Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-06-16

! Idte' ne AIChGuKe Palatlne-the represent
taliye of her king-had sanctioned her acts,
and Austria could not complain. The effects
in truth, was not foreseen, nor was is suspected
until the Austrian people themselves began to
talk about freedom expelled the Emperor from
Vienna, and almost accomplished revolution.
Resort was then had TO stratagem-the Ban Of
Crotia "a Hungarian province inhabited by
different race Of people,) was encouraged to
rebel, and taking Hungary unawares, he burnt
and destroyed all before him. Hungary dp-
pealed to her King-the Emperor-to put down
this rebellion, or authorize her to raise troops
for her own defence. The Ban was Openty
proclaimed a rebel and ordered to repair to the
Emperor, but secretly instigated to persevere.
Then came the siege of Vienna, in which the
Croats, under their Ban-who stood branded as
a rebel-jolned the Austrian troops, and was
permitted TO hold his command. In the mean
tlms, the uungarians took their affairs into
their own hands, raised armies, and followed
the Croats till their junction with the Austgians
under the walls Of Vienna and out of this act
of ofselEdefence, the Emperor has made the os-
tensible cause of war. To punish this rebel
lion, the armies of Austria and Erotia, under
WindischgratZ and Jeildchich, were sent into
Hungary, and for time 1t appeared as if the
iron foot Of despotlsn would crush cut the last
spark Of liberty in that glorious land.
But the men who could nobly reinquish
their undlsputed rights for the common good,
could do more. Hungary rose en- n1Gsse-no-
0les and peasants-Tnen and aCOnqca! Thirty
thousand gallant Poles escaped from Russian
slavery and raised their lances once more for
liberty-and these united, have driven back
the Austrian hordes, defeating them in battle
after batte--to their own borders. Hungary
is free from the invader, but whether she viii
ha milo IN bar frooIor,, 1e a
yet to be solved. Austria, beaten, disgraced,
alarmed, has appealed to Russia; and Russia,
only too glad to fight against liberty, has pro-
missed her aid, and her armies are already on
the march to redeem the promise.
1t s SAID that England and France have re-
monstrated against Russian Intervention. We
hope it is so, and if Russia does not heeu the
remonstrance, We trust they will go farther,
and sustain, with all their power, the gallant
Hungarians in the unequal contest. We are
no lovers of war. but in such case as this--if
the despots of Austria and Russia will tempt
their fate-we shall be glad to see one grand
struggle--a union Of all the lovers OF liberty
OF all the advocates of equal rights, againss the
last strong holds of despotism and tyranny.
We shall rejoice t. see the fires OF freedom,
so boldly kindIed, so brightly burning on the
plains of Hungary, extend over the mountains
of Bohemia reanimate fallen Poland, penetrate
Austria, and shed the first ray of light over
Russia. But even tor Hungary, single-hand-
ed, we will hope for success.
Out Of this struggle may grow up a general
war in Europe. II Russia persists in her in
reference, France and England may do some-
thing more than protest; and such war can
hardly end without roofing out the last vestiga
Of "the divine right of kings" and restoring
the people of Europe to all the rights of man.
The Lon4on Spectator says that the Hun
garian artillery is served principally by young
men Of good family and station, advocates, en-
gneers, employees, all without exception men
of scientific and literary training But the
pride and boast OF the Hungarian army are the
thirteen Hussar regiments, (each at least 800
strong,) five of which have been newly organ
Ized. One of these the nation owes to the
patriotism of Count Stephen Karolyi. This
great nobieman. who almost vies with the head
of the Esterhazys IN wealth, and who has hith-
erto taken but little part in Hungarian politics,
in addition to a contribution IN money amount
ing to twenty thousand pounds sterling, did in
last November, at his own sole expense, raise.
mount, and equip a regiment of this brilliant
army, which he now commands in person in
the field. All the troops are well clothed and
armed, amply provisloned, regularly paid, and
sufficiently provided with stores and ammuni-
ton of every kind.
HuNGARIAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
According TO accounts received at Vienna the
Hungarian Parliament on the l4th of April on
the motion of NJ. kossuTH, adopted the follow
ing declaratory resolutions
l. Hungary, together with Pennsylvania, is
and shall be free and independent European
State.
=. The House of Hapsburg Lorraine, is, and
shall be excluded, and deposed and banished
now and forever, from the dominion, sovereign
ty and enjoyment of the territories of Hungary,
as well as of Pennsylvania, and all the parts,
and provinces thereunto appertaining.
And the said House is and shall be declared
in the name of the nation to have forfeited the
throne, and to be excluded and disowned and
banished.
3. The said Hungarian nation enters, accord
ing to its unalienabe natural rights, as an indie
pendent and free State, into the family of Eu-
ropean States.
4. The future system of government in all
its details shall be provided for by the Parlia-
ment, and until that work shall have been con-
summated the country shall be governed by a
President, assisted by Cabinet of Ministers, to
be appointed by the President under the per-
sonal responsibility of the said President and of
the said Ministers,
The execution of the principles contained in
these resolutions is confded to committee of
three persons
The accounts go on to say
NJ. kossuth's motion was adopted by the
unanimous vote of the Parliament, amidst the
most enthusiastic cheers of the people This
laundering voice Of Millions adds the Consti-
tutioncle Zeitung, is the shout Of the resurrec-
tion of the Alagyr nation; it is the dirge of the
exied aud traitorous house of Hapsburg Lor-
raine.'
With respect to paragraph iofKossuth's mo-
tion. the house protested that they placed un-
limited confidence in kossuth, the mover of tho
bill and that they elected him TO be the Pres,-
dent of Hungary The execution of the prin-
ciples contained in the above resolution has
been confided 10 Nj NJ Ludwig Kossuth, Emer-
ick Szacsyary, and Stephen Gorove.
The above proceedings Of the lower House of
the Hungarian Parliament were in the course
of that day Q4th of APriD sanctioned by u
,nnir,n,.- -nsnI,,t;nn Of N q INNER Ionse