The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-26

Ine vienna correspondence OF the 9th inst, 10
| the boston Atlds, says
Charles l.. Brace, the American arrested in Han.
gary, has been released at last. His account,
in part at least, will be already suppose before
the American public There will be. think but
one voice on the subject-that of unqualified CON
domination OF the whole proceeding, as a Aagraut
violation OF the rights of American citizen, and
as matter calling for she decisive action of our GO
yerDment. Esuch an attack can he made with i'm
puii,y, where will be the security for any American
abroad and what will signify AL pride Of coun.
try and all our Boosted national strength! Mother
the governments nor people Of tsts old world have
any clear ides Of national greatness, except as it is
manifested in physical power ssnd the sooner,
therefore, our country shows aetsrnpnation Of
nsing the latter when necessary the better it viii
be Tor humanity. America is, besides, the only
country that has nothing TO apprehend, bun every
thing to hope, frena war. Let her not then, shrink
from duty for fear Of this evenpuality.
Is may bs regarded rs palaating, circumstance
in this case, that Hungary /, in state CT siege No
doubt it is rs far the arrest il con,crned;
but the subsequent proceedings make this crcum-
stance only an aggrayston of TITO wfong. A state
OF siege may justify the military authorities in
resting, and suminarily examining, any person
whom they may suspect Of designs against the go
vsrnment; but after having done this, aud fudiag
proofs of guilt to subject him to the treatment
ct felon for whole month, on the plea that such
is the regular course Of law which cannot be stop
ped even by the highest executive power, is GER
tainly most inconsistent, US the very existence Of
q state OF siege suppeses, of course, the tempo
rary suppression Of regular law, and the subjec-
ton Of every thing to the arbitrary viii Of the
executive authorities. And even this is not the
worst feature Of the After Mr.. Brace had
been declared innocent, and set free in Hungary,
on arriving here at Vienna, he was called up BY
the police authorities, who, after insulting him,
by saying that he must have been implicated in
some way the trial could not haEoias tod solony
ordered him to leave the Austrian, territories In
three days; and this they did, they said, not on
their own responsibility, but according to orders
from the government. Mr.. Brace told them he
would represent this to his minister, who would,
doubt, demand of the government an explanation
of this new proceeding. On going to. the police
office the next day, at the time fixed for getting
his passport to leave the place, and asking if they
insisted upon his leaving instantly, they seemed
to have changed their minds. and told him
he could remain till they communicated with him
again. So the matter stands, though Mr.. Brace
will doubt leave Of his own accord TO- morrow or
the day after.
There are, moreover, constant accounts of Ameri-
cans being subjected to difficulties in remaining
here, and also Of Americans, wishing to come here
being refused the uiss for that purpose by Austrian
ambassadors. The time seems to have come when
it must be decided whether American travellers
to be equality with those Of other nations
or whether their movements are to DO interfered
with by any petty power that chooses to put itself
in their way.