Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-03-04


tntion The yrannca dynasty resolved rather 10 risk
allrathtr to sell its honor, H. future, it, dig,
and 10 accept meser in tie person 81 its Protector.
the Gar, than its centralzng tendencies stopped
and nation standing rock oI natiohal Independence
ard OF Democratic sell government.
There were chiefly two things which the Austrian
Desputs could bear: Fnsfly that they could not
have tn " hands IN pockets, and not enyloy
army 10 be instrument al oppression Formerly We
p divided for the expenditure OF army by tax
and Tor tue expenditure OF our civil Nmer-
millions YET remained out vi the rich resources U
our pablie revenues but single shilling was en-.
poyej the benefit of our country, eiIer public
education. to whatever domestic Improvement.
Our Beard of Council shut It's eyesall wandered IN.
the botomess hay of the of Vienna be spent
y abnmnabe cQul tiers and for the purpose oil corrup-
ton and 81 oppression But in paI lament Of 1913
with lavish generosity. determined 10 give the king
and his court &c and hall millions oi dollars year
Ia costly cxl s=diure indeed for srh merchandise
imported k ~ho>e best possible quality Wa, To d.
nothing ali, a being iIh the charge Of
minister of The treasury did not of under any
preex, give him aud prodgal court single shilling
more how ever, artifcially they eonrived get liz
snare. This was sad grievances which they could
not bear.
And to army, formerly, by the inadvertency Il
Council Board. the Hungarian Regiments Ia c,n-
army of 60 900 men) abroad k ep the
German Italian. and Polish Provinces in oppression
But the responsible Ministry established in ga
OF course sent the foreign regiments b. me, aid ordered
u
to remember how the Austrian Ministry acted in that
Respect towards We sent 1900 brave Hungarians
to guard our maratime post Fuma. To have shorter
way. we sent them by Railroad through Austria, with
the of the Austrian Ministry, bat wien our
brave touched the Austrian soil they hy fore
carried Italy fight against brethren, The Iul-
ians; and when complained, answered. that
u was done by mistake--but the regiments were kept
Two other regiments hac, With written consent pi the
King, come home ,om GaIIaca through Vienna; but
when they Vienna also sent TO Italy be
led slaughter, by that Marshal Radetzky who within
the short period o three years sacrificed the lives ol
SI42 Italian patriots on the scBod, and when We com.
planned, the answer was, mistake Jellachch revolt
ed-not to assert the Independence OF Croatia,
enemies basely report but with the avowed purpose
crush down the liberty which had achieved, and the
independence which had secured equally Tor Hunga-
ry and Croatia.
He revolted with the avowed purpose TO establish
Austrian Capitalization in Hungary. The King himself
declared him a rebel, onlaw-swore to God that he
had nothing to do with him; but while he thus swore,
he and his camara sent money, arms, cannnns and
amunilons to the rebel We complained and OF the
answer that II was done hy mistake.
Thus it on and sill the people of Hungary ad.
hered its allegiance. When the Emperor 1ed from
Vienna, and had not place rest his head Hun
gary offered him generously its allegiance. in the
meanwhile treachery succeeded TO make the AGstrans
victorious over Italy and then the mask of foul hypoc
risy fell. The Austrian Ministry wrote a communica-
TO Government that il desired the public treasury
the management OF commercial relations and the
disposition OF army TO be ndered the Austrian
Ministry. We, Of course did not comply, but answered
according rights and laws.
Upon this the perjured dynasty knowing that we had
army home but foreign troops no upon command
wond side against US, and believing that IN our unpTe
pared conditin any country might be taken by assault
ordered that Jelachch whom few days before the king
had proclaimed traitor TO proceed with his troops
from Croatia which did not attack though it made
open secession from Hungary and order him To esrab
lsh the unlimited authority Of absolute sovereign in
Hungary. and he proceeded, (bscause we had
my oppose him. the tyrannieal dynasty issued pro-
canaton 10y which it declared constitution abolish
ed parliament dissolved, municipal institutions
and tribunals substituted by marals courts, aud
soon afterwards that very Jellachic the declared
traitor hy the very king who invaded Hungary with
armed force nomins;ed Dictator in the OF the
king, to govern and sway with unlimited power, and
with fire and the sword over my betrayed iatherand
Would sou have horne such foul indignify7 The
nation which would have submitted to this would have
merited be tgmatized with the burning mark OF eter
nal shame We did not hear it, We appealed TO God.
Justice, and to humanity. and rose and our unarmed
people drove by single battle the invader and all his
proud honst out of land. He ayailed himself Of
truce which ,magnanimnusiy granted him, 10 break
his word and escape in the dead OF night.
Soon afterwards family revolution took place in the
walls of the Imperial resdencehe Emperor forced 10
resign and Francis Joseph the bloody heardess Nero
though il his succeed to"k the seat, as
tool for the ambition Of his moth Sophia the most
wicked of all women on earth We protested against
constitutional family arrangement and never regarded
him King. Some weeks later IT was rot only
Jellachch. the trater il all the immense army OF
the young U,urper, called Emperor, which invaded our
unhappy fatherand and upon false reportof supposed
victory issued proclamation declaring that Hungary
existed THAT it boted from the list oi living
naiions-our Constitution abolished-our Government
abolished - laws institutions abollshed-Our
very existence abolished; and dear counirylhat
buIwark of Christian Civilization and Of Freedom,
tered by torrents Of martyr boodreduced to the de-
graded situation Of Province having 10 II AXE an inte
gra part of the Austrian Empire, melted in the COM
mon crucihle of centralized despotsm.
Have Won heard recorded such foul deed Of per-
Jury in the living history Of mankndf Never never was
such foul deed We kept silence and answered with
blows; and weeks after that arrogant procamalo ion
there was up Presburg. not single Austrian soldier
more in open field within the boundaries of Hungary and
Pennsylvania In Ia pitched battles we had beaten them
all and driven them from sacred ground, together
with thousand Russians who over from Waila.
ca to their aid with the design feel the ground and to
see what would England what would America say
should Russia dare to violate the law oil nations by an
open, armed interference Alas both renamed silent
and worse Only the Sultan Of Turkey started alarm
ed. and checked by word of disapprObation from
ST. James.
Alas that silence of yours and of England opened the
door to the al-overwhelmng progress oil absoluilsm,
threatening the very existence OF freedom IN It's last
strong holds earth Oh, will stand in place
the great battle of freedom against despotism. Be
of 1t. And conscious Of my conntrys merit oil the
resolution by which my people and myself are animated
anu conscious tnat my country - ha
ably necessary the freedom Of the Christian world,
that many Of those who present here will
yet that my countryfhat Stone rhieh the builders
rejected will become tie chief stone Of the corner. But
should have the hope well the resolution OF this
future still mournful sign heaves my breast, when
think what torrents Of blood what nameless suerngs
could have been prevented should England and America
then have spoken word in time against that violation
of the !. WIS of nature and Of natures God.
Well, what is passed is passed Forward, to the ID
ture let us look.
have told how we beat Austria We acted silently.
II was but after action that spoke After having
fact established independence, proclaimed thai
indenendence We did as lorelathers did in 70,