Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05

with equal sincerity Inanlsninr The peace Of Eu-
rope We fully sensible Of great Importance that the
and upon satisfactory to the Hungarian nation
not only for the sake of Hungary herself
the seed OF renewed discomfort may lead to fresh
disturbances and by the local disturbance of SO large
mea OF the European SYSTEM may endanger the tranquility
"The objects Of the undersigned are internal liberty ma
onai European peace For the attainment Of
that the satisfaction and Hungary will afford
the greatest security Considering howeyer the by
which the authorty the House Of Hapsburg has been re-
established the undersigned are of opinion that the
permits even II does call for the Intervention of Great
Britain IN the Government respecting the
exercise Oh m restored executive With respect the
mode and oPgrtuny Of intefng the undersigned offer
specific Opinion but we hope thu her Government
Republican France has abolished cta punishment for
eal offences, it will not be wise allow contrast to be
drawn uniayorabe to the cemeney OF Mnarchica Govern
ments. Signed by SO members, Peers ana ommoners"
The ausion "to the means by Which the o,hory ofthe
House Of Hapsburg has been reestabkshed anato
sion not the duty of intervention by Great Baan," is
significant enough Of the deep feeling Of Indignation at the
cretes of the Austrian Government and Of the anxiety
among the English people that they should be prevented
We also desire the result for the future, but be-
eve that that result would be best attained by the worlds
censure of the past. .s~.
What then, sir, the circumstances in the conduct of
the Austrian Government which have brought down upon
the reprobaton of the civilized world The history OF the
Hungarian effort and its deporabe result and
widespread and have awakened deep interest
whole country, to render detailed review necessary upon
this occasion. shall merely glance at of the
facts but enough to give the true character of
of the most atrocious political acts of modern times.
Hungary an independent nation, having political
all with Austria except in the person Of the
reign, who common to both. The reigning Austrian
family called to the Hungarian hrone by election
three centuries ago, and told by standard review,
high and neutral authority, that "the pedigree Of their
munites during that long space continued unmpared."
The compact between the Hungarian people and their Mon
arch declares that Hungary country free and ndepen-
dent in her entire system Of legislation and that
she is not subject to any other people, any other State
but that she should have her separate existence and
her constitution, and should be governed by Kings
crowned according to her national laws and customs
This article the Austrian Emperor to preserve all
his predecessors had done, end te the llh of April
s4s, he soemny renewed bis adhesion to it. with the guar
anty of Ministry responsible TO the Diet that plab Of
English origin, by which European liberal politician ek to
reconcile the dogma Of the personal independence che
sovereign with the direction Of public affairs in conformity
with the will of the nation This the constitution Of
Hungary and thus it secured II guaranteed national
independence, Hungarian laws and 0cers and Hungarian
administration Of the affairs of the country In these days
the violation Of the most sacred rights there has been
violation signal atrocous than the humiliation
the rights of this hghspted people, once the bulwark Of
chrstendom. A charte octroyte the work of Austrian
Cabinet struck down their Liberties at stroke, and left
hem-as kindred expedient kindred in s objects though
not in its form, left fahes-no choice busubmssion OF
| resistance. .~ \ ..e.. ..l.,
These charles ocoyte becoming quite fashionable in
the world Of arbitrary power-awakened from its ling sum
Der by the hunders Of popular indignaon-and particularly
since the restoration of the Boubons that family which was
the very mpersonaton Of the doctrine of the divine right of
kings and they mark significantly the utter contempto for the
sovereignty Of the people which is engraved upon thu hearts
all the lovers of the good old me when there t two
classes in the world those born to and those orn to
be governed We first heard of them the foundation of
national freedom when the declaration Of rights proposed by
the Provisional Government Of France on the overhpw of
Napoleon, presented Louis 9Th for his solemn adhe
l &c hpJi IN
his dirne right but, the restoration would have been
placed in hazard without security for The liberties the
French people, this plan Of chare ocoyee resortedto
charter granted by the sovereign, emanang from his gracious
benevoence, and giving to the nation certain rights not be-
it entitled to claim them, but because he was kind
y disposed limit his hereditary authority and to allow
his beloved people be little less oppressed than they had
been the good old days Of arbitrary power And this is
chare ocoyee by which, when the fears Of kings prompt
them to make concessions to popular movement their dune
right is reserved for future and the sovereignty OF the
people practically ebuked and denied The lesson too
precious be lost and Prussia and other States have followed
the example and human rights ocroyee gr doed out
| as the fears caprice Of single man may dictate.
| Well sir the Austrian Ministry seized with a pas
sion for political unity by which, at the sacrifice OF all those
feeingspre udces if please-the growth OF centuries,
which separated the races, bound by ties eeber
stronger the monarchy they to become one people,
homogeneous in nothing but in imperial deGee chare
oc0yte got for the OCCASION and by aklnd OF Pol-
cal legerdema if not dexerous, at least as rapid as the
eats the all the traits of nationality cherish
ed by the associated members Of the monarchy were swept
away and they all became Austans by this &C Of arbitrary
power as offensive their pride subvrsve OF their
rights Hungary to disappear from the map OF ndePen-
dent nations and all its institutions placed at the mercy
of foreign Court and while the empty form of kind Of
representation gver to her in Earring Assembly, divided
by language races and interests all substantial power was
reserved to the Emperor and his Cabinet s>
But Kossuth has himself depicted the condition of his coun
try, in words of truth and power which appeal to every
heart ". @s~
.sNothng but the most revolving treaehery, The most g
annca oppression and cruees uneard of in the words OF
histoynohng but the Internal doom Of annihaton to her
national existence through thousand years
averses numerous able her to esist the
fatal stroke aimed at her very life to enable hero repuise
the assaults of the ungraeu Hapsburgs or
the struggle for life honor, and liberty forced upon her.
She did accept and the Hungarian people rose as one
resist these gross aggesslons and their gallant exer
lions would in all probability have been crowrsd by success
had not the common sympathy of desposm rought new
enemy into the field The Russian scented he blood from
affair." and Hungary fell like Poland, before e Cossack and
the Panor an everlasting repoach the ontemners OF the
laws of God and man. who accompishe these Aefarous
schemes.
The issue was made known the GA by his General in
despatch whose breyy Sparta might be se enyed Hun
gary lies at the feet of your Majesty Memorable words
and to be remembered ia all future tire The foot OF one
man upon ten millions of people Inn a arrogance can go
no further He who does not INSTR lively and indignantly
scon such pretensions would have the Declaration OF
independence this side OF the wa ana the ueat
of King John on the other. .." :,
have presented this brief revie Of Hungarian rights and
wrongs not as the direct motive the adoption of this reso
tio-hat choose put upo another ground the ground
Of aocious cruel,y-bu because desire TO take from Aus
TRAN advocates there anyin this county, know there
are none in this Senaethe last excuse for these violations
of the common feelings of nature by showing that the
attack Hungarian independence reckless and un-
as were the cruees inflicted upon the Hungarian