Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-12-31

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Nowadays we often meet in print al
luslons 70 the similarity between Ire
land and Hungary. As matter Of
fact, the similitado not only does not
run on all fours, but has not even a leg
to stand upon.
Hungary aud Austria never had
any constitutional connection as
nations, except that the King
OF Hungary happened to be also
Emperor or sovereign Of the so-called
hereditary States. These latter, before
lS4S, as after l6i9 and until 1860, did
not possess any representative mslitu-
tons; and when, after the Italian Nrr
of 1859, an attempt was made to create
q common Parliament for the whole
monarchy, Hungary refused to join IT.
her own historical national diet having
flourished up to 1Si9, and being re-
stored partially in 1860 and completely
in 1867. Thus the constitutional his
| tory of Austria-H Hungary is utterly diff
fercnt from that Of Great Britain and
/ ireland. But, il possible, still greater
are tho cthnographical differences in the
two eases. In Hungary various races
exist, but no "Austrians" whatever.
Its German population, partly Of ancient
and partly Of comparatively modern
immigration, sprang from Thu
ringia, from Suabia and other
portions of the Germanic Empire
outside of Austria, and except
the so-callcd Saxons Of Transylvania,
they are moro Hungarian than the
Magyars themselves All the other
races inhabitng Hungary are distinct
from the non-GermHn populations Of
| Austria. Some of them belong 10 tae
great Slavonic family, while others
/ such as the Wallachians, are not at all
represented in Austria, even by cog
nate race. As for the Magyars Of Hun
gary, they are almost completely $50
| lated in Europe, having but distant
affinity to Firms and Turks There are
thus, so to speak, no English in Hun
| gary, IL the AustrO-Gcrmans be COM
| pared TO the English; aud it may be said
/ that there are no Irish in sHungaTy, II
| the latter bo considered as q race sub
| ihgatod by Britons. The Hungarian
| opposition, after the revolution Of 1919,
was composed Of the whole nation,
comprising, will scarcely an exception,
all its various natiOnalities; and its
leaders were. Magyars, distinct in blood
and language from any nationality to
be found IN the ncighboring state. In
Ireland, on the other hand, the opposi-
/ ton IL factional; almost as many Irish
live in Great Britain as in green Erin,
while there exist loyal Britons in the
Emerald Isle.
Hungary up TO 1SiS was about the
freest and most prosperous country in
1 Europe; heving sparse population and
n superabundance of natural produce.
Hungarians have great historical past;
| they enjoyed constitutional rule and
/ privileges, and naturally, therefore,
/ they wished 10 keep their Independence.
In which Of these points is there any
/ likeness between Hungary and lrelandP
Evidently in none. BY force OF circum-
stances Hungary had actually TO re-
nOunce in 1867 n not inconsiderablc
part Of her Independence but even rs
| II is, there exists no representative in
stitutions common to both Hungary and
Austria at this moment, and only the
administration of war, foreign affairs
and certain departments of finance
such as customs, etc.-are centcrcd in
the same ministers for both countries.
The so-called delegations are separaet
bodies for the two states; they never
I deliberate together, and only in a very
exceptional case is it provided that they
should vote together The bond Of
union which has so long subsistcd be-
tween Ireland and Great Britain through
th0ir common Parliament has never
come into existeVce in the case OF Aus
{ tria-Iiungary.
Now, to abolish the state Of things
that has prevailed for generations is
very different thing from the restora-
tion Of form Of government that had
uninterrupted authority for centuries,
and was only suspended for ten years
as happened regarding national rule in
/ Hungary, held in allegiance from ls49
10 1859, and then superseded by nero
absolutisEl. Tho wcll-informed mind
strives in vain to hit upon any single
instance in which the positions Of Ire
land and Hungary are alike. a wit,
however, might suggest that the two
| countries are very much alike because
I Hungaria and Hibernia. like Mon
mouth and Macedon, begin with the
same letter r-Cor 50. James Gazette.