The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-30

huohio, W ho ciuiooo dCts VI iiJuStiCo due
cruelty, and by calling in the aid of for
eign power, had extinguished in the hearts
of the Hungarian people every spark of af-
fecton-then, and then only, after so much
patience, the nation resolved to declare its
absolute independence Then spoke the Ma
tional Assembly the words which had long
been uttered by every patriotic tongue:
"Francis Joseph thou beardless young Ne
ro though darest to say, Hungary shall ex-
ist no more? We, the people, answer, we
do and will exist; but you and your treach-
erous house shall stand no longer lyon
shall no more be the Kings of Hungary Be
forever banished, ye perfdious traitors to the
nation." ~
We were not only ready 10 accept any
terms that were honorable, but we carefully
abstained from doing anything which would
give the Gar pretence, which he had long
sought, 10 meddle with our affairs.
The Hungarian nation loved freedom as
the best gil, of God, but it never thought Of
commencing crusade against Kings in the
name of liberty. In Hungary there were
none Of those propagandists who alarm SO
much the rulers of the Old World. There were
no secret societies plotting censpiracies. My
countrymen were rot influenced by the the
cries of Communists or Socialists, nor were
they what the Conservatives call Anarchists.
The nation desired justice, and knew how to
be just to all, irrespective of rank, language
or religion. A people so worthy of free
dom were generous enough to leave some-
thing TO time, and to be satisfied with pro-
gressive development. No violence was
used no just right was attacked and even
some of those institutions were left undis-
turbed, which, having existed for centuries,
could not be abolished at once with impu-
nifty.
The Hungarian people did not wish 10 op-
press any-not even the aristocracy they
were more ready to make sacrifices than to
punish the descendants of nobility for the
evils of misgovemment and OF those insti.
tutions which emanated from their ances.
tors; nor would they let the many suffer for
the sins Of the few.
There was no anarchy among us. Even
| in the bloodiest of the conflicts when the
human passions are most excited, there wss
the most perfect order and security of prop
erty and person. How did the conduct Of
my noble countrymen compare with that of
the 'order-making" Austria Whenever the
whirlwind of war ceased for while where
The social elements were left in chaos, the
| instructive moral feelings Of this incorrupti-
BILE people, in the absence of all govern
merit, preserved better order and safety than
legions of police. A common spiri. anima.
mated the whole nation-no secret aims, no
personal or local attacks, but bold and open
defence in the face of the world. Following
the example of your great Washington, we
adopted, as our policy, Cancellation, justice
and Legality, and scrupulously observed the
laws OF nations. ta
The Russians and Austrians made the soil
of Wallachia the basis of military opera
tions and the Turkish Government, which
either knew not it's own interests, or was un-
able 10 defend them, silently permitted this
violation Of treaties nd the rights of nations,
thus humbling itself and betraying its owE
weakness. Several times we drove our ene-
mics across the Wallachian boundaries for
ii was only necessary for our victorious ar
my 10 advance into the countries of the Low
or Danube to rouse the inhabitants against
the Russians, and to transfer the war TO their
own soil. But we respected the law of ma
tions, and stopped our conquering forces on
the confines of lyallachia. Her soil was sa-
cred TO us. Austria left Callacia almost un.
protected, and collected all her forces to at.
tack US. Had we at this time sent small
portion OF our army to Poland it would have
caused general insurreclion, and that hero
ic but unfortunate nation would have reven-
ged herself by throwing the Russian empire
into state of revolution. But we acted in
defence only, and we deemed il sin to pre-
cipitate other nations into terrible and un-
certain war, and we checked our sympathies
Besides, we avoided giving the Emperor OF
Russia apretence for war of retaliation
against US. Oh, it was foolish--for tho des-
potic hypocrite made presence he called
our own struggle the Hungarian-P Polish revo-
luton, though the whole number Of Poles in
our armies did not exceed four thousand.
I We doubted not that the European pow
ers would negotiate peace for us, or that
they would, at least, prevent the Russian in
vasion. They said they pitied US, honored
our efforts, and condemned the conduct of
Austria but they could not help us, be.
cause Europe required a powerful Austrian
empire, and they must subportit, in spite of
its evils, as balance against Russian CEN
trail and eastern Europe. What mistake
What diplomacy! Is it not as clear as the
sun that the Gear, invading Austria, would
do il in such manner as TO obtain the great
est advantages for himself? Was it not
manifest that Austria--who had always,
through the help Of Hungary, strength s.
4 nongh to oppose Russia, would, when she
destroyed Hungary BY Russian bayoneis, no
longer be an independent power, hut mere-
/ lJ the arantgards of the Moscovite Ye,
Europe permitted the invasion! Il, is an in-
delible mark of blindness and shame. 1t is
ever thus in the imbecile Old World. They
treated us just as they treated Turkey. They
assert always that the neace of Europef and