The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-11-05

'"N' e'eIes 10 promote tbe gene welfare
aid to develop their means of happiness, We
had to stand on guard, like the waichmer
mentioned 10 The scripture, for three ceniu
RES, to prevent treacheious Kings from des
iroying entirely the foundation of our ualicna
exis'ence-our constitution and inde ependence
Las The representatives. Of my country men,
asked nothing more than q constitutional
ministry. whose responsibility would p'even,
the k'"s from violating his oath.
The second demand was sliIl less for any
ItIcaI right We ask.d for no hing more
than reform IN the inerns administration
OF tie State simple act of justice which The
arslocracy owed the people. And in this how
much the King would have gained The
strength OF his throne would have been in
creased lenfold by hus " inning the sfl; cions
Of his faithful people.
The ih,d demand was prompted by hu.
maniIy and fratetnsl feeling. It ~ss the pro.
per and holy mission Of our nation, Us the ol.
desl member Of 'hc empire, and possessing a
constitutional form Of government, to rslss
,'s voice IN behalf OF those sis'er nations un.
der the ssme ruler, and who were united to
US by so many ties Of relationship. Lovers
of freedom, We would not ask liberty for our.
selves alone We would not boast OF privileges
that orhsfs did not o jo, but deslred to b.
fee nations around Us. This motive was 10.
spired BY the conviction that Two ctowns-a
constitutional and despotic crowu-couId
two oppusI"g dispositions can hsrmon'ze IN
the same breas' or that man can be- good
and esl a, the same time.
The King and royal family granted these
requests, sppeallng to the sanc,iiy Of their
oaths as guarantee Of their fuflmeut and
l. weak in myself, but strong through tho
confidence Of my counir, men and the noble
sympathy Of The Austrian people, proclaim
ed everywhere, amidst tho raging storm Of
revolution, that the house &! Austria should
slsnd for, BY the blessing OF the Almighty,
4, had begun 10 move IN the right direction.
and would be JUS, to It's people" II stood,
and sood, too, a, time when, whatever
might have been the iale Of Hungary, the
re,oulIonaty tempest under my direction
would have blown away this anliquared and
helpless dy ussrIny like chsG before The winds
nf heaven.
! | mol only preserved the house of Austria,
/ bu, placed IN i,s hands the materials Of a long
aud glorious iuiure-the foundation Of an 10.
dsslruc ibls power IN the affection Of thirty.
two millions of people. ! rendered lhem the
i,eity ard assistance of my own heroic
! Iiuncay, which alone was able TO defend
them sgsiost the assaults Of the world. |
afforded them the glorious opportunity more
glorious than had ever been presented before
of establishing an impregnsble barrier to
project freedom, civilization, and progress
against the c, sscck pu~er ahlch now threat.
enc Europe. To attain this honor, this gloIy,
one thing only was necessary-thst they
should remain faithful to their oalhs. Blu,
when was it that Austria was not trescher.
ous We look in vain for as much honor as
Is found even among robbers in the Haps
burg family.
Ga the very day they signed the grant Of
the moderate demands Of the Hungarian peo
pie, and solmenly swore before God and he
nation to MAINTAIN them, they secretly resolv.
ed and planned The most cruel conspiracy a.
caiust US. They determined to break their
oa,hs, to desolats the land with lnsurrection,
conf ig,a,ion, and blood, TIL feeble and ex,
haus,ed under the burden Of thousand
m,serles, Hungary nigh, be struck from the
: roll oC ll,,ug nations. They then hoped, BY
the power of the bay onei, and, If necessary,
by the arms OF Russia, TO erect a united and
consolidated empits, like the Russian, of SIX.
teen various nations; they hoped 10 realize
their long conceived pur pose Of making them
selves an absolute power.
, Never were so many hsll'sh arts used a
1 gains, a nation before. Not suspeciing q
coun,er.tevou,iun or an attack, We were no
, prepared to defend ourselves, when suddenl,
we we're surprised BY danger. The ps'fd'
, Gus Hapsburgs, destitute Of all shame, a"'
i. rejoicing IN the anticipation Of an easy veto
a ~. hesitated not to disclose before the civil