New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-16
LETTERS ON HUNGARY. mo. XIV.
ny MR. BRACE,
THE DELIvERANCE OF HUNGARY.
EncIINn Eridav Nov Ia. IL

THE DELIVERANCE OF HUNGARY
ENGLAND, Friday, Nov. IA, 1851.
Itmay be interesting at this time, when
10 much new attention is drawn to Hungarian mat
tiers. to give my impressions of "a subject likely
to become practical to the puOllc) the chances Of
Hungary IN another struggle AS am probably the
first foreign traveller who has mingled much with the
people since the revolution, it is hoped the opinions
nd facts presented here may have the more value
The first thing TO be considered, il one would
weigh carefully the chances Of another revolution
In Hungary, is, will the whole nation be united!
The ealousies of Croat toward Magyar, the antipa-
thy of savonan for Hungarian and of Wallach to
ALL in the last war, exceedingly checked and ham.
pered all the operations of the defending army.
There were forces enough wasted in the guerilla
warfare with the Croats and Raizen, who had been
deceived and stimulated by the agents OF Govern
ment in most singular manner against the Hun
Earian Ministry, to have held the whole army of the
Russians at bay There no great danger, to be
sure, from these enemies still the mere fear
Of them kept large bodies of soldiers always posted
in that part of Hungary and these petty conflicts
exhausted the of the richest district OF the
country. Then again in Siebenburgen-the only
part Of Hungary perhaps, where there was any
peasant war-the Wallach peasants had been
eesdingy excited by the priests and officers of Gov
eminent against their old Protestant Ian ilords.
Though Bems campaign in this province was per-
haps the most glorious III the war, 1t would have
been more completely successful if the peasants had
been with him. They hung upon his march, and In
various ways exceedingly hampered his more inn
portant movements
II the various Nationalities had been more
completely in harmony, and If the peasants had been
everywhere favorable to the cause, much better
plan too OF the campaign might have been formed.
The Hung arians could have made their base the
mountains OF Sebenburgen, and the marshy, diff
cult country near the Lower Danube, where they
could have fought every step of ground as the
Spaniards did through their mountains, against Ma
poleOn
A few months delay, too, would have savedthem,
as no foreign army could at all endure Their IhsaSs-
Isrers, as they call them, which come on usually In
September and October-and are a terrible scourge
on the low. lands to strangers.
A il was, with foes on every side, they were
forced to make their center and base the open Hun
garian plain which it not possible to defend
against superior numbers.
Beside these elements of disunion, there was the
codness of the Old Conservative Party" and OF the
"Masnates" 10 cramp the full efforts OF the Nation.
Would all these diverse parties and races in Hun
gary join in another effort for independence
and intercourse with every class of society, that
welsupported movement would carry with 1t every
class and race and party upon the Hungarian soil.
No one can understand, who has not been among
them, the utter and most unparalleled stupidity OF
the administration OF the AusirianS since the revo.
luton, over the races OF hungary-ali, which pru-
dent statesmen would have gained, they have lost.
The affections of the peasants, the confidence of The
moneyed men, the loyalty Of the once faithful Ma
uonahties," the attachment Of the " Conservatives"
ALI, they have let CO. as though their Empire was
founded on the most immoyable basis They have
appeared to revel In the pride of their victory Ii
seemed as ifthey were determined 20 contrve every
measure oss most to gall and offend the quick
National pride No conclhatory measures not a
show Of fotbearance or generosity, such as would
have wiped away, with minds like the Hungarlans'
centuries OF wrong-all cold, harsh, humilaung op-
preston. They had forgotten that the Grand Aus
uian Empire rests on atounda;on OF sand, and they
have uodden the conquered under them, though
affection, and loyalty, and the like. had relation
% power such as theirs.
They have tempted the peasants with public prom
ises-such that Of redeeming the "kossuth-
notes"-which they have never Kept they have
shoin them Of every privilege granted them by the
Hungarian Mnistry-and laid the intolerabe iaxes
of Austrian bankruptcy upon their shoulders.
The various races of Hungary, who had so faith
fully served them, they have not any the more
spared. The Crost has lost his Provincial Leg,S-
la,ure, which he enjoyed under the worst Hunga-
ran domination. On him and on every other, Wal
ZACH and Slayonisn, and RaiIen, have come the OBJ.
system, and the insulting rule OF martial law,
they equally were among the conquered.
The Conservatives" too, ana the hisher nobility,
Ind themselves alike cast aside now that they
have served the turn Of their masters. Not reward
lor one cocness AZ court continued insult against
sne nation, which no hungarian can ever cease to
rove taxation and annoy Rnce from the officials
tnis 10 all they have nov. IL Is notorious that
scarcely one among them will hold simple Office
IN Hungary now, under the Austrian Government,
Who can doubt that all these classes would COM
pine, heart ard hand, with the Hungarians in any
national attempt for Freedom
fact, heard the most conStan, hints OF this ev-
sy1here. Every rank and nationality felt its deg
Ssuon. was assured, and have had it con.
tha, ~ ny correspondence IN Government journals
-, r. sNSus toes were ON the very verge OF re-
~. .1e W aiiaehs had found tina. the emissaries
Svseihmeht had cheated them in every way and
oetn .io4,s ana they were becoming more and more
united with The Magyars in their Common nisfor
tunes. '.' '"'s'''
There was no greater proof OF this 10 me Than the
growing popularity OF the name OF Magyar no " WHEN
the Masyars were m disgrace With every loyal Aus
rian-such that the census this year would show
Ssh mithons Of Aagyvs, instead OF five millions
We expected returns. most remarkable fact and
combined to me by the Royal Chief Of Police IN