Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-07-25
The Taylor Administrator
And European Freedom

course adopted hy the administrator
Of Gon. Taylor, in placing the own
ers of the steamer United State,
vessel sold TO the German Empirs
under bounds with heavy penai6e,
not to employ her in any Of the war,
now waging in Europe. Since ms,
article was prepared, other facts
have come 10 light going TO show
that the administration Of Gen Tav.
Tor even before il was attended :.
WINGED the greatest anxiety aud took
the most effective means so arrest
its departure. Such, indeed is ,be
saddening confession made Mr. CLAY
ton in his despatch 10 the Baron Won
Rocnne, the Envoy Extraordinary
from the German Empire, dated on
the 10 April last. When we look
close into the circumstance Of the
case, we cannot tail to be profoundly
as;onished at this pragmatical inter.
ference Of the present administra>
ton. The steamship Omitted States
belonged to the German Govern.
ment by parchase, consumated long
ago, She was received at one OF
our navy yards, by permission of our
government, to have some necessary
repairs made upon her--not AS, we
are well assured, on the best author
ity, the first time such courterv
has been rendered TO a foreign pow
er by this government We had
previously permitted several Of onr
ablest naval officers to participate in
the reorganization OF the navy OF
the new German Empire. We had
not only received a diplomatic agent
which that government had sent to
us, but, in the true spirit OF interna-
tional courtesy, and as if eager to
mark our sense Of the Democratic
movement in Germany, Andrew
Jackson DOnelsOn was appointed
Minister to the new popular power
and accordingly located himself
Touched by these appropriate ies-
tamonials Of sympathy aud regard,
the German empire paid our mer-
chaRdile marine the distinguished
compliment Of selecting one of our
merchant steamships as vessel OF
war, and with the permission of our
government, this vessel was received
at the Brooklyn navy yard, and all
the necessary changes made upon it,
under the supervision OF one Of the
city naval constructors.
True, this was done bp the late adj
ministration with the sanction OF Mr..
Polk, ono OF the most yigileu. of
Chief Magistrates, and with the cor.
dial acquiescnce aud active support
of Mr. Buchanan, one Of the most
skilful and profound statesmen. They
did not go to work and hunt out an.
thorltics through musty journals. to
Justify their interference against the
democratic movement abroad And
tits fact, eminently confrmatory of
the course, that not one of the rem,
resentaiives of foreign powers, Meth
CT Austria, Denmark nor Russia then
at variance with the German En-.
pire offered any opposition to the
purchase OF reftting the vessels in
Question. Ii was an act commented
upon in the news 1pcrs, and being
consummatod under the very ewes OF
| these representatives. But they did
not regard II as necessary TO step in
land protest against that which sud,
denly awakened the vigilence of Mr..
Clayton, when the Taylor administra-
ton came into power. He moved
against it before any protest came
from any quarter. What must the
clear inference be to the most impar-
tial observer? Why, certainly, that
the American Secretary Of State
took the initiative, and warned a
foreign, a monarchical government
TO move in such as would harras the
republicans Of German. After Mr.
Clayton had thus given the alarm,
Denmark, thus encouraged, moved a,
gainst the sending out Of the war
steamer already alluded to. It is
this view Of the question which must
have most humiIiating effect upon
our country men, and a most disas
ferrous influenced abroad. The in.
telligence of this conduct of the pres
ent administration will operate to
dircourage that cause which it ought
to have been promp to applaud, and
every monarchical prints in the old
world will hail it as the declaration
OF Republicans in America against
Republicism in Europe.
Mr. BentOn's Speech.