The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-01-21

cHehieIS ZJU 900
Jews and others 37290O
Grand total 13,S76i70
BN still more recent account. taken from
The official statistics of Austria it appears
that Hungary, including Pennsylvania and
Mili,ar, Frontiers, has lI2 900 squire miles,
with / 500 900 inhabitants, and contains
Ciiirs 1J
Towns SSs
Villages 10000
Roman Catholics 5000 600
Greeks 600. ono
Pro'esiants 325n.O00
Jews 100000
Hungary is about the size of G. Britain,
ard comprehends uearl, hal the territory
o AUSTRIA | j. stated hv another author
%, tbs lac reputation oi Hungary is nearly
l4nn0,00o. thn ~, ENGLAND IL lSIl nearly
- 100000, that vi Prussia about G 600 900
Thus it ',idcnt that in poin- oi power, so
ta' power depends upon population. Hun
..rv possesses as much power as England
prorrr ~ even rs the Kingdom of Prussia.
Well then. there is population enough
there are people enough. Who then are
they! I he, arc distinct from the nations
that surround them. They are distinc, from
the .Au>irians nn the ives, and The Turks on
;he east and will say, in the mex, place,
tha they are an enlightened nation. They
have their history; they have their iradi
tons: they arc attached to their own insli
,ulions- institutions winch have existed for
more than : thousand years.
Gentlemen, il is remarkable that on the
western COASTS OF Europe, political light ex-
lists. There is - sun il The political frma-
mrrr, and ,ha sun sheds his light OH those
who are able TO enjoy il but in eastern Eu-
rope. general, speaking and on the con-
fines between eastern Europe and Asia, there
is no political sun in the heavens. 1t is all
m arctic zone Of political life. (Applause.) J
The luminary that cnlightcns the world in
gehcra, seldom rises there above the hori.
zpn. The light which iley possess is III bcst
cirputcular-a Mud oi twilight-and they
ar under the necessity of cropping about TO
catch, as they may, any stray CLEANS OF the
light OF day. (Hear, hear.)
Gentlemen, the country of which youl
Iuesi to night is native is remarkable
exception she has showr through her whole
history, for many hundreds OF wears an at,
rachmrnr TO the principles OF civil liberty
and Of law and oil order, and obedience ic
the constitution which the will of the grea
majority has established. That is the fac.
ana it ought 10 be known wherever th,
question OF the practicabiIity Of Hungarian
liberty and independence is discussed.
ought to be known, that Hungary stand
ou from il above ner neighbors, in all lha
respects free institutions, constitutional noy
ernmenl, and hereditary love of liberty
Applause.)
GenllcmcrI, have taken the pains TO pre-
pare some facts from an intelligent writer
and that writer is lady. She mus, OF cours,
be great authority. She says:
THE Hungarian naiitn has been distn
suished from us first appearance in history 10
uniting TO Il passionate love Of Liberty n scru
pu Gus reverence Tor law. The Magyars di,
not enter The plains of Dacia an undlJciplinc,
rabb!e From the first ihey Possessed u iiXt,
iorm ui Government, and were distinguished
for their suboTdinalon TO their leaders nnt
their laws. To these habi,s of discipline il
which tue Magyars we re trained, TO their low
Of order and regard for law, il is to be ascribe,
that they did not pass away, Ike the common
hordcs OF barbarian adyenturcrs, hut cstablishe,
permanent kingdom in the country they iHva
ded. 70 these qualities not less than TO ihe
courage, is TO be ascib,d their successful main
tenancc Of their constitutional rights again>
all the attacks ola Power before which the lib
critics oi so many other nations have fallen.
The ancient institutions of the Masyar
were tmnently democratic. Their cliei rule
WIS elected by the votes Of the people. For III,
first century after their establishment in 4
country he received only he title of I'czui, o
leader In the year 1000 they bestowed the ii
tie Of King on Stephen. OF :he family of Arpad
the leader unde' whose guidance they had en-
tered P.nnonia. The power of tn, King was
however, strictly limited The consent Of III,
people was necessary to give efficacy TO every
~. az "N'' NC cNVcHcHl lIluVc VINO ufSt tllet
the 'hione nf Hungary had no disposition TO in
fringe the liberties Of the pc e'ple. On the con
IrarS, lac endeayored TO guard them against III,
encroaohmenis OF iutuio soyereigns. lie frame,
code OF laws, founded on the ancient insli'u
lions of the Miygars, which have ever since
been regarded as of the highest authority
These statutes were drawn up fer the guidanc,
of his sou Emcrc, whom he educated as hi,
successor in the kingdom The enlighlenc,
and humane spirit in which these DEGREES arr
composed gives very high idea Of the civil
cation and political advancement OF Hungary
at this period. We find in them an express
recognition of the principle of universal equal,
i'y--' O'aHes homines unius suAf ooRditOnis.'
II is in The following terms that he pre-.
scribes the duty of King toward his sub
jecls;
" Let them be TO thee, my son. as blo;hers
aud fathers; reduce none Of them 10 seiviiudc
neither call them thy servants. Let Them figb
fr thee, not serve thee. Govern them without
violence and without pfide-peacefully, hum
bly,, hnmanely. Remembering that nothing el
cvaes but humility, that noihing aliases bu
pride and an evil will
My son, pray thee, command thee, tc
show myself propitious, not only TO thy kindred
not only to princes, TO leaders, TO the rich, MOI
only 10 thy country people, but likewise tc
strangers. and TO all that come unto The Bt
patient with all. not only with the powerful, bu
with those lacking power. Bear in thy mind
this precept Of the Lord, i will have mercy, aad
not sacrifice"
Hc recognizes the right Of The people iC
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