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The Seklers In Transylvania.
THE SEKLERS IN TRANSYLVANIA .
AMONGST the various races that have been rendered conspicuous by the recent war in the East of Europe , and whose history and present state have acquired an interest from their share in late occurrences , one of the most remarkable is that of the Seklers . Their antiquity as a racetheir primitive
, and rude mode of life , and their peculiar national characteristics , invite us to give a brief sketch of this people . The Seklers are said to be the remains of the Hnnnish race , ^ a small nation , which has kept unmixed with any
other , in the lonesome mountains of ancient Dacia . The discipline and regulation which , as far as we are acquainted with it , existed in the Hunnish army , is now carried over into the conduct of the state ; free choice prevails in every department , whilst the kingdom of St . Stephen manifested efforts to concentrate the ruling power in one person , and to
make it hereditary . After the extinction of the race of Attila , in the fifth century , the little state became a republic , and was separated into divisions of from three to four thousand men , called Szek ( Seat ) , of whom there were formerly six , and there still are five . The head of each race , who takes the lead , both in peace and war , together with his inferior officers , is chosen by the people . Every citizen is a soldier . The men of each Seat assemble several times in the
year , to investigate the administration of the civil officers , and to elect judges . When any question arises in which the whole body of the people take part , the old men alone consult and vote , whilst the young men stand around in a circle , with drawn swords , and listen to the proceedings . When Stephen I . founded his kingdomhe permitted the
, continuance of the Seats ; but , in order not to make any exception to the form of government he had adopted , he formed their country into a single Gespannschaft , or comity . The highest officer in the Seat , —the royal judge , is now chosen by the prince from those candidates who are proposed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Seklers In Transylvania.
THE SEKLERS IN TRANSYLVANIA .
AMONGST the various races that have been rendered conspicuous by the recent war in the East of Europe , and whose history and present state have acquired an interest from their share in late occurrences , one of the most remarkable is that of the Seklers . Their antiquity as a racetheir primitive
, and rude mode of life , and their peculiar national characteristics , invite us to give a brief sketch of this people . The Seklers are said to be the remains of the Hnnnish race , ^ a small nation , which has kept unmixed with any
other , in the lonesome mountains of ancient Dacia . The discipline and regulation which , as far as we are acquainted with it , existed in the Hunnish army , is now carried over into the conduct of the state ; free choice prevails in every department , whilst the kingdom of St . Stephen manifested efforts to concentrate the ruling power in one person , and to
make it hereditary . After the extinction of the race of Attila , in the fifth century , the little state became a republic , and was separated into divisions of from three to four thousand men , called Szek ( Seat ) , of whom there were formerly six , and there still are five . The head of each race , who takes the lead , both in peace and war , together with his inferior officers , is chosen by the people . Every citizen is a soldier . The men of each Seat assemble several times in the
year , to investigate the administration of the civil officers , and to elect judges . When any question arises in which the whole body of the people take part , the old men alone consult and vote , whilst the young men stand around in a circle , with drawn swords , and listen to the proceedings . When Stephen I . founded his kingdomhe permitted the
, continuance of the Seats ; but , in order not to make any exception to the form of government he had adopted , he formed their country into a single Gespannschaft , or comity . The highest officer in the Seat , —the royal judge , is now chosen by the prince from those candidates who are proposed