Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-10-30

We were not only ready To accept
any terms that were honorable, but we
carefully abstained from doing anything
which would give the Gar pretence,
which he had long sought, TO meddle
with our affairs.
The Hungarian nation loved freedom
as the best gift of God, but It never
thought Of commencing crusade
against Kings in the name of liberty
In Hungary there were none Of those
propagandists who alarm so much the
rulers ofthe Old World. There were
no secret societies plotting conspracies.
My countrymen were not Influenced by
the theories Of communists or socialists,
nor were they what the conservatives
call anarchists. The nation desired JUS
tice, and knew how to be Just TO all, ir-
respective Of rank, language. or relig-
ion. A people so worthy Of freedom
were generous enough TO leave some
thing TO time, and to be satisfied with IA
progressive development No violence
was used ; no just right was attacked
and even some oithose institutions we're
left undisiurbed, which, in their princi-
PIE and origin, were unjust, but which,
h"'"S SAio'tu tNhtt'iNp NVh'N fN'
be abolished at once with impunity.
The Hungarian people did not wish
10 oppress any-not even the aristocra.
cy they were more ready TO make sac
rifices than to punish the descendants OF
nobility for the evils OF misgovernment.
and OF those institutions which emana-
ted from their ancestors ; nor would
they let the many suffer for the sins oi
the few.
There was no anarchy among US
Even in the bloodless conflicts. when the
human passions are most excited, there
was the most perfect order and security
Of property and person. How did the
conduct OF my noble countrymen COM
pare with that OF the "order-making"
Austria ! Whenever the whirlwind Of
war ceased for while where the social
elements were left in chaos, the instinc-
tive moral feelings Of this incorruptible
people, in the absence oi all government,
preserved better order and safety than
legions OF police. A common spirit ami
mated the whole nation-no secret aims,
no personal or local attacks, but bold
and open defence in the face of the
world. Following the example of your
great Washington, we adopted, rs our
policy, Cancellation, justice. and lcgali-
ty, and scrupulously observed the laws
OF nations.
The Russians and Austrians made the
soil of Waliachia the basis Of military
operations and the Turkish govern
mcnt which either knew not its own in
tcrcsis. or was unable to defend them,
silently permitted this violation of treat
les aud the rights ol nations, thus humL-
ling itself and betrayIng its own weak
ness. Several times we drove our ene-
mics across the Wallachian boundaries;
ior il Vas only necessary for our victori-
Gus army to advance into the countries
Of the Lower Danube TO rouse the in
habitants against the Russians, and to
transfer the war to their own soil. But
We respected the law OF nations and
stopped our conquering forces on the
confines of Wallachia. Her soil was
sac ed to us. Austria left Galacia al
most unprotected, and collected all her
forces to attack us. Had we at this
time sent a small portion of our army to
Poland, il would have caused "A gener-
al insurrection. and that heroic but un-
fortunate nation would have revenged
herself by throwing the Russian empire
into a rate of revolution. But we ac-
ted in defence only, and we deemed it q
sin TO precipitate other nations into a
terrible and uncertain war, and we
checked our sympa'hes. Besides, we
avoided giving the Emperor of Russia
u pretence for war of retaliation
a ralnst US. Oh. il was ioolish-for the
despotic hypocriIe made pretence /: he
called our own struggle the Hungarian
Polish revolution, though the whole
number of Poles in our army did not ex-
ceed tour thousand.
We doubted not that the European
powers would negotiate peace for us,
or that they would, at least prevent the
Russian invasion. They said they pit
led us. honored our efforts, and CON
demncd the conduct Of Austria but
they could not help us, because Europe
required a powerful Austrian empire,
and they must support ii, IN spite OF its
evils, as balance against Russia in
central and eastern Europe. What n
mistake What diplomacy Is j; not
rs clear as the sun that the Gar, in aid
Ing hUSlli, WOtIu uO ~ III ruci 81 'ldI'
ner as to obtain the greatest advantages
for himself Was il not manifest that
Austria who had always through the
help of Hungary, strength enough To
oppose Russa-would, when she des-
troyed Hungary by Russian bayoneis,
no longer be an independent power, but
merely the ardHi- -edrde Of the Mosco-
vIte Yet Europe permitted the inva-
sion II Is an indellble mark Of blind.
ness and shame. Ii is ever thus in The
imbeciIe Old World. They treated us
Just as they treat Turkey. They assert
always that the peace of Europe aid
the balance of power require the pres
ervation Of the Turkish empire-ihat
Turkey must exist, 10 check the ad-
vance Of the Cossack power. Bot, not
withdrawing this. England and France
destroyed the Turkish feet AT Navari-
no "A fleet which never could have in
jured them, but which might have con
tended with Russia IN the Black Sea.
Always the same worD-out old, and
fatal System OF policy while Russia,
ever alert, scizes province after province
from Turkey. She has made herself
the sovereign Of Moldavia and Walla-
cha, and is sapping the foundations OF
TIC Ottoman empire. Already Turkish
officials are more dependent on the low
est Russian agents than upon their own
Grand Nizicr.
oh, that Hungary had received but n
ali i,,ht toLa am uf moral supnort from tle