The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-10
MILITARY FRoNrrIRs

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! TOTALS HUNGARv
Msgyars. Observation-Disclosures. s6O56iC
oisvonianS. 4Wo IoQ
Germans. t2l 500
Walachians $3.50. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 23T $40
9AeN'srs ao wv
SeWe anu otueIbs osIisVV
Grand total. 1s,s7s,i7o
By still recent account taken from the official
Trsnsylvsnia and Military Frontiers has $4,000 square
miles with Il, 100000 inhabitants, and containsi-
Cties.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Iowns..... ......................... ooS
nisgeS... lo0V0
Roman Catholics. 1000 900
Greeks ................... 4 COO 600
hungary is about the size OF Great Britain and com
prehends nearly half of the territory Of Austria 1t
stated by another authority that the population Of Hun
gary is nearly l4OooO00; that OF England Tin 1s41)
nearly 000 that Prussia about 600 Thus
Is evident that In point power power depends
upon population Hungary possesses as much p,wsr a,
England proper, or even as the Kingdom Of Prussia
Well then there population enoughthere people
enough Who then, are they! They are distinct
from the nations that surround them; they are dis.
tine tfrom the Austrians the west and the Turks
on the east and will say in the next place that
they an enlightened nation They have their history;
they have their traditons they attached to their
own institutions which have existed for
more than thousand years Gentlemen, 1t Is remarks.
BILE that the western consts of Europe political light
exists Thsie ia a sun in the political armament, and
that sheds his light those who able enjoy
1t But in Eastern Europe, generally speaking and
the confines between Eastern Europe and Aeia there
political in the heavens 1t is all an arctic zone
| political lite Applause) The luminary that
gheps the world in general seldom rises there above
the horizon The light which they possess is at best
necessity ofgroping about 10 catch, they may
stray CLEANS Of the light Of day (Iear, hear) Cen
sns Of wnGs your sust s'n Shs
has shown through her whole history, for many
hundreds of years an attachment to the principles
OF civil liberty, and of law and of order and
OBJ die nee to the constitution which the will Of
tn great majority have established That is the fact
it ought to be known where yer the question OF the
practcability OF Hungarian liberty and independ
are discussed. 1t ought to be known that Hungary
stands out from it above her neghbors in all that re-
specs free institutions constitutional government and
hereditary love Of liberty. (Appause Gentlemen,
have taken the pains TO prepare facts from in
telgent writer, and that writer lisa lady She must Of
course be great authority. She says
The Hungarian nation has been distinguished from
its first appearance in hftory for uniting to passionate
love of liberty scrupulous for law The Mag
vars did not enter the plains OF Dacia unpracpled
rapplr. from ne nrst tney possessed txed form OF
government and distinguished for their subordna
ton to their leaders and their laws To these habits Of
discipline in which the Magyais trained to their
love OF order and regard for law IL is to bs ascrocd that
they did not pass like the hordes Of brbs
rian adventuIers, but established permanent kingdom
In the country they invaded To these qualities,
not less than to their courage Is to be ascribsd
their successful maintenance Of their consttu-
tion,l rights against all the attacks Of before
which the liberties OF many other nations fallen
The ancient Institutions of the Magyars em
nently Their chief ruler elected by the
tnbhment in the country lie received only the title
OF It or leader In the year 1000 they bestowed the
leader under whose guidance they had entered Pan
nonia The power OF the King was, however, strictly
limited The consent Of the people necessary give
efficacy to every royal act. The excellent prince who
first filled the throne Of Hungary. had disposition
Infringe the liberties Of the people. on the contrary
he eudeavtred to guard them against the encroach.
ments Of future soveregns. He framed code OF In Va
founded on the ancient Institutions Of the Mayors
which ever since been regarded rs of the highest
wei fppf ha
guidance Of his Emeric whom he educated a. his
fuccessor in the Kingdom The enlightened humane
hgh idea of the civilization and political
Of Hungary at this period We find in them express
recognition of the principle Of universal equslity-
'Onnes ho,rines nnus sum conditio,es y
1t Is in the following terms that he prescribes the duty
OF a King towards bic subjects
Let them be to thee, brothers aud father;
rec uce none OF them 10 vitude Meth call Them thy
servants LIT them fight for thee, not thee
Govern hem without violence and without pridepscs
fully. humtly humanely Remembering that nothi ng
eivate' bet humility, tina. nothing aba but pride and
Ny son pray thee, command thee to show thy.
tef Pr' pitious not only TO thy hinirea not only
princes to escers to the rich ror only 10 thy country
p op hut Nkews. q srsnyers and u that come uto
thee Re patient with all only with ths powerful,
with thoe lacking power Bear ever in thy mind this
fee q me '0'u WI" nave mercy ana not 'a''i
He recognizes the right of the people depose an I'M
If thou art mill ar JUS then shalt thou be called
King and the son 81 q King but thou art proud
Noith' ,hey VIII denver thy kirglom to another
1ne princes OF Ids dynasty (the house OF Arpad) with
few exceptions, were Just and patriotic king.
ieood tpe origin and true objects OF government and
neo thtr power Tor the beneht OF tie people not for
.ne! wv tnh stsfahoizemeht Inere are Traits re-
corded OF many ofthem which prove them TO have been
we rurny tcccessois Oh o. stephen " me repuDhc y
20, NINE sara ueza a. IL ~ VINO belong TO the re-
public God ha. raised me to the throne In TIL
may mSihtain the laws. In l2-2 Andrew IL. isued
.he ctepated code OF statutes known BY the name OF
the Colder Bull by which the OF st stephen
were confirmed and some new lava added to til. N de-
ebpd 70 secure further the liberties OF the people
me uc orn Bun has been termed charter OF arsto
cratic IiVeaes vas 80 In the same sense that the
ettat charter OF Lngsh liberties may be called so The
Golo.n Bnu corresponds very closely TO the hsxnt
Chnrta OF kirg John both in It's provisions aud ms re-
Raros he class persons whose libe ties IL was designed
70 project AS 10 81 stephen, Will not say how he
ought 10 stand as Christian but will that on the
polite al an d especially the Royal Calendar bs ought
10 be regarded az sait, and to lave day strongly
marco ID req letters
mr SEWARD lnterposiDg =" Three cheers for st Ste
pbtn." The cheers were accordingly given.