Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-10

may be seen by Austria herself in all seas where sI
has ports, as well as Itmay be seen, also. in a Ii 9TH
all personal rights, are amply secured to ali citizens
and protected by just and stable laws and credit
public and private, is we'll established as in any
government of continental Europe. And the conn
try IN all its interests and concerns partakes most
largely in all the improvements and progress which
distinguishes the age Certainly the United States
may be pardoned even by those who profess adher-
cnce to the principles of absolute governments. if
they entertain an ardent affection for those popular
forms OF political organization which have so rapid
~ advanced their own prosperity and happiness and
enabled them IN SO short aperiod to bring their coun
try and the hemisphere to which it belongs to the no
tee and respectful regard-not to say the admra-
t1On-of the civilized world Nevertheless the Uni
ted States have abstaned at all times from of
interference with the political changes of Europe
They cannot however. fail to cherish always live
ly interest in the fortunes of nations struggling for
institutions like their own. But this sympathy so
far from being necessarily hostile feeling toward
any OF the parties to these great natnal struggles is
quite consistent with amcable relations with them
all. The Hungarian people are three or four times
as numerous the inhabitants 70 these United States
were when the American revolution broke out They
possess in distinct language, and in other respects,
important elements of separate nationality, which
the AngloSaxon in this country did not possess;
and if the United States wish to countries
contendng for popular constitution and national in
dependence, it is only because they regard such
stutions and such national independence not i'm
agnary, but real blessings. They claim right
however, to take part the struggles of foreign pow
ers in order to promote these ends 1t is only in de-
fence of his own government and its principles and
character that the undersi gned has expressed
himself on this subject But when the United States
behold the people of foreign countries, without any
such interference spontaneously moving toward the
adoption of institutions like their own it surely can
not be expected of them to remain wholly Indifferent
spectators.
In regard to the recent very important occurrence
in the Austrian empire, the undersigned freely adj
mits the difficulty which exists in this country and
is alluded to by Mr. Hulsemann, of obtaining accu-
rate information. But this difficulty is by no means
to be ascribed to what Mr.. Hulsemann calls-with
little Justice, as 1t seems to the igned- the
mendacious rumors propagated by the American
press" For information on this subject, and others
of the same kind the American press is of necessity
almost wholly dependent upon that Of Europe and
if 'mendaclOus rumOrs'' respecting Austrian and
Hungarian affairs have been anywhere propagated
that propagation Of falsehood has been most prolific
on the European continent, and in countries immedi
ately bordering the Austrian empire But, where
ever these may have originated, they certain
y justified the late President in seeking infor
nation through authentic channels. His attention
first particularly drawn to the state of things in
Hungary, by the correspondence of Mr.. Stiles,
charge dataires of the United States at Vienna. In
the autumn of 1913, application was made to this
gentleman on behalf Of Mr.. Kossuth. formerly Min
lister Of Finance for the kingdom of Hungary. by i'm
peria appointment, but at the time the application
was made chief Of the revolutionary government.
The bect of this application to obtain the good
Offices Of Mr.. Stiles with the imperial government.
with view to the suspension of hostilites This APP
plicaon became the sub ect of conference between
Prince Schwarzenberg the imperial Minister for For
eign Affairs, and MIR. Stiles. The Prince common
ded the consderateness and propriety with which
Stiles had acted: and, far from disappearing his
interference advised him. in case he received furth-
er communication from the revolutionary govern
ment in hungary. to have an interview with Prince
| Windisgratz, who charged by the Emperor with
the proceedings determined on in relation to that
| kingdom A week after these occurrences, MIR.
Stiles received, through a secret channel commu-
7 ncation signed by L. kossouth president Of the
committee of defence, and countersigned by Francis
Pulsky. Secretary Of State On the receipts OF
this communication, Mr. Stiles had interview
with Prince Windisgratz, ''who received him with
the utmost Kindness and thanked him for his eff
forts towards reconcilng the existing difficulties
Such were the incidents which first drew the atten'
ton of the government of the United States, par
ticuarly. to- the affairs of Hungary and the con
duct of MIR. Stiles, though acting without lnStruc
tons in a matter of much delicacy, having been
viewed with satisfaction by the imperial govern
ment, was approved by that of the United States.
In the course Of the year 1913 and in the early
part of 1919 considerable number of 1ungarianE
came to the United States. Among them were IN
diviluals representing themselves to be in the con
fdence of the revolutionary government, and by
these persons the President strongly urged tt
recognise the existence of that government. In these
applications, and in the manner in which they were
viewed by the President there nothing unusual
still less there anything unauthorized by the
law of nations is the right of every Independent
State to enter into friendly relations with every 9th
erindependent State. Of course questions Of pru
dence naturally arise in reference to new States
brought by successful revolutions into the a:1ly
nations but it is not to be required Of neutral pow
ers that they should await the recognition Of tn
new government by the parent State. No prlnclpl
Of public law has been more frequently acted upol
within the last thirty years by the great powers
the world than this. Within that period eight O
ten new States have established independent govern
ments within the limits of the colonial domnions o
n Spain, this continent and in Europe the sam
> thing has been done by Belgium and Greece: In
existence Of all these governments recognised b.
t. some of the leading powers of Europe as we'll as b.
o the United States before it was acknowledged b.
i the States from which they had separated them
S selves If, therefore, the United States had gon
i so far as formally to acknowledge the indepen
# dence Of Hungary. although, as the result ha
e proved, it would have been precipitate steE
d and one from which no benefit would have result
S ed to either party, it would not, nevertheless
: have been act against the law OF nations
: provided they took part in the contest Wit
# Austria But the United States did no such thing
n Not only did they not yield to Hungary any actua
e countenance or succor not only did they not shoN
O their ships of war in the Adriatic with any mena
it cling, hostile aspect, but they studiously abstaine
IS from everything which had not been done In othe
d cases in times past, and contented themselves wit
e insttuting inquiry into the truth and reality
G alleged political occurrences. Mulsemann incorrect
It ly States unntentionally certainly, the nature
l. the mission of this agent, when he says that
nited States agent had been despatched to Vlennt
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