The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-09

The case OF the Hungarian fuguyes. and of their IN
fortunate country ~ one other OF its forms
to occupy the attention OF the United States Senate We
rejoice for our part, that the members can withdraw
their thoughts for time from angry domestic con-
troyesies, and from the sfe-often petty and con-
temptbe sifeo party warfare, TO consider what they
are 10 do and say when the moral of the civilized
world is afonted by great crimes committed in the midst
OF the community OF naons-when the sons OF coun-
try nobly struggling for its freedom who had been in
duced after doing all that bravery couddo 10 lay down
their by the promise OF amnesty, are driven from
their homes and hunted like wolyes-when those who
are taken prisoners, OF blneess lives and high
the respect Of their counymen, butchered in cold
blood-when scourged al the whipping-post
and children carried of from their parents or immured IN
prisons, and the barbartes Of the rudest age OF the
worlds history are revived
We glad to that, whatever may have been the
opinions expressed the question OF disseminating the
mission 10 Austria none OF the senators hal word to
say in exenualion of the guilt OF the Austrian govern
ment. We have doubt that Mr.. Cass, in his denun
citation of the acts OF that government, spoke the sent
menls OF every man in the Senate. he did
OF almost every man oul Of it, No member takes upon
himself the Office OF extenuaing, BY the slightest
palliaons. The infamy Of these proceedings. Even if
the Senate should go no further, we should feel that
something has been donethough infinitely less THAI
our duty do-to put the brand OF naons censlre
on the cruees Of Austria But something further must
and will be done.
Those who do not see to vote Tor The discontinue
of the mission to Austria, will, doubtless in order
to clear themselves from the reproach OF indifference TO
the crimes Of that government support, ali the
readily the proposal which yesterday laid before the
Senate. set apart portion Of the public domain for the
exiles from Hungary, and their countrymen WHO may
follow them IL is the intention, learn, OF those who
have arrived, 10 found il they obtain the means,
Hungarian colony within the United States, where
fugitive from tile expressions OF Austria may find home
and welcome on rsaching the New World
In these men, whom the Austrian government has
made outlaws, and whose friends and families have in
many instances, fallen victims to Austrian barbay,
not merely unfortunate and prosecuted fellow
tureswhich alone should give them title TO SYM
pathy-but we see men who have deserved well OF The
human II the Magyars who broke the chains
OF the old feudaiy, sweeping away at once system m
worthy Of the civilization Of the age and making every
man IN Hungary freeman. They should be honored
who have generously renounced what it requires
great self denial and exalted OF justice and hui
manly TO renouce, the distinctions OF class They
sufferers in the cause OF human liberty.
Does anybody suppose that Russia would have moved
forward her mighty armies 10 nerpoe in the contest be-
tween Hungary and Austria, il it had been merely ques
lion under which dominion the of the people should
be slaves! Russia saw, IN the republic OF Hungary,
new danger to her own institutions, example which
might make her serfs disconnected with their letters
II had been struggle Of despo with iespo she would
have allowed them weaken each other with long and
bloody wars, which would place them more completely
at her mercy and under her influence. II the inso
lent attempt TO get up free government in the very
shadow OF her colossal power which provoked her
anger W
Nor was that Hungary had failed in vindicating her
nationality, which caused the general through
out Europe al her fall. Whether Hungary should re.
main part OF Austria, OF le moment TO the friends
OF liberty in Germany and in the other countries of Eu
rope; bull oil the highest Importance that her peo
pie should successfully assert their political freedom
When that hope was crushed was felt throughout the
continent that the struggle decided in favor of abso
luiism and the news OF the surrender OF Georgey was
received by the people, from the Danube 10 The Seine,
with tokens OF grief and CONSERVATION, such nothing
but conviction that the cause OF Hungary the
mon cause oil mankind could have called forth.
Ii is The heroes OF this generous struggle whose is
now before the Senate OF the United States