Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-11-12

by means Of which aportioa Of the 5ef0
Wallachians. Salvonlans and Germans dwell
ing in hungary, was excited against us-is an
impious SANDER circulated by the House Of
Hapsburg, which shrinks from no crime to
weaken the united forces of our army, to con-
qucr one race after another and thus bring them
| all under the yoke of slavery
| 1t is true, some of the races in Hungary had
reason to complain, but these subjects OF
complaint We're the inevitable consequences of
the pre- existing state of things and the Aus
! trian interference. But the Croatians had no
reason to complain. This race of half a mil
lion in separate province, had National As.
semby of its own, and enjoyed greater privi-
leges than even the Hungarians. They con-
tributed proportionately but half rs much in
taxes; they possessed equal rights with Hun
gary; while the Hungarian Protcstants, on &C.
count of their religion, were not suffered to
own lands p Croatia. Their grievances and
ours were the same in the perpetual violation
the Constitution by the imperial Government.
But their own peculiar grievances arose from
the evils of former times and from the Austr-
an system Of government, which forcibly pla.
Ccu The SlaVoHiuH, ScFSiah, anu
boundary districts on the German military foot.
ing.
The moment, however, our people became
free, and enjoyed their political rights, they
became just. and placed all things upon ba-
sis of freedom and perfect equality. But some
of these races, blinded by the Internal ISLANDERS
and suggestions Of Austria, took up arms
against us. This people, who for centuries
had endured slavery, fought against their own
| freedom God forgive them They knew not
what they did.
b. In Amcrica,peorlc ofdiilerent languages dive
i but who says that it il unjust for senators aud
representatives to use the Eng!i IA language ia
their debates, and TO make il the official Ian
!, guage of the Government?
E This was what the Magyar asked in
= Hungary. There was this difference only
hat in America it was not necessary to e-ta'
lish this by law for the original seller he'd
:, stamped their language in the country; bn, in
, Hungary Jaw was necessary to make The
;. Magyar the official language The use of the
= Latin tonguc-a bad relic of the middle ages
:, which the clergy and aristocracy preserved a.
n something precious, initiating the ancient des
!, pots who caused the laws to he written in sm a
=. letters and placed on high towrs, that the pco
ii pie might not understand their rights-had
il been retained among us. 1t was necessary te
,e have a living, spoken. popular language. And
what other could we hav, than the noble Mag
" var?
n. How often have I. and other leaders will
in me, said to my countrymen that they mus
,d be strictly just, and seek their future greatnes
w not in the predominancc of one race, but in tn
i'll perfect equality of all My counsel was adop
nv ted and made the basis of the Government. -
of The same freedom, the same privileges, with
ur out regard to language or religion, the free d.
vclopment of each race under the protection ,
.vc the law, were accorded to all. We not onl
of guaranteed the right to use any language
,,- the churches and schools, but we afforded al
to for the education and development of each N
IN. tionality. The principle VIC ammo, need wa
is that either the State should protect religio
I'M. no nationaty-leAicg al to the free acti'
of the pcople--or that it should protect
h.r alike. ..4
Her In the General administration the predon
ger nance of our language, and consequently Il
Of race that spoke it, was necessity; but in Il
xis- administration of county affairs, which in sor
,ro respects resembled that Of the individual sta,
;ts in North America, the use af~ass1rlr