New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-04

ing that every great Reform must have
beginning, we did greatly desire that the
Hungarians should establish their National
Independence as one step toward the at
tainment of internal Freedom. We were
quite aware that there were men of widely
different views engaged in their Revolu-
tionary struggle, butwe knew also that the
ablest and most influential among them
were Republicans, and would have exerted
all their influence in behalf of Democrat
ic Constitution. (See Kossuth's letter on
going into exile; Ujhazy's after coming to
New York, 6Cc.) Their struggle, precisely
like that of our Revolutionary sires, was
first against the usurpations and perfdies
of their Foreign Monarch and his Court;
next for independence leaving their ulti-
mate form of government in allegiance, till
the National peril should beaverted. That
done, we have no more doubt that they
would have founded a Republic than we
have that Washington, Adams. Jefferson,
Hamilton, and their cOmpatriots actually
did so. In either case, no other result was
possible.
But we regret that our Diplomatic CO.
temporary relies SO implicitly on what was
told him at Vienna and has paid so little
attention to the recorded history of the
Hungarian struggle. He need not have
read far to have convinced himself that
the pretence Of granting Universal Suffrage
IN Hungary ao0S not resOrtcd TO By Austria
till long after the breaking out Of The War
in Hungary, nor even till after she had been
severely fOgged in her single handed con-
test Nth the Hungarians. That it was only
pretence even he must allow; for Aus
tria is, by Russia's help, completely TIL
umphant, and the last shadow of resist
ance to her sway has long since vanished
yet up to this day the HuDgarians have
had nothing but the promise of Government
by Universal Suffrage or any form of Self
Government. Will our Diplomatic friend
be good enough to meet US explicitly on
these vital points We ask him to give
the date of the rupture between Hungary
and the Austrian Court, and along with it
the date of the decree of Universal Suf-
frsge in Hungary by Austria, and then
tell us when this paper event of Universal
Suffrage became any thing more than pa
per programme, akin to the oaths 30 respect
the Hungarian Constitution, appoint none
but HuDgarians to office in Hungary, &c.
&c. which Austrian Kings have regularly
sworn and broken for centuries pastl
This whole matter IS very serious ono
with us, and we must insist that it be
treated accordingly. The Editor of the
Courier and Enquirer volunteers the asser-
ton thaS an Austrian decree" has given
political freedom to the great majority of
the People of Hungary" and that this
acas the cause of the revolt of Kossuth and
the Magyars against their Austrian Kings.
We affirm, on the contrary, that nothing
like freedom is now enjoyed by the Hun
garian People-that the Wanted "decree"
was County, swindle, such as is common
among despOts in our day, who live to lie
because they must lie to live-and that 1t
had nothing to do NTH The inShgdtion Of The
Hungarian rerOlt, because ii toaS not issued
tiU long after the t0ar broke out. And,
standing on this ground, we await the pro-
duction of the documents, and ask The
Courier to place this article before its
readers.
AS to visiting Austria, Hungary, &C.,
this Summer, we will do it with great
pleasure, and report faithfully and candid
ly the state of things there existing, and
the light it casts on the late sanguinary
struggle there, if our Diplomatic cotempo-
rary will obtain an assurance which he
shall consider conclusive that we may pass
through the entire dominions of the Austri-
en- Emperor, making inquiries and taking
observations freely, without arrest or OBJ
struction of any sort. We have no appre
hension that the Austrian Court ever heard
of the New-York Tribune or its Editor, but
we have several exceedingly good-natured
friends on this side Of the Atlantic who
would not grudge taking little trouble it
they might thereby subject US to Austrian
espionage and annoyance. And, remember
;ng how Kossath when q member of the
Hungarian Diet, was instantly seized, I'M
known to any one, and immured for years
in dungeon, without ever being confront
ed with an accuser or knowing why ne was