New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-28
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS
The HurGarian War,


The foiloxag statement by lorrner member Of the
Hungarian Government. and prominent actor IN the
movement. Of the pas, year IN that couu,ry presents
clear si.u sthe origin snd nature Of the war.
The s,ruxsls which eth continues on the banks Of
the Danube and the Thesis every day attracts more at
snrion % the position and siisrs Of Hungary but pub
lie opinion the character Of ths struggle IL orned
from imperfect information. and from impressions
which induce fs,e conclusions Il in the interest OF
Hunxsry and Il !. my special duty a. rny name has
been mixed Up With some Of these events 70 make
Known The precise nature Of ne Increment 10 Hungs
t-slns Of the year lci- By seeking 10 unite closely
with the popDisr inslrrecGon Of Vienna. rh.s 70
suvpo.tion utterly unfounted. sgsns, which ITS our
duty 10 protest The events which have taken place In
Hungary have not the sIl.htesi RELATION Win The revo
luton Ia Germany.
II Is true that many important changes have taken
place In Hungary. regards IDEAS and Institutions
We have abolished corvees and ninths and the clergy
and uobfily have renounced all their ancient feudsl
privileges the liberty Of the press Of education and
public worship have been established. All that France
obtained by her frat Revolution hsve obtained by
reform sanctioned BY our Parliament i, was no, IN
the streets. but 10 Chamber Of Deputies and Mag
ns,es that libersi principles iriumPhed. Oar move
Deui did not proceed from the effects Of arevoluon
va. the result Of pr0irsced parliamentary conflict
be;seen the Representatives Of Hungary Constitution
for eieht ceniuries) and the Austrian Cabinet always
absolute The position Of Hungary with respect the
Austrian Government ~ss essentially ehaoses by the
Revolution of the 18th Of March, which rendered Aus
tris Constitutional Monarchy from this time H1ngs-
" required fresh guarantees for the defence Of her
ton aty which consists not IN the unity Of language
but In the Identity Of Interests the smtute Of iustitu
lions and all those relations created BY centuries
of a common history between the different races OF
which she 10 composed
Tine 10 her ancient traditions, 10 her laws, 70 her
history Hungary believed that the reconstruction Of
the Austrian Empire become Necessary In consequence
of the Revolution Of Viensn, could only take place
upon the basis Of close federal alliance between Hun.
gary aud the Hereditary Provinces The basis was &C
cepied ~ the sovereign. On the llth Of April, the
Emperor King surrounded by Tia family and accom-
panied BIZ his brother, the Archduke Francis Charles
and his nephew the Archduke Francis Joseph nov the
reiguing Emperor Of AUSTRIA vent from Vienna 10
Pre,bufg for the purpose OF giving bis solemn sane.
ton 10 me law establishing In Hungary Ministerial
Government But AFTER the victory OF Custozza and the
taking of Milan. the policy OF Austria changed II was
20 longer the federal principle but that OF the sbso
lutte unity Of the Empire and OF fusion Of all the
Provinces divided into small Departments tina, the Min
istry Of Vienna adopted They openly declared that
the law of the ih Of April was not In accordance with
the unity of the Empire and the sword OF the Ban Je
l.chch served q support TO this declaration. War
wss forced upon US We accepted IT, ready 10 defend
the Independence OF Hungary, guaranteed for three
centuries by the saihs OF fourteen kings without hay
ing any idea either then now OF separation from
the house Of Austria The reports Of the revolutions
of the Hungarian Diet against the historic rights Of the
house Of Austrs are completely unfoun1ed 10 fact The
Clergy and the old Conservative well AZ the Liberals
rallied round the standard raised In support OF the In
teqrity Of the crown Of Hungary threatened by the
Austrisn Ministry they forgot their former differ
ences in their fixed determination to sustain the indie
pendence OF their country 10 conformity with Its fun
dsmentsl laws.
Al Vienna. on the contrary where Liberty had ye,
no historic bssis, II wss revolutionary Ideas which
stirred up the people In reality the Vlennese being
convinced that II the law of the llth April ques
toned In Hungary the concessions OF March and OF
May had no longer any guaranty In Austria THIS con
vicon connected In some degree the events OF Nenna
~ puf nj Of fnfar
eats Independent Of the Vl Of individuals. admits Of
more easy explanation than the coalition in the Psris
ment At Frankfort between the Austrian deputies aud
the extreme republican left The Hungsrisns never
took any part 10 the affairs Of the German democracy
The leaders Of the parties At Pesth and Vienna per
feet strangers % each other notwithstanding the union
of interests which existed between their causes the
causes them completely different 40 10 their
object and opposed a. 10 their means What In Wen
ma was the triumph 1T Democracy by means OF insur-
rection Hungary the defence Of the integrity OF
the country by the legal authorities reluctantly driven
10
The party who advocated the unity Of the empire
purposely COMPOUNDED these two movements 10 im
puted the events OF the Oh Of October at Jenna 10 the
Hungarian GoVsrnrn-bt y has spoken OF ~orkmen
excited 70 insurreciiou Of Sums Of money distributed
by the Tnlubors ard agents Of the Government OF
Pesth Acf those ssss .ns have been positively con
usdieted by me In Ssrtieu'ar' and the proceedngs
which have commercial az Vienna, only serve T. eN-
pose their utter groun fes5ncss AT this moment the
Austrian army occupies nearly third OF Hungary out
IL 10 already apparent that by means OF the bayone
the ana samatory dess Of the Vienna Cabinet triumph
Hungary can no longer be source Of power 20 Austria
She will become her heel ot Achilles the vulnerable
part OF the Empire the object OF everlasting military
occupation, AZ Poland 10 10 Russia Inc hungarian
question looked upon in this point Of view 10 closely
connected only with the future desnies OF the Aus
rian Empire but with the great Eastern Question mai
OF the Danuban provinces OF seryis and OF the slave
population Of the Turkish Empire, questions which are
ever threatening the peace OF Europe aud which can
never be pesceaby settled but upon the basis OF vast
Eastern federation under the influence of Austria This
federation should be the great object OF the policy OF
empire destined by the Of her rivers and her
geographical position TO suPpant Russia In the protec
torsta OF the Fast instead Of oosnstey persisng IN
continuing (not~thssndng the exisencies OF the times
aud the situation of Europe TO strive for that oil Italy
and Germany. I have considered u nay duty 10 en-
desvor 70 correct by these statements the erroneous
ideas OF several journals upon the Hungarian question
a question political. IN no way reyolutionsry-"hieh
can neither be decided by the sword OF Demoin'sy nor
by that Of Windiscngsz. FRANCIS fuLsLLf.
Late Secretary OF State tor Foreign Affairs.