Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-23

| President, the undersigned Is now directed
/ by him to return the following reply:
The objects Of Mr. Hulsemanns note are
/ first, to protest, by order Of his Government,
against the steps taken by the late President
of the United States To ascertain the pro-
gress aud probable result Of the revolutions
AIRY movements ia Hungary aud, second
. ly. Co complain of some expressions ia the
instructions of the late Secretary Of State
to Mr. A. Dudley Mann, confidential a.
gent of the United States as communicated
10y President TAYLOR to the Senate on Il
2-,h Of March last.
The principal ground Of protest is foun-
dcd on the idea, or in the allie cation, that the
Government of the United States, by the
mission Of Mr.. Mann, in his instructions
has intcrlered IN the domestic aHnrs of
Austria, in a manner unjust or dsrespectlul
toward that Power. The Presidents mes
sage was communication made by him to
the Senate, transmitting correspondence
between the Executive Government aud a
confidential agent Of It's own. This would
seem TO be itself a domestic Transaction, a
mere intercourse between the President aud
the Senate, IN The manner which IS usual
and indispensable IN communications be-
90 cen the different branches OF the two
Governments Il was not addressed either
to Austria or Hungary nor was it IN any
public manifesto, 10 which any foreign State
was called on to reply. 1t was an account
of ats transactions communicated by the
Executive Government to the Senate, al
the request Of that body. made public, in
deed, bat made public only because such IS
the common and usual practice OF proceed
my and }. may be regarded as someN hat
strange, therefore, tha, the Austrian Cabs
met did not perceive that, by the instructions
gwen 10 Mr llalsemann, II was itseii IN
tcrierng ~lih the domestic concerns OF a
foreign State, thc very thing winch Us thc
ground OF MS complaint against the United
States.
THE Department bus, on former occa-
ous, informed the Ministers OF Foreign
Powers that communication from tbe Pres
dent TO either House OF Congress Is reglr-
ced Us d domestic communications, OF "mch,
ordinarily, no tureign state has coTmzance :
and, 10 more recent instances, the great lu-
coincidence of making such communica-
tons subjects OF diplomatic correspondence
and discussion has been fully shown. II 1t
had Been the pleasure ol his Majesty the
Emperor OF Austria, during the struggle IN
Hungary to have admonls1ed the Provis-
ioua Government or the people of that
couair} against involving themselves in DIS
asler by following the evil and dangerous
example of the United States of America
ia making efforts for the establishment OF
independent Governments, such an admonl-
ton from that Sovereign to his Hungarian
subjects would not have originated here a
diplomatic correspondence. The President
might perhaps, on tns ground, have de-
chued 10 direct any particular reply to Mr..
liu.somaun' 5 note but, out OF proper re-
spec, for the Austrian Government, 1t has
been thought better to answer that note at
length: and the more especially as the oc-
ca>.on Is not uni4vorable lor the expression
al tle general sentiments OF The Govern
= meut of Tie United states upon tie topics
= which that no;e discusses
A leading subject In Mr. Hulseuanu' S
: note is that ol the correspondence between
, Alr, Huisem4un and the predecessor OF the
] undersigned, ln which Mr. Clayton, by d.
rccuou ol the President, informed Mr.. HUI
, >cuaun " that Mr.. Mauu's mission had no
, other object ia view iaIu 20 obtain reliable