Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-06

sideration of the friendly relations of the
two Governments thus mutually recog-
nized, and of the peculiar nature of the in
cidents by which their good understanding
is supposed by Mr. Hulsemann to have
been, for moment, disturbed o. endan-
gered, the President regrets that Mr. HUI
semann did not feel himself at liberty
wholly to forbear from the execution of
instructions whichever of course trans
mitted from Vienna without any foresight
of the state of things under which they
would reach Washington. If Mr. Hulse-
mann saw. in the address Of the President
to the diplomatic corps, satisfactory pledges
of the sentiments and the policy of this
Government, in regard TO neutral rights
and neutral duties, it might, perhaps, have
been better not to bring on discussion of
past transactions. But the undersigned
readily admits that this was question fit
only for the consideration and decision of
Mr. Hulsemann himself; and although the
President does notse any good purpose
can be answered by re-opening the in
quiry into the propriety OF the steps taken
by President Taylor, to ascertain the
probable issue of Tie late civil war in
Hungary, justice 10 his memory requires
the undersigned briefly to re-stae the his
tory of those steps, and to show their con-
sistency with the neutra! policy which
has invariably guided the Government of
the United States in lis foreign relations,
as well as with the established and we'll
settled principles Of national Intercourse
and the doctrines Of public law.
The undersigned will first observe that
the President is persuaded His Majesty
the Emperor Of Austria does not think
that the Government of the United States
ought TO view, with unconcern, the extra
ordinary events which have occurred, not
only in his dominions, but in many other
parts Of Europe, since February, iS4S. -
The Government and People ol,le United
States, like other intelligent Governments
and communities, take lively interest in
the movements and The events Of this re-
markatle age, in whatever part Of the
world they may be exhibited. But the
interest taken by the United States in
those events, has nct proceeded from any
disposition to depart from that neutrality
toward foreign Powers, which is among
the deepest PRINCIPLES and the most cher
i>hed traditions of the political history Of
the Union. Ii has been the necessary eff
feet oil the une>ampled character Of the
events themselves which could not fail
TO arrest the attention Of the contemporary
world; as they will doubtless fill memo
rable page in history. But the UNDER
signed goes further, and freely admits that
in proportion as these extraordinary
events appeared TO have their origin in
those great ideas egres ponsible and porn-
lar governments, on which the American
constitutions themselves a, e wholly found
ed, they could not bu, command the warm
sympathy of the people OF this country.
Well known circumstances III 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 world
They could not, if they would, conceal
their character, their condition, or their
destiny. They could not, il they so de-
sired, shut out from the view of mankind
the causes which have placed them, in so
short a national career,in the station which
they now hold among the civilized States
of the world. They could not, if they de-
sired it, suppress either the thoughts or
the hopes which arise in mems minds, in
other countries, from contemplating their
successful example Of free government.
That very intelligent and distinguished
parsonage, the Emperor, Joseph The Sec
ond, was among the first TO discern this
necessary consequence OF the American
Revolution on the sentiments and opinions
Of the people of Europe. In letter TO his
Minister in the Netherlands, in 1877, he
observes that ii! is remarkable that France
by the assistance which she afforded TO
the Americans, gave birth TO reflections
on freedom" This fact, which the saga
city of that monarch perceived at so ear! ~
a day, is now known and admitted by in
telligent powers all over The world. True,
indeed, it is, that the prevalence on the
other continent Of sentiments favorable to
republican liberty, is the result of the re-
action of America upon Europe; and the
source and centre Of this reaction has
doubtless been, and now is, in these Unit
ed States. The position thus belonging
to the United States is a fact as insepara-
BILE from their history, their constitution
al organization, and their character, as the
opposite position cf the Powers compos-
ing the European alliance is from the his
tory and constitutional organization of the
Governments OF those Powers, The SOW
ereigns who form that alliance have not
unfrsquenlly felt it their right TO interfere
with the political movements Of foreign
States; and have, in their manifestoes and
declarations, denounced the popular ideas
of the age, in terms so comprehensive as
of necessity TO include the United States,
and their forms of government. 1t is we'll
known that one Of the leading principles
announced by the allied Sovereigns after
the restoration of the Bourbons, is, tha, all
popular or constitutional rights are holden
no otherwise than as grants and indnlsen-
cies from crowned heads. useful and
necessary changes in Legislation and ad-
says the aybach Circular
of May, lS4l, "oug ht to emanate +, ON the
free will and intelligent conviction ofthose
whom God has rendered responsible for
power; all that deviates from this line me-
cessarily leads TO disorder conm,i;,,.