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THE HUvGARIAN CoNTEsT.-The original
causes Of the detection of Hungarian loya y
having related chiefly to the Magyar nobility
or maenates of the land, there are those un-
familiar with the current Of events who are al
a)lss to account for the unhending zeal ard
her. c and unf.nching devotion Of the people
in the great contest with the despollc powers
- of Europe. We say "powers Of Europe"
for h such contest the Hungarans may wei
txclaim, He wh) is no, for us is against us,
and who in Europe, Of crowned or republican
heads, is for gallant Hungary save the repre-
sentative Of Liam SIN
We haze heretofore remarked that Hunga~
ry is engaged IN slruQge for independence
-indc endence in the loilcs, sense OF tic
terA. National Independence, as distinguish
ed from that State in which her political SOW
creignty has been hitherto blended with thai
OF Austria. Personal deTerdence IL tho es.
talnshment Of system Of COVE nmcnt IN
which the idea Of feaity to th1 representative
Of power 81 II be abolished. Independence
of the mind in tic complete equalization o! po-
lital and religious hhe ~. The atanmen
Of these objects is dep ndcnt upon the success
Of the ii ngarian arms, hence the entire aud
heroic devotion OF all classes OF the people.
In this great matter, the Hungarian nobili-
~ have al led to their eminent fame as tic
friend. Of the PEOPLE and the advocates Of
popular Liberty, by concessiona'y acis wh:ci
VIII forever eradicate this season Of peril, OF
strife and ofhopr. Acts which viii acquire
the highest dignity o. cxampl. ainong tho ma
,.,.ys of The earth, as the poll cal reg neralion
oflha masses and the cnligh enmcnt OF mud
prorresses. " Go and DO likewise" is the
earnest, ierent, string ejacu'atlon 10 al upon
wbom ieyolyc, the rcsPonsib lily OF pio'iding
for The int rests o. the people. An eXh"Ta-
ton that viii be dsregaried BY the old arIs'o-
cratic and exclusive prime pie, heGcetorth and
ftfevcr, at the peril of lis advocates. The
purpose of Hungary has bcen very detnitc!I
and decidedly 10 elevate the people, to dignity
the common mind, to inpaIl sentiments ol
self rcspec, an proper idea of rer'onal I'M
por,auce This purpose is 50 directly adverse
TO tie esien and policy of Austria and Rus
Ella, lha. the dastardly caall ion between these
two powers, for the resistance and teieat OF
the Hungarian movement, has ne?er been q
matter Of surprise, or sug ,esied an inquiry
with any in,e lgent man. The noiorlo"a
faiihlessness OF Austria viii regard to her de-
pendencies, and the deceit and perfdy inser.
cradle from The exclusive at locratc policy
of Mejternch have long since shattered the
integrity Of Hungarian loyalty and thus co.
lisicn WIS inevitable.
Hungary possessed 10 an unusual degree
NE prog ressiye idea. Hungary would have
have moved on slead1asly and with frmnes'
of purp SO To glorious destiny. Bot is srcl
acare I. she would have eft Austria lar be-
hind, and Austria could not brook to be thus
out, ,ripped Austria, s,uplied by Meter
mich, bound in the sluggish iorpor induced b,
.Sleditary oppression, subniIcd all that !
OF Hspshurr. And this famous household
has adroly used the negative loyalty oi th'
psople for the perfection OF lis lavoriic system
only to find it explode, in all probability, 10
its own destruction, IN the attempt TO apply
y. Hungary. Austria wi perhaps expire il
the last effort To honor the reiardal,e genlu
Of Meternicl,. Hungary viii press on to IN
mortaiile the progressive ospi a,lons OF Nos
sulh, an TO realize the pacical independence
proclaimed oy the Diet ofls47, in which h
was the leader of the majority.
The foil wing paragraph contains not III
tie Of the spirit of tho movement II forcbly IL
lustrales
"Tho nobility" says Count Tekeli, :" di
not consider ,ha, they accomPlis he'd all 'he'
duties by mercy dol g away tho pnsheg
they enjoyed they consented to deprive hen
selves ol orilon Of their property, TO tor
cede graiui,ously 10 the peasants the land the
had received from them as peasants. Thus
certainly, there were many families ruined an
fortunes shattered but it was necessary
give cilizens to Ilnn,ary--it was necessary
,ake advantage of the first day Of liberty vhc
.'ionc upon their native land, and TO assure
nam,rrow. Thus they did not srp sbo
after proclaiming liberty they finally es,al
l,shed its foundation, in granting property
ihose who hereio.o' we're not qualified to POI
.ess land they did not merely Proclaim cqua
i,y, they firmly established il, in rrlmoiin
prosperity universal among all classes az
in giving to the culIivotor Of tie soil the lar
Of which, uni then, he had only been the %
capl,r. and to the possession Of which he owe
hls p-e.cuI political rleha,'