Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-25


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thsre is no moderately large nountrU n
the world. whose population il counted
by iRilhens. where you would not fnd
several languages spoken. No! it is not
lungus Z OILY which makes nation.--
Community of interests, community Of
history. ceriaiittics Of rights and duties
but Chiefly community Of institution Of i
population. Which, through perhaps di Ter
en- races, 2 beani together by its daily
intercourse ~ their towns, the centres Of
their hurnoly commcrco and hon,eiy indus
try, tho very noun.ian ranges, and system
OF rivers and streans, the soil, the das. of
which IS mingled with the ashes d, '.bose
ancestors who bled on The same field. for
The same iitcrctt-thc common inhcritance
Of glory and ofwoe, The community orlaw,
ne of institution, tie OF common freedom OF
common oppression-ail this cutters into
Tho definition ofa nation Tint THE j. true
Tint this i iusilnctively felt By tic com
mon sense Of the people, now here Is mora
nPpere tly shown than at this very mo.
ment ia my native land
Hungary was declared ty Francis 10.
seph " Anritn 40 more ~ exist ns i na.
lion, 10 more as State. Il was, and 4
put under martial law; strangers rule. in a
iorciun tongue. where o.r f,bcr, Gvo1
and our brothers bled. 20 bca Hunc,.
RAN, became almost ciime III our own
- tive lnnd.-Now. to Justify before the
extinction Of fIungarv. flo c',,ns,;,;o, or ~
territory. and gain the een,raiizn,;on or,b.
uissectcd limbs into The ;cott,nsp boJv &c
ser,itude, the treachcrous aynas,y wus
anxious to show that he Hnr,yar;nns ara
in minority in their o,y,, nar,,e land -
they hoped tha, intimidation and terrorism
would induce even the very uunearinps
Magyars, as we il our own lancuapc term.
ed---to abuegato their lanruago and bir,b
They ordered a census Of natonalities 10
DO made They performed il with m,
iron rule Of martial law; they employcd
terrosm III The highest degree, a. much
that thousands 81 women and men, who
protts5ed to be Maeyars. preferred not 20
know, uay, not to have perhaps heard a.
ny other language than tho Magyar. not.
witLstundng an their protestations. ver,
put down IL be Selnvcs, Serbs, Germans.
or Wallnchinns. h,,rattec,thci,. s.,n,,es hal
NOT oriiie IIupporien ssnul
ANA still L M, wns I'M .iusnc,t,r ,h;s -,
'ianlut plnti Rut III tie twelve millions
oiiultuhitants Of Hungary proper the Ma.
aysrs turned out TO be,ngre tl,r, t;gb, ,,;i
hot g. sontc t,vo m;ll;,ns ,,,r, ,I..,
know the case really IL Tbc pconl,. l.,
stinriivcIv fell INN tho tvron, MA H., 4.
s;rn 70 dcslroy viii tEe pr,,c.,t ~ III
guaee the vcry existence Of tbe n,,;,, e..
med bytle con no,tpJ Of all ,hos, ;n,,r',J;
cuts Which every nations no,sas-ca III,
tLc tyranaic plof w If II answered NV,
wapi 10 be i n,rion. ond ;r,Le tysa,, ,.,,,
Iapguac, only for Tho ,,nrt ,r c,r nn,;aa
aHty. then we arc all Iinncar;,,s - AZ
mark vcll. rcptlrp,ap. MN L,rn.,.l M,
updrr ,nv oo, ern,r.l;n lr, .,, Ir
tfernlc Of Austrian tn,rrti,linw Thn.aL
met Of Vienna became f,,r;ons :, ,honaL,
ola new ecrsns. but nruJcn, man ,,lJ r..
that a new census \ ould civc ~ wha,I
twelve millions u M,eynTs ,nI ,hna IA
new census wag taken.
So true ia NV Insertion that Z, ia M, I,a
gungo alone which makes n natioo m ns
srriiun which, of course. yon, ~ ! erc.,
III proves N the worlJ M, on ,hs
Enrnncan continent ,bare ,nb,r,,;l,, o.,,,,,
up school which bound thc;aa, ora mn
tion orly to the ;lca oflonguace md ;o;n.
ed political pro,eaeiops N g,hnr,. ~.
some who advocate the ,hcorv M, o,,s,e
inr countries mnst ccasc,ond he ,erri,or;o.
ofrho world Hoancw divided bv langnoo.s
and nations scqrcprated bv ,ongnes yo,,
are aware thnt dis idea. II i wore not IN.
practicable, wonld 30 L,h cursc u III.
rnanitv--a death blow to civilization ar5
progress, and throw back ris.,kin1 no c.,,.
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