New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-09

yuy PRESENT POSITION or THE HUNGARIAN VULS
TroN-riIE DEMANDS OF THE HUNGARIANs-
DEAK's POLICY.
From Our Sp'''N V'''' PEs1H Dec. Il, 1856.
The following is the present position OF the Hun-
garian question: NJ.
Afterthe fall Of the Schmerng Cabinet principally
through the influence of that cunning, hlgh Tory
diplomatist Count Maurice Esterhazy, thenew MINIS
tiers Count Belcredi and Mr. Majlath, suspended the
Austrian centralizing Constitution, and called on
one aide the Hungarian Parliament together, on the
other. seventeen Provincial Diets. The Hunganans
are called upoR to prepare platform for the recon
truetion of Hungary which might serve for the basis
Of reconstruction likewise in the other half OF the
Fppire the other seventeen Diets being resTictedt to
the dispatch of current routine business The Hun
pariaps i'm their first address, however declared that
they insist upon the continuity of their rights They
reouired the nomination Of Hungarian ParhaMen-
tary Ministry according to the laws OF 1S4S which
alone could solve the pending question and bllng
about Che much desired reconciliation; they asked
likewise for the immediate reconstruction OF the
municipality upon the basis of the elective prHcpe
the country being now administered by Government
nominees and thirdly they insisted upon the recall or
the exies and the discharge of the political prisoners
by general amnesty. In the mean time they al-
pointed committee OF Sixtyelght members 10 draw
JIp tho platform Of reconstruction That committee
appointed again a Subcommittee of fifteen for the
same puTpoSe while il is well known that the whole
business M cAafided to Deak, as the most emf
nent member and the most influential statesman III
In March Government replied in negative way
They acknowledged the justice OF the Hungarian pre-
tensions in theory, but refused to appoint ministers
20 reGstablsh the county meetings and elections OF
The Hungarans reiterated their demands Just be-
fore the war, and few days before the battle OF Gus
tbzza the subcommittee of fifteen presented the
platform for reconstruction to the great commiee OF
Tie platform is somewhat clumsy but it is at any
rate tho only one which be carried II is pro
pOsed that Hungary and TTansylyania, and likewise
Croatia if she is willing to accept such proposition,
should together have separate Cabinet independent
90 yPe te CsbSe Home MRstecne at the side
of the Emperor then Ministers OF the Hungarian
Finances Of Public instruction, OF Commerce and
Agriculture of Justice, of Public Works, and Sec
rotary ut War similar Cabinet might be APP
pointed for the other half of the empire each OF the
two responsible to then respective ParLlamens Above
these two Cabinets, however, an Imperial Cabinet
would be appointed, consisting OF a Minister 1or
Foreign Affairs, Minister for the Imperial II;
nances, and a Minister of War, the imperial
finances foreign affairs and the army being
acknowledged as affairs common TO both the
great parts Of'the empire Those Imperial Ministers,
too would be responsible 10 central committee of
the two Parliaments, which would have 10 regulate
and TO control the Imperial budget questions OF
army organization of the debtsi and OF the
tariff and to give direction to the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs That committee, however, would
for all the debates meet separately, the hungarian IN
hail. the Austrian in another not TO unite but Tor
joint ballot
Hungarian Parliament was adjourned, and called
together on the 19thOf Nov. Government again sent
amessagc more satisfactory than that Of MaTch but
still no Cabinet was appointed The Emperor ac-
knOwledged that the platform of the subcommittee
might basis for reconstruction but insisted
upon explicit recognition that the questions OF the
debt, of the army, OF the indirect taxes and of all
kinds of excise and Government monOpohes were
exclusively common affairs, and he refused, before
such declaration should be made, 10 appoint @
Hungarian Cabinet.
Count Maurice Esterhagy having resigned after the
defeat of KOniggratz the messages thereafter be-
came satisfactory than al first. Still the En-
perors plan does not answer Deak and his party
refused to alter the platform, unless Cabinet were
appointed to conduct the public business: but they
willing TO consider the platform of the fifteen
in the committee of the siXty-eight. 1lsza and
Ghiczy on the other hand, wanted 10 break up
the negotiations and TO declare that unless the Min
istry were nominated Parliament should suspend any
further proceedings and not transact any bust
ness. After an animated five days debate the ballot
decided for Deak and his followers; they had 226
votes against 107 Of the Opposition, thus establishing
the fact that the Cabinet could reckon upon major
hy OF twO-tliirds
Upon this an address was drawn upby Deal1 mod
crate and statesmanke iu its form, but sufficiently
stern In substance, and which in fact is the ulti
matum of the HuDgarians. Ii insists strongly upon
the continuity of the rights OF the country and
reiterates all the demands Of the former two adj
dresses. Government cannot adjourn the question
anyd0ngeT, and must now give u decisive answer
either accepting the reconciliation upon the terms OF
tho Hungarians, returning to an exceptional gov
ernInent-military rule and cOurts-martia Nobody
knows as yet what may turn up at Court, and what
cisiOn must be taken.
Deak gives, privately, the following commentary
TO this policy:
ave might have said to Austria you violated the
pragnatic sanction (Which is the fundamental law estab-
fishing the union between Austria and hungary and zee
nave violated it-et US divorce. But IN such q
Hungary wonld have TO ally herself with ROumania,
Sera ana the Oriental races IN Turkey each of which Is
unable 70 give IOe On the contrary, they require force
from hungary Tor their own safety. Thus the old
aiance with Austria proves, IA an extreme case
more favorable than any newfanged one; beside 10
historical one, and the hegemony the Hungarian race
rests upon the same basis Thus we must make nm our
minds 10 remain IN communion with Austria The great
difficulty, however, that Austria pratenaed o rnle
Hungary by the right OF conquest and refused 10 nc.
knowledge any rights of Hungary. The first Object ~
Hungarian policy therefore, prove TO Ausfia and
TO the world that have sti constitutional riobts
founded upon the pragTnatc sanction which Il lkegse
the fundamental law Of succession for the regnng house
That object carried by tie debates addresses 81
1851 and ever since have ceased TO Of the gt OF
conquest But Europe believes that the existence OF the
Austrian monarchy Is European necessity, and II the
rights OF Hungary should he found to be Ia opposition
TO the integrity OF the Austrian Empire, an Europe
would vote them nuisance to be removed IN the interest
Of Europe The next step therefore, prove that the
rights OF Hungary do not Interfere with the existence
government Of the Austrian Empire That Is the phOsO-
ply OF the platform; the last step remains
made, viz: how 70 carry that platform