Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-04

Impersl Government disposed cultivate relations Of
friendship and good understanding, with The United States
The receives this of the disposition of the
Imperial Government with great satisfaction and considsra.
ton Of the friendly relations of the two Governments thus
mutually recognised, and Of the peculiar Of the incidents
by which their god understanding supposed by Mr. Hulse
to have been, for moment disturbed endangered
the President that Mr. Hulssmann did not feel him
self liberty wholly to orbear from the execution of nsruc
tons which reof transmitted from Vienna without
any foresight of the state Of things under which they would
reach Washington If Mr.. Hulsemann saw, the address
of the President the diplomatic corps satisfactory pledges
of the sentiments and the policy of this Government in
gard to neutral rights and neutral duties might perhaps,
have been better not to bring discussion OF past trans
actions But the undersigned readily admits that this
question fit only for the consideration and decision Of Mr.
Husemann hmse and although the President does not see
that good purpose be answered BY reopenng the in
quy into the rope OF the steps taken BY President Iay
or, ascertain the probable issue Of the late civil in
Hungary, justice his memory requires the undersigned
briefly the history of those steps, and to show their
consistency with the neutral policy which has invariably
guided the Government Of the United States in its foreign
relations, well with the established and well settled prn
cpes Of national intercourse and the doctrines of public law
The undersigned will first observe that the President is
persuaded His Majesty the Emperor Of Austria does not
think that the Government Of the United States ought to
view, with unconcern the extraordinary which have
occurred, not only in his domnons but in many other parts
of Europe since February, ls4s. The Government and
People of the United States like other intelligent Govern
mens and communities, take lively interest in the
and the of this remarkable age, in whatever
part of the world they may be exhibited But the interest
taken by the United States in those events has proceeded
from any disposition depart from that neutrality toward
foegn Powers which among the deepest principles and
the most cherished traditions of the political history of the
Union. has been the necessary Oeot Of tho uneKamped
character Of the themselves which could not fail to
arrest the attention Of the contemporary world they will
doubtless fill memorable page in history. But the under
signed goes further and freely admits that in proportion
these extraordinary appeared have their origin in
those great ideas Of responsible and popular on
which the American constitutions themselves are wholly
founded they could not but command the sympathy Of
the people of this country. a
Well known circumstances in their history, indeed their
whole history have made them the representatives of purely
popular principles of Government In this light they
stand before the world. They could not they would con-
cea their character, their condition, their destiny They
could not, they desired, shut from the view Of
kind the which have placed them, in short
tona career in the station which they hold among the
civilized States of the world. They could not, if they de-
sired it. suppress either the thoughts the hopes which
arise in mems minds in other countries from contemplating
their successful example of free government That very
teigen and distinguished parsonage the Emperor Joseph
the Second, among the first to discern this necessary
consequence Of the American Revolution the sentiments
and opinions Of the people Of Europe. In letter bis
Minister in the Netherlands in 1857, he observes that is
remarkable that France by the assistance which she afforded
the Americans, gave birth to reflections freedom This
fact which the sagacy of that monarch perceived at SO
early day, is known and admitted by intelligent
Powers all the world. True indeed it is that the pre-
republican liberty is the result Of the re-acon Of America
upon Europe and the and centre Of this eacon has
doubtless been, and now h in these United States. The
position thus belonging to the United States is fact nse
parable from their history, their constitutional organization,
and their character, the opposite position of the Powers
composing the European alliance from the history and
sutiona organzaton Of the Governments Of those Powers
The soveregns who form that alliance have not unfe
quenty felt their right interfere with the political
of foreign States and have their maniestoes and
declarations denounced the popular ideas of the age
comprehensive ofnecessy include the United States
and their forms of government 1t is well known that
of the leading principles announced by the allied Soveregns
after the restoration of the Bourbon is that all popular or
constitutional rights holden otherwise than grants
and indugences from crowned heads. "Usefu and neces
sary changes in legislation and administration. The Lay
bach Circular Of May 1871, sought only to emanata from
the free will and intelligent conviction Of those whom God
has rendered responsible for powers all that devates from
this line necessarily leads disorder, comnotons and
evils far insufferabe than those which they pre-
tend to remedy" And his late Austrian Majesty Francis
J. Is reported to have declared in an address TO the
Hungarian Diet in 1870, that ''the whole world had
foolish and leaving their ancient laws was in search
nothing less than denial Of the lawfness Of The origin of
the Government Of the United States since is certain
that Government established in consequence change
which did proceed from thrones the permission of
crowned heads But the Government Of the United States
heard these denuncatons of its fundamental principles with
out remonsance, the disturbance of its equanmy This
was thirty years ago.
ne power OF this hepuDnc at the present moment, Is
spread region, of the richest and most fertile
the GLOBE and Of extent in comparison with which the
possessions of the House of Hapbug but patch on
the earhssuace. Its population, already twenty-five mil
ons will exceed that Of the Austrian empire within the
period during which it may be hoped that M Hulsemann
yet remain in the honorable discharge Of his duties to
Government. Its navigation aud hardly ex-
ceeded by the oldest and most commercial nations its mari
time and lis maritime power may be by Austria
herself in all where she has pors we'll be
seen also, in all other quarters Of the globe Le liberty
property and all personal rights amply secured all
citizens and protected by just and stable laws and credit
public and private is well established in any Govern
of Continental Europe. And the country, in all its
povements and progress which distinguish the age. Ger
tany the United States may be padoned by those
profess adherence to the principles Of absolute Governments
if they entertain ardent affection for those popular forms
political organization which have rapidly advanced their
prosperity and happiness and enabled them in short
period to bring their country and the hemisphere TO which
belongs The notice and respectful regard say the
admiration, Of the civilized world Nevertheless the United
States have absaned at all tines from acts Of interference
with the political changes Of Europe They cannot, howev
en- fail cherish always lively interest in the fortunes Of
nations struggling for institutions like their But this
sympathy, far from being necessarily hostile feeling
toward any Of the parties to these great national struggles
quite consistent with amcabe relations with them ALI The
Hungarian people three four times the
inhabitants Of these United States when the American
revolution broke out They possess, distinct language
aud in other respects important elements Of separate nation
aity which the AngloSaXon in this country did not
possess; and if the United States wish to coun
uies contending for popular constitutions and national
Independence is only because they regard such consu
ons and such national independence not imaginary,
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