The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-31
Concerning EGossusEl.
NV IoRA, January ., is5,

NV AoAA, January -, ISts
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEw YORK RaRALD.
IN y1ur valuable psp.. OF the 22a instant read
with great Plea aIe a.i satisfaction, The follow
iDg -
"Whet anw becomes o! the politics and states
naosh.p OF tie ez Governor Of Hungary, who would
haze u believe that France is really republican IA
sentiment and that the ruin Of Louis Sap0eo is at
hard. II is clearly demonstrated that France is no.
republican, but m essential. arlstoe-at'c nation.
and That nothing il the world Is more unlikely a.
the present MON mt than revolution in favor Of
republican insttatiols, or even constitutional GO
VegIneLt in that country; while the disturbance OF
the dictator for years to come, il scarcely withia
the range OF tossib tiles. uLltss By sassination.
s15 in that contingency it viii be found that pro.
vision il made for a SUCCESSOR and that the army,
which has now began TO feel ia mower, will sustain.
astheir head, any new despot OF this military en-
pire. The yiole Mt death Of Julius Caesar by the
Gsggsr Of Btatus. dd not restore liberty aud the
republic to the Romans. Another .yralt succeeded,
ard anosher ard though two thousand years have
elapsed, RENE has act yet seen he first dawn Of
,ies dom.
"Arothe- revolution in France, sai that imme-
diateIy, is the basis on which hossuta builds his
pyramid Of European liberty. and particularly the
independence Of hungary. But il IS a foundation
Of sand; ard what then becomes OF the superstrnc'
tuIe IL his speech 81 Harrisburg. and, indeeu in
al! hs spetches, The Magyar orator betrays an
utter ignorance Of fTeuta polltics. French PARTIES
ard the French people he appears to be but little
truth, b. il net man Of NE world, o. practica.
state nan. lie Is n ere stu1eIt, who spins fine
theories in his closet; but when tie touohstone Of
rractqsb.h.y Is applied 10 than, they vanish Like
tie LaieleSs fabric CT g vision. re mas never been
n Tisrc &c, ana knows nothing Of the character Of
lis inhabitants lie argues from Tia revolution In
lGt- tae certainty Of revolution II 1852, Why,
the former event was an accident according 10 LIS
ewn chewing, ard an accident > but poor basis
for q certain EAd inevitable fU.u,e event i j,
marin o. philosophy that Saat has happened once
may happen again, but ~ have ye. - learn tnat
ii i IL accUr dance either with history, logic, " ex
lerierce, that because On acciJons happened n
Paris four years ago, nilar accident must oeces-
sa'iiy baprer j. tie pyese1t geaI. now, u s.ries
Is tEat sound TtascnlHg Neud eau 10 conclusion
the very revttte. Ifreyolution h33 net happened
IL 1915, the probrtiiity sf & revolution now would
be Infinitely greater. That c0Vp1 6Gt J. worn out =
the actors are p0s1t an0 !. VII uot do to play the
game drama 60 socu again So1oeshieg new, with
80 volatile people a. The French, has far better
chance Of success
Mr. Editor, assure you, these raa oninzs bear
tie MAX o. the most sound Judgment, and OF long
experience. J our philosophy and logic ecpses
al The eccentric baranguer and speech. OF the
Wopgeiar student who is soliciting AID Y his coun-
tiy IA ories to establish republics IN tAe cd CONT
nent. a an aboriginal Hung arian, living during
hfty.lwo gears IL my native country, musr inform
sou. thai tie last var in Hungary was neither
struggle for national iniependerce. nor an
attempt 10 establish . republic Oh the wreck os
ancient 3ristooratc institutions ana privileges Of
the Magyar race but the MngyRrs assumed the
petition Of nation striving TO continue the yoke
uron the necss Of Their own dependents instead Of
abori1g to throw OF & yoke from their own shout
dere because they have been all slave holders.
hungary II the most arssocratic nation in Europe:
nowhere else aIc the distinctions and immuaties
oi he mobiles 40 strongly marked, q the mobiles,
themselves. so nun ef0us IN comparison with the
whole population, Or the dividing times between the
privileged end urp-iyiIeged c.asse Pre- erYea with
So much care o. IA hungary
Hungary. my native land, ANA q Unhappy
memOry-s land Of D8roaTisn anG oppression, g an
GA ieu0al castle, With its dorcns and m 1ats, its
/ batt.emonts alt fo!.cuihs, which the modern re-
formers vished 70 transform at Onca into an ele-
! CANT ard convenient modern habitato1. The nist
s,ep ntcetsay II 70 sweeping reform was to level
\ ii with the ground aud those WHO hai made this
I rash attempt coon i0pne that they mad miacaicu-
iateo Va, strength d tho antique ard massive pile.
1 They tuccceoto only i pulling down some OF the
4 outEolEs spon them own heads. Among those
classes 10 widely separated, among races that are
i foreign, ant even hostile TO encb other with diff
tereni religions different tongues, different civiliGa
i ttons &c &c, n was vain 10 think Of introducing
thc mcdcgn ideas q democracy and equality, ana
tue MsgyAss have nvysr attempted II during