The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-13

Camara, headed by the Afchduehess Sophia, was only
waiting for favorable moment TO restore absoutsn IN
Austria, and to deprive the iungarans OF the con
cessions granted 10 them by the Emperor Secret ennis
saes sent out 10 raise the jealousy OF the Serbs
the Wallaehs, the Croais, and The Iransyvanan Sax
ons gainst the MagyaIs.
The Archduke Stephen, in a letter 10 the Emperor
proposed three methods OF abrogatng the Hungarian
inimunites peasants car 10 be tIeaea agd,st me no
esa commissioner 10 be armed nth mdrtat faws-of
temporary compromise Nth Count bdtasany' Hs ne"
PRIME Minister of Hungary The Archdake recon
inended the adoption of the last method but The Cana
ra listened not 10 this advice But as II was necessary
to gain Tine Radetsky having not then subjected The re-
VOTED Italians Jelachich, who in April had been nst-
gated 10 invade Hungary with bis Croas was III June
officially disafmed,
Prince Melternich had already, during HIS long admin.
straon tiled use the Croals political eounterbal-
ance against the Magyars and May 1915 Danileosky,
the Russian consul at Belgrade, had offered the Ser
bian Archbishop Rajahch, and The committee OF the
Serbian government Carowz, 900 Russian auxiiia-
lies The committee declined this proposal, but inma
ted TO Meyerhoier the Austrian consul their inenton OF
accepting il ultimately, unless he would procure them
equally powerful assistance from Vienna. But the us
tran Emperor had declared the Serbs rebels against
the government, Still, Meyehoier. secretly Instructed By
the Camaa, recruited openly in Turkish Serbia on be-
half of those whom the Emperor had declared rebels and
against whom al the very moment Austrian forces were
in arms. This is only example OF the numerous
treachees which the imperial government OF Austria at
that period committed against The Hnngarians.
"By such measures" says writer in the Edinburgh
Review of July, 1910, the Austrian court display its
own ncurabc dupcity and aiena,ed from the Hapsburg
dynasty the most fourishing and loyal portion OF the
pire It's insincerly has been fifty recompensed; and
within the space of twelve months Austria and her policy
equally deested BY the Wallachs and Servlans the
Croalians and the Magyars"
The Austrian court, in order the more 10 conceal lis
Vaccinations OF hostility against the Hungarians caused
the Emperor King OF Hungary, to convoke the Hun
garian Diet the I'd of July, 1885, for the purpose, as
alleged in the royal speech, (Which the Archduke Ste
phen read in the Kings stead) Of enabling the govern
ment to crush the instruction OF the Serbs or SrUIan
the Banat and the Baessua and 10 confront the threat
enng posture of Croatia. But in the month of September
the Hungarian Diet became convinced that the anahlla
ton Of the independence OF Hungary aimed at by the
court of Austria On a sudden courier from Traun
brought the tdngs that Jeachich and his Coa,s, the
lst OF September, had occupied that town and It's free
port in the OF the Emperor of Austria and King Of
Croatia, and that they had established ne authorities and
had driven away the governor and the ofcers whom the
Emperor. as King of Hungary, had himself appointed
The Diet sent depulaon to the Emperor in order TO lay
its complaints before him as King OF Hungary. The
depualion was 10 be received the 9th oil September
solemn audience at Schonbrun; but, while assem-
bling in the hall of the Hungarian ministry to proceed to
the monarch newspaper had arrived from Agram, IN
which Jellachch published autograph letter OF the
Emperor, dated the 4th OF September, which rensa'ed
him in all his dgnes and Offices, approved his acts. and
expressed the imperial satisfaction OF his faithful adber
ence TO the throne.
When the deputaion were received they delivered TO
the Emperor an address, in which, in the name OF the
Hungarian nation, The following demands were made;
"lst. That the Emperor should command all those
Hungarian regiments at present not opposed 10 the en-.
envy 10 march to Hungary without delay there to fulfil
their duty of defending the country, according to the
order of the Hungarian ministry.
ID. That the Emperor should, by threatening the
forfeiture OF his sovereign bounty, command the army
already then in Hungary, puncuay 10 fuhl s duty OF
defending the country, and maintaining The rights OF the
Hungarans against The Invading enemy, whatever stand
ard and whatever name they may usurp.
I'D That whatever questions still remain undecided
between the Hungarian and Croaan nations, concerning
nationality and administration, the Hungarian Diet de
clares itself ready decide the basis OF equGH fra
tsrnify and freedom, and also in accordance with The
constitution which the Hungarans and the Croaans pos
sess IN common"
Some other demands were also made, but OF no in
porance for our present purpose
The Emperor, from paper which he held IN his hand,
read, with fatering accents, the following answer
THAT he Dould saerediy MAINTAIN the lars he had
sioorn 10, and the integrity Of the country; that II he
did not sanction the bills offered 10 bin for raising
troops and money. only because, IN the shape IN
which they had been proposed, they would not prove 10
the benefit OF the country
On receiving this answer, the representatives Of the
Hungar nation bowed and departed in silence II was
evident that they had not 10 expect any protection Tor their
people from the hands of the Emperor.
In the night Of that very same day the army OF Jella.
chich-the supposed former lover Of AGchduchess So
pha-without the least pToyocation the part Of Hun.
gary-crossed the Dave, The frontier river between
Croatia and Hungary. The proclamation Of Jellachch
declared that he advancing then IN The interest OF
the united monarchy-lhat is 10 say, in the interest OF
those who wished to deprive the Hsngarians OF their
constitution, and incorporate Hungary in the Austrian
monarchy.
On the 18th Of September the ministerial benches in the
Hungarian Diet were empty Szemere-aiterwards Min.
lister for Foreign Affairs, during the administration OF
Kossuth and decided repubIican-was the only one OF
the ministers present At Kossuths suggestion the Diet
intrus,ed Bsthyanyi with the direction Of all function.
aries until bis cabinet should be sanctioned by the
monarch.
"Coun, Louis Bathyany now called upon the Archduke
Stephen, PalaIne OF Hungary, 10 put himself the head
OF the Hungarian army The Arcbduke complied. and,
The Hungarian Diet made one more atempt concia.
ton IL sent deputaon TO the Austrian Diet at Vienna
inviting it TO settle any differences that might exist be
tween Hungary and Austria by means of a commission
TO be appointed by the Hungarian and Austrian Diets
conformity. But the Austrian assembly, by its minis.
terai majority refused 10 receive the Hungarian depu
tabon'
After the resignation OF Bathyanyi on the Isl OF Ooo.
Der, Jellacheb, BY imperial ORDER was appointed civil
and military governor Of Hungary the Diet declared to
be dissolved, and the whole OF Hungary TO be in state
OF siege. This ordinance, which was published on the
th OF October, produced in Hungary the greatest