Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-01-04
Secretary of State to Mr.. Hulsemann.

Secretary of State to Mr.. HulsemGnn.
DEpARrmEsr OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER II, 1890.
The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States
had the honor receive, time ago. the note OF Mr.
Hulsemann Charge dAaires of his Majesty the Emperor OF
Austria of the 30h September Causes Eot arising from
any Of personal regard for Mr. Hulsemann or OF pro.
per respect for his Government have delayed an answer until
the present moment Having submitted Mr.. Hulsemanns
letter the Presdent the undersigned now directed by aim
to return the following reply
The objects of Mr. Hulsemanns are, first, to protest.
by order of his Government against the steps taken by the
late President Of the United States ascertain the progress
and probable result Of the revolutionary movements in Hun
gary and secondly complain of expressions in the
instructions Of the late Secretary Of State to Mr. A. Dudley
Manu. confidential agent of the United States, commu-
nicad by President Taylor to the Senate on the 2sth OF
March last
The principal ground Of protest is founded the idea,
in the allegations that the Government OF the United States
by the mission of Mr. Mann, and his instructions has inter-
ered in the domestic affairs Of Austria, in manner unjust
or dsespectfu toward that Power The Presidents mes
sage was communication made by him to the Senate, trans
ming correspondence between the Executive Government
and confidential agent OF its own This would seem DC
itself domestic TRANSACTIONS mere instance OF intercourse
between the President and the Senate IN the manner "en
is usual and indispensable in communications between lne
different branches of the Government 1t not addressed
either to Austria Hungary nor was any PUBIC mani
festo which any foreign State was called on 10 reP
Of its transactions communicated oy ne Exc
made public indeed but made public only because such Is
the common and usual Of proceeding and may De
regarded as somewhat strange, therefore, that the Austrian
Cabinet did perceive that by the instructions gwen 70
Mr. Hulsemann il itself interfering with the domestic
of foreign State the very thing which the ground
of its complaint against the United States
This Department has on former OCCASIONS informed the
Ministers Of Foreign Powers that communication from the
President to either House Of Congress is regarded as do
mestic communication Of which, ordinarily no foreign State
has cognzance and recent instances the great IN
convenience Of making such subjects OF dPo
matte correspondence and discussion has been uy shown
n il had been the pleasure Of his Majesty the Emperor Of
Austria during the struggles Hungary to have admonshed
the Provisional Government the people OF that country
against involving themselves in disaster, by following the evil
and dangerous example Of the United States OF America IN
making efforts for the establishment Of independent Govern
men such an admonon from THAT Sovereign to bis Hun
garan subjects would not have originated here diplomatic
correspondence. The President might, perhaps on this
ground have declined TO direct any particular reply to Mr.
Husemanns but out Of proper respect for the Aus
trian Government has been thought better that
length and the especially the occasion not
unvoabe for the expression Of the general sentiments Of
the Government of the United States upon the topics which
that note discusses.
leading subject in Mr. Hulsemanns is that Of the
correspondence between Mr. Husemann and the predecessor
of the undersigned, in which Mr. Clayton, by direction OF
the President informed Mr.. Husemann :" that Nh Mann
mission had other object in view than to obtain esoe IN
formation the true state Of affairs in Hungary, w per-
sonal observation" Mr.. Husemann remarks tnat ns "
planaticn hardly be admitted, for it says very e Us
the Of the anxiety which was iet 70 ascertain Io
chances of the reyouionists" As this however, Is the only
purpose which can with any appearance truth DC apued
to the sgency as nothing whatever alleged oy Mr. hase
to have been either done or said o ne asen'
ent with such an object, the undersigned conce'es s ~
Clsy,on explanation ought be deemed not only admissi
~, h., n;,s a,isfactory Mr. Husemann states, in the
Of his noe his instructions to address bis pssen.
communication to Mr. Clayton reached washington ABOUT
49, ,h i.mented death of the late President, and that
DELAYED from sense propety the execution Of his task
n,l ,hs new Administration should be fully organized
Sesy which he now reces at as it has given him the op-
o,;,v Of ascersng from the President himself, on
H. occasion of the reception Of the diplomatic corps tina, the
policy of the United States, so reqsen,y pro-
claimed would guide the relations Of the American Govern
mep With other Powers" Mr.. Hulsemann also Observes