The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-20
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, March Is, 1851.
The undersigned has the honor TO arkno Wedge
the receipt of the ChevaIier Hulsemann's note OF
the 18th Of this month, which has been submitted
to the President
The President regrets that the note OF the un-
dersigned, addressed to the Cheyalier HuIsemann
on the 2lst of December last, was not satisfactory
to the imperial government and that its opinions
remains unchanged respecting the mission OF Mr.
A. Dudley Mann, and the instructions with which
he was furnished. He is gratified, however, to
learn that the imperial government desires to con-
tinue the friendly relations now so happily sub
sisting between the two goyernments-a desire in
which he cordially concurs.
The President is also gratifed to learn that the
sentiments respecting the international relations
between the United States and foreign powers
contained in his last annual message meet the ap-
probation Of the imperial government; and he d.
reefs me to assure the Chevaer Hulsemann that
he intends to act steadily in accordance with those
sentiments.
The government Of the United States is AS little
inclined as the cabinet at Vienna to prolong the
discussion of the topics to which the Chevalier
Hulsemann's note OF the 30ih Of September of
last year gave rise.
10 his reply to that note, the undersigned stated
the grounds upon which this government held it,
sell justified IN everything which it had done con-
nected with the mission of Mr. A. Dudley Mann,
and the instructions which were given him; and
he took the occasion also Of declaring the princ-
pies and the policy which the United States main
tain as appropriate to their condition, and as be-
ing, indeed, fixed and fastened upon them BY their
character, their history, and their position among
the nations Of the world; and it may be regarde ed
as certain that these principles and this policy
will not be abandoned or departed from until some
extraordinary change shall take place in the gen
era current OF human affairs
The undersigned renews to the Chevalier HUI
semann the expression of his sentiments Of regard
DANL. WEBSTER
The Chevaer J. G. MuLsEMANN,
Charge d 'Affares Of Austria, Washington
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HE DEVIL AND THE PRlEsr--Ahout ten davis
ago all the population of brunn, in the Austrian
states, were thrown INTO commotion by the an
pearance OF The devil, IN propria persona surround
ed by 9endarmes with drawn swords His ga
tahic majesty was, as he is always represented
perfectly black, with two enormous horns, goats
ears, body covered with hair, horses legs. and
cloven feet; but he seemed decidedly out of shirts
and it appeared that he was undergoing the indie
NIFTY OF beng conveyed to durance vile The old
men and women of the place fell on their knees
ana prayed to all the saints to protect them against
the terrible prince Of darkness but the Young men
had the lmpiety to laugh and scoff at him. Onin
curry, the following facts were stated:-A few
days before, as peasant woman named Hent was
lying in bed after having been delivered of child
the devil suddenly leaped through window.
clanking chain, and demanded that she should
either give hrl the child to be carried TO the re-
gion below, or make over TO him sum of 100
forms IN new silver, which he knew she had col.
iee'ed. Inc poor woman, greatly terrified, at
once produced the money, and the devil pocketed
II; after which he went away The next day the
woman told the parish priest of the vis,t She had
received, and added that she had collected the loo
HORNS penny by penny TO IN " FIR reliy;ons