New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-21

ara ul4>c-t CVulI await hCN Sces'ei' u"NN
such circumstances.
Still the spirit Of the Hungarian people
is not broken. They believe IN hossuth
As much as ever, and expect their nations
regeneration from his return. Nor 70 II pos
sble to say that such an event may not soon
happen. No great convulsion Is required
in Europe TO restore freedom and her hero
TO Hungary and IN the present state OF
doub: and weakness, when every country
seems but vast magazine Of revolutionary
materials, ready to explode at the most tri-
fling shock, day, an hour may change the
whole face of things. Indeed, 1t seems
hardly possible that the French elections
and the wear 1852 should pass away with
out new upheayal in which Hungary can
not but participate.
Meanwhile the prominent Hungarian
exiles have prepared memorial aud protest
against the absorption OF their country into
the Austrian monarchy. This document,
which has been communicated to the Eng
lish, French and Sandman Governments,
and as we understand to that of the United
States also, shows beyond dispute that this
absorption grossly violates every pledge of
Austria in times past, and Is as Illegal IN
form as it is revolutionary and tyrannical IN
spirit. To the only argument by which 1t
can be justified. namely thar Hungary re-
VOTED against the legal and proper demands
Of the legitimate government, and that the
Government is thereby authorized to treat
her il all respects IS a conquered country.
the memorial replies in the most lucid
manner. and to this part Of II We invite the
attention of the Bowens. Washes and
Webbs. all and singular II Is rs follows
Without entertaining the question, whether
anation can ever be punished byits sovereign with
the loss of rs Constitution and II, dependence.
we ask. l. It the Government or the People
which left the ground OF justice and the Laws
Which OF the two va, 1t that FASTENED to enter
the bloody path of revolution IL i, enough 70
adduce four facts on this point, none OF which
can be denied or called in question l. The Diet
of lels-'i9 was legal. and 'hc Reform Laws
which II adopted were not revolutionary meas
ure>. lat were passed after constitutional deiih-
Grafton The King made h, comments on all
of them accepted each article 10y Itself. and
gave his rGal sanction 10 the whole II. The
nation obt ned no new right by the laws oi
ISIS 9-uoue which was not guaranteed ia tue
Old laws. IN The public records and in the trea-
4 .l,. .lqff "a
twccn Austria and Hungary experienced no
change whatever III The Hungarian nation
did not take up arms until the Ban OF Croatia.
who had been publicly declared guilty OF high
treason by the Hungarian King but who had
secret understanding with the Austrian Govern
Iuent. invaded the Hungarian territory with an
Austrian and Croatian army, and thus IN fact,
war was commenced uQon the Ming 81 Hungary
by the Emperor of Austria ". Even after the
entrance of the Austrian invading army INTO
Hungary IN December, 1918, the Hungarian IA
ton sent AGENTS with proposals OF peace 60 the
chief OF that army, who hot only refused to hear
them. but IN defiance of all the laws 81 nations
held them la arrest nor has Europe yet
forgotten under what exciting cIrcumstan
ces one OF them. thu noble Count Bat'hy
am was murdered at The command OF Aus
tra. Hungary has never asked for anything,
but the preservation OF the rights which
were accepted by her King, and which were
guaranteed by oaths. Hungary has according
ly been the chan pon of order and of freedom, and
1t was the House of Hapsburs Lorraine, which
was guilty Of resisting the laws, by which justice
was secured It va, Hungary which made
every cndoayor TO preserve peace. and u was
Austria which brought upon It war
We need not say any thing On tn ISSUE OF
the war Austria. conquered by Hungary. could
save itself only by the aid OF Its most dangerou,
rival. and by means Of treacherv. Europe
looked upon this alliance m silence, without
feeling called on to interfere IN the unhappy
struggle. Hungary 10 Frustrated, yet Is eternal
rights remain intsct With what preiense does
the House Of Austria now seek to Justify Itself
VIII il maintain that the war Of ls4s-i9 was q
wax Of conquest. and that Hungary !, con.
qucred country Then Il confesses that the
executions, the lncarcera,lons and the other
crueliies praciiced on the defenders OF Hungary
were wauton outrages, and the conliscation Of
their property. was only violent robbery It puts
might IL he place OF right and lustlfies the use
Of force. whenever the occasion /, presented
"Or VIII Austria contend today, that she car
red on the Mar only against party DID she
not repeatedly assert tbs during the war, and
yet a. soon IS the victory wa secured lid She
not deprive ~ whole nation II Il. Con,,itu
tion
IT,, sic up, declared o.. the .ac- OF Europe
that she only wished ~ destroy the laws given IN
March, 1913, although they were accepted aud
sanctioned BY the King With what night then
doe, -hc overthrow The ..yd provisions winch