American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-18


entire Austrian nation would have been liberated and
though by such treason this base family saved
from destruction, they were lar humbed IN bldfch,
lS49, that not knowing how to De just they implofed
foreign aid and threw themselves at me ieel OF the ezar
The Emperor hoped that the Hungarian people could
be terrified by his heaennss, and would prefer slavery
10 death; but he deceived He sold his own liberty
to Russia for aid ensave his people The choice OF
coward is 10 purchase miserable ephemeral existence
even though at the OF his honor and independence
The Austrians fought against not only with arms
and by the aid OF traitors, but with studied and unceas-
ing SANDER They never ceased to mpeach our motives
and falsely conduct, and yaunt the pretended justice
of their own cause before the judgment seat OF public
opinion. Efforts constantly made to weaken among
the people OF Hungary, and among the nations OF the
world, that sympathy and force which spring from a
! righteous cause.
/ Free citizens OF North America you have given, IN
spite OF these SANDERS the fullest sympathy for the cause
OF my country, We had no opportunity to explain 10
you our motives and conduct, and efute The bes against
US but said-and how truly your noble and magnan-
imous conduct shows it-hat such nation knows how
to defend Just and holy cause, and will give us its sym
patty and this conviction inspired US with more conn.
dence Oh that you had been neighbonng nation =
the Old World would be Free and would not have
10 endure again those terrible commissions and rivers OF
blood which are inevitable. But the end is with God,
and He will choose the means 10 fulfil its purposes
Ye great and free people receive the thanks oil my
country for your noble sympathy, which was great
moral support in terrible conflict
When the house OF Austria sold itself 10 the Autocrat
we who were fatigued with our hard-earned victory,
but not subdued or exhausted with apprehension Inc
spectre of Russian nvasionan invasion which violated
the laws OF nations, which openly hostile TO the
cause Of civilization, the hts OF man, OF order, and
even to that principle which the diplomacy OF Europe
calls "he balance of power" could not believe that
the governments Of Europe would permit this invasion ,
for expected they would intervene TO effect treaty OF
peace II not SO much account yet opreven us
tra becoming the vassal of Russato 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 reasonable terms We many times ten
deed the olive branch. We asked the constitutional
governments of Europe to nerpose They heard Us not
The naughty imperial family, forgetting that they were
the real traitors rejected every proposition with the de-
flying expression that they 'dd no, treat with rebels
Ave more they threw ambassadors into prison, and
one of them-the noblest of Hungdrys sons-they cow
ardy and impiousy murdered. Still we hesitaed to tear
asunder forever the bonds that united US Zen months
we fought and fought VIGOROUSLY in defence; and II
only when every attempt to bring about an honorable
peace failed-when Francis Joseph who was never our
King, dared in his manifesto OF the 4h OF March, 1919.
to utter the curse "h1t Hungary should erist no
ionger"-when there no hope OF arrestng the Rus
sian invasion by diplomacy--when we saw that we
must fight to ourselves from being struck Oft the
earth as nation-when the house OF Austria. by lis
endless acts Of injustice and cruelty, and by calling IN
the aid of foreign power had extngushed IN the hearts
OF The Hungarian people every spark OF aiection-then,
and then only after SO much patience the nation resolved
10 declare its absolute independence Then spoke the
National Assembly the words which had long been ut.
tered by every patriotic tongue "Frdncs Joseph thou
beardles young Nero thou dest 10 say. Hungary StdH
erisi We, the people, nns,cer, We do and Wt
er but you and your treucherouS house shall stand
Va, eb,H. Ii KIM OTH u1lp 10
forever banished, ye perdious traitors TO the nation"
We were mol only ready to accep, any terms that
honorable but carefully abstaned from doing any.
thing which would give the Car pretence, which he
had long sought, 10 NEEDLE with our affairs.
The Hungarian nation loved freedom the best gift
OF God but II thought OF commencing crusade
against Kings in the of liberty In Hungary there
were Of those propagandsts who alarm 50 much
the rulers of the Old World There no soc
cites plotting conspraces. My counymen not in
uenced by the theories Of communists socialists, nor
were they what the conservatives call anarchists. The
nation desired justice, and knew how to be just 10 all
irrespective Of rank, language, or religion people SO
worthy of freedom were generous enough to leave some
thing time, and 10 be satisfied with progressive de-
veopment. No violence used no just right was at
tackled; and even some OF those institutions were left
undsturbed which, in their principle and origin, were
unjust, but which, having existed Tor centuries could
not be abolished at once with IMMUNITY.
The Hungarian people did moi wish 10 Cypress any-no
the arsocracy: they were ready TO make sac
r6ces than punish the descendants of nobility for the
evils OF misgovenment, and Of those institutions which
emanated from their ancestors would they let the
many suffer for the sins Of the few.
There was no anarchy among Even in the bloodes
conflicts, when the human passions most excited,
there the most perfect order and security OF property
and person How did the conduct OF my noble country
men compare with that Of the +" order-making Austria!
Whenever the whirlwnd of ceased for while
where the social elements left in chaos, The nsnc
tive moral feelings of this incorrupble people, in the
absence Of all government preserved better order and
safety than e5ons OF police. A common spirit animated
the whole nation-ao secret aims no personal or local
attacks but bold and open defence in the face Of the
world Following the example OF your great Washing.
ton, adopted, policy Cancellation, justice and
legality and scrupuously observed the laws Of nations
The Russians and Ausrans made The soil of Walla.
CHA the basis Of military operations and the Turkish
government which either knew not lis own interests
was unable 10 defend them, silently permitted this viola
laton of treaties and the rights of nations thus humbng