The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-15

Ne~N-'f@ - @AeAtieaJ tA-4N ~ SSAN~A-~N "
Mr.. Sties, though acting without insiruc-
tons 10 mntter Of much delieaey, having
been viewed with satisfaction by, the imperi-
a. government, was approved by that Of the
United States. ~ ls aaas
In the course of the year 1s4s and in
the early part Of 1915 considerable number
OF Hungarlans came to the United States.
Among them we're individuals representing
themselves TO be in the confidence Of the
revolutionary government, and by these per.
sons the President wRs strongly urged 10 rec
ognize the existence of that government
In these applications, aud in the manner in
which they were viewed by the President.
there was nothing unusual; still less was
there anything unauthorized by the law Of
nations. II is the right OF every iDdepen.
dent Stale to enter into friendly relations
with every other independent State. OF
course questions Of prudence naturally arise
in reference to new States, brought by sue
cessfui revolutions into the family ofnations;
but il is not to be required ofneutrnl powers
TIM, they should await the recognition Of the
new government by the parent State. No
principle of public law has been more fre-
quently Oced upon within the last Thirty years
! by the great powers of the world than this
Within that period eight or ten new States
have established independent, governments
within the limits ofthe colonial dnminions Of
Spain, on this continent; and in Europe, the
same lhing has been done by Belgium and
Greece. The existence Of ell these gov
ernments was recognized by some of the
leading powers of Europe, as we'll as by the
United States, before il was acknowledged
by the States from which they had sepera.
ted themselves. If, therefore the United
States had gone SO far as formally TO ac~
knowledge the independence of Hungary,
although, as the result has proved, il would
have been a pfecipitate step, and one from
which no beneht would have resulted TO Ell
ther party, it would not, nevertheless, have
been an act against the law Of nations, pro-
Vded they took no part IN the contest with
Austria. But the United States did no such
thing, Not eniy did they not Yields Hun,
gary any actual counenace or succor; rot
only did they not show their ships of war in
the Adriatlc with any menacing or hostile
aspect, but they Hiudiously abs,ained from
everything which had uot been done in oths
er cases ia times past, and eonlented them.
selves with iastiIutiRG IN Inquiry INTO the
truth and reality Of alleged political occur,
rencos. Mr.. idEsetiaaa incorrectly states,
Internationally certainly, The naAlre Of the
mission Of this agent, when he says tthf2t
"a United States agent had been dispatched
10 Vienna, with orders TO watch for q favor
}ttSle tnotaesl 20 Tecngnize the Hannsrlau
republic, and TO conclude atreaty of com
merce with the same." This, indeed would
have been lawful object; but Mr.. Manu's
errand was,in,the first lns.auce,p one ol
inquiry. lie had 10 power 10 act, unless he
had first come TO the conviction that firm
aud stable Hungarian government existed.
I"The principal object the President has in
view,n according TO bis instructions, ais 10
obtain minute aud reliabls information in re-.
\ gard 10 Hungary in connexion with The affairs
of adjoining counties, the probahle issue Of
the present revolutionary movements, and
the chances we NAV have OF forming com.
merclal arrangements with that power favor
able 20 The Uniied States.n Again, ia the
same paper, il is said; 1.-The object Of the
| President is 10 obtain information in regard
to Hungary and her resources and prospects,
with a view 10 an enrly recognition Of her
independence and the formation of CONNER
cial relations with her" IL was only in
| the event that the new government should
lnppear. In the opinion of the agent, TO be
firm aud stable, that the President proposed
to recommend its recognition. ~
Mr.. Hulsemann, in qualifying these steps
of President Taylor with the epilhet Of 'hos.
ltile," seems ID take for granted that the in.
quiry could. in the expectation Of the Presi.
dent, have but one result, and that favorable
to Hungary. If this were so, it would not
change The case. Bot the American gov>
eminent sought for nothing but truth; il de-
sired 10 learn the facts through reliable
channel. 1t so happened in the chances and
vicissiindes of human affairs tia, the result
was adverse TO the Hungarian revolution
| The American agent--as was stated in his
instructions to be not uDlkely--found the
condition oi Hungarian affairs less prosper
Gus than il had been, or had been believed
10 be. He did moi enter Hungary, nor hold
any direct. communicable With her TeVoIu-
tionary leaders, He reported against the
recognition of her independence, because be
found that she had been unable to setup d
| firm and stable government. He carefully
forbore, as his instructions required, to give
publicity to bis mission, and the undersigned
supposes that the Austrian gogefnmen, first
learned i,s existence from the communca-
tions Of the President to the Senate. at
Mr.. Hulsemann will observe from this
statement that Mr.. Mann's mission was
wholly unoblectioaable, aud strictly within
the rule of tue law Of nations, and the duty
lofthe United States as neutral p1wer He
will accordingly feel how little foundation
there is for his remark, that s.those who did
not hesitate TO assume the responsibility Of
sendiug Mr. Dudley Mann on such an err
rand should, Independents oi considerations
Of proprioty, have borne inmiad that they
were exposing their emissory 10 be trested
as a spy" A spyis person sent by one
belligerent 10 gain secret information Of the
forces and defences Of the other, TO be used
for hostile purposes. According to Practice.
he may use deception, under tho penalty oi
being lswful.y hanged IL detected. To give
this odous name and character 10 conf.
dental agent Of neutral power, bearing ihe
commission ef his country, and sent fos i
purpose fally warraniedby the iaw ofuatioas,
| is not only 10 abuse language, bur also 70
lconfound oil just idoos, and 70 announce tho
widest and most exirayagant n0iions, sDch
as caFiainlyswere nos 40 hnvs been expecsod
Tia grave diplomatic papes md the Presi-