The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-20

The sudden accession of power and progress
Of the liberals In Hungary can in many points
be paralleled with that Of the radicals In the
United States, but probably in no feature so
srikingly as that either country will be bene-
flied by the equally rapid fall Of the OBJ
noxious party. In Hungary, as in America,
the dominant party, carried away by the flush
Of success, and unsatisfed with results only
short while ago deemed impossible, are vainly
reaching for an object unattainable, or which
If attained cannot otherwise but prove delete
rious to the interests of their country. Very
few could have foreseen twelve month ago
the course of events which have so rapidly
succeeded one another in Hungary. II is diff
fcult 10 follow or credit the extraordinary
changes which have taken place in that king
dom. In every instance but one or two the
wishes Of the people have been granted
Their old constitution Is restored almost I'M
altered their King has been crowned they
have their own ministers, their own system Of
taxation and revenue, their own custom
duties, Parliament, internal government and
laws; general amnesty has been proclaimed
to oil political offenders their exiles have
returned. Count Andrassy, twenty years ago
sentenced to be hanged for treason, and ten
years an outlaw, Is their Prime Minister
Kossuth, twice imprisoned, and also an Out
law, is at liberty to return, and has indeed
been elected to a place in the Dict which no
will not accept. They have been granted four
times as much as was offered them in 1862,
and double what they then demanded. Indeed,
they have no real grievance to complain Of,
but the liberals have gained so much that they
now want more. They now desire complete
autonomy, power to send their own repre-
sentatives to foreign countries "a privilege
they never enjoyed), their own separate
army, and the acceptance of their estimate Of
their share Of the public debt. These desires,
il must be understood, are those of The extreme
left Of the liberals, who during the Kings
coronation evinced their disapproval Of the
act by studied refusal to join in
the festivities, and by dining together on
black bread, black meat, black soup and black
coffee. Fortunately, they are far from being
in the majority Still, they arc sufficiently
numerous and active to retard considerably
tho reconciliation and amcable relation which
the ministers of both countries vainly try to
establish. In the matter Of fin .nces is this
particularly observable. Four months ago
committee, chosen equally from the Ministers
of Austria and Hungary, met at Vienna for the
purpose OF o ljusiing the proportion each of the
two countries should contribute annually
towards tho interest and redemption of the
public debt II was an understood matter that
their decision should be binding on the Reichs-
rath and piet, and accordingly they decided
that Austria should bear seventy and Hungary
thirty per cent Of the burden. Andrassy, as
Prime Minister and President Of The Commit
tee, accepted the arrangement and signed tho
deed. But now that the Austrian Reichsrath
has lcgaliz,d the transaction the Hungarian
Diet, carried away by the activity of the
liberals, refuses to do so or TO sanction any
larger proportion than twenty-eight for Hun
gary to Austra's seventy-two. No doubt the
better sense OF the nation will prevail in the
end, but in the meantime both countries are
suffering from the delay. Austria, who during
the past twenty years has not succeeded in
collecting more than fifteen per cent of the
taxes due by Hungary, has shown much for
bearance in the matter while Hungary, who
has had so cxtravagahtly bountifnl a harvest
that the railroads do not suffice for the trans
portation OF grain, which Is consequently
shipped to France and England shows an un
necessarily obstinate spirit of opposition.
This difficulty and the few others which prevent
perfect cordially between the two countries
are fomented and kept up entirely by the
liberal party. The liberal conservatives, led
by Deak, desire complete amity and reconciia-
ton, which, however, can only be gained by
The fall Of the radicals OF the extreme LETT. II
may be looked for.
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