Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-01
Interesting Particulars ofthe Assassinn-
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tfOn Of Count TelelSy.
One Of those catastrophes which, right
fully or wrongfully, cast odium upon the
Government Of any civilized nation, and en-
dangers its stability in revolutionary times
like the present, has just occurred in Hun
gary. We allude to the assassination of
Count Ladislas Teleky, the celebrated Hun.
garian patriot, who was found murdered at
his own residence, a few days since. The
allegation that he had committed suicide has
been discredited, and from the sensation
caused by the news of his death it may be
inferred that the HuDgarians attribute the
sanguinary deed to the agents of the Gov
ernment. We are told that on receipt Of
the intelligence, the Lower House of Assem-
By, at Pesth, raised cry of despair; that
several ladies were carried out fainting; that
Pesth was highly excited, and that there are
alarming symptoms of an insurrection
throughout Hungary.
In times Of great political excitement like
the present, the minds of the people are
easily acted upon; every little misadventure
is magnifed into great catastrophe; omens
and portents abound, and "trifles light as
air. are, to the suspicious, ''confrmations
strong as proofs of holy writ" We can
hardly believe that the Austrian Government,
bad as it is in many respects, is base enough
! to resort TO 30 barbarous an act as assassina-
are worthy only of the middle ages, aud are
utterly incompatible with modern civiliza-
! tion. Had it been so inclined, we should
have expected to see it try the experiment Of
| removing, by subtle means, Cavour and
| Geribaldi, men quite as dangerous to Aus
tria, perhaps more so than Teleky. .
Still there are circumstances connected
with the case which leave it open to suspi-
! cion that foul play may have been resorted
tn Cnt1nf Ta1akU uroo aok haoor,sno. ~
virtual leader Of Hungary, He was the man
of the day, or, to use more popular ex-
| preston, 'the coming man." Although a
msgnate, and as such entitled to seat in
| the Upper House, he preferred taking his
seat among the representatives of the peo-
pie. This polite step made him the idol of
| the Hungarians, at least of the liberal party,
now fast becoming the most powerful of the
! parties into which that people are divided,
Teleky was notorious for going the whole
length of the principles SO boldly advocated
and 80 conregeously defended on the occa-
sion of the Hungarian rebellion.
| He was not over. ardent, like Kossuth, but
| was possessed of resolute temper and a
sufficient amount of caution to render him q
safe leader in the anticipated struggle. His
| rival, Deak is deficient in the first of these
qualities, but possessed gilmore of the second I;
and, though he is a statesman of the greatest
merit, he had 10 give way TO Teleky. Such
was the personal character and ability of the
murdered man, and it seems ominous that he
should have been put out of the way at the
present moment. The Austrian Government,
has always been exceedingly suspicious oi
him. 1t may be remembered that he was
arrested a few months ago, on his way to
Psris, for no specific crime, but merely on 4
vague charge that he was in communication
with the Hungarian and Polish refugees ir
thatcity. ...a ..,
When searched no papers were found OF
him, nor any thing incriminatory. He as
serted, on his honor, that his object in goinl
to Paris was purely a private one, having
reference TO some property, which he helC
there; but he was, Notwithstanding this
thrown into prison, whence he was released
a few days afterward, through the stronl
representations of Napoleon III to the En-
4 peror Fraucis Joseph. The latter can i'll
afford TO bear any additional odium-such a
is almost certain TO be cast upon hiu
whether be has had hand in the crime O
not. II is not 70 be credited that he woult
lend himself TO such infamy as a deliberat,
murder; but the dungeons of Spielberg auC
Venice contain evidence that he can some
times 60 pretty near 70 il, under the guise O
imposing restraint upon sedition. He will
of course, in self defense, institute the mos
rigorous inquiries into the circumstances at
ten ding the assassination Of the popular
Hungarian leader. ,.....I ...., Is ..''...
This inquiry may, and probably will, elici
facts which will throw new light upon thu
national movemeutin favor Of Independence
There is a party which upholds the unioi
with Austria while demanding reforms, anC
this party is by no means weak one, /
comprises large proportion Of the Roman
/ Catholic population. These are opposed {,
the ultra measures advocated by Kossutl
and Teleky, and it may be that some zealo
. or fanatic, like Ravaillac, has sought +
strike q fatal blow ct the Liberal party b.
means of the dagger. Teleky has fallen q
William of Orange and Henry of NaYarr
fell, victim to the assassin, because b
represented the aspirations and embodiel
the sentiments of suffering people, Blu
his murder will reeoil upon the heads of hi
murderers, and the principles for which b
died will derive fresh vigor from his mar
tyrdom. Such is the invariable result &
acts like that we are discussing slt Zrtf
We have, perhaps, assumed too much, i
taking for granted that Teleky has been th
victim of political party or of an arbitrar
Government. Ii may turn out that priVat
revenge, or his own hand, has been the pen
petrator of the outrage; but for the sake {
modern civilization, and Of one Of the lead
' ing Governments OF Europe, which has Jul
entered upon q course Of hberality towat
its subjects that in few years would hay
made them as free as the English, we hope
win be clearly demonstrated that the Au
trian authorities have had no hand in it.
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