Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. január-június (24. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1941-05-08 / 19. szám
Page 4 Verhovayak Lapja May 8, 1941 HUNGARIAN PERSONAGES toy Joseph Szentkirályi FERENC DEÁK 1803—1876 Born at Kehida in the County of Zala, in October 1803, Ferenc Deák belonged to an old Hungarian family which could reckon amongst its ancestors Verbőczy, the celebrated jurist of the 16th century and author of the Corpus Juris of Hungary. Young Ferenc Deák was educated at Komárom and at the University of Győr where he graduated in law and made his first speech as an attorney. But as with many of his compatriots at that time, the fascination of state affairs soon overpowered all other interests, and the keen intellect and lucid, convincing speech of the young lawyer were more frequently exercised in the debates of the County Assembly of Zala than in the courts of justice. In 1833 Antal, Deák’s elder brother, was forced by illness to resign the office of deputy for his native county. On bidding farewell to his friends at Pozsony, he assured them that he would send in his stead a young man “who has more stuff in his little finger than I have in my whole body.” In the same year Ferenc Deák took his seat in the Diet of Pozsony, where he soon began to play a prominent part in the debates of the House of Representatives. In a comparatively short time his fame spread far and wide, and in 1839 he became the leader of the liberal opposition. After the close of the Diet of 1839— 1840, Deák, who was now living with his friend Bishop Horváth—well known as one of the chief historians of Hungary—found ample scope for his activity in the elaboration of a penal code for Hungary. This code never was put into use, owing to the opposition it met with both the Vienna Government and the Upper House of the Diet. But Deák’s efforts on this subject were not entirely in vain. As a piece of legal workmanship the code met with high appreciation from competent judges on the Continent and even in England. In the early forties Deák retired temporarily from political life because of certain electioneering campaign methods he disliked. As a result he did not return to the Diet of 1843—1846, but nevertheless played an important part in consolidating the position of the Centralist Party, which has been formed by him together with Antal Csengery, József Eötvös and László Szalay, in the midst of the Opposition ranks. The Centralists worked for the introduction of true parliamentary government with a responsible cabinet. The ideas of the Centralists were not very popular because they STABILITY PROGRESS Careful conservative and sound investor assure the STABILITY of Verhovay’s fui ds and securities, thereby giving full confidence to members and prospective members. 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When the war was over and the revolutionary leaders fled the country, the nation knew that it had still amongst them a patriot who might lead his country out of the darkness which followed the lost war. His modest room in a Budapest hotel became the center of the country, and there came those Hungarian patriots from all parts of Hungary who earnestly worked for the resurrection of their fatherland. During the following seventeen years which preceeded the reconciliation between Hungary and Emperor Francis Joseph, Ferenc Deák was the guiding spirit of the country. In 1865 he wrote his famous Eastern article in the newspaper “Pesti Napló,” in which he clearly outlined the conditions on which the Hungarian nation was willing to cooperate with Austria and the Emperor. In 1867 Francis Joseph was crowned King of Hungary and the Dual Monarchy was brought into existence. Deák refused all official recognition of his services and retired from all public offices. 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