The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-15
HUNG AR Y.

Political Uncertainty and Unensincss--Ths
School Question-Judicial and Legal Re-
f0rm-Work for the LegisIature--The Eastern
Observation-Disclosures Opinion OF French Iuau.
cnce in Egypt.
PEsrH, Oct 81 1869.
The Ne,te Frete Prose- Of Vienna contains o letter
which begins as foilows-"A strange feeling has
come upon the Hungarian people, painful doubt as
TO the future, feeling as void OF form as an
autumnal log, and at the same time as sad and
cherries. No one knows what he Is afraid or; no
one secs clearly an approaching DANGER There are
merely uncertain foreDodings which Cypress the
heart and which betrayed by the CRY OF anguish
raised by q journal or politician. The torment,
however, Is IN tho uncertainty An enemy whom
one may look in the face can cause no indecision.
but against this Intangible something which Ia
gnawing at the vtas OF the State there Is neither
aid nor advice"
such Is the picture OF Hungarian affairs which the
most influential paper OF Vienna gives 10 the world.
Though tnis description may be strongly conceived,
II cannot be denied that there Is much more in
Hungary at the present time cause serious renec-
ton than rejoicing and confidence. Since the at
tempted revolution Of lsfs nothing has been done In
tho country. The policy was Que OF passive resist
ance. The result is that there Is an endless number
OF reforms to be carried out In every department.
There is yet no national system OF schools Up to
the present time schools are under the control OF
religions societies. They are Catholic, CalvIntst
or jewish as the case may be. But there
schools except those under religious Or mopo
properly, sectarIan influence. Justice IL not yet
separated from the administrative power. Corporal
punishment still exists Judges are not get rcspon-
sIDlc. Tho other day asked the Minister OF Justice
for information concerning the judicial system OF
the country. ] received as answer that the projecs
OF o new system oil practice was to be presented 70
the Diet during tae next Few days; that al present
everything was In q transition state, and that ne
could not hope to have anything to show Tor TWO Or
tnrce months
The nrst work or tho present Diet Ia to pass bills
reforming the judicial system, aboshing corporal
punishment to make beginning, At least, In
organizing sOue rational system o. scnooss
and to improve the banking system OF the coun-
try. AT present Pcsth IS In compieto oepenGenco
party Ii pushing the question OF panas anu Will nos
rest till something has been done. TINS y espccaiy
urgent since the Vienna exchange mas, OF iate, oeen
very nucUuatln9 and II 10 both uuprehtable and dts
agreeable to the merchants or Hungary 10 DO 30
dependent on the other nall 81 tne m iS A
aard to the most important INSTITUTIONS ana mear
snres hungary was n "tabula rasa'-that everything
remains 90 DO done. That for twenty years the poll
tics az Hungary consisted In passive aud suen
Inc hungarian Diet has real aud serious work ON
hand On it5 success VIII depend TO q very
great degree the future OF the country. III the
necessary reforms are enacted and afterwards really
carried out the government may get q fair sGart
aud hope for prosperity There ~, however. much
TO DO struggled against, ana 80 far as have been
abo TO observe there IS tendency among some Of
the ablest men OF the couutry " not TO despond. ut
least to consider Affairs In other than rosy Light,
Acouple OF months OF legislation VIII show what
may be expected. think, however, that the Vienna
papers might fnd plenty or food Tor reflection at
home, though they may think that Hungary has yet 10
Aow whether she Is mistress OF the position In this
part Of the monarchy No one can doubt that tho
Vienna ministry has tailed to conquer the dtculteA