Litchfield enquirer., 1850-01-03
Ne s4 wabtr No. Igl O.

lexisling relations between PltSs;z ssS.s&
 StAtss cf Germany, ,IIk 60 ,sf .,.,;,..' ,. be permanently eatab bIished w;lISs'.S f..
 operation. n tho event of tks :. x
 such union. and tha oiranizasita sf <.
 trai power n Germany of t hich Slk Sr ;..ss'
 form part. 1t would become nseI
 withdraw our Ministsf # RefI;s. ]. l..7, .::s F
 Prussia exlsss as ap indapsndast
 md diplomatic relations SSs nisi si;I "A. z S her there can U no necessity fsr s tinuance of the mission to ErauE Io,S have, therefore, recalled III. Do6s EFT directed the archives of thS Ka
 Frankfort, U be transf sfefrsd tc tkS
 legation Ut Berlin.
 Haging been apprized thai
 ble number of adventurers ws.
 hitting outa military expedisiS6 # #|' United States. against a fo4s A, '..
 and believing from lho bsst n iS. could obtain. thal # ssas dlest tins|I| .t the Asland ef Cuba. deemed n friendly relation existing bstsSSS ked Ssatss md zss isfe ne s.s..: Ess the two natiOns; to the laws of tbs Un;l {. i. States, and above all. to the AmerisAss ES4 or. to exert the lawful authority of this C efnmen. IT expressing the expedition. as.d preventing the invasion. To this end. Ifs. sued proclamation, enioining # mon th.
 officers of the United States, civil and n;rss tary. to use all lawful means within tba's l power. A copy of that proclamation ;s
 herewith submitted. The exnedit;ors Al U been suppressed. So long as tba ac, ss.y er Congress ofthe 2oth of April, ISIS. wbssA. owes Us existence to the law of nations eu,1 to the policy of Washington himself ss.sl remain in our ststute book, 1 hold it to R. the duty of the Executive faithfully to ohs,, ! it's iniunctions. While this expedition was in nrosress. | was infornasa that fo. eigner,. who claim.a our protection, had been clandestinely. nnsa as was supposed. forcibly carried off in < vessel from New Orleans to the Island oe Cubs. E immediately caused such steps ta be taken as l thought necessary. in casst B. information I had received should ppovA correct, to vindicate the honor of the conn try. and the right of every person, seeking an asylum on our soil to the protection of our laws. The person alledged to have beep abducted was promptly restored, and tl.s < circumstances of the caseAare now about <, } undergo investigationsbeforesa judicial tr,- bunal I would respectfully suggest. thu although the crime charged to have been committed in this casesis held odious as be- ing in conflict with our opinions on the subject Of national soysrsign.y ana psssails punishment for it. provided in aI,v act N Si Ss Congress. The expedisney of supplyina the dslecf ln our criminal code isstkersforee
 have scrupul6usiy avoided any inteyisr. encsin the wars and contentious which hav1 recently distracted Europe.
 During the late conflict between Austin 2 and Hungary, there seemed to be prospec. that the latter might become an indepen. dent nation. However faint that prospect at the time appeared, thought it my duty, in accordance with the general sentiment ol the American people. who deeply sympa- thized with the Magyar patriots, to stand prepared, upon the contingency of the ca ! tablishment by her of permanent govern. nent, to be the first to welcome indepen- dent Hungary into the family ofnations.
 For this purpose, invested an agent, then
 in Europe, with power to declare our will
 ingness promptly to recognize her indepen-
 dence, in the event of her ability to slstsiza l it. The powerful intervention of Russia ia
 the contest, extinguished the hopes of the.
 struggling Magyars. The Unified States | did not, at any time. interfere in the contest :: ! but the feelings of the nation were strongly
 enlisted in the cause, and by the sufferings
 of brave people, who had made gallant
 though unsuccessful effort to be free.
 1 Our claims upon Portugal have been, du.
 ring the past year, prosecuted with renewed
 vigor, and 1t has been my object to employ every effort of honorable diplomacy to pro- lcure their adjustment. Our late Charge fd'Afaires at Lisbon. the Hon. George ". iHopkins. made able and, energetic, but an< successful effort to settle these unpleasant matters of controversy, and to obtain in. deninity for the wrongs which were the
 subjects of complaint. Our present Charge ll d'Aftaires at that court will also bring to. the prosecution of these olains. ebility and
 real. The revolutionary and distracsed
 condition of Portugal. in past times. has
 been represented as one of the leading casa. ses of her delay in indemnifying our suffer.
 ing citizens. But must now say. 1t is
 matter of profound regret that these claim.
 have not yet been settled. The omission of Portugal to do justice to the American claimants has now assumed character d, grave and serious, that shall shortly make 1t the subject of special message to Con- gress. with a view to such ultimate action as its wisdom, and patriotism may suggest. With Russie. Austria. Prussia. Sweden.