The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-17

If the refugees severe sacred on the neutral
GROUND at Turkey, by every law. human and d.
vne;" by which We meant they had all the rights
of locomotion and protection properly belonging 10
any man in Turkey, OF any country. We asserted
that Kossuth and his followers had fallen In a
struggle for republican government, after having
attained place in history by the side Of Washing
ton and the revolutionary army, SO that their res
enc was peculiarly = matter Tor an American
minister. We purposely omitted any reference 10
The pretended alacrityo the other foreign ministers
i'm the same behalf, because we found that their
head was the British representative. Finally, we
requested Mr. Carr to offer the refugees shelter on
board any Of our Mediterranean ships; and that
ne should assure the Sultan of our admiration Of
his REFUSAL at any hazard, 10 surrender his guests
or forfeit his dignity and assure HIM also, on
behalf of his county, that the United States would
sustain him by force Of arms II the manly act should
in, olive him in q war with his enemies-enemles,
in that event, Of all mankind.
We have received the reply OF Mr.: Brown, the
ad Interim Charge d'aftaires, dated 9th ult, en-
closing copy Of another made to hun by NJ. Aa-
| drassi a few days before. These papers are up"n
the records Of the legation, and IN your possession
Their contents require Immediate notice. addressed
not to Mr.. Brown, but to you as his princ,,pi',
which we respectfully request you mtrurely TO
consider and we presume you will act with ener-
gy and in the scope Of this communication. You
will agree with u.s. that 1t is never too late for our
foreign minister take his stand Ind ,cnGeAtb,
and il n. ed be, adversely, to the diplomatic corr
of any court, where he can thereby advance the
honor and heprlncl. e. OF the republic, the caase
OF mankind. .
Mr. Brown does not tell us whether either
of our ve1y specific requests were complied
with or not. Mr.. Carr received the letter.
but went home shortly AFTER, having, handed
| the DUPLICATE to M. Audrassi, the Hungarian
representative. 1t does not appear whether
our minister, at that time, or at any time, tender
ed The assistance Indicated, 10 the refugees,
or whether he gave the Sultan any assurances OF
sympathy and support. There Is the same obscure
" with reference, also, To Mr.. Browns proceed
lngs His letter does not clam the credit OF having
done, or offered to do, any specific service what
ever 10 any Of the parties. Ii Is, however, gene.
rally stated, by NJ. Audrassi, that Mr. Brown chad
not hesitated to tender him all the means at his
disaosition,' TO prevent the eXtradltlon OF Kos
suth and his friends That conduct, IN a tempo
rary officer Of the United Suites, was worthy OF
high praise; but what those means were, Is lett TO
conjecture. 1t seems that they only reached the
case Of extradilion, which Is but one form of ine
wIOngs heaped upon the iugltlves; and not that
they were levelled against the very root OF the
whole outrage IN Turkey against the rig a., tnd ~
teresis of nations well as of individuals. Mr.
Brown says. ''the crisis of the question is over,
and the definite arrangement OF the matter g.
main TO be agreed upon. 1.-The Emperprs OF tu--
sia and Austria have abandoned their original de-
mand for the delivery 10 them, 10y the Sultan, OF
the Poles and Hungarians at Widdin, and they re
quire. simply, the execution OF existing treaties,
which require that the former be sent ont OF the
county, and The latter be removed from the Aus
TITAN frontier" And Mr.. Brown thinks that such
measures can be applied by the Sultan TO his
fortunate guests, consistently with his honor. He
estimates their number at hive Observation-Disclosures
the I'm as, for the most part, very destitute, but
ceeoingly worthy and industrious, and hopes they
Will find their way TO America and get employ
m.nt. But he suggests no mode by which the inn
mense transit, from the Levant to New York,
shall be made by hosts OF haggard and broken
hearted exes We trust, sir that you do not share
these opinions, except the last Not another one of
them, In our judgment, is correct: They should all
be re-consldered and rejected, for others, which
will conform To truth and prlncdle, and which II Is
your duty, our representative, to make known
instantly, by letter. to the Sultan and the dlplo-
matte corps IL Is true, that our fleet can do no i'm
mediate service without the consent OF the Sultan
which were so hasty as take for granted
IL rs also true, that by adopting the despotc YER
sloa OF treaties, he has lost golden opportuni-
ty TO win the esteem OF the world; but if that
adoption be against his will, and from supposed
legal csssiiy, his last orders, which have
reached US, concerning the refugees may be r--
vaked, by new discussion of the obg ATOMS Of
those treaties, at your instance, and on the part OF
| the republic Of the United States.
We now distinctly propose that you should Of
hcially present our argument against the validity
end the application OF the treates, TO the Sultan
and The diplomatic corps at Con siantinope, unless
you thow us Its unsoundDess. Mr.. Brown thinks
thai we acquiesce In the legality of the demands
tnot the lates Of the allies, which he has stated
and that we will continue our endorsement of the
Sultan IN letter written three months ago under
totally different circumstances. Ga the contrary,
we shall prove to you the e gality OF the Russian
and Austrian pretensiops, or suspend our admira-
ton Of the Sultan. On the 22d September, he had
! offered his unlimited protection TO the refugees,
precisely as IT they bad been so many shipwrecked
citizens Of the United States; and that offer was
more than an olirT-it was a pressing Invitation
| from the Turkish Pacha. at Widdin, before The
refugees had crossed the frontier and on that day
| the Sultan had suffered his diplomatic relations
with the allies TO terminate abruptly, and said he
was resolved, for the safety of the fugtves for the
sake of the hospltahtes Of his religion. and for the
preservation of his rights a neutral among the
powers OF the earth, 10 brave the haz ard Of
quail war.
by the last advices from Constantinople, to the
end Of last month, informed that the Sultan
has acquiesced in the horrible requisition of the
Alliance, that the Hungarian refugees shall be shu,
up IN Turkish fortresses, during the pleasure OF
the Allies, and 10 expel nearly all the Poles from
his county
There is a wranale. It is said, however, between
the Car and the sultan about the expulsion of the
Poles who have turned Mussulmen, and It seems
| that The former requires a promise that Poles, OF
whatever date, and OF all countries, shall be here.
after excluded from Turkey. The Sultan has re-
fused 10 sxpe the converts, or drive out any of
those who carry French or English passports
whether he will let IN others hereafter Is not GER
tam. But the nlllmportant point. against which
we liit up our voices, Is that the Sultan does con-
sent To expel all Toles lately concerned In Hungary
who retain their Christian character, aud that ne
also consents To thrust into his wall girl forresses
hoteuui, uuu the oincT tluuHdfitn pNCeTS aud
soldiers, to droop 10 long imprisonment, aud per-
haps die the lingering and deplor-bls death OF
hardship and confinement reserved oaly for the
vilsst maiefsctoTr. More probably, however. the
approaching descent Of the Allies IN the spring,
will terminate the IT suienngs with their lives IL
~ from this ffghiful lace OF Turkish affairs that
we rccoil in ssionishmenf. We modify, OF course
the praise given to the Sultan for his early mac.
panimous conduct. tie has not kept his word: he
has not sacrificed enough TO keep IL. lie h.s
weakly abandoned the integrity Of his own realm
and sacrificed IN vain. 10 his and their foes, the
guests HON hr invited into his pr-tecton--ior we
concur la the latest and best opinions from Con-
stsntInope, that the Alliance Int.no e. DESTROY,
aud that imms dist,y the Turkish empire The
dragging negotiation VI Constantinops. whose sow
length has, for three months pact. narrowed no $,
many hearts. has been prost sted Tor the purpos
OF gaining the time for hostile invasion; and IN
ialis ring host will probably be overtaksn by tn
march of Greats aud Tdrtars. and cease to exist
snnd the runs Of his capital, before another chang
81 seasons.
We de- not denounce the Sultan; we even pity
bini, and more than ever do desire not only not
H. Csttst HIM. hut come To ms and. Tor "a yr.n