The New York herald., 1867-01-29
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.


The New Hungarian Address TO the Austrian
Emperor.
At to.day's meeting OF the Lower House OF the Hun
garian Diet h. Dcak brought in the draft of his new
address which was read to the House. 1t is as fol-
lows
IMpRRIAL, ROYAL AND APOSTOLIC MAJEsrY-When, in
recently submitted address. again and repeatedly
besought your Majesty delen restore, in its full
integrity, that solemn state treaty which forms the basis
Of our mutual relations Of right viz, the violated
pagnatiC sanction, and the constitution therein guaran
teed, but suspended by absolute power. when we
explained that long outside the consttu-
ton we arc not justified in taking any decisive
step for bringing about the desired reconciliation
with right able to expect, and did confidently
hope, that thoroughness Of motives would be
appreciated and request would be speedily fulfilled
Bat apprehension and doubt take the place OF hope
When thai In the domain Of legislation. as we'll
as in that OF the Executive, absolute power ntinusly
disposes Of most sacred interests as now recently
shown by dccreo bearing npou tho future. That un
doubled right Of Hungary, according which ghe
tcmcnt Of her defensive system and every modification
ony be carried out with the assent Of the Diet
old the constitution OF the country, lawA royal
diplomas the sanction and the invarabe pFaC
o. when Spn n @ ne wss
ntw and more serviccabe form Of the defensive
system, it was the Legislature Of the country that ar
ranged II for Hungary. Every change however slight,
TINT has since been introduced among into the desn
system has been determined by the Diet This rish.
vital condition Of constitution, and generally OF
ali consuiionalism, which the country can give
Tho imperial decree wish respect u the detenst7s
i1dispu.aSie % rsh. And We who consider i our most
sacred duty repeatedly to urge shat suspended
s.itutnn DO nr Of al fully restored should SIN sgars.
rights should err also against the respect 70 Your
Majesty which commands US TO be sincere II
sss Ss s sss ss:s q m ais
The fssiolsiion q ou, .cOnsrEoi' and were fairly
ancs with your Majessys promise. We believed
s,isu!on would b spe Sy n reality restored and that
dOmi
responsible government, the binding force Of which
depends upon legal adoption By the respective countries
parts and extending IN s consequences TO the future
The object Of this decree is the nobest and hardest
| tribute = ze-s to the State-the blood and the
lives of the sons Of the country Its spuati rke
deeply MT, the most sacred relations of family life,
and affect III most important moral and material in
ieresrs the land Not only il it required by that
first and highest consideration which must right
iuiy remain ciear sense % 9, .he unaa
advisabty demand that the VIII OF the country should
cooperate in The settlement OF simia arrangements,
and that without this and previous 10 its legal ion
they should be into actual execution. II ~ not
only numbers ana the valor Of the army that give
permanent security 10 the state even amidst the most
serious dangers Were the defensive system to
main IL Il, the strength and enduring dctermiua
| lion Of the army would be minly elevated when
backed up BY the enthusiastic wal OF The people But
i we ony securely reckon apon this enthusiastic
will II the system under which tie citizen is bound TO
defend the State the confidence Of tho nation.
This result only be attained shen the people, unn.
jured in iis rights and most sacrd interests convinced
cessty of the sacrifices TO be boRh accedes t through
It's legitimate reprcsen a,iyes Md adopts the system.
sheand imagined he might IN justice already count
upon the restoration OF the costutiou rightuly de-
mandcd upon the sidc, virtually promised upon the
other IL upon the threshodo the fulflment of the
4 royal promise, and in matter r suoh paramount i'm
poriance, apperaining ccordini to all notions OF the
constitutonalism TO the normd way OF legsation-if
even tLeir imperial dscress arc emitted without
ab-oluist power as laws, nd II, WITHOUT the
country beng able p,evo:Sy S,..s,,v 70 weigh the
tent OF these decrees and express. its opinion
regarding them in the constitutional way. their imme
date positive execution also o1ered then 1t Is impos
sibe that the confidence beginning awake should
aran disappear Enthusiasm fcsuch DEGREES can never
arise nay, is 10 be Gpected that the people
should remain qaiet the diegard Of the consttu-
ton displayed In these ordinances s Of itself calculated
70 call forth bitterness In place osranqu ~ and enthu
siasm II the pres nj stuatouurgenty requires such
measures which demand mauhal modification OF the
defensive System ths presentss new and weighsy rea
for your Majesty At once storing our suspended
constitution. Amid urgent nee, Hungary standing
without the constitution would but weak support Of
the throne. The Diet only 1ercse the legislative
right OF the nation upon the bis of tho constitution;
outside the constitution Il Is q authorized 10 do 30,
nor can IL undertake burdensfbr the country whose
| rights are suspended SO long the fundamental con-
dtion OF the Pragmatic sancto which guarantees the
independence the rights andhe constitution Of our
fatherand. actually noperate so long is u lcggily
Impossible that The Diet shou make arrangements in
the Of that mutilaied fundhendn compact But
II cannot take up any other uoTi we know tnas tne
formerly existing military sysn has undergone, from
time 70 time, material chanueemong all the nations
Of Europe. Tmey aitcrati0nsu the poittlCa oIkanr
zation OF the countries, the gradual Development Of
the science Of war, have ceipelcd all States 70
modify their military system accordance with tue
J demands Of the general slttuon, because Its own
| security would otherwise We been jeopardzed
Hungary has been back wnln this respect and has
| at all times voluntarily OF own free will, made
changes corresponding 70 thoequrements OF the age
But tnese changes have away5ak place through the
| Diet The country will also ready in future SO 70
shape It's military system " be required by neces-
sity and advsabiiy by the nlation Of the land ,s
constitutional pos its nona economic and poll
ticai relations; but IL cannot 1sder ordinances ust-
, | able whenever issued, ths4are emitted with this
object without the direct = express assent OF the
Diet We, therefore, bog Dur Majesty, with the
deepest respect, most acUsy 70 take into con-
| sidcration that IL is our uy to maintain Dvio-
late the rights Of the couH soemhly guaranteed
| by the Pragmatc snncuY and that we must
not neglect that duty. wGay your Majesty NOT 10
permit the work Of agreements be rendered impossible
by this and similar attacks u2 the fundamental pfn
ciples OF our constitution Vfequest your Majesty TO
withdraw this recently ssue1ecree and all measures
generally put forward In evasa nay, violation of
constitution by absolute 4er, and mplore your
Majesty positively and comp4y 10 restore that cons
tuition at tho earliest possible Qrod In order that
may thereby be placed In q pon legally 10 resolve and
determine upon all things del >ded by the security and
the moral and material intlIts Of the country. We
convinced that n only Ioonstitutionaism, well
In Hungary In your Maicst4 other domnions being
fully and positively brought existence, that the OBJ
ject Lard down by the Psgmn Ssnction Will b ABLE 70
be attained