The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-19
CITY OF WASHINGTON. TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 10. 1850

then the latter proceeded one step further and, by
a deposition Of the House Of Hapsburg-Lorraine
declared her separation from the Austrian mon
archy.
coun. Teleki, the Hungarian representative al
Paris, in his note TO the minister of Foreign Affairs
Of the French republic, well summed up the griev-
ances OF his country To use his language:
i Sine House If Austria has broken all her en-.
gagemen,s with Hungary from the moment when,
IN consequence OF her victory over tbs army OF
Charles Albert in March, she felt herself strong
enough TO venture IL. She putin force every means
which could lead TO her end OF oyerthrowing the
Hungarian constitution, and incorporating Hun
gay 10 'e evo, Austrian monaFshy sue publicly
hatreds amongst us; she excited men 10 pillage.
20 burn 70 murder she awakened the cninity oil the
4 poor against the rich she offered the hand of friend
ship TO all our enemies; she decreed the partition
of Hungary Into numerous provinces; she launched
1 armies against us, and declared all those % be
rebel, who remained faithful to their country and
lts laws. Last Of all, she has called in Russia 10
her aid, and has thus ,ed her own States 10 be
Invaded by the most dangerous OF her own rivals
is therefore, in the exercise Of legal right that
j tn Hun safian Diet has declared the dechsaace OF
the House oil Hspsburg Lorraine. which has shown
itself n,o most bitter enemy Of our country"
i Thus II appears that Hungary was merely con-
tending for her ancient constitutional rights and,
under such list of grievances, is il a subject Of
wonder that self-defence ended in revolution! II
became blow for independence, and well did Hun
gary bear her part in the bloody and unequal
struggle.
j In the short period Of few months she marched
her victorious army from Cronsadt almost TO the
walls Of Vierna. Clausenburg, Hermanstadt, and
Cronstadst were soon recovered. The triumph in
Pennsylvania was perfect. I,s evacuation was COM
pete; and the Austrians were compelled to seek
refuge even in Waachia. As she marched towards
Vienna, with the exception Of Presburg, all the
principal cities fell in their turn before her irwin
chile arms--D Debreczin, Pesth, Szegedn, Raab, and
Il M Evap he nfC contd
no longer Withstand the skill and vaor of the brave
Hungarians and at last Buda, the Hungarian cap
ial, surrendered, with its eightythree pieces of
tery, its fourteen thousand muskets, and its re-
ported garrison of twenty two thousand men, all Of
whom were marched as prisoners into the centre Of
the kingdom. Ii more need be said in proof Of the
valor and power of Hungary, | would appeal to
some of her later and still more glorious achieve
ments. would appeal to her entry into the an
cient Bannat of Temeswar-to her victorious stand
vonia and Croatia. would appeal to her march upon
the military frontier, close upon the confines Of Tur
key, when. the strong fortress Of Peterwarden fell
would appeal to her wonderful exploits at Wailzen,
and her last desperate defence under Klapka;
nor would omit to notice the memorable fact that
in her last days, when the American Executive and
cabinet were looking on with seeming Indifference,
and feeling themselves at last relieved by her mis-
fortunes from all questions of recognition, even
at that period, the great fotresses of the country
Peierwarden, Arad, Comorn, and, believe, Temes-
war, were still in possession of the Hungarian pa
trots. But these events merit now, perhaps, only
passing allusion, as they occurred after the Russian
inyasion and when il was too late for the question
of recognition. The period for recognition was
passed, and nought remained for the Executive to
say, save Il Is noic too late.
/ few Of these patriots, sir, thanks to Heaven,
yet aurvye. Someare dragging out poor exist
ence in the dungeons Of Austria; some are pursued
to the Bosphorus by the hirelng spies Of Russa and
some have reached our own fee shores. Sir, it was
one Of the happy moments Of my life, though tears
were mingled with joy, when | was permitted to
grasp the hands Of a few of those brave soldiers
who took part in the last desperate defence OF Co
morn, and who, when they saw themselves sur
rounded by the immense armies Of Austria and
Russia, and bebeld their country already con-
quered, devastated, and ruined, yet exclaimed, in
the language ofthe Grecian general at Cunaxa, when
called TO surrender their arms, "If you demand
them as a conqueror, why do you not come and
take them" Ycs sir, such patriots and soldiers as
these are amongst us-Ujhazy, Praga, and others,
the exiled monuments of Hungarian independence.
Let the country, let us, legislators, give them
that welcome and aid which may be necessary and
due TO their yalor and their Inflated condition.
have thus alluded only to some of the most re-
markable Hungarian successes. Here were dis
played skliul generalship, heroic valor,
national prowess, a rapidity Of execution, a bril-
lisncy Of arms series Of victories, eqnaed only by
the feais Of that campaign which carried the Ameri
can arms in triumph from the castle Of Ulua TO the
walls Of Mexico
Let it be remembered, too, that Hungary had
accomplished all this under general observance
of the rules Of war and the laws Of nations. The
government Of Hungary had proceeded chiefly, in
It's internal administration, according to its con-
stitutonal forms and usages. There had been no
violent disruption Of society. Life and properly
had not been wsntonly sacrificed. Prisoners had
been treated with humanity, and fair exchanges
offered. The sick and wounded Of the enemy had
been cared for tenderly and bountifully. Let il
not be supposed that the Hungarians are bar
barsus or half-civzed people. Ia their knowl-
edge Of constitutional rights, and the science OF
government, they are hardly surpassed by any
nation Of central Europe; and, IL we may credit
Bishop Heber, who travelled 10 Hungary near the
commencement of this century, they may even
compete with most European nations in respect TO
a general diffusion OF knowledge. This learned
traveller says, that epery parish 6as Us school "n
The general diffusion Of knocidgs, Scotland itself per-
haps fall short Of Hungary In fact, sir, the dis
passionate observer must admit that the Hunga-
rian movement not disorder, nor rebellion, nor
mere revolution, but war, glorious national war
war in its broadest sense war conducted by its
conventional rules.
| would that could say as much, yes, half as
much, in behalf OF the enemies OF Hungary. But
Russian tyranny and Austrian cruelty have become
proverbial in Europe. | need not multiply words
mere. am spared that necessity by the history OF
every great battlefield OF Europe, that has been
stained by Cossack and Austrian bayoncls.
have now, as think, presented strong evidence
OF the ab ~ Of Hungary to maintain her ndepend.
ence as against Austria. II is the evidence of
force, OF arms Now she stood up among the sur
rounding nations, and looked in triumph upon Aus
tria conquered, and her armies scattered in fight,
whilst she saw herself Macedonian phalanx. She
saw herself united her army consisting Of DOC, 900
soldiers well drilled and disciplined flushed with VIC
tory, and an nous TO march for the relief of besieged
Venice. She had men and money enough, and even
more. IL was said the noble Kossuih did actually
transmit 10 the Venitian government the golden
sinews Of war TO the amount OF two million aorns,
and nothing but the Russian invasion prevented
him from con,ending with Austria, under tie walls
OF Venice. | state these facts upon the authority
Of the public journals Of Europe, having seen
them contradcted
The Gsnoa Gazette has the following from Ven
ice, 18th inst, Dune, 1890
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