The New York herald., 1850-12-31
Interesting Summary or Intelligence.


According TO our accounts from Washington,
there was quite breeze in the Senate yesterday,
in consequence of the reception of a message from
the President, enclosing the correspondence be-
tween the State Department of our government,
and the Austrian Charge des AGaires, in relation to
the appointment Of IN agent Of our government to
Hungary, during the struggle of that power with
Austria and Russia.
II isl very funny correspondence throughout, and
one which we have no doubt will excite great deal
Of laughter if not rdicule, throughout the United
States In fact, we laugh while we read il. II has
been truly said, off and again, that whom God means
20 destroy, he first makes mad. The Austrian
Charge, in his correspondence with the State De-
parment, very graveIy says that the appointment
Of an agent Of this government to the de faeto
government Of Hungary, during the struggle of
that country with Austria, cannot be overlooked by
the Austrian government-that he solemnly pro-
against il as contrary to the comfy OF nations
and as violation Of the American doctrine OF non
Intervention that he considers the American agent
was nothing but spy-that the Austriaa GO
vemment will not tolerate such conduct, and,
10 preserve her honor, will call into opera
ton her historical renown for the preser-
vstion of her dignity. He complains of the
term iron rule" being applied to Austria; he aitri-
bsies the manner in which the illustrious kossuth
was spoken Of here, to the "mendacity" of the
American press; he alludes to the possibility of
every nation being disturbed by internal commo'
tons; compliments us, by saying that civil war
is not impossible in the United States; and with
a grand flourish Of trumpets, he inquiries what
would the American government think if Austria
had sent private sgent to the United States. OF
The same character as the agent whom we sent to
Austrial
We have not yet seen the reply to this extraord-
nary letter OF the Austrian Minister, but we have
no doubt that il was responded 10 IN manner be-
coming the dignity Of this great republic. For our
own part, we are seriously under the impression
that the Austrian Charge to the United States is
verdsnt- that he and his government are super
iatively verdant in regard to this country
or he would never have indicted such a ridi-
eulous and absurd letter as this. The Austrian
Charge has resided in this country for a long
period, and has had ample opportunity OF informing
himself Of the position, power, resources, and
strength Of this republic. Now, If he were an OBJ
serving man-if he were commonly intelligent
nsn-every one knows that he would have written
adferent letter to that which he did write IL he is
an intelligent man, he wrote that letter for the pur-
rose Of creating wrong impression of this country
and government, in the mind of the Emperor Of
Austria. But he is intelligent man, and, there
fcre, the American public will draw their own in
ferences from his letter.
Let us see what this singular letter amounts TO.
The Austrian Minister says that our sending a
private agent TO Hungary ctnnst be overlooked by
the Austrian government. This means, we sup
pcse, that his government will suspend Diplomatic
intercourse with the United States, in consequence
Of that act, or do something worse Now, we can
tell the Austrian Minister, and the Emperor, that he
can do either az soon as they please. IL is against
the wishes Of nne-tenths Of the American people
that our government holds any intercourse at all
with Ausfria--with a government that in this age
Of the world authorizes and directs the scourging
of females before its ruffianly army-that
sanctions the stripping and scourging Of women,
by cold-blooded and brutal army OF beer-drinhing
and stupid serfs, because they were faithful to
their country, and aided, by precept and example,
10 free that country OF tyrant rule. Da vote were
tshen to. morrow, in the United States, Il would
he unanimsus one to have nothing TO do with a
country that approves Of such monstrous, despi-
cable, and damnable proceedings. :" II can't be
overlooked by the Austrian government" forsooth,
Then let the Austrian government take its re medy
Austria-s government that has made itself the
most despicable and contemplate Of all in Europe
to speak in this way to the United States
q government whom the gallant Hung ariens
would have subverted, and annihatsd, and reduced
TO powder, but for the intervention of Russia--is
positively insulting. What does the United States
eare--what did itever care for Austrsl-or, rather
that province Of Russia known by that name
"she will call into operation her historical re-
nownr'-well let her do tlshe does not like tn,
srm +" iron rule" OF course she does not, be
cause there 10 too much reason for applying tn,
srm. she says that the rebel Kossuth havinf
hesn elori6ed 20 much, is altogether owing Il
she nepdscity Of the American press We'll
weuld B be for unfortunate, God-fOrsaken Aus