The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-30
WHOLE NO. 1852

ing either from individuals or govern
meht. contraty'to this declaration, which
isln perfect accord with the fundamental
law ct Hungary. is Illegal aud uniusi.
Before you ! assert thai The accusation
lha' the Magyar race was unjust 10 tho
other races-by means Of which portion
Iof the Servians. Wallschians. Slavouians.
and Germaus. dwelling in Hungary. was
excited sgainsi Us. is aB tmpious SANDER.
circrlsted by the house Of Hapsbure.
which shrinks from no crime 10 weaken
The united fotces of our army 10 CONQUER
one race after another. and thus bring
them all under the yoke Of slavery.
IL is True. spme Of the rsces in Hunea.
ry had reason TO complain; but these cub.
jecis Of complaint were the inevitable
Consequences If the pre- existing state Of
things sLd The Aoslrian interference.
But the Croaiians bad no reason to com
plain. This race Of half million, in a
separate province. had anatio6al assem-.
bly, ofits own, end enjoyed greater priv
ileges than eveu the HanesfisDs. They
contributed proportioBally but half ss
much in tszes; they possessed equal
rights with Hungary a~h hist the Hunga-
rian Proiesiants. on account Of their re-
liGion. were not suffered 10 own lands in
Croatia. Their grievances and ours were
tho same in the perpetual violation oflhe
constitution by the imperial government.
But their own peculiar grievances arose
from the evils Of former times, and from
the Austrian systemof government, which
forcibly placed the SIavonisn. Servian,
aud Wallachisn boundary districts on
the German military footing.
The moment. however. our people be.
came free and enjoyed their political
rights. they became just. and placed all
things upon a basis Of freedom and per-
feet equality. But some of these races
blinded by the informal ISLANDERS and sug-
gestioBs of Auslris. took up arms sgainst
US. The people. who for centuries had
endured slavery. fought against their own
ireedoml God fogive themI they knew
not what they didl
In America people Of different lsn.
gua9es dwell; but who says that it is un-
just for Senator'S and Representatives to
use the English language in their de-
bates. and to make il the official language
of the government
This was what the Magyar race ssked
in Hungary. There was this difference
oniy-that in America it was not neces-
sary 10 establish this by law. for the orig
nal settlers had stamped their language
in the country; but io Hungary law was
necessary to make the Magyar the off.
cial language. The use of the Latin Ian
guage-a bad relic Of the middle ages,
which the clergy and aristocrscy preserv.
ed as something precious, initiating the
ancient despots who caused the laws to
be written in small letter. and placed on
high towers. that the people might not
understand their rights--had been re-
teined among us. II was necessary to
have living. spoken. popular language.
And what other could we have than the
noble Msgyarl
How often have |. aud other leaders
with me. said to my coantrymentb thai they
must be strictly just, and seek their fu,
lure greatness. not in the predominaDce
Of one race. but in the perfect equality Of
all My counsel was adopted and made
the basis Of the government. The same
freedom. the same privileges. without
regard To language or religion. the free
developemeut Of each race under the
protection of the law, were accorded to
all. We mol only guaranteed the rightto
use any language in the churches and
schools. but we afforded aid for the edu-
cation and development of each nation
ality. The principle we announced was,
that either the state should protect no
religion, no notwithstanding all to
the free action Of the people or that it
should protect all alike.
In the general administration the pre-
dominance nf our language, and conse-
quently the race that spoke it. was NO
cessity; but in the administration Of coun-
ty affairs. which in some respect resem-
bled that Of the Individual States in North
America. the use Of each language was
granted. In the courts. in the trials by
Jury. in the right oi petition, in the re-
publication Of all laws aud ordinances,
the various races had the right TO use their
own language. In nne word nothing was
left undone which cnuld tend 10 place all
on fopting oflhe most perfect equality.
True. we did not--as Austria has done
for political purposes solely. To enslave
sll the people and make The brave Hun
garians subnriiusle natiOn--make ter
ritorial division Of the lands. We re-
spect rights, and wished 10 progress, but
were too honest TO cnmmence a system
nf spoliation. Aud who has been bone.
fitted by this policy yoftheVienna bureau
cracyl Not even those on whom the
pretended favors have been conferred.
When those races clsmored for ma
tional rights. | boldly demanded what
was wanting. aud what could be granted
without injury To the country-No one
answered but reckless men. who spoke OF
territorial division. The Servians de-
sired tn have the comitat BAGS aud the
three counties Of the Banst as separate
IServian State The Walachiaus wish
ed To have Trausylvanis. They (the Ser.
yians) did M, consider that they owned
no separate portion of the land in Hun
gary, and that IN BAGS aud tho BaDat
were Wsllachians. Germans, aud Mag
vars, who could not be made subordinate
to the less numerous Serviahs. So, also.
| in Transylvana, there were Msgyars,