The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-27
From me Register.


The Answer 10 Austria
The feeling OF The couniry 10 heartily with Secretary
Marcy in bic the of the govern
ment Of Austria Holding ourselves Journalists. look
sng Al all public measures fom position independsr
OF party Ihufnces, bound accept any popular feel
ing matter bow dominant conclusive. are glad
TO add that The national sentiment which will undoubt
edly sustain the Secretary Of STATE, only feeling
but sellled public opinion, and further, that IL 10
opinion founded firmly in iaw and justice and truth.
Having commented recently on MIR Eyeretts reply TO
Lord John Russell Gin form private letter, but sabsan-
iiay State psper) rejoice 10 hnd ourselves ena-
bed speak in OF sppGovsl cordial OF another
document OF somewhat similar interest which 70
Stale paper both in form and in fact II has happened
happily. seems TO that these Two letters have aP
peared together and in such sequence They
give evidence OF the existence among OF statesman
ship which entitled confidence at home and caeu-
lated to command respect abroad II 's an easy thing
for in position 10 think and write Of these papers
OF ay associations With the authorship Of
them but throughout the country rs manifest mai the
which have produced them and the character
of the letters their and temper, have produced
uoanimity 80 prevalent that hardly heed that one
from the pen of whig Secretary. and the other
from that OF democratic Secretary Both letters are
American State paper in the best oil the term, and
men read them thinking not Of party but OF the country.
and find spirit OF wise conservatism in each Of them
Mr. MaIcy's letter is as free as Mr. Everetrs from a
visionary ambition Of progress restlessness under
the control Of old principles The willing appeal 10 10
old fashioned law, and The argument is for rights and
powers and duties they have long existed under the
law, which is the common code OF Chrissendom. Sew
enty years ago the country expressed It's willing obe
dieDce TO that code. when the old Congress- while the
war Of independence yet waging, ordered (by the
ordinance of I7S the courts Of the United States 10
conform 'the law Of nations according to the
11.ttax ncrtss uraf
ace when in repenx The injurious insinualions Of the
late English Foreign Secretary. be asserted in no boast
full mood but in The calm spirit OF nalona. dignity thai
the United States had knowledge of The violations Of
international laws by practising them, but bad become
familiar with them by repeated suffering IL is this that
gives moral weight to cause-a simple truth, with
history 10 vouch for it, M. Hulsemanns impuations,
no less I'M arous and offensive. effectively disposed OF
by the same kind Of authority when Mr. Marcy pro.
claims that The yindicaton Of Captain lpgaham is not
placed upon any principle 10 the International code
or unknown The practice Of enlightened nations =
and, again, general proposition. mot 10 be gainsaid
BY any passage in annais that ain relation TO inter-
national rights the United States AJAX than has
been conceded to others, aud will be contened with
less. They put forth principles, but claim the
full benefit OF those which established"
It's this principle to which we attach far greater i'm
porlance than anything which grow out OF the pres
ent controversy and rejoice that, two occasions.
within very short time, II has been enunc aed with SO
much ability, precision, aud dignity gives good augu-
~ for the future, when most progressive school OF
politicians take position conservative, and are so
well conien, with the law among nations as it has exist
ed OF old.
Obliged 10 limit ourselves comment the most general
on Mr. Marcy's letter. we scarce do more than
mark that no higher poc of the concusveness OF his
OF the force OF his critics, and of the ad
mabe temper and style OF the letter. could be found than
in the simple fact that has brought the country to
gard the inerpoeon on behalf OF kosza not in The light
OF the exercise OF power but Of the fulhmen of
,ional du'ythat duty Of protection which never be
lightly pat away. Al home this function Of sovereignty
with regard TO every individual is the painesl and sim
pes Of the trusts of governments but never should the
duly be diminished dsparageJ because distance makes
difficult II is perhaps the noblest attribute OF
eign power TO give to the lone in distant lands
solitary the assurance thai the protecting power oil
his own government can follow him even there II
Martin Koszia had any claim upon BY virtue OF hi,
nchoae Of citizenship or by his domic in this
Try, or by the safe conduct given 10 him by the United
States consul at Smyrna. and the American charge
dafares at Coasantinope, by all these consdera-
tons combined ali doubts rightly tended not TO the Tor
saking but the fulhment OF the duty of protection
and il would have been not only deporabe bu, dis
graceful thing to abandon him 10 Austrian violence and
fraud All seasonings from contingent mischief here
duty The doubts which accompanied this al
FIRST dealt with by the straightforward practical judgment
and the gallantry of ssilor and dispeled BY
the deliberate action OF the government, set forth in
DIR. Marcy's letter.
We do NOT know whether Secretary Marcy is devoid
OF the humor which may or may not be an accomPan
ment OF intellectual strength, whether he is humor
lat, deghting an exq use and disciplined irony; bu
be this a il may, after reading NJ Hulsemanns argu
ment against Captain Ingrahams usurpins the warma
king power and his citations no. only from Vatel and
the constitution OF the United States but aIso from
poor old Articles OF Confederation. we could desire moth
ing better than Mr. Marcy's sentence 1.-The under
signed yields q ready assent 10 that part Of M. Huse
mann's note relative TO The making power. The
doctrine contained in il 10 sound and well sustained b.
most approved authorities but the undersigned has no
been able to discover its applicability 10 the unde
consideration"
We do not know what M. Husemann's taste may be
but for ourselves we have preference for this dplo
matte style over the orstory oil Mr. Websers famous
letter to The same gentleman.
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