The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-20


councils had been modified according to circum.
stances, resolved modify it that the respon
sibility which was provided in the charter, but
which was not reality in effect, should be made
real, and that could only be done by substituting
individual for collective and general bodies. There
were some other measures, with the details of which
| shall not abuse your attention Thus we had
participation of the mobiles in all the public duies
and taxation, of the people in their general rights,
and responsibility in Government.
depuaton, of which was a member, headed
by the Archduke Palatine, was sent to Vienna in
the name of the future of Hungary and of Austria.
and of the peace and happiness and Tranquility OF
Hungary, to ask the sanction of the King to these
propositions. We were also instructed to ask the
Emperor TO restore to friends in other nations
and to our fetered brothers in AUSTRIA their const-
tutlonal rights and to interpose the word of Hun
gary In their favor. The agitation was then great
ln Vienna, as almost it was IN every other country
in Europe, save this, England, only, which, having
once established lis peace by revolution can enoy
It's public liberties without any desire for another
Here all was quiet--on the Continent all was
movement. The Government of Austria still hesi-
tated to give us our rights | went up to the I'm.
Isrial Palace, and | told them there that if the
deputaton was KEEP, long waiting would not guar
antey on myself what the consequences would be,
or that the movement that was taking place would
not reach Hungary if we were discounted and dis.
appointed In our Just expectations, and therefore
entreated them to do us justice. They promised
they would do so if only Vienna was quiet, but
That they did not wish it to appear that the house
OF Hapsburg was compelled by its fears to be Just
and generous. [Cheers and laughter.
This was one of the moments in Inch in nv
own humble person was strange example of The
various changes of human life. Myself an humble
unpretending son of modest Hungary, was in the
condition that had the existence of the house Gi
Hapsburg and all its crowns here in nv hand. TN
hossuth here stretched out his arm with clinched
fist across the table, Tremendous cheering.l told
them be just to my fatherland, and will give
you peace and tranquility in Vienna" They pro-
missed me TO be just, and gave them peace and
tranquility IN Vienna in twenty four hours and
before the Eternal God who will make responsible
to him my soul-before history, the independent
Judge OF men and events, have right 10 say the
house OF Hapsburg has to thank It's existence to
me. Az last sanction was given, but while we re-
ceived the promise of the King in one room. the
Duchess Sophia, mother of the present King. and
sister oil FRANCIS Joseph, was plotting with Meter
nich now 10 get rid OF this word and sanction In
| lew days afterwards The King, who was after
ward deposed, came to Presburg and sanctioned
publicly our laws. was there member of the
Ministry, in which was what You call First Lord
OF the Treasury, which was forced to accept.
say SO, because can tell the public know ledge
| OF my natlon-my enemies in my nation as we'll as
! my frlends-that | always considered office and
power as burden, and as no glory but that it
was myself who, before going up to Vienna with
the laws Tor sanction, addressed to the people rt
| Presburg assembled below from the balcony
| taking Louis Batthyana, my poor friend, by the
| hand" Don't cheer myself. Here is the man
who shall be-who must be First Minister, Presi.
| dent OF Hungary; but Batthyany refused to acce p
u, SO was forced to accept it and | state this
because see 1t is said in some papers that made
| myself Minister. We came down to Pesth and ir
lew days after the Serbs revoted-strred up, a
1t was quite clearly proved afterwards, by the in
| tngues OF the Camarla OF Vienna. They took fo
| preext that m the dpomes there was a treaty tina
| part OF Hungary, containing about 200, 900 peo
| PIE, was given to them, which nobody denied bu
ther design was, as is now quite clear, to separat
that part OF Hungary, and form in separat
provinces the Banat and Buchna, though they con
| tam 2,OOOO0O Inhabitants, out OF which only abou
| 3UO,OUO or 100000 Serbs some are Walla
| chians, some speak the German tongue but tn,
| Hungarian Government, seeing there must be somt
| plot by which the poor people were misled did no
employ all the necessary strength to suppress it
| besides, must also state that OF the chic
| political maneuvres of Metternich was ever and
ever to oppress one nation by another; but our
| army was drawn out OF the land-one part in
Bohemia, one in ltaly-and we had Germans
Polish, and Wallachian troops in Hungary
| Without entering into details, | will only state
that the revolt spread itself over Croatia which de-
clared 1t was independent OF Hungary, without an,
| reason at all. And will state that the head O
this revolt OF the Serbs and Croats was the Bar
Jeachlch. We entreated the King to give hi.
command to convoke Parliament in order to tax,
/
hing gave his consent, and |, Minister of State
stood by the side of the Archduke Palatine wher
he received the order of the King, who had flee
| from Vienna to lnnspruck, where he had been Wis
ited by deputation from Pesth, sent by the Diet
inviting him to come to Buda to rely on them, ane
that they would defend him against half the worle
lcheers; and it has been proved that the Hun
garians can defend the Crown. Cheers.l stooc
by the side of the Archduke Paatine when he reat
the declaration OF the King, that he solemnly
condemned the damnable efforts of Jellachich ant
OF the Serbs, and Croats, and Wallachians, wh.
had rebelled against the common liberty of tn,
land, which they enjoyed, without any distinction
OF the language they might use, the church t,
which they belonged. At this very time that tn,
orders We're given by the Ministers of Hungary t.
put down this revolt against the law, and that thu
hlng had convoked his faithful Parliament of Hun
gary, to provide as well for the army for tn
| financial means to defend and protect the realm
| that was done; and in the convocaton of the king
dom saw one of the grandest sig hts of nv life
when nearly four hundred representatives rose a
one man, and, stopping me in the address wa
making, declared " You shall have it-you sha
have all you want"
While we were engaged in making these legsIa
tive provisions, the battle of Novarro, or rather th
battle OF Costianga, was won by the armies {
| Austria, and the house of Hapsburg was sayet
NOW was The moment TO crush Hungary Tn
kng Issued proclamation in which Jellachct
| WIN hdu oceH pIocldlIntu traitor 10 Ills country
was lauded as his most faithful servant, and ,hanl
We're given to him for his services, and in whic
the King begged him TO go on against the Hungs
, rians. [Oh, OIL There was not an honest ma
in the world who would not pronounce again
such an act as that We had no army-not mo,
than 5000 men--he came down upon us with 30 O(
men. We me, him. We took with our army NV
generals 900 mel, and their artillery; and tn
We did with people armed with scythes and will
ont discipline. Jellachich himself, seeking for
truce OF Two days only, Obtained ii and in II
mean time, breaking his word of honor and h
iaith, lie made his escape OH shane.J
2 We followed him. | was President of the Cou,
ell, because at the time there was no Ministry t
| the Ministers had resigned as the kir
issued his proclamation How could they continv
> | to act as Ministers with such order from Il
htng! 1Cheers Now came order that Pa
lament should be dissolved which was forbidd,
: | by the constitution and by the laws, as the budg
was not fixed; and further the order stated tn
the King, superseding all constitutional right
= gave as to his alter ego, Jellachich power to 90
ern Hungary as Dlctator-that very Jellach,
" | whom he had declared to be traitor Cheers
,, We sald when we received this order: This is
order at all, it is not signed by responsible Mi
lister Parliament cannot be dissolved, because Il
/ | budget is not yet fixed and the Ministry havil
q | resigned, steps must be taken to conduct our d
!. | tence Jelachich escaped toward Vienna-I
! | dered 10 follow him. When he came to the fro
tier of Austria, sent up instructions to the offc
e | In command oil the army TO send to the command
!, oil the Austrian army that he light be asked
o respect the law OF neutrality, and to give al
shelter to those who had revolted against us: b
I | tlle hustrlans not only protected him hut h