The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-14

That the Diet did not recognise decree that
suspended the constitution and invested Jellachcb
with the dictatorship will DO found quite natural If
net by you, at least by every Englishman who
cherishes constitutional freedom the more so as its
proceedings on this occasion were founded on legal
right, viz, act H. sect o, Of the Diet Of 1915,
which expressly ordains that sthe annual session OF
the Diet shall not DO closed, nor the Diet itself
dissolved, before the budget for the ensuing year
has been voted"
From this short but faithful accom-. Of what &C.
traly occurred, 1t clearly appears that tho Hunga-
rian nation had not recourse TO arms until the Ban
Of Creta entered the hungarian territory with an
Authoritarian army IL is also an undeuiablo
fact that until the PRONUNCIATION of the Austrian
charter in March, 1919, by which, With a stroke Of
the pen, the independence OF Hungary was destroy
Cd, its constitution abolished an it's territories
dismembered-the Hungarian nation never dc.
manded anything else than the maintenance Of the
laws and institutions which it's sovereign had sane
tened and sworn TO maintain ipviolate. Il vas,
however, precisely for the purpose OF destroying
these laws and institutions that the dynasty began
the war. This, of course, they did not veature to
avow 1t was necessary 70 conceal the real motives
of their perfdious conduct from the civilized world
Hence in their public proclamations they always
alleged some prctexs or other-au Of them equally
groundess. At the commencement, they said that
was only an Insignificant faction they had to deal
with, but when they saw that tue whole ma.
ton was arrayed in arms against them, they de-
clared 1t was for the suppression OF demago suesm,
propngated by foreigners, chiefly Poles that their
armies had entered Hungary; and to give color to
this pretext they inousIiouay spread the report
that there were 20 900 Poles in the ranks of the
Hungarians When, however, il became notorious
that not than 900 Poles we're fighting under
cur national standard the Austrian dynasty APP
peared as the sol dsdnt champion and judge Of tho
various nati0nalities This answered well
enough until the system of Capitalization showed too
clearly that An attempt would be made to German.
ize these nationahties, when the dynasty again
veered about, aud, leaving "nationaties' in the
lurch, took up the peasaatry. We consequently
End the Austrian government assuring the WASH
ington Cabinet Cn the note of July 4, 1917 that
they had waged war on Hungary in order to crush
turbulent aristocraoy that "p-ench democracy
with their tongues, while thor whole lives consist
in the daily exercise their fellow Of arbi
tray power In the most repugnant FORM. This
last Iretoxt, iously put forth. ioses how
ever oven its FEASIBILITY when contrasted with the
policy Of the dynasty in 1873 for it is undoubtea
fact that, although the reforms effected in our po-
tical institutions Mt that period were consented to
by the dynasty without much hesitation, it required
the most energetic remonstrances the part Of the
Diet 10 obtain the royal sanction to the act for the
liberation of the peasants from fcudaI bondage.
Although the dynasty hiss most shamefuliy mis-
used its high mission, or int that it has never ac-
knowledged having broken its oaths but il has also
never had the bodness to assert that it the
tion that first sweTved from the path of constitu-
tional legality To you belong exclusively both the
audacity and the homer of this assertion.
IL is precisely to the fact of all classes, without
distinction, being equally aware of the cabas of the
dynasty that may DO ascribed the success Of the
party, nor spiracy, nor terrorism that awak-
ened that spontaneous enthusiasm with which tho
people rushed to arms. kossuth may b I've been
the raiying cry but he was not the cause OF the
war. For several months tho people had witnessed
the equvocal conduct ofthe dynasty; had seen that
its words Boiled by its deeds; had that tho
rebels everywhere led by imperial officers; and
finally beheld Jellachich, high funotonary Of tho
Hungarian crown, invade the country at the head
OF an Austro -Croatian army. 1t was then, and not
till then, that the nation cried, with voice
fha inn 10 % trotk EpAu - do ka~o k~
hungarian revolution. On that day tho monar-
chical feeling was extinguished. What no one had
thought it possible to accomplish was accomplished
by the dynasty itself In the beginning Of Sep.
| TENDER, canddly told the Archduke Stephen, our
| Palstine, that such was my opnion-an opinion
that subsequent events have fully confirmed, Be.
fore September there was no one in Hungary who
would have been able to getup an agitation against
the King AT the end of September, the senti-
ments OF loyalty that had go long animated the
nation were replaced by an intense feeling Of dis
| gust. With the nin,brs of Majesty every other
prestige had fl d. The old Hungarian people had
ceased to exist. 1t might be supposed, in fact, to
| judge from their actions, that Kings waited impa-
tienty for the maturity of the people, in order thai
all who are lot Republicans by principle should be
| forced to embrace republicanism through the ha.
tired and aversion whch such actions must neces.
sarily inspire.
Unjust omit noticing several of your assertions,
| groundless though they be. be cause it ia not my
intention either to defend to The conduct
OF any ore | shall also refrain from expressing
any opinion on the question, whether, although
honorable and loyal it vas also pradent aud poll
tic for the nation to cling so long to Legitimacy.
| Facts, however, cannot be denied. Tue nation fell
sacrif'e to its own policy The heroism of re-
gaty rebounds to its glsry the shortsigh Of
entering so late on the path of revolution is its
shame. But "heroism," to use the words of an
American writer. 81 self trust which sights the
| gy and power to repair the harms it may suffer"
That the harms which Hungary now suffers will
one day be repaired is the trust and firm conviction
Of every Hungarian who is proudly conscious Of
having performed the duty which he owed to his
country. How far you may share this conviction
will not pretend to decide, but have the honor 10
be, with the usual courtesies, your very obedient,
BARTHOLOMEW SZEMRRR,
| Late Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom Of
Paris, Dec. U. Hungary.
Letter OF =. Vukovics, late Minister OF
Justice or Hungary.
SrR:-In the Times of Dec. 30, 1851. appeared
letter from Count Casimir Batthyanyi, which met,
do not doubt, with the unanimous approb alton OF
our countrymen in that part of it which indicates
the first Hungarian ministry, and more particularly
that immortal patriot Count Louis Batthyauyi,
against the unpatriotic and groundess aspersions
Of Prince Esterhazy The noble count. however,
in the latter part of his letter, turns suddenly to
another subject, and undertakes to discuss soma
principles and events of our revolution in manner
which has placed him in direct antagonism to tho
advocates of the cavsc of Hungary. must confess
that it is with great regret that feel myself COM
PEELED to combat the assertions Of q man who, BY
his patriotism, his intelligence, and his great sacr
fees on the altar of his native country has taken so
distinguished place in our ranks.
1t true that after the close of the Diet of lSi7-s
and after TIE royal sanction given to tho reforms
carried by it, the whole country, with scarcely
the exception Of small faction, was sincere-
~ attached to the maintenance Of the unog
With tho House Of Austria This circum-
stance is Of paramount Importance, because
Hungary, with its constitutional and independent
ministries OF war and finance, was then thoroughly
Ia condition IN n short tine to have created .
power sufficient to cope WITH and even 10 overture,
the house Of Austria, shackled, as it then was by
the critical state Of Vienna and Italy. The nation,
owever, held to the unhappy deiuSion that the
ately sworn oath of the King was taken in good
iaith. The moe, therefore, sgree with the noble
count, as to the prevailing sentiment aud opinion
OF the country Mt ths close Of the Diet tho lth
ofApri, lSiS, the moro decidedly must combat his
INJECTIONS. that the natinn nfhar many