The daily union., 1852-01-15

Hungary is about the size of Great Britain and com
prehends nearly half OF the territory OF Austria,
II is stated by another authority that the population OF
Hungary is nearly 100000 that Of England lin ls4)
nearly IS 900 900; that OF Prussia about 10, 100000.
Thus i is evident that, ~ point OF power, so far as
power depends upon population, Hungary possesses
much power rs England proper or even as the kingdom
Of Prussia Well. then, there is population enough
there are people enough. Who, then, are they They
distinct from the Aus,rans and Germans The west,
and the Turks on the east and will say in the next
place that they enlightened nation They have
their hstoy they have their tradons they have their
seninares OF education; they have their era,ue they
have books OF learning they have poetry they have
the drama; and, among the people. there vast num-
bers of persons OF reading and knowledge They
tached TO their own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which have
existed for more than thousand years.
Gentlemen IL is remarkable that on the western coasts
OF Europe political light exists There is in the
political armament, and that sun sheds bis beams on
those who are able 10 enjoy them Bot in Eastern Eu-
rope, generally speaking, and the confines between
Eastern Europe and ASIA there is political sun in the
heavens l. all an arctic gone OF political life Zap
pause1 The lumnary iba, enlghtens the world in gen.
eral seldom rises there above the horizon The light
which they possess s at best crepuscuar kind OF wi-
light and they under the necessity of cropping about
catch they may any stray CLEANS of the light OF day.
[Hear Gentlemen. the country OF which your guest
tonight is a native is remarkable exception. She has
shown through her whole history for many hundreds OF
years, an enlightened attachment TO the principles OF civil
liberty. and of law, and OF order and obedience the
constitution which the will OF the great majority have
sstablshed That is the fact and il ought to be known
liberty and independence is discussed II ought to be
known that Hungary stands far above her neghbors in
all tnat respects Tree institutions, constitutional govern
msnt. and hereditary love OF liberty [Applause.l
GsntIemen, have taken the pains TO prepare some
facts from an intelligent writer. and that writer is lady
She musto course be great authority She says.
Ihe Hungarian nation has been disng ushed from
its hrs appearances IN history for uniting 10 passionate
love OF liberty a scrupuous reverence for law. The
Magyar did not the plains OF Dacia an undscip
lined rabbe. From the fret they possessed fixed foru
OF government, and were distinguished for their subo
dnation 10 their leaders and their laws To these habit
OF discipline in which the Mseyars were trained 10 the
love Of order and regard for law is TO be ascribet
that they DID not pass away like the common hordes
barbarian adventurers. but established permanent king
dom in the country they invaded To these qualities no
less than their courage be ascrbed their
ful maintenance OF their constitutional rights against al
the attacks of power before which the Liberties OF 8,
many other nations have fallen.
The ancient institutions OF the Magyars were emi
nenty democratic. Their chief ruler was elected by lh
votes OF me people For the FIRST century after their
tA0snmenl IN the country he received only the title o
kexsr: OF leader In the year 1000 they bestowed th
title Of kng on stephen, OF the family OF Arpad, th
leader under whose guidance they had entered Psnnona
The power of the king was, however strictly limited
The consent OF the people necessary 10 rive ccac,
10 every royal act The excellent prince who rrt llee
the throne OF Hungary had disposition TO infringe n,
liberties Of the people On the contrary. be endeavoret
reigns He framed code OF laws founded on the an
cent institutions Of the Magyas, which have ever snc
been regarded AZ OF the hRbest authority. These statute
drawn up for the guidance OF his Emerc WHOM
he educated AZ his successor In the kingdom The en-
1ghened and humane spirit in which these DEGREES
composed gives very high idea o the civilization an
political advancement Of Hungary a, this period w
find in them expres recognition OF the principle
universal equality Omnes homines unin nni condi
tionis'