The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-01


imprisonment been known, too, they would
not probably have remained long in it, II
feared, however, to have them die upon its
hands, lest it should afterwards be accused
Of secret assassination. When it thought
them therefore out Of the condition to be
longer formidable, il set them free. 1t got
rid indeed of two enemies, but one OF the
other became ten times more dangerous.
The unjust imprisonment of Kossuth rem
dered him Of course extremely popular. A
year after, he became editor, though not
openly, of paper issued in Pesth, called
the PesH Hiriap. So popular did this pa
per Immediately become, that from BOB sub
scribers, which il had in July of 1910, il
amounted by the end Of the year to 900,
which is greater number than any paper in
Germany has at present except the dngs-
burg Ahgemeine Zeitung 1t appeared eve
ny day, at the low price of A forms & .62A
cents year It's character was exclusive
ly political and national
Besides opposing the Austrian govern
ment on general questions, il brought tolight
many abuses of administration both local and
general, which, when known, surprised the
people. 1t was very soon after its establish
ment TO be seen in the hand of almost every
peasant,--It did more, also, for the spread
and general use of the Hungarian language,
than all the laws Of the Diet together.
Germans and Sclavonians who had formerly
paid little attention to that language, now
learned it, to be able TO read paper that
excited so much tine public mind But the
talented editor was not left long undisturbed
in his labor. The government had not, it
appears, the right Of censorship at Pesth,
over journals having regular permission to
appear, as it had arrogated at Presburg, (the
Diet met at Presburg till 1913, over max
ing public the proceedings of the Diet. 1t
could not, therefore, either suppress or sub
nit to the censure Of the Pesfi HHlap. 1t
succeeded, however, in IFS object, by brib-
ing or threatening the publisher, who in
lS43, discharged Kossuth from the editor
ship, and employed some one else.
But the active nature Of kossuth would
not now suffer him to remain idle. He
turned his attention to founding societies ior
establishing and encouraging domestic man
ufactures, and for constructing public roads.
Hungary was at that time in some respects
in an almost semi barbarous state Many
parts of the country were in manner cut
of from the rest from want of proper roads,
bridges, &c. But particularly in respect to
manufactures was Hungary behind the other
countries of Europe. 1t was absolutely de-
pendent for cloth and many other objects Of
manufacture, upon the other provinces Of
Austria. This was what Austria wished
because she feared more for Hungary than
any other part of her empire, and wished to
keep it therefore more dependent,) and all
her laws tended to continue it, Gram com
ing out of Hungary was submitted to a
heavy tariff, but all manufactures going in,
were wholly free,
In six months after the founding of the
protection societies." by kossuth, more
than half the Hungarian people were pledged
to wear only articles Of domestic manu-
tacture.
In the Hungarian Diet which met at
Presburg, November IL, lS47, kossutl
was elected deputy from Pesth to the lover
House, in which he took from that moment
leading part II will be only necessary TO
enumerate the decisions Of this Diet, from
November | to February %, to see that a
gigantic reform was going on in Hungary
even before the breaking out of the French
revolution, and the subsequent movements
in Germany The following were among
its decisions: freedom Of the peasantry to
change their place of abode, (they were be-
fore attached to the soil as under the leudal
SYSTEM and unrestricted freedom in the
selling Of landed property, (aboltlon of he
reditary property, such as exists in Eng
land abolition of tithes, for fixed COM
pensation,-liberty for strangers to settle in
the conntry-the txation Of all classes
equally, (the mobiles were formerly ex-
(empt--emancipation Of the Jews-language
regulations, by which the Croatians are
permitted to use their own language in con
Quoting their interior afiars-eight millions
set apart to encourage manufactures, and
construct roads. On the 22d February,
still before the revolution at Paris, Kossnth
used the following words in speech:
"Since 600 years, we form constitu-
tional State we wish therefore that minis
tiers sit on these benches, TO hear and answer
our questions. From this day forth, pe
,oish 10 hare a Hungarian ministry"
Five days after, the news Of the move
ment at Paris, reached Presburg. The
conduct Of Kossuth at this not only contri-
buted more than that of any other man to
rouse up the Hungarians to demand Their
rights, but also had great effect in exciting
to activity the people Of Vienna itself. He
was at the head of the deputation, which,
the 10th March, demanded and obtained
from the Emperor separate Hungarian
ministry. From this time forth he was the
soul Of the Hungarian Diet As dangers
and difficulty came his influence increased.
On the tn June he became finance minis
ter. June 18th broke out the war wi b the
Servians. August 25th with Croatia. Sep
TENDER Goth he was president of the minis
Try. September Goth appears the " Impe-
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