Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-02
Haynau che Butcher, and his Fa-
ther,

"Haynau, whose cruel treatment OF Lhe 1u"-
garians and recent adventure in an EngIahu
Brewry, have given him worldwide notoriety'
was fellow student at the University OF Vlen'
lia. He was frequent attendant of our cluD'
and in his manners and general habits was not
particularly distinguished nun tho etudants with
whom he associatel, nor did he give Indications
of a character that the circumstances of war
have since developed. fIc is an illegtimate
Of Frederick, Eector of Esse Casse, who as the
ally of Prussia in 1905 was forced to fly from
his domnions, which, in connexon with Han.
over and some other Provinces, were seized by
Napoleon in 1907, and formed into the new
kingdom of Westphalia, Of which his brother
jerome became king. ..
Haynau came to Vienna, at the age Of 90,
for the purpose Of finishing his education by at
tending the lectures at the University, OF the
Professors, none interested him so much az
Rieder, Professor Of Universal History, de-
partment considered by all the governments Of
Germany as one of the most important for for.
ming statesmen and worrors. ReIder, whose
course lasted two full years, was an eloquent
and profound lecturer, and Iy his vivid descrip-
tions Of daring deeds of ancient and modern
heroes made strong impression on the mind Of
Eaynau. If he was electrofed with the Profess
sor's pictures Of the battles won by Alexander
the Great Charlemagne, and the Marshal Of
Savony,fwhom he adopted for his model, he was
still more inspired by the war songs Of Theo-
dore Koerner who was at that time an under
graduate at the University and one Of those
Tassollke imprysatores in the different assem-
blies ofthe students, who excited the deepest
hostility to Napoeon's oppression. We re-
member hearing him one evening at our club
extemporize, with thrilling effect, that cele-
brated piece. The Lyre and the Sword. He
spoke in numbers with the greatest fuency,
and with purity and accuracy that required
little if any correction for the press.
These influences. combined with desire to
revenge the robbery of his fathers property,
decided Haynau's future career. He entered
the Austrian army, which, consisting Of about
100000 men, attempted in 1909, to annihiIate
Napoleon's power. The attempt failed. The
Austrians wete defeated by the French Emperor,
for the bride accepted by Napoleon in the per-
son ofthe Arch Duchess, Maria, Louise, the
House af Hapsburg would havo ceased to exist.
This defeat was great Disappointment to Hay
nau. 1t strengthened the nowiy created King
dom Of Westphidla, and deprived the Eector,
his father Of all hope of regaIning his former do
minions. The disappointment was mitigated
however, by a lberul annual allowance from
the elector, and rapid advancement to the
higher military ranks, until from subaItern
officer he became Field Marshal of the Aus
tEian army. For this success he was partly in
debted to his Iather, and p)rtly to the faver and
interest of ladies of high families and influence
at the Imperial coult.
Haynau, when at the University, was hand
some young man, Of tall and commanding fig
ure. Though he was not thea admitted to the
highest circles, he was well received in the re-
spectacle families of the middle cllssess, par
tcularly in those of the Jewish bankers. the
Barons Oertheimslein E,kees, snd Arnstein, in
whose houses, principally that of the latter,
splendid entertainments, balls and coucerts, as
well as frequent meetings of literati and dlstin-
; gushed foreigners took place.
The father of Haynau, like meny other Ger
man sovereigns of the last and present century
was distinguished for his tyIany, licentlousnes'
and wealth The last he acquired, 1, by lottery
the tickets of which lie forced them by military
power to purchase 3, by heavy taxation, a bur
= then that bore alike upon the wealthlest ant
poorest men of his principaiy 3, BY forcint
the atfluent to give up to him a part of thel
g property A, by selling TO the British for tn
Il American war, $4,000 of his subjects, and 5, b.
S putting the discontented fathers, and mother
II and sislers of these unfortunate lLen IN tn
IS house of correction, and coniscatng their prop
J. erty.
e This miserable prince, when expelled fror
y his dominons took shelter in the city ofPragu
- in Bohemia, where he fixed his residence. IL
ID carried with him all mis- movable property, eX
"a cept some vauale papers comprising mortgage
and bills due him, amounting to several hundred
thosuand dollars. These he left at Frankfort
l. in the hands of the afterwards celebrated Je"
isb banker, Rothschild, relative OF one OF III
i mistressess, and at that time quite poor. Roths
e child. after some months, succeeded, undiscover
,r ed by the government of Westphaia in convert
of ing these papers into cash and having addet
d greatly to the amount by successful operations
n brought the entire sum to the fugitive Elector
y Prague. Delighted with the recovery of wha
y he had considered entirely lost he offered I
1t loan the whole SUN, and more if wanted ut
y trfng interest, to the honest Israelite. Tn
Is offer was accepted, and thus was laid the fpunC
4 alton OF that immense fortune, which furnished
J. in 1919, all the necessary money to the penny
Mt less Car of Russia, 10 the Impoverished Kan
g. of Prussia, and TO the bankrupt Emperor of Aus
id tria to support an army of more than one mi
n lion soldiers for precipitatlng Nopoeon's colos
ir sol power Before the power of Rothschlld'
c. wealth the genius of the French Emperor SUM
r With its potent aid, darkness and despotism RI
]. sumed their reign while the way for ruliu
", Europe opened to the Russian AutOeEst,