The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-29

political measures; the enthusiastic rising
in arms of whole people, to throw of
the yoke of despotic power, (ior even Mr..
Bowen will not dispute that the Magyars
wished to be rid of the domination of
Austria; the concurring and earnest de-
claration of the fugitive Hungarians that
their object in the contest was liberty and
Independence; in view, we say, of these
pregnant facts, standing out before the
face of the whole world, what shall we
say Of man, and that man an American,
holding conspicuous literary position
among us, who undertakes to pronounce
the whole Hungarian struggle sham
We make no issue on any long and in
tricate narrative Of subordinate and i'm
material facts in this case. We charge
no intentional Misrepresentation. But we
do charge, that the article in question
bears upon its face unmistakeable indica-
tons OF having been conceived and COM
posed in an apparently malicious hatred Of
the very name of patriotism, in wrong
headed conservatism of spirit, and that it
displays total want Of sympathy with the
late revolutionary movements in Europe,
and an utter perversity of temper, of feel
ing, and of judgment. If we had room
for extracts and collations of different pas
sages, multiplied proofs Of this might be
made to thicken through columns Of our
paper. But as evidence of il, we hardly
think we need do more than call attention
to what is said of Kossuth himself We
beg the reader to bear in mind that Mr..
Bowen calls this war Of the Magyar
saristocrats," against the Sclavonian peo-
pie, to maintain their exclusive privileges.
Ofcourse, then, KossUTH, the chosen head
ofthe movement, should have been nothing
less than Magyar noble. But how is it,
KossUTH was not wholly Magyar even
he was half Sclavonian; and, farther, he
was one Of the people. Now what does
Mr.. Bowen. say to this' He admits the
fact, and, as though he had some personal
grudge against the man because he was
not wholly Magyar, and thence stood in
the way Of his theory that the late con-
test was wholly war of races, he sneers
at his ple6eian extraction!
He speaks of him as ssnot even Mag
var by birth, but Magyarized Slowack
lawyer, who attended the Diet of 1886 in
the very humble capacity of secretary of
one of its members
In the farther language of the reviewer,
che was afterward] chosen deputy, and
became, of course, more flaming patriot
than ever.'
1t is in this offensive tone that Mr..
Bowen constantly speaks; now presump-
tuously censuring the high-spirited Mag
vars for desiring to sever dependent con-
nexion which he graciously informs them is
a "necessity of their geographical position;''
now daintily upturning his offended nos
trils that they should be under the lead Of
mere plebeian; and here basely insinuat-
ing charge of hypocrisy against man
unanimously chosen by great people to
head revolutionary struggle, and who sus-
tanned himself, to the end of his career,
with distinguished reputation, and on
whose integrity no blemish, no shadow
of suspicion rests.
We leave the subject without further
comment. We turn in disgust from an
American journal which, in an elaborate
review Of this question, has not one word
of true sympathy for the noble and glorious
efforts made in unhappy Hungary against
the colossal and crushing forces of the two
greatest and most powerful despotisms
which afflict the earth with their oppres-
sions; and where the writer openly ex-
presses his indifference as to whether the
savage barbarities inflicted by Austria upon
her PROSTATE foe be called ga crime or a
blunder!" We are free to confess that we
prize tranquility Of soul; but God deliver
us from such indifference as this. View
ing these atrocities as we do, we, at least,
cannot refrain from declaring them TO be
the most shocking and heinous of crimes;
and of uttering fervent prayer to the Al
mighty that he will avenge them all, and
smite with the edge Of his keenest wrath
those horrible butchers of the very flower
of European chivalry. We burn with
Indignation that one Of the many voices
Of American literature should be heard
at this moment Of time talking of the
fmoderation of Russiap When this was
penned, the imperial head Of that gigantic
despotism was knocking at the doors Of
trembling Turkey, and demanding the
blood of KossUTH and his followers, be-
cause they dared to strike for the liberties
of their country In our American vocab-
ulary this is ''moderafioni" While we
write we learn that Turkey succumbs--
that the doom Of the Hungarian patriots is
pronounced, and that they are to spend
| their remaining DAYS amid the eternal ST.