The New York herald., 1869-01-09
AUSTRIA.

The Emperor and tho Militia-App0intmcn OF
n New Commnnder-Closing of the Diet
Speech Of tho kinG-The Hungarian Budget
for 1860.
PEsTH, Dec. 10, 1868.
We have had an exciting time OF it here OF late.
Political events OF more than ordinary significance
have followed each otier in rapid succession and
kept the public mind on the Qui utpe Immediately
after the sanctloning by the monarch Of the Army
and Militia bill for the whole eup.fe Francis Joseph
Issued order Of the day in reference to this event.
In this manifesto he takes occasion to declare that
duaism '.has brought the empire back to that his
torcal basis which 1t rested in times when it sue
cessfully wthstood the severest trials and gained
brilliant victories. My army has thereby won con-
federate which viii powerfully support it In good
and evil fortune.n
The manifesto also especially mentioned the militia
as complementary part Of the system of defense
and as serving purposes similar those OF the regu
lar army. The manifesto OF the sovereign was dated
on the 5th. On the same day Francis Joseph ap-
pointed the Archduke Joseph to be commander in
chief OF the militia (Land,cehr) Of Hungary and its
annexes. The Archduke Joseph is the son OF the last
Palaine OF Hungary. the Archd1ke stephen, ard IN
asmuch as the last Palatine left pleasant reminis-
cences OF his rule behind him, Hungarian public
opinion pleased with the selection OF his son to m
tHc pUst uuluSu dUONe. Ou tile the DuDtCa-
ton OF these orders Colonel Ivanka excolonel Of the
Honveds Of 1s4s from his seat In the Diet anu
expressed his satisfaction at the sanctoning OF the
Militia law declared that the last germ OF mlstrust
had vanished from his mind and also averred in the
name Of the Central Committee OF the Honveds that
the Honveds OF 1s4s aud 1919 would nenceforth be
ready to devote their lives and strength to the de-
fence "of the country. the laws and the throne.u
His speech was greeted with great enthusiasm
General Kapka In his journal gave vent to similar
Honveds went to pay visit TO Francis Joseph In the
Cfen Castle. Colonel Horvath repeated, In the
vss SAYING IN se De the speech OF
Colonel Horyath was appropriately responded to by
on the oh the Diet was dissolved, in consequence
OF the expiration OF tho three years. term for which
alone the Hungarian Diets are elected The speech
from the throne with which this eventfu Diet was
brought close rose fully to the level OF the occa
sion II IL instinct with warmth OF feeling and depth
Of expression which DO honor to the Minister and the
which Francis Joseph declares that he has dlscov-
cred that monarch can only be happy when the
people over whose dcstinies he presdes are happy,
must have emanated from the mind and feelings OF
the sovereign himself subjoin translation OF the
principal passages Of this remarkable royal speech
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me monarch then passes in review the most impor.
tant acts passed by the late Diet He alludes, irst
IN order to the settlement with Croatia and Slavona;
TO which was one OF the last acts passed. lie then
touches on the Army and Militia act and the law for
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alittes OF Hungary ne said:-
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The political and civil sphs,s you haze also extended % TIE
Hungarian tongue w Hnd full sstisfscon in the couscons
that The constitution every equal
degree the right 10 develop his mothcf tongue. You fol-
lowed The praclps when you extended The
constitutional rights 70 the Israelah Citizens who. until
them only the burdens, but not the OF bo
constitution.
The interconfessiona laws, the law reforms, the
fiscal reforms the railroad extension policy OF the
Diet are then SUCCESSFULLY touched upon. The King
wound up this portion Of his speech with the follow.
ing declarati0n:-
ueai and dinlcu work been. executed by tho pet
and The rcsu haa deepencd In the conviction that the
basis which possible In space OF tmo 10