Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-16
GEN. oAss's AUSTRIAN cLAp.rRAp.

GEN. GASES AUSTRIAN CLAP~TRAP.
The Enquirer falls readily into Gen. Casss wake in
propounding it as Democratic policy, that diplomatic
relations with Austria ought be stopped because Of
the cruelties of the "hyena Haynau as he has been
very appropriately called. And affects to find salts
factory explanation Of the censures which Gen. Casss
speech has elected from the Wing press in the ccum
stance that he ntimaed his purpose of voting for the
rejection OF many OF Gen. Taylos appointments. We
believe it is pretty we'll understood that Gen Casss
new bid for popularity is appreciated by some Demo-
cratic Senators, less than by Wing journals. More
over, as the Petersburg Intelgencer observes
Some of the most intelligent journals of the party,
seem to understand his game and evince no very warm
anxiety to advance it. The Charleston Mercury APP
parently does not lend much encouragement to its
doctrine Of progress which ii calls step in the d-
rectlon backwards
"That paper of Friday last, after sporvey remark
ing in reference to passages in the speeches Of
Mr. Cass and Mr. Clay on the Austrian question, that
it is decidedly refreshing to see two old souls like Gen
Cass and Mr. Clay daring, within the solemn pre-
cncts of the Senate Chamber to sport with the tanges
! of Neera's hair proceeds to say
"But aside from the jokes, Mr.. Clays speech sa-
tisacory statement of the merits OF The question 1t is
neither for courtesy, to express approval OF forms
of government, fthe methods by which Princes APP
pease the disaecon OF their subjects, that the United
States send ambassadors to foreign countries 1t is
keepa watch over their own interests, and by the pre-
sence other representatives to make themselves
felt in the affairs OF the world. Our country is one
whose interests necessarily enlargng; discovering
new paths of rade opening wider the DID, from year to
year throwing out new endrs to asen upon dis
tant lands and the last people earth set up
exclusive standard OF political morals, the rule
for recognition OF other nations. We should be the
first and the only sufferer by any such purtanca self
righteousness. General Cass vindcaes his resolution
step in advance, as in keeping with age of pro-
gress. Ii this is progress 1t IS Ill the direction back
wards 1t is rather in the spirit oil those times when all
Christendom refused to recognize the Sultan of Tur
key and the Grand Mogu of India, because they were
Infidels than of this age, when England France and
the United States, have rushed in eager rivalry to well
come the Celestial Empire into the family of nations
"'We have as little sympathy Gen. Cass for the fe
rocty and the crimes of civil war; but would be doing
great wrong to Austria to suppose that she alone has
hbited them For years, the Casts and Christianos
SPAIN were in the habit of shooting their prisoners in
cold blood We doubt if even a remonstrance on the
part OF our Government suggested. The King OF
Naples let loose the bandtt to slaughter old and young
in the streets of his capital and kept quiet. The
brlgands OF Italy, under the lead OF Garbald and his
compeers kept carnival OF crime within the walls of
the Eternal City for months, and made assassination
and page the law of the land; and so far from venting
Indignation, only hesitated to seek their ntma
cy because we doubted the permanence OF their horrible
rule.
"The ruthless proceedings of the Austrian army are
i'll the very spirit OF civil war, and be paraleed by
the history OF every nation that has ever been convused
premacy or glory, but for existence. While it was at
its very height, Vienna itself engulted by nsur
recton and the empire seemed lost We must not for
get that monarchies love life strongly republics,
and as tlercely resist dissolution"
The National Intelligeneer calls attention to some
very curious revelations i'll the Philadelphia Ledger,
Baltimore Sun and New York Herald, as affording
evidence that the expectation of those who are oudest
in appaudng Gen Casss move is not that will pre-
vail in Congress, but that it will be rejected in the Senate
and be sustained by the House of Representatives and
that this result will Austria Withdraw her re-
preventative, Mr. Hulseman, from Washington "Ob-
server the correspondent OF the Ledger, well known
tobe F. ]. Grund, trusted irresponsible oracle of the
Democratic party, he was OF the late administration,
wrote recently follows, and the Union copies the ex-
tract being from the talented and udicious cores
pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger"
whether the Committee on Foreign Relations in the
Senate agree with Gen Cass's views on aot-wtether
the Senate is prepared to agree with the Committee for
mott will not take ota from the merit of Gen Cass
in bringing this matter before the Senate OF the United
States, and by that means, before the world. My
opinion, however, is that the Committee on Foreign AT
lars, IN the Senate, 2rt recommend suspension OF
diplomatic intercourse with Austria though the Senate
may refuse to agree with the views of the Committee
In the House. the resolution is 10 pass, which, at
all euentS will make out sufficient against Aus
tra, 10 induce her to WITHDRAW her representative
from Washington, instead OF insulting the sense Of our
| people by sending out full Minister
so, have it, (says the lntelligencer) upon an
authority which the sole organ endorses as LIBERAL
intelligent talented and (above ally judcious that the
calculation Of the out odoor nsgators and advocates
of this most novel procedure is this that, whatever the
Senate may determine upon the matter the passage OF
this resolution by the House OF Representatives. (Which
by the letter writer's account to be predetermined
will be offensive to Austria as to induce her TO with
draw her representative from Washington' an event
which this 'judicous' gentleman predicts with much
apparent qualification. So that in the view OF this cor
respondent of the neutral press who nevertheless in
ecsaces of delight at the speech OF Senator Cass upon
sproposon, it is OF consequence whether that pro-
position pass the Senate or not the effect will be all
the same"
The correspondents Of the Baltimore Sun and n V
Herald hold precisely similar language