New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-29

rrtil The rev law came into effect in Novefn'ef'
The public income from every source to Aus
tina. had raver been over 22,oo00O0 forms per
anrurn. and A.. CCO.CC0 were needed az once As
climax 10 The financial difficulties before the
Ministry. restitution wss to he mace to the land
lords. who had beggaTed themselves by giving up
their feudal rents and eHacnons the whole
amount Of this less is reckoned by candid MI
ters az 100000, Of which Government were
hound in honor 20 restore at least a third.
In the levying so large an army too, the din.
Guilty was immense.
Hungary had never had any distinct national
arnv Her regiments were scattered about
through the Austrian forces. The national
militia were much too exclusively volunteers
% be serviceable for a regular army. There was
a large party too. Of whom the Minister Of War
,,as one. who dreaded The forming any new
Hungarian Army, thinking the measure would
too completely cut OF the chance Of a rcconclla-
| ton with Austria.
These were some Of the difficulties before
the Kossuth and Batlhyany (Louis) Ministry.
Despite the timldlty and mexperence Of many
O. lis associates, these were met and conqueret
tNKossuth
~ management OF the Government proper
/ ry-Iiurs. ,alt works, monop0lies, nc was 50
! improved that they yielded tenfod more profit
On this. as basis, and on the new taxation,
which would double the previous income Of the
State, without burdening the people, he issued
! paper money
/ 30 reliable was this basis. that these notes
a. once drove the Austrian bank no.es-though
amounting TO some iorty or fifty million
forins-uttery ont OF the country. The
smaller landhoiders, to whom restitution was
! doc for ieudai rents given up, were to b paid
IN bank notes, the greater in per cent Con
sol3atcd State Bonds, OF with portions Of the
/ public lands. Debts. too contracted by the
mobiles, on the pledge OF their foudal rents,
were TO he taken by the Government, and SIN
lar state Bonds 10 be issued.
By these measures, Kossuth restored public
corhdence-createda good basis Tor currency
separated j, completely from the Austrian, and
provided supplies fer the war. without. ct the
IL e, much buFiening the people.
AL this, however. did not prove enough Tor
the enormous expenditures and, with q charac-
terisuc confidence IL the people, he appealed TO
| taer generosity.
| This was met, as he expected, and liberal CON
uitulions were poured IN
! With a similar almost instructive knowledge
Of his nation, he proposed that the new army be
raised not by couscrpuon, bu. by voluntary
! recruiting, 1.-THE same time binding the recruits
| 20 certaintim Of service and giving hxedpay
The old regiments OF the standing army were
20 be preserved, as well as the militia but like
wise 10 be enrolled into he new "Na,ional
! Amy" as Horrds." Every new regiment
| should have two companies OF tAc regular sol
dicrs," so that the military drilling ghtproceed
faster. The whole showed Kossu'h's talent II
organization and his knowledge of the national
| character. The ranks were filled faster than
arms could be supplied, and the war. when com
mcnced. showed to the eyes Of as:onished Eu-
rope. military organization IN Hungary as eff
| Client rs the Prussian and an armed force equal
ing that Of the greatest Power, Of Europe, IN
everything except equipment Ia this, too, the
same organizing genius was displayed Gun
! factories Were erected powder Manufactured,
| clothing made, or ordered in Belgium and Eng
land. and al the present factories Of machinery
turned. wherever possible into factories Of arms.
There is no time OF space to pursue this histor-
lea account further but II is needed to show how
little the sneers Of Count Bathyany and his
clique, against Kossuh's powers as statesman
are deserved
There are few. think. even in this country
aware Of the immense, widespread organization
which Eossu.h, almost by himself, erected in n
year, to cope with the power Of Austria He
has, 1t Is tue, the genius and ideaty Of a mas
ter orator, the enthusiasm and herolsm Of a
noble mind, but perhaps still longer than these
traits are remembered, j. Will ie recorded him
in history that, almost in day with PRACTICAL
thorough talent against many difficulties, ne
organized, equipped and armed q whole natios
for o gigantic struggle
The most important Of Baifhyanys structures,
the unsuitabenoss O. the Reformed Constliu-
ZION oi -, to engralt upon It Kossuths ultra |
Democratic and Republican ideas" ! shall |
scarcely have time u this article 10 touch upon |
Batthyany's position and habits have blinded MS |
vision TO what has been done Of late in Hungary. !
lie dreams OF Hungary as 1t was, when feudal |
loEds collected Ro5o, OF submissive peasantry, |
OF when Hungarian mobiles basked al the Court |
OF Vienna
That is al changed now. The country would |
bear nothing but Republic And # Hungary is
ever to he saved, il viii be through the Peopl.-
the low-born, Democratic, Republican People |
The old hungarian Constitution, fcudal as il.
basis was, only needed few reforms to make II
the best possible Republican instrument
These reforms were made in 1915 And il /
would mood nothing nov but change " name |
10 graft upon i the mos; complete, even DAM
rate system.
This whole point Of the fitness Of Hungary, |
rom her municipal and representative system.
ioI Repubhoan,sm, consider the most impor-
tan. sierre in her C-rSo hone IN lavoloo q.