The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-08


swer that note at length and the more cs.
peciaIly as the occasion is not unfavorablo
Tor the expression OF the general sentiments
Of the United States upon the topics which
that note discusses.
4 leading subject in Mr. Ilulsemaun's
note is that of the correspondence between
Nr. llGIscmann and the predecessor OF the
undersigned, in which Mr. Clayton, by di.
reetion OF the President, Informed Mr..
llulsemann, that Mr Mann mission had
no other object in view than TO obtain relia.
bic information as TO the true state Of af.
fairs in Hungary, by personal observation.
Mr. llusemanu remarks that this eNrlana.
ton can hardly be admitted, for it snys very
little rs to the cause of the anxiety which
was felt to ascertain the chances Of the
reyeluionists.' As this however, is the
only purpose which can with any appear.
ance Of truth be attributed to the agency /;
as nothing whatcvcr is alleged by Mr..
llulscmaun to have been either done or said
hy the agent inconsistent with such an oh
lect the undersigned concoies that Mr.
thyton's explanation ought to be deemed
not onli admissible, but quite satisfactory.
Mr.. liulsemann states, in the course OF his
note. that his instructions To address his
prcSen, communication TO Mr. CLAYTON
reached Washington about the time Of the
Iameutcd death of the late President, and
that he delayed, from a sense OF propriety.
the execution of his task until the new td
ni;nstraion should be fully organized .
n delay which he NOW rciolces ut, as it has
given him the opportunity OF asCcrtanlng
from the new President himself. on the OF.
casian of the reception Of the diplomatic
corps, that the fundamental policy Of the
Hited States. So frequently proclaimed
would guide the relations ol the American
Government with other Powers Nr
llul-emauu al.o observes that il is in liz
power to assure the undersigned that the
Imperial Government is disposed TO cu'i.
waite relations of friendship and good under
standing with the uitcd States
The Presidents receives this assurance ct
the disposition of the Imperial Go,oumeut
with great satisfaction. and in cnu~idera-
ton OF the friendly relations Of thr two
Geycrumcuis thus mutaal,y recognized. and
OF the peculiar nature of the incidents be
which their good understanding is supposed
hv Mr. liulsemanu lo have been. for a mo-
mcHt disturbed or endangered, tao Pre-i
dent regrets that Mr. lIulsemanu di1 aet
feed hm...li at liberty wholly lo intbe3g rom
tae execution cd instructions which were 81
course Transmitted from Vienna without
auv log, SIGHT eat the state oi thing, under
which they vouId reach Washington. 10
Ms ilulscmaun saw. III the address ol the
President to the diplomatic corps ,ati,i'tc-
tory plclg of thc sentiments and iht policy
of thi, Government. ia regard to neutral
right, and neutral duties. it might, pcrhars,
have been better not 10 brlug ON discus
sion of past transactions i'nt the uuder
signed readily admits that this was "a qucs-
ton III only for the consideration and de-.
ri,ion Of W.. liulsemaun himself; and al.
though ihc President does not see that any
good purpose can be answered by reopen.
iug M. iuluir, into the proptictN oi the
step, taken b, President Taylor. TO ascor-
taiu the probable issue of the late civil war
in Hungary. Justice to his memory requires
the undersigned briefly to estate thv his.
iort oi those steps. aud TO show their con
a.tcucv with the neutral policy which ha.
iu,s.iai,lv pui,lcd the Government of the
/ nit.d S,ale. in lis foreign relations. 10.
well with the established and well settled
pripeiplrs of national intercourse, aud the
doctrines of public la".
The undersigned viii first observe that
the ppr,idon, is persuaded his Naic-ly the
Empcror Of \nstria does not think that the
Government of ihc nitcd States ought 90
view. with uncoureru. the extraordinary
events which have occurred, not only iu
hi, domimoas but IN matA others '' 'u
rope. SINCE February. ISIS be 'o'tiH-
mem and people ol the n''d 0'a''.' ''"'
other Intelligent governments aud cnmhil'
mites, take lively Interest IN the move
ment- and the events OF tins rcmark"oIc ago.
ia whatever pnrt Of the world they may n'
exhibited. But the interest tHk'n Toy 'h'
I uited ~ta,es IA those events has NOT pro-
cccdcd from any disposition To drpHil nom
that neutrality towards foreign powers
which D. among the deepest pt'noi pies a'''
the most cherished traditions ol t.' P''ii-
cal history ol Che I mon II mas nee" '"'
necessary effect oi the uneNaihW'" ''"I"t
ter OF thc events themselves "'lch c"'i'
not Isil 90 arrest the attention ct the cou'
temporary world as lh,N WIZ ".u"'',s
MI memorable page IN history hul the
undersigned goes ihith'r' ana i'''l 1o'''''
that IN proportion as those extraordinary
events appeared to have ihe'f "rs'n 'n
those great idcaa OF 90 pnnelhl' A"d p"p"'"