Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-12-29
From the N. Y. Express.
What Constitutes Hungary.

We stated on Monday that Hungary de-
feated France and her Allies, and saved
! Austria from political annihilation under
the reign of Maria Theresa. This was but
one incident in the history Of the two peo-
pie. Another is, that The FIRST Prince ofthe
House of Hapsburg. who reigned in Hunga-
ry, was Ferdinand /. He governed neither
by conquest nor by the rights Of heirship,
but was elected in 1926, by the Hungarian
Diet, and by the uncontrolled sufrages OF
the people OF Hungary. The succession was
prescribed to the imperial family. in 1857,
by agreement, and since the Civil wars OF
| I'LL, the House of Austria has been ac-
knowledged The Emperor Of Austria be-
came by consent Of the Hungarians their
King, but with prescribed and limited pow
ers These prescriptions and limitations the
Austrian Rulers have over and over again
broken, and especially have they been vio-
lated by the reigntng Emperor, Francis
| Joseph. When James II broke bis coro-
nation oath, those who called in William
ILL.,. occupied very much the position OF the
Hunearians now II then there were no
intrinsic rights in the Hungarians as themselves
to be independent of Austria, there are
rights Of history, Of trnth, Of oaths violated,
tu vifdicate the part the Hungarians have
taken against Austria. They owe Austria
nothing but as men owe debts, often paid
with interest compounded for multiplied
and aggravated wrongs. Hungary will
repay this debt hereafter, and she is not, if
crushed, even now as weak as even her
,o.,ch ia.s lor ,,y,,,o.e re w nnld m K q
her. She has territory Independent Of
Austria of l26 600 miles, aud population
Of IA 900, 900 Of people, wherein and now
situated is found in the following reliable
statement which we give for the intorma-
ton Of our readers:
/. Hungary proper inclnding civil scla-
vonia, Croatia, and the Haduke districts
2. Transylvania. B. The Military From
tier All these countries are, legally, parts
of the Kingdom Of Hungary, and ale sub
ject to the King of Hungary. who, merely
by chance happens to be Emperor Of Aus
5tria He is not necessarily so-any more
than King Of England is necessarily King
of Hanover The following is a more ac-
curate description of the whole Kingdom OF
Hungary. ss~
Hungary Proper comprehends:-
l. Eleven Comi:ates or Counties BEYOND
or west Of the Danube containing 2,000,-
0a0 Of people -.-.#.s...-..s- .z-.~5*
Thirteen counties on this side or east
Of fthe Dannbe, with nearly 100000 Of
people.
8. Eleven counties Oh this side Of the
river Thesis aud Tib sous. with 2 900, 900.
A.. Twelve counties beyond the Thesis,
including the Banat, with $500 900.
s.. Sclavonia, with three counties, Syr-
mia, Verooz, and posega, and 1000.
6. Croatia and Separate districts. Thus
making Hungary Proper TO consist of To-
100000 Of people, and 81 300 miles
a. Transylyania including the Mag
yor, the Zechier, and Saxon Districts, D
010, 600 Of people. and twenty five coun-
ties, on May 2Oth, lS4s, was Incorporated
with Hungary.
Ill. The Military Frontier, intended to
guard against the Turks, includes six gene
raltz -of Carlstat, Ban, Varadin, Sclayonia,
Banat, and Transylvania, which are diyid-
ed into twenty regiments. and the same
number ofcommunities; with $500 00O OF
people and Is 900 miles Thus the whole
kingdom Of Hungary. independent Of Aus
tria, comprehends l26 900 miles, and a.,
coo, 900 Of people.