The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
AUSTRiA'S IRELAND.


nasgsry's Relations to Austria Interest.
iDgly Described.
Nowadays We often meet in print 81.
lusions n the similarity between Ire
land and Hungary. As matter Of
fact. the similitude not only does not
run on all fours. bvt has not even a leg
to stand upon.
Hungary and 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
lS48, as after l849 and until 1860. did
not possess any representative inslitu-
tions; and when, after the Italian war
of 1859, an attempt was made to create
a common Parliament for the whole
monarchy, Hungary refused to join it;
her own historical national diet having
Aourished up to l849. and being re-
stored partially in 1860 and completely
in 1867. thus the constitutional his
tory of Aust ia Hungary is utterly diff
ferent from that of Great Britain and
Ireland. But, if possible. still greater
are the ethnographical differences in the
two cases. 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-called Saxons of Transylvania,
they are more Hungarian than the
Magyars themselves. All the other
races inhabiting Hungary are distinct
from the non-German populations OF
Austria. Some Of them belong to the
great Slavonic family, while others
such as the Wallachians, are not at all
represented in Austria, even by a cog
nate race. AS for the Magyars of Hun
gary, they are almost completely iso-
lated in Europe, having but distant
affinity to Firms and Turks. There are
thus, SO to speak, no English in Hun
gary, If the Aiistro-Germans be COM
pared to the English and it may be said
that there are no Irish in Hungary, if
the latter be considered as a race sub
jugated by Britons. The Hungarian
opposition, after the revolution of lS49,
was composed of the whole nation,
comprising, with scarcely an exception,
all its various nationalities; and its
leaders were Magyars, distinctin blood
and language from any nationality 6
be found in the neighboring state. Ir
Ireland, on the other hand, the opposi-
ton is factional; almost as many Irish
live in Great Britain as in green Erin,
while there exist loyal Britons in the
Emerald Isle. In short, there is not a
point of chronological resemblance be-
tween the case of Ireland and that Of
Hungary. r,.. sguE.
Hungary up to i84S was about the
freest and most prosperous country in
Europe; having sparse population and
superabundance of natural produce
Hungarians have great historical past:
they enjoyed constitutional rule and
privileges, and naturally, therefore,
they wished to keep their independence.
In which of these points is there any
likeness between Hungary and Irelandp
Evidently in none. BY force of circum-
Stances Hungary had actually to re-
nounce in 1867 a not inconsiderable
part of her independence; but even as
| 1t is, there exists no representative in
situations 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 conferred in
the same ministers for both countries.
The so-called delegations are separact
bodies for the two states; they never
deliberate together, and only in very
exceptional case is it provided that they
should vote together. The bond Of
union which has so long subssted be-
tween Ireland and Great Britain through
their common Parliament has never
come into existence in the case of Aus
tria-Hungary.
Now, to abolish the state of things
that has prevailed for generations is a
very different thing from the restora-
ton 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 1S49
to 1859, and then superseded by mere
absolutism. The well-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 alik,e because
Hungaria and Hibernia, like Mon.
mouth and Macedon, begin with the
same letter.-C0r. ST. James Gazette.