The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-13

promotion OF the interests of the United States,
and especially as needful rebuke to the insolence
Of Austria respecting the agent despatched BY the
United States to Hungary, who the Austrian gov
eminent informed Mr. Secretary Clayton, they in
tended to have shot tor or hung as spy il they had
implied pledge; the acts done constitute that If
it was not intended to do more than perform the
Office Of gratis ierryman from Turkey to New
York, the government should have said SO frankly.
Gov. Kossuth would not then have come hither.
He would not then have been brought hither by
false pretenses used by the United States. False
hopes and false expectations would not have been
not thus sport and triHe. Any honest Judge would
charge jury in a suit for breach Of promise of
marriage, that one-tenth Of the circumstances ex-
istirg here would make it their duty to infer a
promise, and to mulct the villain triier, who has
sported with the feelings and affections Of another
in damages The acts Of this government in be-
vidual in o case of murder make him an accessory
after the fact" In case of treason, the aid and
comfort rendered, the abetting their escape, would
make an Individual equally guilty with the princi
| pal.
All the miserab bubbles made about our inten.
tions-all the dimsy pettfogging hypercriticism as
to the terms of the the patry cavling
about words and phrases, that can be contrived to
excuse the non redemption of our plighted honor
will but heap up infamy. Nations are not regula-
ted by such rules in cases like this There is no
"statute Of frauds and perjuries," requiring the
promise to be in writing, and the consideration
Cove rnment should have weighed all these matters
before it became committed by its acts. 1t cannot
now retrace its steps without dshonor. The pledge
has been made. 1t must not be repudiated at
any rate while am humble citizen of this con-
fderscy, the infamy Of countenancing the repudia
ton Of its pghted honor, shall not DC attached to
my name. If | can do no more, can protest, end
denoupce the degradation, and rcpe it, as | now do
Can it be possibleis ii cred,ble-taat this pledge
will lie violated? Must honest Americans prepare
to hide their faces for shames sake such perfidy
olspt Gf pvd
\ scorn everywhere, and through all time. We
should be bissed at, and pointed at and ieercd at,
and dcspised, we should deserve to Be, by every
people on earth Our name would become by
/ word Of eproach an epithet OF dishouor.
| The government should redeem this pledge
promptly. IL should redeem il becomes tue
government Of free, trio hearted, fearless, and
powerful people Austria ard Russia must not
he allowed to chuoSc in the belief thai ase de-
tered from ing Is ne ougft by fear Of their dis
pleasure The reputation Of tie government, for
iImHess is ct stake. 10 faiter nc this crisis, to
hetTay tmidity o. indecsion, wish the eyes OF tho
world upon rs, VIII be fault that may require
to r. tFicge, The question is NOT ono Of sympa'
thy. 1t is mphaticaliy question Of interest, for
il Is Of honor. Is rot the preservation Of our
iu.rgrjty matter &C interest! Is not tie pro
ttotlon Of or good naiae from tnrnsh. sound
policy? Is the reputation o. the United States, for
fIwaess, oi no value All the snjvilling homiliss
that nsy be pronounced in Congress, or out of
CcrRiess, about prudence and the danger
Of VIVA, is dcfrcoa ted n departure from ancient
4
mont or people Of the United States, from igno-
miry, they recreant III this crisis Ii Gov.
kostu.h is suffered to return to Europe TO chill the
hearts osthc republican patriots there, bysayug to
them "the government and people OF the | 0itod
States made very many professions, ard professions,
and paratos, numerous line speeches aboni sympa-
thy. and about liberty, and about Their great and
glorious country, and great and glorious Institutions,
delivered many addresses, sent great many depu-
tatons. dinperej, and toasted, and c0mpli nentei,
end bored ne terribly; companies, battalions
regiments, AID divisions OF militia turned out In
full uniform, with banners aud bands. and every
grade of officers, from coIporals up to major gen.
erals, with swords, cooked hats, feathers, sashcs
and epauetcs, paid me their respects; mayors
Of cities, courcilmen. aldermen, judges, editors,
lawJ crs, minister's Of the gospel, governors OF
States, patriotic Floriisns, and all sorts Of
PEOPLE, French, Italians, Irish, Germans Poles, In
disls, neg.ocs, and white abohtionists visited me
ara declared their sympathy; ic Is true most
oimy personal expenses paid and few theu-
sand dollars contributed by individuals 10 aid the
causeof Huresry but, really. it seems as iii was
chiefly for their own Amusement and self glorlhca-
tion; for, though Congress sent the frgate Missis
sirli for me. and d invite me to come to the
United States--thoueh both houses adopted very
handsome resolu'iocs about me- though the govern
inert did expend some gunpowder TO hro
saues 70 me, yet | don't exactly understand
Why it Is Sc" hut they seemed to think thoir invita-
ton was only to come and let them what kind
OF being was, and to find oct il could cad, AID
write, ond speak English, and knew anything Of
them and o their great country, and they hal no,
VI HtTSSutloH VI dlNs eo VIC uitob NV iooh
l for any from that Quarter. Well, well; the folks
kind nd civil, gave good dinners, and we must
rot be harsh cross as they may accuse Us Ct in
gratitude and ilbcrality; and, in good sooth, they
are, in some respects, a very great people: and
thciys is, in some respects, great country How
contemplate We shall appear. The naRe Of
yankee" will bea synopyme for hunbug trilng,
inaircerity, easconaee, pussillanimity, and mean
ness lfGovernor Kossuth goes back with nothing
but barren sympathy, Americans abroad, who
have spark Of acnaibility, will feel 50 degraded
ard hum bled that many will disown their country.
We shall be caricatured in England, and in France
and all the world over, looking like that hypocri-
tical scoundrel. dab Sleek, Sneak, in the
farce Of !" The Serious Family, who, tho agh pro-
fuse in professions Of kind impulses, &,, when So
cited for practical aid turned up his eyes, elonga-
ted his vsage clasped his hands in pious fashion, and
exclaimed in nasal cant. "Raly, cant inter
venc-it amt in way-is not at all in our line"
out upon those counaes Of dwelling i'm beetle sem
ilty, Of blunted honor, and Of servile fear, that
would thus humiliate and degrade our country.
For Coos sske ii you do not do anything for Hun
gary, send Governor Kossuth and his comTadcsba,k
to the protection OF the Sultan, from whence you
beguiled them by your hollow and beartless invi-
tatien; and when you do 50, apologize to hin, TO
the world, to postcrity aud to yourselves as best
you can. Acknowledge frankly that you lack
fImness. You may say it was prudence" dicta
ted your course, but you mistake, u yen think that
either at homo abroad, such "rascally virtue
will be extoIlcd
There is another argument in favor OF prompt
governmental intervention ~ suggested, which fit
does not influence the elevated, the unSelish the
manly ard independent politician IL executive or in
legislative positions, may taosc Of other classes
which. it is to be regretted, arc more numerous
than is requisite even for 4 complete and appro
pirate assortment The Roadway CT the govern
mental steamboat may be Tor while impeded
by political "ohgac.cs that SGT into the chan
rel SIC j bound 70 pursue. TIE people viii not
submit 70 these annoyanccs They wont consent
that the vessel q state. built q csgry rich reights
shall be tuned in sawyer 10 be externally
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