Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-11


by the Emperor with the proceedings deter
mined OH in relation to that E;nri'ot}. A
week after these occurrences, Mr.. Stiles re-
csiYet, through a secret channel, a commu-
nlcation signed by l.. kossuth, President Of
the committee of Defence, and counlersigned
by Francis Pulaky. Secretary Of the State.
On the receipt of this communication, Mr.
Stiles had an interview with Prince Winds
orantz, "who received him with the utmost
Kindness, and thanked him for his efforts to-
ward reconciing the existing difficulties y
Such were the incidents which first drew the
attention of the Government of the United
States particularly to the affairs of Hungary,
and the conduct Of Mr.. Stiles, though acting
without instructions in matter of much de-
licacy, having been viewed with satisfaction
by the Imperial Government, was approved
by that of the United States.
In the course of the year lSlS, and in the
early part Of lSl9, considerable number of
Hungarians came 10 the United States
Among them were individuals representing
themselves 10 be in the confidence of the
Revolutionary Government, aud by these per-
sons the President was strongly urned 10 re-
c0gnlSe the existence of that Government
In these applications, and in the manner in
which they were viewed by the President,
there was nothing unusual still less was
there anything unauthorized 10y the law of
nations. 1t is the right of every independent
State 10 enter into friendly relations with ey-
cry other Independent State. OF course, Ques-
tions Of prudence naturally arise in reference
10 new States, brought by successful reyolu-
tlous into the family OF nations but it is not
10 be required Of neutral powers that they
should await the recognition of the new &C.
venment by The parent State. No principle
or public law has been more frequently acted
upon within the last thirty years by the great
powers of the world than this. Within that
period eight or ten new States have establish
ed independent governments within the linn
its Of the colonial dominions of Spain, on this
NOiiAI1I1lA' hi'h III AlIt NilIlS IDS
been done by Belgium and Greece.
The existence of all these Governments
was recognised BY some Of the leading Pow
erS of Europe, as well as by the United States
before it was acknowledged by the States
from which they had separated themselves.
If, therefore, the United States had gone so
far as formally 10 acknowledge the indepen-
dence Of s'ungary, although, as the result las
Proved it would have been percIpiate step
and one from which no benefit would have
resulted 10 either party, it would not, never
lheless, have been an act against the law of
nations, provided they took no part in her
contest with Austria. Bnt the United States
dill no such thing. Not only did they not
yield 10 Hungary any actual counienance or
succor not only did they not show their
ships Of war in the Adriatic with any mena-
cling or hostile aspect, but they srudously
abstained from every thing which had not
been done in other cases in times past, and
conlented themselves with insiluting an in.
quiry into the truth and reality of alleged po.
ltical occurrences.
Mr.. Hulseman incorrectly states, unnten-
tionally, certainly, the nature Of this nilsson
of this agent, when he says tha: "a United
States agent had been despatched TO Vienna
with orders to watch for favorable moment
10 recognise the Hungarian Republic, and ID
conclude a treaty of commerce with the
same.n This, indeed, would have been a
lawful object, but Mr.. Mann's errand was, in
the first instance, purely one Of inquiry He
had no power TO act, unless he had first come
to the conviction that affirm aud staple Hun.
garian Government existed. "The principle
object the President has in view" according
TO his instructions, "is to obtain minute and
reliable information in regard 10 Hungary il
connexion with the affairs of adjoining coun,
tries, the probable issne of present revolutions
airy movements, and the chahces we may
have of forming commercial arrangement,
with that Power favorable TO the United
States.
Again, in the same paper, 1t l. said : "The
object of The Prsident is TO obtain information
in regard to Hungary and her resources anl
prospects, with view 10 an early recognition
of her independence and the formation o
commercial relations with herr Ii was only
in the event that the new government SHOULD
appear, in the opinion of the agen., to be firm
and staple, that the President proposed to re-
commend lis recognition
Mr., Ilulsemann, in qualifying these steps
of President Taylor with the epilhet Of "hos
tile" seems TO take for granted that the In
Quiry could, in the expectation of the Presi
dent, have bnt one result, and that favorable
TO Hungary. IF this were so, il would no
change the case. But the American Govern
ment sought for nothing bat truth II desired
to learn the facts through reliable channel
II so happened in the chances and yicissi
tudes of human affairs that the result was
adverse 10 tile Hungarian revolution. The
American agenl--ns was stated in his insiruc
lions 10 be not unlikely-lound the condition
of Hungarian affairs less prosperous than i
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