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Article THE SEKLERS IN TRANSYLVANIA. ← Page 6 of 7 →
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The Seklers In Transylvania.
the King appoints upon the recommendation of the Government of Transylvania . The supernumerary assessors have only one vote in council ; but in the absence of any of the actual judges , one of them takes his place . In the election of the members of this Court , the four creeds recognised by the State are always equally represented . An
attorneygeneral and chancellor complete the " Royal Table , " from which tribunal an appeal lies to the Transylvanian Government in Klansenbui'g , and thence to the King . Cases of high treason are brought before the Diet . The chief town , or rather the only town , of the Haromsek , —a fertile plain which comprises the three southern seats of
the Sekler country , —is Kesdi Vasarhely , situated upon the site of the Roman colony of " Pretoria Augusta . " The name Vasar-hely signifies market-toion . This place has only 4 , 000 inhabitants , and contains nothing remarkable , except the military school , which was established by Francis II . ; it receives a hundred boys , the sons of soldiers , who are maintained and educated free of expense , and are afterwards drafted into the border regiments . The school is well disciplined and supported ; the rooms are clean and airy , and
there is a library for the children , of Hungarian and German works . History , geography , mathematics , drawing , & c . are taught in these two languages , together with fencing and military training . The Seklers who dwell in the Haromsek cultivate the land with great industry , and are breeders of horses . They
haye also large herds , which , during the summer , graze in Transylvania , and at the approach of winter are driven across the Danube upon the Turkish soil . They haye possessed this right of pasturage since the peace of Carlowitz . A similar practice was formerly in force among the Transylvanian noblesat times when the country was exposed to the
, invasions of the Tartars . Their herdsmen left their retired valleys , and drove the herds into Wallachia , returning to Transylvania when the war was ended , and the roads were again safe , and rendering to their masters an account of their gains . Frequently they would be absent for years ; but as soon as ever peace was restoredthey presented themselves
, without fail at the castle , and not a single instance of dishonesty is on record . The herdsmen in each valley formed a kind of small republic ; the head of each family was at the same time priest and judge ; for although belonging to the Reformed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Seklers In Transylvania.
the King appoints upon the recommendation of the Government of Transylvania . The supernumerary assessors have only one vote in council ; but in the absence of any of the actual judges , one of them takes his place . In the election of the members of this Court , the four creeds recognised by the State are always equally represented . An
attorneygeneral and chancellor complete the " Royal Table , " from which tribunal an appeal lies to the Transylvanian Government in Klansenbui'g , and thence to the King . Cases of high treason are brought before the Diet . The chief town , or rather the only town , of the Haromsek , —a fertile plain which comprises the three southern seats of
the Sekler country , —is Kesdi Vasarhely , situated upon the site of the Roman colony of " Pretoria Augusta . " The name Vasar-hely signifies market-toion . This place has only 4 , 000 inhabitants , and contains nothing remarkable , except the military school , which was established by Francis II . ; it receives a hundred boys , the sons of soldiers , who are maintained and educated free of expense , and are afterwards drafted into the border regiments . The school is well disciplined and supported ; the rooms are clean and airy , and
there is a library for the children , of Hungarian and German works . History , geography , mathematics , drawing , & c . are taught in these two languages , together with fencing and military training . The Seklers who dwell in the Haromsek cultivate the land with great industry , and are breeders of horses . They
haye also large herds , which , during the summer , graze in Transylvania , and at the approach of winter are driven across the Danube upon the Turkish soil . They haye possessed this right of pasturage since the peace of Carlowitz . A similar practice was formerly in force among the Transylvanian noblesat times when the country was exposed to the
, invasions of the Tartars . Their herdsmen left their retired valleys , and drove the herds into Wallachia , returning to Transylvania when the war was ended , and the roads were again safe , and rendering to their masters an account of their gains . Frequently they would be absent for years ; but as soon as ever peace was restoredthey presented themselves
, without fail at the castle , and not a single instance of dishonesty is on record . The herdsmen in each valley formed a kind of small republic ; the head of each family was at the same time priest and judge ; for although belonging to the Reformed