Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-11-06

German military footing
m. moment: however, our people oe'
80 r-ss1d enjoyed their political right
.s '.,so besarne just, and placed all things
80, 80 : basis Of freedom and perfect e.
c,.sI;tv. But some of these races, blind
"a by the Internal ISLANDERS and sugges-
lions Of Austria, took up arms against US.
This people, who for centuries had endu-
red slavery, fought against their own
freedom! God forgive them! They
knew not what they did.
In America, people of different Ian
.ruages dwell but who says that it is
unjust for senators and representatives to
use English language in their debates and
TO make it the official language Of the
Government
This was what the Magyar race asked
in Hungary. There was this difference
only that in America il was not neces
sary to establish this by law, for the orr
pinal settlers had stamped their language
in TIE country but in Hungary law
was necessary to make the Magyar thu
official language. The use of the Latin
tongue bad relic of the middle ages
which the clergy and aristocracy preser>
we'd as something precious, initiating tn"
ancient despots. who caused the laws to
be written IN small letters and placed on
high towers, that the people might no,
understand their rights--had been re
tanned among us. |: was necessary to
have living, spoken, popular language.
And what other could we have than the
noble Magyar?
How often have I. and other leaders
with me. said to my countrymen that
they must be strictly just, and seek their
futu greatness not in the wedoninance
OF one race, but in the perfect equality Of
all /! My counsel was adopted as the
basis Of the Government. The same
freedom. the same privileges. without
regard to language or religion, the free
development 81 each race under III.
protection Of the law. were accorded t.
all. We not only guaranteed the right t,
use any language in the churches an,
schools. but offered aid for the education
and development of each nationality
leaving ali TO the free action of the peo
ple--or that it should protect all alike.
In the general administration the pre-
dominance Of our language, and conse.
quently the race that spoke it, was a
necessity but 10 the administration OF
county afTlirs, which in some respect res
seMbled that of the individual States in
North America, the use Of each language
was granted. In the courts, IN the trial
by jury, in the right of petition. in the
republication OF all laws and ordinances,
the various races had the right to use
their own language. In one word moth
ing was left undope which could tend to
place all on eae footing Of the most per-
feet equality. True. We did not-as Aus
tria has done for political purposes solely,
to enslave all the people aad make the
brave Hungarians subordinate nation ;
make a territorial division Of the lands
We respected rights, and wished to pro-
gress, but were too honest tn commcnc.
. y -~~-- of snoliatinn A nd s~te BEES
been benefited by tlis policy of the vi
emma bureaucracy Not even tho Sc or
whom the pretended favors have been
conferred.
When those races clamoeed for nation.
al rights. boldly demanded what was
wanting, and what could be granted with
out injury tothe country. No one answer
cd but reckless men. who spoke Of terri
ts:ial division. The Ssryans desired to
have the comitat BAGS and the three
countries Of the Banat as a separate Ser
vian State. The Wallachians wished to
have Pennsylvania. They tservians) did
not consider that they owned no separ-
ate..portion Of the land in Hungary. and
in the BAGS. and the Banat we're Walla-
chians. Germans and MagJ airs, who could
not be made subordinate to the less nu.
merous Servians. So, also. in Transyl-
yania there were Magyars, Seekers and
Saxons. who would complain Of such a
connection with Wallachia.
AS there were various races, speaking
different languages in Hungary. and divi-
ded into as many municipalities. who
could blame US for laying the foundation
OF government in a Just equality TO all !?
Croatia alone was a separate territory
and how often have we said 10 her that
jf she would remain in union with us. we
would give Ter the hand of brotherhood
butNf she wished to separate. We would
not hinder her.! We could not, howey-
pr. permit such division Of Hungary. as
would have destroyed her as a nation.
1t was Austria who sowed tile seeds Of
division and dissolution.
CitEsns Of America to sou I declare
honestly that my aim in the federation OF
Hungary with smaller nations was to Sc
cure the nationality and independence OF
each, and the freedom Of all: and had
anything been wanting which would have
been justly granted % any or all Of the
races IN Hungary. the Maygars had only
20 know il and it would have been per-
formed with readiness for Freedom and
nas Power. was their desire.
Finally. declare that, by the Declar>
alton OF Independence by which was