The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-17

ment II false. The Magyars were the dominant
race i1 Hungary just a. the Anglo-Saxon y hers
or in California but its members had no legal
ascendAncy as Magyar; and that which Insny
Of them enjoyed as mobiles was freely surren-
dered by the Diets reform OF l848 And it IL
worthy Of mote that the editor OF the Courier
speaks Of tho exultation of Slavonian peasant
who drove him over the bridge at Buda-Pesth,
at seeing Magyar noble paying toll as well as
himself-ths editor evidently supposing that
this equality was established by Emperor Franz
Joseph's illegal" constitution Of lS49, when in
fact it had been decreed by the Magyar Diet OF
mobiles long before!
But space fails, and We must draw TO close.
In his former article the editor OF the Courier
affected TO speak with "the highest respect" OF
the Magyars' struggle for "their ancient rights,
and volunteered the assertion that "kossuth and
his co-lab0rers were oise IN refusing TO grant
equality of rights, because the mass Of the PEG.
pie are the most ignorant OF any in Europe, and
utterly unfit 10 govern themselves But In his
second article he seems to forget all this, and as
sails Kossuth and his compatrots violently for
not doing what he had before asserted they
ought not to have done, (although, by the way,
~ S@'f>~~
ed from such an adversary as this
We will but allude to one exhibition OF his
malevolence. Kossuth is Charged, by the plain
est implication, with having plotted and effect
ed the murder of Counts Lembe-g and l4atour
Now I.atour was killed in an insurrection ut Vi
emma, Kossuth being two hundred miles distant,
and with not the remotest chance OF knowing
that any such man as Latour was being or would
be killed at Vienna. lie might with equal plau-
siblty be secused of suborning the London
brewers to dog Marshal Haynau
AS to. Marshal Count Lcmberg, the case was
this Jellachich, unlawfully created Ban OF Gro
atia had raised the standard of revolt in that
martial province, and, taking the Hungarans
completely by surprise, had marched into the
very heart of their country, before any means
were provided for resisting him. The head of
the Hungarian administration was the Palatine,
| az Austrian Archduke, who Qike his relative the
Emperor) was very free in issuing proclamations
denouncng Jelachich as a traitor, but did no.
thing mere; while the Ban was procaiming that
he was in the Emperor's service and confidence,
commissioned to crush the rebellious Magyars !!
All this time, the relations between the Hunga-
rian ministry and the Austrian court were os-
tensibly friendly; the Diet having under Kos
suth's advice, refused to recall the Hungarian
troops serving Austria in Italy, lest it should
compromise their good understanding with the
monarch. But, when Jellachich had advanced
unresisted to within short distance OF Pesth,
the Austrian Marshal Count Lemberg appeared
in that city, commissioned by the Emperor-King
to take command of all the Hungarian forces,
although the Emperor had no right to make any
such appointment without the approval of his
Hungarian ministry At once the truth flashed
ON all atrtO linda 10 hofro
the Austrian court is MISUNDERSTANDING is
sent here to obtain command unconstitutionally
of our armies, and unite with Jellachch in crush
ing our liberties, and canceling the Diets great
reforms which the Emperor-King has sane
toned" At once there was intense excitement
and alarm for if Lemberg obtained control Of
the troops, liberty was at an end. An excited
mob gathered in the streets, surrounded the car
riage of Lemberg as he was passing into Pesth,
dragged him to the ground and killed him. 1t
was all the work of moment-Kossuth was
not in Pesth but at Czegled, many miles distant,
busiy harangnng and rallying the people to
arm and resist. Jellachich.
He returned to Pesth Immediately on hearing
of the tragedy, expressed great sorrow for
its occurrence, and moved in the Diet search
ing inquiry, in order to bring the slayers of
Lomberg to justice-which, however, was never
effected the battle in which Jelachich was sig
nally routed and driven out of Hungary occur
ring Immediately and changing the face of af-
fairs. The routed insurgent fed to the Austrian
court, which had lately denounced him as a trail
tor, and was received as champion and a mar
tyr! Henceforth Hungary had no choice but to
maintain her liberty at the lannon's mouth, or
fall into utter slavery. She fought--how gal
antly, the world knows; how benefcently it
has yet to learn. Colossal power, imperial per-
idy and domestic treason have done their wors,
her blood has ben poured out like water but
her spirit is still unbroken, and her experience
has not been wasted. There is still justice in
Heaven there is still power in truth; there is
still retribution for crime; and Hungary shall
yet be free