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

ample upheaved the nation as one man,
and legions, with all the means Of war,
appeared to rise from nothing, as the
tender grass shoots up alter spring
! showers.
Though we were inferior in numbers
TO the enemy, and could not compare
with their well trained forces-though
our aims were shorter than theirs-yet
the heroic sons Of Hungary supplied
the want Of numbers by indomitable
bravery, and heightened their weapons
by step further in advance.
The world knows how bravely the
Hungarians fought And il IS not for
me, who was identified with the war
who. obrying the wishes Of the nation,
stood faithfully Al the helm of govern
ment-to extol the heroic deeds of my
countrymen. | may mention. however,
that, while every day it became more
evident that the heart of Europe beat
TO the pulsatioDs 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
tyrant house of Iiapsburg in the dust;
and had il not been for the intentional
and traitorous disregard Of my COM
mands by one Of our leaders, who after
wards shameiully betrayed the country,
not only would the imperial family have
been driven rom Vienna, but the entire
| Austrian nation would have been lIber-
ated and though by such treason this
base family saved themselves from des-
friction, they were so far humbled in
| hot In no.
be just, they implored foreign aid and
threw themselves at the feet Of the
! CZar.
The Emperor hoped that IN. Hunga-
rian people could be terrified by his
threatenings and would prefer slavery
TO death but he was deceived. He
sold his own liberty TO Russia for aid to
enslave his people. The choice of a
cowa rd is 10 purchase miserable, eph-
! emeral existence, even though at the cost
| Of his honor and independence.
The Austrians fought against us not
! only with arms and by the aid of trai-
tors. but with studied and unceasing
SANDER They never ceased to impeach
our motives and falsiiy our conduct, and
vaun, the pretended justice OF their own
cause before the judgment-scat Of pub
lie opinion. 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 righteous cause.
Free citizens of North America ! you
have given in spite OF these ISLANDERS,
the fullest sympathy for the cause OF
my country. We had no opportunity
| to explain to you our motives and con-
| duct, and reiute the libels agains, us
| but we said--and how truly your noble
and magnanimous conduct shows il -
that such nation knows how to defend
n Just an | holy cause, and will give us
It's sympathy; aud this conviction in
spired us with more confidence. Oh,
that YOU had been neighboring ma
ton the Old WorlI would now be
free, and would not have to endure
again those terrible convulsions and
rivers Of blood which are inevitable
But the end is with God, and He will
choose the means 10 fulfil It's purposes.
Yc great aud free people receive the
thanks of my country for your noble
sympathy, which was great moral
support in our terrible conflict.
When the house of Austria sold itself
| to the Autocrat, we, who were fatgued
with our hard earned victory, but not
, subdued or exhausted saw with appre-
| hcnson 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 of order, and even TO that princi-
pie which the diplomacy of Europe calls
''the balance ofpower." | could not be-
lieve that the governments OF Europe
| would permit this invasion for expec-
ted they wou d intervene TO elect a
treaty of peace, il not 80 much on our
account yet to prevent Austria becom-
| ing the vassal of Russia-to 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 reason
| able terms. We many times rendered
the olive branch. We asked the con-
stitutional governments of Europe to in
terpose. Tlvy heard us not. The
naughty imperial family, forgetting that
they were The real traitors, rejected ev-
cry proposition, with the dclyi1g eX-
preston that they "did not treat with re-
beIs." Aye. more they threw our am
bassadors into prison, and one of them
the noblest of Hungary's sons--they
cowardly and impiously murdered
Still W. hcsitaled to tear asunder iorcv
er the bonds that united us. Ten months
we fought and fought VIGOROUSLY, IN
defence and il was only when every
attempt TO bring about an honorable
peace failed-when Francis Joseph, who
'ver was our King, dared IN his man.
lesto OF the h OF March, lSl9, To utter
the curse " that Hungary should erist
NO iOnger"-when there wis no hope OF
arresting the Russian invasion by dip |
lomacy-when we saw that we must
fight to save ourselves from being struck
of the earth as a nation-when the
house Of Austria, by its endless acts oi /.
injustice and cruelty, and by calling IN
the and of "A foreign power, had ektin- ]
gushcd in the hearts OF the Hungarian /,
people every spark Of atiection-then, |
aud then only, after so much patience, I
the nation resolved 10 declare lis aboso- ,
Lutte independence. TLeI spoke the .
National Assembly the words which had Z
long been uttered by every patriotic /
tongue: /" Francis Joseph Thor beard !
less young Nero hou ddrest 10 say, linn .
gary hdH crust no more We, The peo- .
PIE, dnstoer Ue do and uW e.rid bat .
you and your bedcherous house shall
stand no iongerl lou shall no more be .
Kings Of Hungary BE forever banls