The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-25
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and carnage, which have laid waste her cities, vii
lagcs, and plains-the question naturally suggests
itself, to rejecting and inquiring mind, how dld
it come to pass that Hungary has been so success
full in contestng every inch of the battlefield for
such long space of time, while the instructions
in her immediate neghborhood, in Germany,
have been suppressed as FAST ! may say, as they
were called into existence? The reasons that
have ncensed each nation to revolt, and the mo-
tves that have actuated them to submit the desti-
MES of their people the arbitration of the sword
bore the stamp of very dissimilar character, and
of course, paved the way to very different results
In Baden, Rhein- Bavaria, and other parts of Ger
many, where revolution had assumed the decided
form of anarchy, who were the first instgators Of
the people? They were generally those who had
imbibed the false doctrines of the revolutionary
propl ganda at Paris, whose missionaries are sea-
tered over the four quarters of the globe, whose
imme date aim is excitement but ultimately the
usurpation Of power. Such, then, were the men
who first harangued the people in the open streets,
and who, by their nfammatory speeches, found
many by whom they were countenanced. The
predominant portion, however, of their proseytes,
were of the number of those who, in the overthrow
of ORDER had nothing lose but every prospect of
gain. But the industrious citizen and the peaceful
cottager, who were indeed anxious for the allevia-
ton of some grievances, but never medltated the
dethronement of their sovereign, did not in general
join their number. Thus, the cause which the
insurrectionIsts had espoused was not aided or
supported by the people, and hence is accountable
the facility with which they were subsequently
subdued.
In Hungary, on the other hand, affairs bore an
aspect of material difference. Here it was the
croachment on her sacred rights and her indispu-
table privileges that provoked the anger and
aroused the Indignation of her generous people.
Here, 1t the hard yoke of the iron rod of des-
potism, that made her abhor the thought of passive
submission here, it was the frequent violation of
the conditions on which she formed an allegiance
with Austria, that at last determined her to
take up arms against the oppressor. Was this
movement, then, as was the case in Germany, the
resolution of small part of the people, or was it
confined to certain districts of the kingdom No!
1t was a national movement, and embraced the
entire kingdom to its utteImost boundaries. The
outrageous conduct of the Austrian government
fred the whole nation and revolt was, therefore,
the unanimous cry of the people. 1t was the love
ii their country, that matured the resolution to
actual execution, and the fire OF patriotic enthu.
siasm that hurried them amidst the yells of exul-
taton, to the horrors Of "war's fatal plain" This
love Of their country, this fire Of enthusiasm per-
vaded all ranks; its thrilling influence extended
from the highest magistrate down to the lowest
menlal. Marvellous have been always the effects
of patriotism, of which the gallant HungarIans
have again bore ample testimony. While, at the
conjunction of the Ausuo-R ussian armies, the
whole world despaired of the success of Hungary,
she, with consciousness of the justice of her
cause, never withdrew, shrunk or recolled from
encounter; but, on the contrary, displayed an
eagerness of manlfesting the resolute spirit that
animated her soldiers and the strength that lay in
her arms She now stands there as the wonder
and astonishment of the civilized world and,
taking into consideration the overwhelming power
on the one side, and the great inferiority in num-
Der on the other, we may assert, without the
slightest hesitation, that never has a nation fur
nished the annals of her country with such in
stances Of bravery, such feafs of heroism, and
such wonders of bold determination. No marvel,
then, that We witness every nation expressing her
sympathy IN the cause of Hungary, and exulting
in her success.
May heaven, who all along seems propitiously to
smile on their arms, while fearful scourge is
moving down the ranks Of the Russian army in
hundreds-may heaven crown their heroic
achievements with the never-iading laurels Of q
final and decisive victory.