New-York tribune., 1869-01-21
AUSTRIA.
PROGRAMME OF THE K0ssUTH PARTY IN HUN
GARY.


The Tin,es's Correspondent writes from Pesth,
under date jan O. probably with 70 bring moro
harmony among his followers Kossuth has sent one OF
his stanchest adheronts, who until lately lived abroad
and who from the beginning OF the year mas tasen lne
direction of tho chief organ OF the party I~ Magyar
In presenting himself to his readers, the editor. M
Jrany strkes road In 30 far as he promises TO
introduce the OF polite society III his papers ana
direct his attention not merely to the discussion 0i
nent the oountry lie proposes 10 himself 70 nnd
and TO indicate the means OF remedyng tho evil he
means 70 lay open abuses from whatever SIDE they may
originate viii busy himself with education, means OF
communication agriculture, industry and commerce and
even with the movements OF social hfe AS ior the
political color IL remains the same-the organ namely,
Of the party OF isIs as the Utras call themselves
AS New Years gift 10 his readers he publishes nrst
Other These letters are TO be collective
TO the different addresses Kossuth has received from o
would have had much pleasure In sending answer sep
aratey TO each addresses but under the crcun
fSy badly II he did So as he would have had 10 deal
with pohtos. His ideas in this respect are 80
alone in the world with his views lie knows Of trans
action where the question is about the political life OF
Se in this respect and viii not sacfce his opinion in
this respect 70 the opinions Of the whole living genera"
For the free manifestation of this his opinion, ROsshth
thinks there Is room at present III Hungary foS when
he ia words the man who pup
lished them condemned TO prison. where he s ln-
gers This ia allIsion 10 the statement in kossuthe
Waitzen letter IN 1861 wherein no ead that he thought
the rule OF tho Austrian dynasty incompatible with ee-
dom and independence for publishing which as you may
the editor OF the Magyar Usdg condemned
by Jury. lie will not expose his friends to repetition
OF this and therefore answers them collectively.
In ali these ietters hs return urgedhs return s the
only hope which keeps him up but he WIZ op Ietprn
when Hungary s independent which is not now the case
Lately Il 10 hun THAI the parsans OF the cOnpr
mise do not want such Hungary, Tor they lAye
beraded forth tho settlement OF the question OF title as
great victory the diplomatic recognition OF Hungary
Kossuth thinks that, instead OF being an affirmation.
the new title is uegaton OF the position Of Hungary as
state The sole difference consists IN the word aud which
stands now before the title OF the Sovereign "a Apotolo
King OF Hungary and separates IL from the rest Maria
Theresa only Queon Of Hungary, and not Empress
by her right Leopold msdo war on France as King
OF Hungary and even Francis separated tho crown
OF Hungary from the others ~ spite OF THIS Hungary
had not her proper weight. for that would
be so only II the King OF Hungary Yas exclusively
guided Ia his policy by the consideration OF Hungarian
fntereets. Until now there was always hope that this
would be So now tho majority, by accepting the new
title has destroyed this hope he thinks all these are
mere phrnses TO be really independent country the
and can Hungary this after the compromise OF 1851
with tho Delegationsi Kossnth Illustrates THIS Win
bitter irony, and declares he Will mover be an
citizen He begs not ~ be ipisnndqr-
stood lie could bo faithful subject OK the
King OF Hungary as Inonatcca Institutions have the
call In Europe, but he will not live In Hungary which
has been fused into an Austrian Empire. This declarn
ton may he thinks decide tho fate Of tho rast oil Ms
days: let IL be So II it mst be- Faithful adherence 70
princpIes may DO the fruitful seed Of tho future, III
there had been msrtyrS there would have been no
The logic Of history sometimes, but at others 10
makes strides Of n century long 10 makes such strides
that tho shortEgbted cxca, Who would have tbouEht