The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-30

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salons Of the Hungarian struggle, we
maintained The unequal conflict alone,
cut of from the rest Of the world and all
external aid. till year ago we laid the
naughty power of the lyrant house of
Hapsburg in the dust; aud had itnot been
for the intentional aud traitorous disre.
gard Of my commands by Que Of our
leaders, who afterwards shamefully be.
trayed The country. not only would the
imperial family have been driven from
Vienna. but the entire Austrian nation
would have been liberated; ard though
by such treason this base family saved
themselves from destruction. they we're
so far humbled in march 1S49, that, not
knowing how to be just. they implored
foreign aid, and threw themselves at the
feet Of the Gear.
The Emperor hoped that the Hungari
an people could he terrified by his threat
enings, and would prefer slavery to death;
but he was deceived. He sold his own
liberty 10 Russia for aid to enslave his
people. The choice of a coward is To
purchase miserable, ephemeral exist.
ence, even though attho cost of his honor
and independence.
The Austrians fought against us not
only with arms and by the aid Of traitors,
but with studied aud unceasing SANDER
They never ceased to impeach our mo.
tives and falsify our conduct. and vaunt the
pretended justice Of their own cause be.
fore the Judgment seat Of public opip:
ion. Efforts were constantly made to
weaken among the people Of Hungary,
and among the nations of the world, that
sympathy and force which spring from a
righteous cause.
Free citizens Of North Americal you
have given, in spite Of these ISLANDERS.
the fullest sympathy for the cause of my
country. We had no opportunity To ex.
plain to you our motives and conduct, and
refute the Iibes against US; but we said
and how truly your magnanmous con.
duct shows il! that such a nation knows
how to defend just and holy cause. and
will give US its sympathy; and this con
viction inspired us with more confidence.
., that you had been neighboring na-
tion-the Old World would now be free.
aud would not have to endure again those
terrible commissions aud rivers of blood
which are inevitable. But the end is
with God, and He viii choose the means
to fulfilhis purposes.
Ye great aud free people! receive the
thanks ofmy country for your noble sym
pathy. which was great moral support
in our terrible conflict.
When the house of Austria sold itsel f
To the Aulocrat, we. who were fatigued
with our hard.earued victory. but not
subdued or exhausted, saw with appre
hensiou the spectre of Russian invasion
= an invasion which violated the laws of
nations, which was openly hostile to the
cause of civilization, the rights of man,
oforder, and even to that principle which
the diplomacy of Europe calls "rhe bal
ance ofpower." could nut believe the
governments of Europe would permit
this INVASION for expected they would
intervene 10 effect treaty of peace, if
not somuch on our account, yet 10 pre-
vent Austria becoming the vassal Of Rus
sia-,o check the growing strength and
influence of the latter power in The
East.
We desired an honorable peace and
were willing To submit To any reasonable
terms. We many times rendered the
olive branch. We asked the constilu.
tinual governments Of Europe to inter
pose. They nearG US not The naughty
imperial family. forgetting that they
were the real traitors. rejected every
, proposition. with the deGing expression
that they "dd not treat with rebels"
Aye. more-they threw our ambassadors
into prison. and one of them, the nnblest
of Hungary's sous-they cowardy aud
impiuusly murdered Sill we hesitated
to tear asunder forever the bonds that
united us. Ten months we fought aud
fought victoriously, in defence; aud it was
only when every attempt To bring about
an honorable peace failed-when Francis
Joseph, who was never our King, dared, F,
in his manifesto of the 4lll Of March.
1919, to utter the curse "thdt Hungary
should erist no longer" - when there was
M hope of arresling the Russian invasion
by diplomacy when we saw that we must
fight TO save ourselves from being struck
off the earth as nation when the huuse
ofAustria, by its endless acts of injustice
aud cruelty. and by calling in the aid OF
a foreign power, had exlinguisned in the
hearts ofthe' Hungarian people ever spark
of affection then. aud then only, after
so much patience, the nation resolved To
declare its absolute Independence. Then
spoke the National Assembly these words
which had long been uttered by every
patriotic tongue: Francis Joseph! thou
beardiess young NcrOi tho~ darest to say
that Hungary shall crtst no morel We,
tile people, ansvercd, tOs do and ,oiH e;ctst;
but you and your treacherous house shall
stand no longer! You shall no more be
Kings efHagary. Bel forever bsnished,
ye peridious traitors to the nationP
We were not only ready to accept any
terms that were honorable, but we care.
fully abstsined from doing any thing
which would give the Gear pretence,
which he had long sought. to meddle
with our affairs.
The Hungarian nation loved freedom
as the offspring of God. but it never