Emperor King Leopold H.
cognised Hungary as free and independent State in
its whole legislative and administrative system Hence
the article Of the lS4S, by which
government was settled in Hungary, introduced no
change in its relations to Austria. This Law was no
1t was passed by unanimous vote of the Houses
in the hungarian Diet and formally sanctioned by
the king. Ferdinand V. All that demanded Of the
House of Austria that our charter should hence
forward be TRUTH our demands did not go one step
beyond what had been guaranteed to us in succession
2 Conduct Of the House Of .qusiria-The House of
Austria has broken all her engagements with Hungary
from the moment when, in conequ of her victory
the army Of Charles Albert in July she felt
self strong enough to venture it, She put every
which could lead to her end Of overthrowpg the
hungarian constitution and Incorporating Hungary
her Austrian monarchy. She publicly preached revolt
abroad she raised up national hatreds amo ug us; she
excited men to page to burn to MURDER she awaken
ed the eDmity the poor against the rich she
the hand OF friendship to all our enemies she decreed
the partition Of Hungary into numerous provn she
launched armies against aud declared all those
be rebels who remained faithful to their country and
its laws Last Of all she has called in Russia her
aid and has thus caused her states invaded
by the most dangerous Of her rivals 1t is there
fore in the exercise Of legal right, that the Hunga-
ran Diet has decreed the decheane Of the House Of
Hapsburg- Lorraine. which has shown itself the
n
vicon that Europe, that France, ought take
t,r.st in for Mt the pons OF free
dom and Of legal order the defenders of good
order and OF society and 1t is the House Of Austria
which In reference to and to constitution le-
gally guaranteed, is in the state Of rebellion.
q Hungary is The Champion Of Cirih rafion.-This
Russian Intervention Is totally adverse to the interests
Of the whole Of Europe. Austria has always been
looked upon the proper buwark Of Europe against
Russia. But this intervention is the death Austria
IL would be absurd to imagine that Russia
armies and perils her finances with tSe sole object OF
IA IA bari ler hers Her ipte ryan,
ton. therefore, will be nothing bat a Of subju-
eating Austria. Besides, we know very well what
the al intentions Of Russia with regard to the Scavic
populations of the Austrian empire. The Russian
ocrat already looks upon himself in the light their
legitimate sovereign Hence, when she has succeeded
in Teconsttuting Austria after her fashion Rus
sia will have pushed herself in fact,
this Is what must he expected IL crushed. I'm
Der such circumstances, will Turkey, already wounded
by the occupation Of Moldayia aud Wailachis. have
power to bear the shock Of the Northern Colossus,
No! all Is destined TO be subdued in its After
having invaded Austria, Russia will have the Bospho-
EUROPE will no longer possess any buwark against
her Thus in combating the Russians, we are serving
the interests Of the whole IL Europe
Our army amounts to very nearly 200 900 men, per-
fectly drilled and disciplined, together with impo-
sisg force OF artillery Tho force of Turkey hardly
interior; and she has besdes her feet and the kgyp
tian contingent. This strength is more than is re-
quir,d to resist the Russians. The Intervention Of
kusss could not take Tlsce-at all events could not
succeed-if advantage were taken Of these forces, IL
Pains were taken to invite them France has only to
Wilt Letm hope that she viii not look with
Indifferent eye upon this iIteryention-thats she viii
"
Dor tho policy Of Russia, at last unmarked by the
mnnifetto Of the Gar Nicholas proves sufficiently that
lied people aud as hna consequence, Of France. II
proves that In her present attack upon Russia Is
only taking up strong position, by rendering Austria
Let entreat you to take into confederation tho
respect for existing rights which the national govern
ment Of Hungary maintains, against its in
terest While the Austro- Russian troops were viola.
ting the neutrality Of the Turkish territory In wsla
cha the General OF the Hungarian forces AIDE IL his
duty TO respect IT, he halted hts upon the from
tiers Of 1rausyvanis at moment when, by initial ng
the enemy example, ana pursuing him into the Tur.
ksh Territory he csuld have put the Ausro Russians
in . condition TO do him no further mischief
isrdon me NJ lie Minisire; for having troubled you
with 20 many "details; but this for me a sacred
duty which could not avoid fulfilling.
an Iiungarian-l owe myself to the cause Of my
is my duty 20 defend them-snd do 20. in the init.
mate conviction that the Interests Of all humanity
Your feelings towards the cause represent are
spledee that you will give favorable reception to
pleased, NJ lie Ministre, to accept, &c,
Comte LADlSLAS TELERf
NJ de Tocquevillc, Minister Of Foreign Affairs sc
TIE POLICY or TIE uuNoAEIANs.
n rom the London CHobe June 1G1
remarkable state PAPER has just been presented by
Count Lsdisas Tcleki, In the name Of the Hungarian
government TO NJ do Tocqueyiile, the French Minister
for Foreign Affairs de Teleki Is the accredited
preventative Of NJ kosuths government In Paris; and
this note must therefore be looked upon containing
the case upon which the Hungarian ministry rely IL
h divided into three portions the theses Of which may
be stated thus The legal right Of the DuDgsrians
2. The conduct Of Austria towards the kingd Of
Hungary; 3. Tho position Of Hungary the pion
of civilization -ainst harbarsm The details by which
the above theses established illustrated
tsin,d In the document Count Teleki concludes by
recommending the q the lIungsrisns To the fs
vorshr consideration Of the French government which,
In common with all other cviiz.d governments, must
necessarily be impercd by the failure Of the Hungarian
and the a the Austrian Russian armies We
perhaps in England little too much In the habit
Ct regarding distant people like the ungarians
toto iniiu. si,os oe IN shoit as We we're ourselves
regarded In Juyebals days so little Ia kno~n OF
Hungary In this country, that many Of our readers
may be inclined TO consider coast OF Hungary as
spocrypbal as the coast Of Bohemia which the
char oters o. the winters Tale T" shipwrecked
Nevertheless Hungary does possess sea cosst, which,
~ not Of great extent Is yet, from its position des
tined TO become Of the greatest Importance in lure
ptan commerce. II sha be- released from the
trsumels which the restrictive policy Of the Austrsns
has hitherto imposed upon IL. All Dsmstia. indeed
with it's splendid hsrbors IL properly an sppendsge
81 the Hungarian crown. though illegally and unnatu-
rally severed from II. But do not speak Of this,
yet OF the coaet Of the Military Frontier, which
also touches the Adriatic and wbic always