The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-31
DESPOTISM IN AUSTRIA AND IN GEORGIA.

An American citizen, Rev Charles L Brace, a
correspondent of the New York Independent, has
been arrested and imprisoned by the Austrian
authorities, while travelling in Hungary. The
following charges are made against him:
al. Having letters in his valise from refugees
abroad to disatfected persons in Hungary.
Having in his possession several copies of a revo-
lutionary pamphlet, entitled Rights of Hun
gary written by Francis Pulsky, late Secretary
Of the Committee of Defence in Hungary, of
which Kossuth was President. 3. Having sought
out disaffected persons in Hungary by circuitous
routes0
Mr., Brace has written to the American Minis
ter at Austria, Mr.. McCurdy, that the whole
charge is "merely o suspicion He was then
imprisoned nearly four weeks, on charge which
could stand in no court Of Christendom day
on such proof" Besides, he had pass from the
United States Government, which should have
been respected This outrage upon the rights of
an American citizen in foreign land has Justly
called forth the united denunciations Of the
American press, South as well as North.
THE AUSTRIAN 0uTRAGR-Releqs of Brace
The Boston Atlas, Of Friday morning contains a
letter from Vienna, dated July 9th, which states
that Mr.. Charles Brace, the American who was
arrested in Hungary, has been finally released
On his arrival in Vienna he was iusulted by the
police and ordered to quit Austria within three
days Afterwards they changed their minds
MIR. Brace would, however, leave in few days
He has resumed his correspondence to the Phila-
dephia Bulletin and in letter dated on the 9th
of June gives full account Of his arrest, eYami-
nation, and imprisonment, concluding as follows
without following the examination through
farther, which was some six hours in length will
only say il was, throughout one Of the most com.
plete specimens Of an inquisition ] had ever even
heard Of | cannot in language describe the un.
fairness, the manifest prejudice, the determination
to eHtangle me, which the Auditor showed through
out. la my later examinations, have some more
definite instances Of these tricks Of the law
which he employed upon me, and which will
hereafter relate. The amount Of il was / mas an
Am1ieqn in Hungary, and he would make an ex-
ample of me-
:" AT the close, the accusation was read to me, to
the effect that was a member of the great Dem
ocratic Union in Europe, au emissary from Ujaha.
zy and Czetz, and here In Hungary with the pur.
pose Of spreading revolutionary movements !!
The proofs (}) on which IL was based were these
LIST. Words, supposed to imply an scqusiutsnc,
with Ujahazy 2 A note Of introduction from
Gen. Czetz; 3. The possession Of revolutionary
pamphlet and T. The fact that had visited Ger.
tain persons who had been compromised in the
Revolution in lS4S.
AFter the charge was read, ! was conducted
back TO my prison-room by the Provost and two
soldiers, and as he passed through the first cell
heard the prisoners ask him, WWhs b. impyison
d?' Ganz peaimwp E Without doubt wa,
the reply. With this consolation was locked in
for the second night.
81 beg my countrymen to consider the proofs
on which such a charge was based la no other
land, except Russia, would they stand day, even
as causes Of suspicion. Yet, on these, have been
shut up for 80 days in that wretched prison--a
am even yet in honorable arrest here in Pesth
The attack was not on me- but on my country
IL was petty, personal revenge for the generous
sympathy Of Americans. But such injustice shall
react on themselves. In every land In which |
can express IT, will lay open this outrageous act
of injustice and tyranny and the secrets which 1t
has opened 10 me. And have mistaken the Amer
leans much, If such an open, upprovoked assault
on their rights passes unnoticed!
Let us now look at our own country. II is well
known that by the express letter Of the Constitu-
ton, citizen Of one State Is entitled to the rights
OF citizenship in all the States. By the following
proceedings il will be seen that citizen Of Con-
neoticut has been outlawed by meeting In
Georgia Mr.. Webster declares in his speech at
Cspon Springs, that compact when broken on
,ne side, is broken on all sides "-the legitimate
inference from which would be that the North arc
low absolved from carrying out the provisions OF