The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-27

cial and popular sanction at home"
Mr.. Walsh was continued by the Govern
ment as one of our representatives at Paris
for years, while he was employing his pen
through the columns of conservative journal
at home, in apologizing for Despotism, in Willy
ing Revolution, and in prejudicing the American
Public against the Reformers Of Europe. MIR
Cas-, our Roman Charge, was afraid to recog
Mise the revolutionary Government of Rome
though Government de faeto, and thus shame
fully suffered an opportunity to slip of doing
vital service to the Cause of Republicanism
Had he acknowledged the triumvirate Of MAJ
zini in ls49, says the Times, " there is little
doubt that the seven-hlled city would never
have been profaned by the soldiery of the apps
tate Gaul or the iron heel Of the Austrians
Another specimen from the same paper
Edward Warrens was, until quite recently
American Consul at Trieste. His paper, The
austrian Liowis, is the ministerial mint, whence
all the coinage of falsehood which kossuth and
the Magyar race suffer under is coplously Is
sued. His attacks are as inhuman as they are
incessant his laudation of Schwarzenberg and
his fellows fulsome al nauSsam. Another ripe
specimen of an American representative
The New York Eueniag Post few days
since made the following statement
1--WE have been permitted to see private
letter from a gentleman of intelligence and
judgment, recently in Europe, who, after ap-
proving the remarks which have appeared in
this paper touching the character and inffu-
ence of our diplomatic agents abroad, says,
that one of the most seryile advocates of Aus
tria and everything despotic, is our Consul ut
Vienna MIR. Schwartz The writer adds,
Il met him two years ago, and heard him talk
about the affairs in Europe, 10 that it made
nv blood boil A few weeks ago friend of
mine. lately from Europe, who rs conserva-
tive himself, told me that he happened one day
to be in the same eOuPe-of railroad with
several gentlemen among whom politics were
discussed. when one of them delivered himself
in such strain, M defence oi the Absosntlss-
tnn ne Became ,rtet,. ~ s,s,s'. .tss:as 49,
a heated dispute followed AT the end Of the
tourney. nc round 10 n7s sdsuA Ass.S iase, ,,.I.s
this Liberal person was the american Consul
at Vienna In another place, the writer con-
tinues: Il have myself heard Mr.. Schwartz
denounce kossuth as the vilest man extant.
and defend Jellachich and Haynau as men
who deserved the respect of civilized Europe
I'VE have confidence in these representa-
tons. because we know the writer, and we
submit them. not to the State Department,
where they might perhaps be recommended
ton to the Consul but to the people to be
borne in mind at the proper time
Remember too, the infamous Gbeller of Kos
suth and of the European revolutionlsts, an
nounced lately as an " American attache in
the Government service" and Ex-Consul
Owen, who, without a single effort, permitted
forty American citizens to be shot, without any
attempt to secure them fair and deliberate
trial
A few years ago we had minister at Lon
dom who made himself known by no other act,
than an apology for, or justification Of Ameri-
can slavery Have we forgotten, that still more
recently, our foreign affairs were under the
of man, who boldly sought the
of Texas for the express purpose of
the abolition of slavery in that
and perpetuating its existence in this
And now, what do we see? The official an
nouncement of the appointment of Judge Shar
key of Mississippi, as Consul at Havana
Who is Judge Sharkey! The following arti-
lie from the New York Evening Post will in
reduce him to our readers, and let them know |
low our republicanism is presented abroad:
"With this Judge Sharkey there are many
unpleasant associations in the public mind
North. lie was originally secessionist He
has the reputation Of having procured the pas
sage of u statute which practically torbad the
of slaves within the State, thereby
reversing the doctrine which heretofore pre-
vailed in Mississippi, as well as in the other slave
States once free always Free
But worse than all this, was his unnatural
conduct, az chief justice of the Court Of Appeals
in the famous Brazealle case which arose short
y after the passage of the act to which we have
referred, and the particulars of which we will
briefly
"A man of tho name of Elisha Brazealle, a
planter in Jefferson county, Mississippi was
attacked with loathsome disease. During his
illness, he was faithfully nursed by mulatto
slave, to whose assiduous attentions he felt that
he owed his life He was duly impressed by
her devotion, and soon after his recovery took
her to Ohio and had her educated. She was
very intelligent, and improved her advantages
so rapidly, that when he visited her again he
to marry her. He executed deed
for her emancipation, and had it recorded both
in the States of Ohio and Mississippi, pursuant
to the laws of Mississippi at that time-the infa-
nous prohbitory statute to which we have refer
red, not having yet passed-and made her his
wife
Mr. Brazealc returned with her to Missis-
sippi, and in process of time had a son. After
a few years he sickened and died, leaving a WILL
in which, after reciting the deed of emancipa-
ton he declared his intention to ratify it, and
devised all his property to this lad, acknow-
edging him in the will to be such.
"Some poor and distant relations in North
Carolina whom he did not know, and for whom
he did not care, hearing of his death, came on to
Mississippi and claimed the property thus
devised They instituted suit for its recovery,
and the case lit is reported in Towards Missis-
sippi Reports, vol p. 1917 came before Judge
Sharkey, our new Consul Mt Havana. lie
decided it, and in that decision declared the act
of emancipation an offence against morality and
pernicous and detestable as an example; he
set ASIDE the piH gaze the property Of Braseal'
to his distant relations, condemned Brazeahe''
son and has wite, that sons mother, again to
bondage, and made them the slaves Of these
North Carolina kinsmen, as part of tho assets
of the estate.
Eve quote the following extracts from tho
Judges opinion:
'"Tho state Of the case shows conclusively
that the contract had origin in an offence
against morality, pernicous and detestable as
an example But above all, it seems to have
been planned and executed with fixed design
to cvade the rigor of the laws Of this State.
"The acts of the partyin going to Ohio with
the slaves, and there executing the deed, and
his immediate return with them TO this State
point with unerring certainty to his purpose and
object. The laws of this State cannot be thus
detraudcd of their operation by one of her own
citizens. n The consequence is that
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