The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-11-15

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England, ls not mere sigu which the wind s'ocs
away. but is prophetic of the future What
blessed sight to see whole nations elevated bv
such sentiments!
Free citizens Of America, you inspired nv
countrymen to noble deeds your approval impai.
ted confidence your sympathy con soled in al
versity, gave ray Of hope for tho future. aud
enabled Us to bear the weigh, Of cur heavy bur.
den; your fellow feeling will sustain Us i'll We
realize the hope, "that Hungary is not Lost for.
ever" Accept in the name Of my couu,rymep,
the acknowledgement Of our warmest gratitude
and our high respect.
!. who knew Hungary 80 well, firmly believe
she Is not lost, and the intelligent citizens of A.
merica have decided not only with in pulsye
kindness. but with reason and policy, to favor the
unfortunate but not subiugated Hungary. The
sound of that encouraging voice is not like fune.
raj drge. but as the shrill trumpet that will call
the world TO Judgment
Who does not see that Austria, even in her vic.
tory, has given herself marital wound Her
weakness is betrayed. The world no longer be-
lieyes that Europe needs the preservation Of this
decaying empire !. is etident that its existence
Is n curse tomankind it never promote tie
welfare Of society. The magic Of its lima yned
power is gone ; 1t was deluson which can de-
ceive no longer. Among all the races Of thi, EN-.
pire-not excepting the hereditary states-there
is none that does not despise the reigning family
OF llapsburg This power has ne moral ground
of support its vain dreams Of q united empire
for which il has committed the most unhesrd
of crImes-are proved to be mere rawlings at
which the world laughs. No one loves or respects
it; and when it falls. not tear or regret will fol-
low it to the grave. And fall it surely will That
moment Russia withdraws her support, the decay
ed edificc will crumble to dust. A shot fred by
an English or BY an American vessel from the
Adratc, would be like the trumpet at the city Of
Jericho.
! And this impious. foolish government thinks to
control fate by the hangman's cord. How long
will Russia lie able to assist This Czar--who
boasts that his mission is to be the scourge Of all
! the nations striving for lberty-will not the Al
mighty, whose vicegerent he profane!y assumes
I TO be, blast the miserable b0Rs,erf The verv
! character of his government is a declaration Of
war against the rights and interests of humanity.
and the existence of other nations. Will the
world suffer this longl Not long.
! The Hungarian nation, in her war has not only
! gained a cOnscenceness of her owe strength but
she has forced the conviction into the minds Of %.
ther nations that she deserves to exist and to DO
independent; and she can show Justly that her
/ existence and independence are essential to the
cause of liberty in Euroye. No, no Hungary is
not lost. by her faith, bravery and by her fore
sight, uhich teaches her TO- oJide her time, she will
te yet among the foremost in ths war of univer-
! sal liberty.
/ You, noble Americans, we bless in the name of
the God of Liberty Toyou, who have summon.
ed the murderers of my countrymen before the
| udgment-seat Of the world--to YOU, who are the
4 first Judge. of this COURT will bring the COM
plants of my nation, and before you ! will plead
her cause. When the house of Hapsburg, with
| the aid Of 4 foreign army. invaded my country,
and had destroyed, bv their manifesto of the 4th
Of March, l349, the foundation upon which the II.
mon with Austria rested there remained for Hun.
gary no alternative than the Declaration of Inde.
pendence which the National Assembly unani-
mously voted on the lith April, ls4s, md which
the whole nation solcmnly accepted, and sealed
with their blood.
/ | declare to you. in the most solemn manner,
that all which has taken place or that NAV here.
after take place, proceeding either from individu.
/ ais or government contrary to this declaration,
! which is in perfect accord with the fundamental
law Of Hungary, is illegal and unjust
Before you assert that the accusation that the
Magyar race was unjust TO the other races-by
means Of which portion OF the Servians, Walla.
chians Slavonians and Germans dwelling in Hun.
gary, was excited ngainst us--is an mpiOus Sian.
der, circulated by the house Of Hapsburg, which
shrink, from no crime to weaken the united forces
of onr army, to conquer one race after another,
and thus bring them all under the yoke Of slave.
ry.
It's true some of the races in Hungary had,
reason to complain hut the subjects Of complaint
were the inevitable consequences of the pre-exis-
ting state Of things and the Austrian interference.
But the Croatians had no reason to complain.
This race of half million, ir aseparate province
had u national assembly Of its own and enjoyed
greater privileges than even the Hungsrians
!. They contributed proportionately but half as
much in taxes they possessed equal rights with
Hungary whilst the Hungarian Protestants on
account of their religion, were not suffered to own
lands in Croatia,
Their grievances and ours were the same in Il q
, perpetual violation Of the constitution bv the i'm
pe,la government. But their own peculiar grie-
vances arose from the evils of former times, and
from the Austrian system Of government which
+ lorcibly placed the Sclavonan, Servian and Wal.
achian boundary districts Oh the German militia
| ry footing,
The moment, however, our people became FREQ
r and enjoyed their political rights, they became
just, and placed all things upon basis offreedom
and perfect equality. But some of these races.
blinded by the Internal sander. and suggestions
Of Austria, took uparms again.tus. This people,
who for centuries had endured slavery, fought a
gainst their own freedoml God forgive them
+ They knew not what they did
Il In America people of Acknowledgements dwell: /:
but who says that it is unjust for senators and re-
presentatives to use the English language in their
debates, and to make it the official language of
the government
This was what the Magyar race asked in Hun.
gary There was this difference only-that in
America it was not necessary TO establish this by
law, for the argnal settlers had stamped their
language in the country bu, in Hungary n law
was necessary to make the Magyar the official LAM
guage The use of the Latin language-a bad re-
lie Of the middle ages which the clergy and aris
tocraco preserved as something precious, intima-
ting the ancient despots who caused the laws to
be written in small letters, and placed on high to-
wers that the people might not understand their
rights-had been retained among US. 1t was ne
cessary to have a living spoken popular language.
And what other could we have than the noble
Magynr'
How often have T. and other leaders with me,
said to my countrymen that they must be strictly
just, and seek their future greatness not in the
predomnance of one race, but in the perfect c.
quality of all
>, My council was adopted and made the bnsis OF
the government. The same freedom, the same
privilege. without regard to language or religion,
the free Development ofeach race under the pro-
lection of the law, were accorded to all.