The southern press., 1851-11-26

Therefore, all claim for my country also ID.
that England seeing out of our past that our
cause is Just. should acknowledge the sovereign
right of every nation to dispose of itself; and,
by acknowledging this, England should not in
terfere, but also not allow any power whatever
to interfere with the domestic matters of my
country, or of whatever other nation. The rest
should be left to the respective nations them
selves, the more because it is worthy of that in
dependence and freedom for which we struggled.
HIS PLAN OF GOVERNING HUNGARY.
therefore thought that here is not the place
Tor me to speak about the future organization
and form of government of my country, because
this ls home question Of ours, with which no.
body has to interfere. But the convenience of
this, my behavior, was not everywhere apprec-
ated as hoped. meet, rather in certain quar-
ters' the remarks that am slippery, and evade
the question. Now, on the score of sincerity +
am particularly suscept Bile. | have The senti.
ment of being plain, honest man. and would
not be charged with having entered by stealth
into the sympathes of England, without dis.
playing my true colors. Therefore must state
clearly that in our pest struggle we made no
revolution. We began to transform, in peace
full, legislative manner, the monarchico arsto-
craical communion of Hungary into a mon
archico democratcal constitution; we consery-
ed our municipal institutions, as our most
valuable treasure, but gave them as we'll the
Legislative power for bass-the common liberty
of the people; instead of the class privileges of
old, We established the personal responsibility
of ministers; instead of the board Of council
of old, which, being moral body, was, of
course, mockery to that responsibility of the
executive, which was our chartered rights on
paper, but no reality. However, we but con-
served fnscShich was due to us by the consti-
ton, by treaties, by the coronation oath of the
King, to be governed as sef-cOnsistent, indie.
pendent country, by our own native institutions,
according to our laws
We established the freedom of thought, of
the word and pen, and secured the freedom of
conscience. We introduced with the abolition
OF exemptions, equality in duties and rights
before the law. We obliged all TO contribute
to the public necessity, every man according to
ms faculties; we emancipated the peasants, or
rather gave them the land they TILED to be their
free property. Wemade the soil free, the labor
free, the industry free trade free but we spared
all existing material interests of every class, and
| resolved full indemnfeation for any material
loss. We established trial by jury, provided for
| the Independent administration of Justice, cared
tor cheap government, and took care that the
| national army should not become a tool of am
bition among ourselves, or an instrument of
oppression against foreign nations. All this We
did peacefully, by careful legislation, which the
king sanctioned and swore to maintain. But
the new dynasty, in the most perlurous man.
ner. attacked these laws, this freedom, this con-
stltutlon, and our national existence by arms.
We defended ourselves by arms VIGOROUSLY,
and after the pei jurous dynasty called in the
armies of Russia TO beat us down, we resolved
to defend ourselves against this tyranncal inva-
| der also, but Of course declared the perjurous
tiapsburgs, not to be more our sovereigns, de.
| posed and bdnished them, and declared our
selves free and independent nation, but fixed
no definite form of government-nether mon.
| archlal or repubIican-declaring rather to be
willing to follow the advice of European circum-
stances.
| These are facts which cannot be altered, be-
cause they are facts. By this you see that in
The past we made no resolution at all AS to
the future. Every just man must acknowl-
edge that Hungary has fairly exhausted every
peaceful means of self preservation; it is not
under the rule Of the king, but under the iron
oppression of tyrant who conquered Hungary
by calling in sacregiously to his aid the armies
OF the Car. So Hungary is not under govern
ment, but under foreign intruder, who is not
King of Hungary, being neither acknowledged
by the nation nor sanctioned by law. Hungary
IL, in word, in state of war against the Haps-
burg dynasty. Hungary can in no other way
regain IFS independence and freedom but in that
way in which twas deprived Of it-by war-as
every nation which is free and independent
conquered It's deliverance from its oppressors-
| like Switzerland, Belgian, Spain, Portugal.
France, Sweden, Norway, Greece, the United
States, and England lf-Tcheersl-that is,
by revolution, as some would allt-by war
| OF legitimate defence, as call il. / will ever
respect the laws Of England, and do nothing
here contrary TO them; but so much ] can state
as matter of fact, that my nation will never
accept and acknowedg. the periured house of
Hapsburg to become again lawful sovereigns of
HGngary-never will il enter into whatever
transactions with that perjurous family, but
will avail itself Of every opportunity to shake off
its yoke.
REPUBLIC LIKE THE UNITED STATES.
Secondly, that though the people of Hungary
were monarchica for u thousand years, vet the
continued perjury Of the Hapsburgs during 300
yeara-the sacrilegious faithlessness BY which IL
destroyed is. own historical existence Of nv ma
tor, as also my country's present intolerable
representative so entirely plucked out of the
heart Of my nation all faith, belief and attachment
TO monarchy, that there is no power on earth 10
knit the broken tie again; and, therefore, Hun
gary wills and wishes TO BE- tree and indepen-
dent republic; but republic founded on the
rule Of Law, securing social order, security to
person aud to property, and the moral develop
ment, as well ~ the material welfare of the
pcople-(Cheers)-in word, a republic like
that IF The UHjted SAFES, founded on institutions
inherited from England itself This is the con-
tviciion Of my people, which share in the very
heart Of my heart.
confidently hope the people of England will
appreciate the justice OF these remarks, ard
appreciate the honest convictions Of my heart;
neither will il falter in its sympathy to that
cause which il honorcd with its sympathy, which
it Judged 10 be righteous and true, and which II
consoled by its wishes and hopes. All entreat
is, that the people Of England may not give
charter to the Car to dispose Of the world, but
rather make by its powerful position, respected
the right of every nation 10 dispose Of itself.
With this hope thank you once. more for your
sympathy.