The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-24

cause IL just. should acknowledge the sossssiQn
right OF every nation To dispose Of itself; and
by acknowledging this. England should not in
'eriere' but also not allow any power whatever
TO Interfere with the domestic matters Of nv
country, or OF whatever other nation. The rest
should be LETT To the respective nations them
selves, The more because il is worthy OF that in
dependence and freedom for which we struggled
HIS PLAN OF GOVERNING HUNGARY.
therefore thought that here is not the place
Tor me 10 speak about the future organization
ana form OF government OF my country, because
this Is home question of ours, with which no
body has TO interfere. But the convenience of
this, my behavior, was not everywhere appreci-
ated as hoped. | meet rather, in certain ausy-
tiers, the remarks that am slippery, and evsds
the question Now, on the score of sinceritv. II
am particularly susceptible. have the senti-
ment OF being plain, honest man. and would
not be charged with having entered by stealth
into the sympathes of England, without dis
playing my true colors. Therefore must state
clearly that IN our past struggle we made no
revolution. we began to transform, in u peace
lul, legislative manner, the monarchico artistic
craiica communion Of Hungary into NOM
archico democraiical constitution we conserv-
ed our municipal institutions, as our most
valuable treasure, but gave them as well the
legislative power for bass---the common liberty
OF the people; instead of the class privileges of
old, ee established the personal responsibility
OF minister's instead Of the board of council
OF old, which, being moral body, was, of
course, a mockery to that responsibility Of the
executive, which was our chartered rights on
paper, but no reality. However, we but con-
served that which was due to us by the consti
ton, by treaties, by the coronation oath of the
King, TO be governed as seIfconsistent. indie.
pendent country, by our own native institutions.
according to our laws.
We established the freedom of thought. of
the word and pen, and secured the freedom of
conscience We introduced with the abolition
OF exemptions, equality in duties and rights
before the law. We obliged all to contribute
to the public necessity, every man according to
his faculties; we emancipated the peasants. or
rather gave them the land they titled to be their
free property. We made the soil free, the labor
free, the industry free, trade Free but we spared
all existing material interests of every class, and
resolved full naturalization for any material
loss. We established trial by jury, provided for
the independent administration of Justice, cared
tor cheap government and took care that the
national army should not become tool Of am
oItion among ourselves, or an instrument of
oppression against foreign nations. All this we
did peacefully, by careful legislation, which the
king sanctioned and swore to maintain. Bnt
the new dynasty, in the most perlurous man.
ner, attacked these laws, this freedom, this con.
sttution, and our national existence by arms
We defended ourselves by arms VIGOROUSLY.
and after the peJurous dynasty called in the
armies OF Russia to beat us down, we resolved
to defend ourselves against this tyrannical inva-
der also, but Of course declared the periurous
HapsbuTgs, not to be more our soveregns, de-
posed and banished them, and declared our.
selves free and independent nation, but fixed
no definite form of government-neither mon.
archial Or MISUNDERSTANDING rather to be
willing to follow the advice of European circum-
stances.
These are facts which cannot be altered, be-
cause they are facts. BY this you see that in
the past we made no resolution at all as to
the future. Every just man must acknowl-
edge that Hungary has fairly exhausted every
peaceful means of self preservation it is not
under the rule of the king, but under the iron
oppression of tyrant, who conquered Hungary
by calling in sacriegiously to his aid the armies
OF the Gar. SO Hungary is not under govern
ment but under foreign intruder who is not
King OF Hungary, being neither acknowledged
by the nation nor sanctioned by law Hungary
is, in word, in state of war against the Haps-
burg dynasty. Hungary can in no other way
regain its independence and freedom but in that
way in which it was deprived of it-by war-as
every nation which is free and Independent
conquered its deliverance from its oppressors-
like Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal,
France, Sweden, Norway, Greece, the United
States, and England itself cheers that is,
by revolution, as some would call it--by a war
of legitimate defence, as call it. will ever
respect the laws of England and do nothing
here contrary to them; but so much can state
as matter of fact, that my nation will never
accept and acknowledge the perjured house of
Hapsburg to become again lawful sovereigns of
Hungary-never will it enter into whatever
Transactions with that perjurious family, but
will avail Itself of every opportunity to shake off
its yoke.
A REPUBLIC LIKE THE UNITED STATES.
Secondly, that though the people of Hungary
were monarchica for thousand years, vet the
continued perjury Of the Hapsburgs during 300
years-the sacrilegious faithlessness by which it
destroyed s..own historical existence Of my ma
ton, as also my county's present intoerabe
oppression-have so entirely plucked out of The
heart of my nation all faith belief, and attachment
to monarchy, that there is no power on earth to
knit the broken tie again and, therefore, Hun
gary wills and wishes TO be a free and indepen-
dent republic; but republic founded on the
rule of law, securing social order, security to
person and to property, and the moral develop
ment, we'll az the material welfare of the
people, Cheers)-in word, republic like
that Of he United States, founded on institutions
inherited from England itself. This is the con-
yiction of my people, which share in the very
heart Of my heart
confidently hope the people of England will
appreciate the justice of these remarks, and
appreciate the honest convictions Of my heart;
neither will il falter in its sympathy to that
cause which II honored with its sympathy, which
it judged 70 be righteous and true, and which il
consoed by its wishes and hopes. All entreat
is, that the people of England may not give
charter to the Car TO dispose of the world, but
rather make by its powerful position, respected
the right of every nation to dispose Of ITSELF
With this hope thaok you once more for your
sympathy.
] beg leave, fatigued as | am, to retire, conf
IDENTIFY Trusting your noble-minded feelings can
not have the will to divert this demonstration Of
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