Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-09

oI HIItnree GOVeTnihcH'r was 'SS"S'"
by some of he leading powers Of Eu'
rope. as well as by the United States,
before it was ackno nowledgcd by the States
:. which they had separated them
selves. lfrherelorc. the United States
had gone so fas as formally to acknowl
edge the independence Of Hungary, al.
though, as the result has proved,
would have been precipitae step, and
one from which no benefit would have
resulted to either party, il would moi.
nevertheless. ha e been an act against
the law Of nations, provided they took no
part in her contest with Austria. But
The United States did no such thing
MOI only did they not ty eld to Hungary
any actual couutenance or auccor not
only did they not show their SHIPS Of
war !, the Ad, iaiic with any menacine
or hostile asrect, bot they studicusy
abstained from ever, ,thing which had
no, been done in other cases in times
past. and roI trrt,d then selves with i'll
sttuiing an inquiry into the truth and
reality ofallered political occurrences
Mr.. Hulsemann incorrectly states. unin.
ten'ionalIy rertrinly tie nature Of The
mission OF this agent. when he snys that
"a United STATES agent had been des.
patched 10 Vienna with orders TO watch
for n favorable opportunity TO recoguizr
the Hungarian republic and TO conclude
treaty of commerce with the saIne.'
This indeed. would have been lawia
ohrct bur Mr.. Mann's errand was, IN
the first instance. purely one Of enqui y.
lie had no power to act. unless he had
first come to the conviction that firm
and stab hungarian Government exist
ed. The principal object the President
has III view" according TO his iustruc'
tons, "is 10 obtain minute and re mi e
information in r, gard TO Hungary. in
conhexion with the afihils of adjoining
countries the probable isrur of the pres-
ent rcvolu mary movements, and the
chances We may have OF forming com
nercial arrangcn enis with that power
favorable to The United States" Again
III the sa epaper. il Is SAID The oh.
jet o. PrSlde It IL t. OH ,in inlor-
malion in regard to Hungary aud her
a ilI a.,
AN early recognition of her independence
and the formation OF commercial In
tions with her" 1t was only in the e
vent ia I the new Government should
app' ar. in the opinion OF the agent. to
ne firm and stab c. that the President
proposed 10 recommend its recognition.
.Hr Eu'semann, III qualify ing these
SieI oi Pr s,denl Taylor with the Ell.
t',ct oI n ,siIle," seems to take for grant
cd HAT tne inquiry could, III the cXlrc-
tliion OF the Pr, ri tent. have bM, one ie
, alt aud that irvOra r 10 Hungary
IL this were 80, it wou moi ga, ge tie
case. But the American Government
sought Ior nothing but truth E; it desired
learn the facts through Il reliable
channel ltso happrued il the chances
a.d vicissit,Id, u human atf ira tla'
the Result was adverse to tic Hungarian
rev ution. Tie American agents
sas stated in his INSTRUCTIONS TO be not
unlikely found the condition. Hunga-
ian affairs less prosperous than II had
been. or had been believed 10 he. He
Ld not enter Hungary. nor hold any
communication with her revolutionary
leaders. He reported against the re-
cognlion of her independence. berause
he found that she had been unable to
SET up Il firm and stable government
de carefully forbore. a. his instructions
required. t. give publicity to his mission.
a I'd the undcrsi 2ned supposes that the
Austrian Government first learned lis
existence from the communications OF
The President to the Senate.
Mr.. Huisemann will observe from
this statement that Mr.. M.nn's mlssn
was wholly unoh hjrclionabIe and strictly
within the rule ol the law of nations and
{ duiy oi the Un,ed States us Il neu-
tral Power. He will accordingly iyel
how tile tom !al'oi there is Tor las re-
m rk that those who dld OF hesitate
t. assume the r.si onsihiliiy oi sending
MIR Dudiey Mann on such an crrand
should irLcj emdent of considerations o;
pr"prieIy, have horne in mind that they
were exposing tn, ir cmssary To be treat
ed lis ii SPY" A spy is II pcrs n sen,
by u e brlligerrnt TO gain secret infur-
u,aion Of The forces and driences Of the
o her. To he used tor hostile Iurposes.--
According to practice, he may use de
c"rtiJn under the penalty OF being law.
fl " hanged if drt clrd. TO give this
odlous name ana character to n ronfiden
tlaI agent of Il neutral fowrr be lrinp
tie colnml, sion Of is country and sent
Tor purpose fully warranted by the
law of nations is not only to abuse Ian
guage, but also 10 coninund all j,s,
ieas. and 10 announce the wild, st aud
most extravag,nt notions, such as we're
certainly no, TO have been expected in
"A crave Diplomatic Iaper aud the Pres