Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-23
Mr.. Clay.

The following is from the remarks OF TINS
distinguished Senator on-the resolution intro
duced by Gen. Cass, to suspend diplomatic IN
with Austria !. 81.
The resolution not nlycomprehendsthe re-
call, of our minister, but actually SENDS ti.e
Austrian minister out of the country. This IS
no ordinary case, where it is proper to send a
matter To a committee to be investigated, ana
the facts elected and reported to the Se1ate.-
All the facts stated as the cause OF this fesoin-
tion are matters of history; they are all facts OF
an historical nature, and well-known to the
Senate. ana the proposition now before MS
should be treated in all respects asa positive
measure to suspend diplomatic relations with
Austria Why, then, send it to a committee!
He had every confidence IN COMMITTEE OF Fof-
eipn Relations; and ne would like TO know the
topinionof the honorable chairman OF thai CON-
mittee. He had every confidence him. But
he thought the Senate was now as ready 10
vote upon this measure as it would be after the
the report, able as it might be, ofthe committee.
Therefore it was that this measure should De
considered as a positive suspension OF inter-
oopse with Austria. He had ben surprised at
the wide difference between the premises laid
down by the Senator from Michigan, and the
conclusion to which he arrived. The Senator
had depicted the wanton atrocities OF Austria;
the inhuman butcheries practlsed by her s0ldle-
rv-had portrayed the sltterings OF the Hun
%garians. andtheir noble struggle for liberty
And who doubted all this! These were the pre-
misses of the Senator; and what is the conclu-
sion! To recall a small charge des affaires from
the court of Austria! Could he find no 9TH
er movement worthy of him? Could he not have
introduced some other means more in accor-
dance with true policy, and with the unbounded
springs OF American hospitality! The Hun
earian cxiles are now scattered over the wide
Wworld-some in Europe, and some on our
shores. Let the Senator bring forward some
thing to aid, support, and suceor them, some
thing worthy of the land which is the home Of
the oppressed, something worthy of American
sympathy, and in accordance with the usages OF
the past; and then he may call, and not call in
vain. on him for succor and support. Instead
of recalling a mere charge. he had expected from
the Senator something tar different. He expect
ed that he would have proposed to send to that
country some wise, able, and energetic man, to
plead and advocate the cause Of Hungary, and
to demonstrate in behalf Of the unfortunate pa
triots. Among other things read by the Senator,
was a paper signed by eighth-three members
OF the British parliament. But what did these
persons, in the exercise of their wisdom, re-
commend! WASH to exclude England from ac-
cess to the court OF Austria? No; it was, that
a mar be sent there to remonstate, and that
Austria be forced to hear the c~ounsels of Great
Britain in behalf of Hungary. What is the ob4
iect in having foreign minister's The Senator
is not of that school which locked upon for
eign ministers as privileged spies, nor does ne
look upon them as unnecessary, and his reso-
luton is based upon the ground of Austria's
cruelty and Austria's butchery. We do not
send ministers to foreign nations on accoant
of the respect we bear to the country to which
they are sent: but they are sent there for the
purpose of maintaining the rights and interests
of American merchants and American interests.
Are we, then, to abandon this! Is the CON-
merce between that country and this to be CIV
en- up on account OF Austrian c~ruelties to the
Hungarians!
The Senator had quoted from some remarks
made by him (Mr. c. some years ago in relation
to the South American Republic, and from
them contended that he was bound to aid the
Senator in this affair. The two things were
widely different. He had asked to introduce
into the family of nations those countries, the
people of whom by their valor and g~allantry had
achieved their independence. Wa this a SINH
lar affair! On the contrary, it was a measure
t. blot out from the list OF nations, SO far as
we were concerned, one of the Governments Of
the earth, and that, too, by bringing home a
charge. If Hungary had been successful, We
could have recognized her independence; or, if
she still was struggling, we could cheer her on,
and any thing would have been more substan-
tial aid than what is contemplatedby this resn-
luton. But commence this once, and where
are we to stop! We are now called upon to
exercise this power of suspending diplomatic
intercourse with a nation, because of the man.
ner in which that nation conducts her wars,
executes her prisoners, or treats what she calls
her rebellious subjects. Now, where is the
limit to this judgment of the nations Of the
earth? After a while we may be called upon
to do the same thing on account of the religions
or the code of morals of some other nation.-
Again, is Austria alone to blame? Is not Russia
equally culpablegs There were relations exist
ing between Austria and fallen Hungary that
did not exist between Russia and Hungary;
therefore iRussia's interference was voluntary
and uncalled for. Nay, more-Hungary would
have succeeded against Austri. if Russia had
not. interferred; she had succeeded, and Russia
came and crushed her. If the principle on which
this resolution 10 based is carried out, why not
ty Russia, by the same rule2 Why not 60 far
therand exclude Spain because she will not bear
down the inquisitionl The Senator from Michi-
Qantold US he had ten years ago seen the young
Sultan Of Turkey surroundedby " all the pagean-
try and splendor of his fathers court. WIN that
Senator tell us if he was allowed to enter Ger
tain other portions of the Sultan's palace, where,
- "a said M 1ysp1rror Gnnf os,or t--1 tho ~snh ~