The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-08

tniI thtN "'t' 'Ap's'iS WV" V""er"' W
be treated as n spy" A spy is person
sent BY one belligerent to gain secret infor.
nation of the forces and dcfences o. the
other. TO be used for hostile purposes Ac.
cording to practice, he may use deception,
under the penalty of being Ia e,ile hanged
il detected To give this odious name and
character To confidential agent Of a neu.
trail Power. bearing the eonniissi n OF his
country, and sent for purpose fully war
ran,ed Ly the law of nations, i no, DULY to
abuse language, bu, also to confound all
lust ideas, and to announce the widest and
most exirayagant notions such N certainly
were not to have been expected in great
diplomatic paper and the President directs
the undersigned 10 ray TO Mr. liulscmann
that the American Government would re-.
gard such an imputation upon it by the
Cabinet OF Austria, rs that il employs spies
and that in n quarrel none OF It's own. ~
distinctly offensive. il il did not presume,
as it is willing 10 presume. that the word
used in the original German was not Of
equivalent meaning with the word spy ="
IN the English language or that in some
+ other way the employment of such M op.
probfiuus term may be explained. Had
/ the Imperial Government Of Austria sub
/ lectcd Mr. Mann to the treatment OF n spy,
/ it would have placed itself wlihou, the
/ pail, Of civilized nations; aud the Cabinet
Of Vienna may be assured that II 1t had
carried, or attempted 10 carry, any such
/ lnwless purpose into effect, in the case OF
mn authorized agent Of this government.
the spirit OF the people Of this country
would have demanded immediate ho.lilies
/ to be waced by the utmost exeiiion of the
power of the Republic, military and naval
/ Mr. lIulsemann proceeds to remark that
this extremely painful incident, therefore,
might have been passed over, without any
written evidence being left ON our part in
the archives Of the United States had not
Gen TAYLOR thought proper to revive the
whole subject, by communicating to the
Senate, IN his message of the 18th 2>ih
OF last March, the instructions with which
VI Mann had been furnished on the ocea.
sion of his visit to Vienna The publicity
which has been given TO that document, has
placed the Imperial Government under the
necessity of entering a formal protest,
through is representative against the pro
ccodiugs of the American government, lest
i that Government should construe our 81
lcnee into appreciation, or liberation even.
OF the principles which have guided lis nc.
ton ard the means It has adopted The
undersigned reasserts to Mr. llnlsemann,
and 10 the Cahine; OF Vienna and in the
presence Of the world, that the steps taken
hy President Taylor. now protested against
by the Austrian Government. were war.
rantcd b, the law of nations aud agreeable
to the usngcs of civilized States " it'll
respect to The communication of Mr. Mann ;
instructions to the Senate. AM the language
ia which thew are cuuchcd, 1t has already
been sad. that Mr. lIulsemaun must feel
the Justice ct the remark. that these are
domestic affairs. in reference to which the
/ Government of the United States cannot
admit the slightos, responsibility to the
Government OF his Impcrial Majesty. No
State, deserving the appcllatlon of indie
pcndcut, can permit the language in which
il NAV instruct its own officer. in the dis.
charge of their dnlies TO itself to be called
in question under any pfetest, by Il foreign
power. But. even if this were not SO, Mr..
ilnl-cnaun IN IN an error in stating that
tie austrian Government is called an Iron
( Rule" in Nr Mann's instructions. That
phrase i not found in the paper; and in
respect to the honorary opi,het bestowed in
VI. Maun's instructions on the late chei
of the Revolutionary Government of Hun
gary, Mr lIulscmapn will bear in mind that.
thc Government of the uited States can.
not Justly be expected in confidential
communication to It's own agent TO with.
hold from an individual an epiihct of dis
tnc,iou Of which great part OF the world
thinks him worthy. merely on the ground
that his own Government regards him as a
rebel
81 nm carly stage OF the American Rev.
olution, while Washington was considered
hy the English Government as n rebel
chief, be- WINS regarded on the continent of
Europe ~ an illusifions hero. hut the uu.
dcr-ipned viii take the liberty of bringing
the Cabinet OF Jenna into the presence OF
H., own predecessors. and Of citing for It's
consideration the conduct Of the Imperial
Government itself In the year IN the
war of the american Revolution was raging
al over Theses n,tcd states; England was
determination, and by the cNertion OF all
her military means to the fullest extent.
Germany was at that hmc at peace with
England. and vet an agent OF that Con
grc.s. which was looked upon by Eng.
land ia no other light than that Of body
in omen rebellion, was not only received
hy the ambassador of the Empress Queen
at pAtie. aud l., the Minister oi the Grand
Duke OF Tuscany. who afterwards mount.
ed the imperial throne hu, resided IN Wen.
IA for considerable time; not, indeed,
officially ncknow lodged. but treated with
courtesy and respect, and the Emperor
suffered himself to be persuaded by ths,
agent To exert himself to prevent the Ger
man Powers from furnishing troops to bug
land 10 ouablc her to suppress the rebellion
In America. Neither Mr IIulsemann, nor
the Cabinet OF Vienna. II is presumed. will
undertake TO say that any thing said or
done hy this Government IN regard To the
recent war between Austria and Hungary
is mot horne ont. aud much more than borne
out. l., this example OF the Imperial Court
II is believed that the Emperor Joseph the
second hab,ually spoke in terms OF res
poet and admiration OF the character OF
" ashngton, as he is known to have done
thai OF Franklin and he deemed j, no in
faction OF neutrality to inform himself OF
tho progress o. the revolutionary struggle
in America. nor 10 express his deep sense