New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-03
A NEW. YORKER IN HUNGARY.

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where else in Europe. Every hour series to
convince Ine Of the remarkable similarity OF
their ideas to our own. not only upon politlcal
subjects but in every thing that pertains to social
and national life. A man cannot have better
recommendation among them than that OF being
a citizen of the Great Republic. at Vienna,
where hardly an idea Of political liberty exists,
bad been accustomed to hear the HuDgarlans
spoken Of as we speak Of the Boeotians as
rough, uncultivated Iace, possessing neither
elevated ideas nor vigorous qualities. There is
no Init to the scorn and contempt heaped upon
the Ma ysrs by those unworthy of being their
enemies. Austrian malignity goes 30 far even
az to affirm that as Kossuth's cradle was by the
soe Of Attils's grave, the spirit of the Scourge OF
God courses in the veins of him who sought to
be the Liberator Of his country.
The Magyar, of Spanish gravity and an oriental
love OF splendor, with an unmistakable inc'ina-
tOn to the dolce far nieate of the Italian, seems
born to rule and enjoy. The nobleness stamped
upon his nature makes him, at present, rnssr-
able slave, and hence the tenfold pain with
which look upon the degradation of people
so gallant ard cbiyalric.
was particularly struck with the character
and bearing of the young men belonging to the
better families. Before the revolution the most
promising young aspirants of the kingdom we're
accustou ed TO 90 up to Presburg to attend the
sessions Of the Diet and from mingllDg with the
maguates and deputies, obtained KIND of poiti-
cal education which contributed greatly to that
urbanity aud elegance Of manners so character
istic the old Hungarian mobiles Tb $50 thoughts
were suggested during my visit at Presburg,
where the Diet House may still be seen. The
proceedings of the Diet, when in session, were
very similar to those OF our two Houses, bat
such is the love OF the Magyar for music and
the darcc, that during the long vacations the
Director WAS accustomed TO take the place of
the Palaiine, and the walls to echo to
TerpsiehOrean strains instead of the fiery
elOcuticn of the Hungarian Deputies.
The royal palace, in which Maria
Theresa met the Hungarian magnates to te de-
liyered by them from her enemies is now LITTLE
better than q pile Of ruins. The Hung srian
Kings were formerly crowned in this edi6ce,
after which ceremony they rode TO an emnence
in the vicinity, and making the sign of the cross
in the four cardinal directions, swore to defend
the kingc ON against all its enemies. Magnih'
c. Mt times those coTonations when the mag
mates of the land came W TO attend tho royal
feasts dressed in their magnificent national cos
tune. of which that of the Hussars Is bat
faint imitation Presburg contains fewer In
babitants than it did six years ago. Although
. =. "a o.
pletely Gernani-ed and alenated from the aflec-
ton of the Magyars to become city Of great
importance for many years to come. There ls
neither life nor activity. 1t is said that an au-
Client city with all its busy thousands was once,
by strange magic, instantly converted into
stone. Austria has the secret of such power,
and moro than one Hungarian city is the sad
testimony OF its exercise.
Below Presburg the Danube stretches across
M immense ain VIII Oh reaches to Gran, the
residence of the Archbishop of Hungary, whose
income formerly amounted to more than S2OO,-
OuO annually. The Catholic Clergy have always
had too much influence i'll the government OF the
country. At the present time they have I'M
mease power, which is employed TO persecute
condition of the people. The old law, "Lu-
therans shall be bursed," still stands on the
statute book, though of course not put into ex-
ecution. UbhSppy is the person whose cause
cannot be plead before the Government by a
Catholic Priest There is pretence of freedom
on religious subjects, but an intelligent lady of
the Protestant faith informed me that the walls
of her house had frequently served as receP-
tacle for LIBERAL books, and that not long ago she
had be, n compelled to cross the Austrian frontier
with her garments stitched ful. OF heretlcal
tracts. This is the Nineteenth Century, and
there are 100000 Protestants in Hungary
Comorn, the seat of fortress never yet
taken by an enemy, is situated ABOUT 90 miles
below Presburg. lthas by no means recovered
from the injuries suffered in 1910. Whole streets
were demolished and have not since been re-
built. G6rgey defeated the Austrians there,
and having liberated the city, marched back to
Buds.Pesth TO give the enemy severer blow,
before his treachery al Villages. Haynau was
rout ed at Acs, OIL the right bank of the Danube,
short distance above COmorn. AlaTge aud Hour
ishiDg village formerly stood directly opposite
the city. but few tottering walls and ruins are
now the only evidences OF its existence. The
Austrians. who hayea genuine talent for destroy
inc peaceful towns, aud building engines OF war,
have coo men gagged in constructing an im-
mense fort on the right bank Of the river The
region below Gran becomes picturesque in the
extreme. The arms of the Danube unite IN Z
single stream, and the yine-clii hills rise
slonps