New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-10

- s,,>,v,>,I Perfnyy that Wa, he FCfc nc -.
a PLAIN common man, and ~ e~lsr enu"e han The
IL a,,.r a,ion eleC;ei ihe House o. hapSoDis -
- IIseIy throne o. Huns aty tnat Ans-,H lie
rrised 4 ESQ German geoSi thi.sst sie1r1 s,,a,re
p.bicn he was told, equaled iyott5 nDs..s' -,
80 viih a population Of 5J.WopJO. =" NJ -
rIose the House Of Hapsburyh "as'o
rqrpo.es a coastItuLcna. so's ~. ,oif
tnsif,,an Government which vas saose i4sn. -.
- 60 I, fhs re-., rot e IA them nOHl was a. -D'
tut oDal bot for tnree centuries sh.o NC 70, - al
Hans ourc b ad been Struggling 20 - -
fat had continued tendency % resP's-o -. -
-, tnere was not a single province III LIZ ptt"i
tho Austrian empire that posse seq Iyils'. -
,,ghis TIE constitutional rights o. hius AZ -,
Jts ros,tIon was ,he same as Hanover slool N WIN
reosrd 70 England, OF ly Hanover hI riao ont .e
Of succession. llmmr hse cheering III a. 30
was no other connection between huI.-@i9 81 -
other nrovluces Of Austria, only mat th,y hfl 1Ie
sau,e sovereign Hungary SulI conserve iti' i'5i'
10 be ruled Oy Eer own Avs custom anu I'',s,
lions so that should n happen thal Oy shCcostt
a king came to the severe gn'y an Wa Il IN
duTin9 ms minority Hungary would 10, Oe ii.ied
or governed by member oil the housc VI 'f
burg and the regent Of tne young SOsel0-7. 1...,,
always be the Palatne. lheie'oIv EsorSed ~
tiondl rights OF Hungary were not HDso s ~ %
csnse the municipal institutions Ieslsted the IN
croachment OF the crown lie cons 'ueIeo s,o
clpal institutions like, for instance, tne slese VI
oassa nv Napoleon u he, when he ha1taSen tne lo"h,
s had 10 fight single battles IN the streets son "ds
ALWAYS in his life, although he was sun young nan,
IN Hungary There was time when the mouse u
Hamburg would not recognize either fafHaineh'o i
,nsiuiioI c and ordered leyes OF troops, ana faseu
nubc taxes and out OF hity-two counties ol nun
gary uninfuenced by the various means vi teIlIi
and power which An immoral government posseoai
only ten or twelve resisted these uncosti'ulio'oi
epcroachments But they did resist, ana Ike sara
eossa when the enemy had taken the hesl ho'Se'
they found the one they had left oarrlcadel AGAIN
and So notw outstanding all these unconsl luuohdi
encroachmepts sull they contrived TO nave seme
shadow OF constitutional liberty. urea cneeiIn9
But the house Of Hapsburg, seeing those remains o
vitality and seeing the HuDgaridsso ooiu w oposo
them resorted 10 omen violence 10 overthrow tnelI
Copsttution-fomented their discords-underlnlheu
their national characteY-lmpoverishedt he hauon-
corrupted and oppressed them, SO that Oy-dhu-Oy'
those municipal institutions and their Parliament
which should have been convened every three years.
was not called together for 20 years linen ta1atlOh
went on arbitrary government went on, and they VINO
were aware Of lt--four or five hundred nooeiheh-
were not sufficient to defend the country against 'he
paramount domination OF Austrian aDsoiutlsin' Alu
this was the origin of their endeavors, ana the ehoiS
which about twenty eight years ago, many WI" IA
Auenced by Justice and true patriotism TO make, 60
ing on, degree by degree aud step Dy STEP 70 mart
the people peTceptve Of those constitutional move
ments and 10 endeavor to give direction 70 puDnc
life IN Hungary, and these efforts dated from 1872
Hungary had felt the necessity OF ms DC 'duse' al
though they had a board or council OF government,
which by law made responsible u do nOihihg
contrary 10 law and TO carry INTO execution noIhhg
contrary TO N, even by the order OF the eregh,
still they there was no responsibility III 'lat
council, because no corporate body coulu De uid!e
espouslble individuals might be, but corporate
body could not be respOnsible-t Was mere phan-
tom. These lawful rights were set aside entirely oy
the Austrian minister, and IN their time chleny
by Meiteinlch, VINO Was AL ana an ia Aus'ii IA
Now they knew that Austria had nothing 10 90
with them--that the hing OF Hungary a'hough
Emperor Of Austria, was oOlged 10 govern dc-
cOIdlng TO the lnstiu ions OF the coontfy. lhey
did not like Austrian Interference IN their AFFAIRS ana
they took the direction TO rouse the people, IN odef
thai their national existence ana constitutional ree
dom-which 100000 mobiles were not able to deien1-
people OF 10000 goo united on the eatprnclple OF
common duties and equal rights-might have sutt-
Client reason and power TO defend. tdear Inc
peasanty important In every country was, OF course
In Hungary, agricultural country, still more n
portant. Their condition was the first topic OF DIS
cussion, and seeing that country so hghiy gilted
could never be converted INTO an earthly pa adlse
like England, where every man enjoyed the fruits OF
his work, seeing that the cOnoton of the peasantry
was such that they worked for their landlord lO4 days
every year-and, taking Sundays festivals, aad WIN
ter into account, what time renamed Tor himself
seeing that he had 10 give ninth 10 his segneur ana
tenth 10 his bishop, condition quite contrary 10
Justice, to human rights, to the Unborn dignity OF the
people and the future welfare OF Hungary, the hrst
step they took was to emanclpa,e the people
and vehement cheermsl. but being, a, ne ot'e nA
stated, under very Mduous circumstances anu
the legislative power being only IN the hands OF
the mobiles, these reforms proceeded by slow
degrees the Parliament tfOm 1892 20 1886 ana the
lower House OF Members. elected by Counties, only
proposed that every such peasant should nave the
night TO make himself free oil his SeignOTa and leu
dal burdens by paying the capital value. was hrs
urged that tins should not be dependent on the Will
OF the landlord but that was opposed by the House
OF Lords, and ultimately measure was carried by
the Commons upon that principle but the Austrian
Government rejected II. That was the end OF the
great reform question of 1896. Whatever they
might think OF the instructions given TO members OF
Parliament in England, ii was fact, that the mem
beIs OF the hungarian House OF Commons were not
| pienlpotentares but received instructions from
the County meetings, which sal four, five and six
therefore lntrpnpS
Government men were chiefly directed 10 those
County meetings, IN order TO convey their own
instructions. Very dangerous steps were taken
| to corrupt those municipal institutions, but sull
there was some independence in those pu0nc
| meetings IN respect at least to the Legislature,
because, although the Supreme Count, who was like
the Lord Lieutenant, was named by the King, being
| by his office member OF the House OF Lords, he
| naturally could not influence these county meet
| Ings therefore the Government adopted the rule
that the administrators entrusted with orders and IN
stIucilonS should never leave their Counties, and
! by-and-by the whole municipal Institutions became
mere name-an instrument and tool OF the Gov
! ernment Loud cries OF " Hear, hear Iha. was
what they opposed because they wanted an indie
penderce OF al control and that these institutions
should remain temple of liberties for the people.
The more The flungarlans insisted, the more the
Government insisted upon the decentralization OF
the Sc bodies. Under these circumstances. the Par
lament OF lei met Just before the French Reyolu-
uon, and they would see by this that Hungary was
not planning revolution. Great applause iiCn-
gary was not full Of dark CoaSpIracies, but IN their
public meetings they struggled fairly and open.
ly for the rights Of The people and the inde pen
dence OF then country Renewed cheerng.l lie aim
self had had the honor 10 be elected member OF Par
lament IN le4 the deputy ofthe che metropolitan
county ,Pessh, when the Government nd everything
possible 10 oppose his election bat the COOL sense
OF the noble people OF Hungary tuumphod. When
he came to the diet, the hst question ne proposed,
according 10 the instructions OF MS constituents, Uas.
that municipal institutions must be upheld IN their
natural purity, and tina, the sy stem of a1nlns;ratoT
should be put aside. This Was no, carried For
two months The House O. Commons and the House
OF Lords continued not to agree, because II was ne
fore II could obtain the sanction o. The King The
House OF Lords was composed chiefly Of the fIac-
uona1les OF the Government, but st,.l they hal
worthy portion, at the head If whom was his IN
fortunate frlend-worthy OF 4 better fate--Iouis
Baihyani. Here Nj. kossuth became deeply Affect
&c, and after little time resumed Suil, corrup-