New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-29
Tyranny Abroad and at Home-A Difference
The Hartford Times 'blazeS away a

Inc HuTUOTU WtS olhHCo away ~
the Austrian Government for its treatment of
Mr. Brace, after the following fashion:
This arrest OF Mr Brace, who has been confined IN
a close dungeon with swarmS OF feas and scores OF
Austrian villains was gross outrage upon the rights
of an American citizen, and a glarlng nOonoay IN
suit to the Government of the United States tie
was arrested because he WAS an American. That
WAS the redSon-there WAS no other cause. Tie was
released more account of the arrival of two u ;.
shIps-of-war which the cowarily Austrlans feared,
than sensation of Justice which would have lnnl-
enCed honorable men Mr.. Brace Is not the hrst ct-
zen OF Connecticut that has been arrested without
anv cause, by the same vertooe-execr tied Austrian
Government. few years since worthy cltlzeh Oh
this State gentleman now holding responsible
trust was In Austria. He walked a mile or two out
OF the city where he was stopping, one afternoon,
and was followed by the spies and pumps OF that
tyraI Inical Government. He was arrested and I'm.
prlsOned. There was no earthly cause for H. ana
when he was released the only excuse made TO hlm
was slight Informaty IN hls passports.
We are not aware that this case was ever brought
to the attention of Government though 1t ought
70 have been.
II our Government does not take notice OF tins
outrage upon Mr. Brace It VIII stand dlsgraced IN the
eyes OF the world, and ne American citizen VIII De
safe III travelling through the DOMINION oil Austria.
The Government capable of guarding Its rights that
viii remain passive when one OF lis citizens Is lm-
prlSoned by another power Tor reasons which nave
caused the imprisonment of Mr. Brace, deserves the
scom OF all other nations II ought TO be spit upon
and disgraced Ii will be. But We have too much
confidence In our own Goyernment-nO matter VINO
may be at the head OF Ito believe that 1t Will IN
cowardly manner submit 10 such lndlgnlty As has
been heaped upon II BY Austria IN this extraordinary
arrest and imprisonment Of Mir Brare.
So much for the vaor of the Times IN defend
ing the right of American citizens to travel with
out moestation on the other side of the Atlantic.
and to give free expression to their hostility to
tyranny and their sympathy with the oppressed.
1t can see nothing to extenuale or excuse the
conduct of the Austrian officials, not even IN their
fears that Mr. Brace, coming from Republican
land, might perhaps be engaged IN plot to sub
vert the power of Austria over Hungary, nor In
the jealousy of foreign interference, which we
take II is quite as potent In It's influence upon
despouc governments as upon any other Its
sympathies are wholly on the side OF Mr. Brace,
whatever reason the Austrian Government might
have had for suSpectlng him of dlSse nlnailng
doctrines" which IN that country are " considered
dangerous to the lives " OF the dominant class
Let us see now In what different strain the
Times talks of tyranny at home-tyranny prac-
tced by Georgia Shareholders upon another CHI
zen of Connecticut travelling under the nominal
protection Of the [ : Constitution:
Nathan Bird Watson, a native of New-IIaven.
has been OrceGed by the people OF Warreutown Ga,
10 leave their village. Tie had made himself rather
conspicuous IN opposing slavery. AMI disseminating
doctrines which the people OF The South consider
DANGEROUS 10 thNr hve>-doclrineS which tend 70
cut-throat deeds al mldT lght. They have made II
practice for several years past 10 give all such per
sons far notice 10 leave. deemug this the most
pcaceable way Of getting nd OF those whom they
look upon worse than lncendareS II they do
not leave they are arrested and carried away. Mr..
nr..e moi rr..f md
ieathered, aS some Of the newspapers have pup
oShtd, but he was Cuy uoilhe1 - 20 Of an, deS-
crlpuon Of hlS person published 10 put other
Iowns upon their guard against MS busy efforts n
sowing dlScoIc aReng The slaves. We Viii 90 as
lat as any III decided measures 10 protect Amer
lV"h ctZen al home aud abroad. 50 long a. he
NVes hot violate the law. or do ANYTHING 20 enian-
St1 we SAFETY OF pescoaole citizens But II Mr. Wat
-.' " any otber man goes 10 Georgia or comes 10
ulHoVuCu' and purSneS a course calculated 10 en-
t.leNt .ue HNt> OF cl'lZenS, We VIII not OBJECT If
M S,s45.ns 'eu nm. IN sober earnestneSS. to 60
away ana insist upon his DONG so ..SeiEpreSerya-
uon Is law oi Nature" II Is .ai3 mt .hout tho
Wl!OeS' way u can be effected, when an lnrendlary
comes lVuuO' or one who sirS I'd cnOr ant Slaves N
murutr i 10 ten the eyIlGoer TO leave the pren,.
lseS. f
Do our readers need TO be told why the T,n,s
Is so bold in lis denunciations Of Austria and 50
mealy-mouthed IN speaking of the Ear less ns,i.
fable conduct OF the Shareholders Of Geo-gia
DO they desire TO know why tyranny a, home is
excused anu pallia,ed, while that which occurs
abroad is unqualihedy and vehemen,ly De.