The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-01-23


rection Of the President, Informed MI.
EInlsemaii .4fat Mr.. Mann mission had
no other object in view than to obtain re-
Liable information as to the true state Of af
fairs in Hungary, by personal observation2
Mr.. Hulseman remarks that this expIana-
ton can hardly be admitted for it says ve-
rys little as to the cause Of the anxiety
which was felt to ascertain the chances of
the revolIitionists. As this however, is
the only purpose which can with any APP
pearance of truth be attributed to the agen-
cy; as. nothing Whatever is alleged by Mr..
Hulsenan to have been either done or said
fby the gent Inconsistent withsnch an OBJ
| iect, the undersigned conceives that MIR.
| Clayton s explanation ought to be deemed
not only admissible, but quite satisfactory.
Mr.. Webster regrets that this explana-
ton and the satisfactory programme of ac-
ton in regard to the affairs of other coun-
tries laid down by the new President did
not prevent the execution Of Mr.. Hnlse-
mans Instructions to reopen a contro-
versy on the Hungarian mission, but he a.
walls himself ofthe opportunity thus afford
ed to justify President Taylor by showing
the consistency of this action ewith the
neutral policy which has invariably guided
the Government of the United States iii its
foreign relations, as well as with the estat-
lished and well settled principles of nation
al intercourse, and the doctrines of public
law
The interest taken by the American peo-
pie in the struggles of European nations 10
! free themselves from The tramlnels Of mon
archy does not proceed, i'll Mr.. Webster's
opinion, from any disposition to depart
from the principles Of enlightened
which have heretofore directed them.
1t has been the necessary effect ofthe
nnexalnplcd character of the events them
selves, which could not fail to arrest the
attention of the contemporary world; as
they will doubtless fill a memorable page
in history. But the undersigned goes fnr-
Their, and freely admits that in proportion
as these extraordinary events appeared TO
have their origin in those great ideas of re-
sponsible and popular governments which
the American constitutions themselves are
wholly founded, they could not but com
mand the warm sympathy of the people Of
the country.
He then proceeds to state the position oc-
cupied by the Government and people OF
the United States in reference to the strug-
giles of European people for independence,
in strong and decided terms. This part OF
the letter is truly noble. in spirit and man
ner:
/ Well-knoWn circumstances in their his
tory indeed their whole history, have made
them the representatives. of purely popular
principles of government. In this light
they now stand before the word They
could not if they would conceal their char
acter. their condition or their destiny
They. could not, if they so desire, shut ont
fromthe view of mankind the causes which
have placed in them so short a national
career in the station which they now hold
lamong the. civilized States of the world
They could not, if they desired1t, suppress
either the thoughts or the hopes which a.
rise in mems minds, mother countries, from
contemplating their successful example of
free government. That very intelligent
and distinguished persona &c, the Emperor
Joseph the Second, was among the first TO
discern this necessary consequence of the
American revolution on the sentiments and
opinions of the people of Europe In a
letter to his Minister in the Netheriandsin
II767, he observes that ut is remarkable
that France, by the assistance which She
laffofded the Americans, gave birth to re-
Elections on freedom This FACT, which
the sagacity of that monarch perceived at
so early a day, is not known and admitted
| by intelligent powers all over the world