The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-08

The Austrian government, through MIR Hulstmann.
lis charge daaIfes, declares that its consul 'was, with
out doubt, perfectly justified. when ia virtue OF those
treaties, which subject Austrian subjects ~ Turkey 10
coasssr juF'sdlclsoB he seized the person OF hoszs
within The pale Of bis jurisdiction The only artcie we
hnd in the treaties Of Austria with Turkey mat have
bearing ON this subject in the following eAl.ac's
lhey have more important bearing on 'ne ,x"@ ~
Austrian refugees Turkey than they have on me Ju,s-
dicon OF s consus over these refugees and confer
upon them not title OF auihoh'y
$500, From The Tisaiy e) CariOeifs, 1853
Art i, shall not be allowed on either side TO grant pro-
lection or refuge bad characters 10 rebels or 70 msicon
sents; and parry shall DO Obliged 70 punish those
whom they may find within their territory even u they
AsT 10 Tse Hungusns aud fansy ans, who with
drew 10 Turkey during The war, caa remain
From ths Treaty Of Passaroxtfz, l7iS
Arr a. Ii is agreed both aides not TO grant refuge 10
elactors to rebels. or 10 malconents-
ARr 10. The Hungarians who have Withdrawn to The
gasch vey czacLy can remain but places shall be as
sgncd 10 them distant from the irontlers and their
wives shall be permilted 10 Join them.
Treaty Of Belgrade, 1879
AR IL. The subjects OF the Emperor, who
merchants shall have tho right 10 come and 90 in the
Kingdom and provinces the Ottoman empire by land
aud sea, their ves,e with the flag and letters Of The
Emperor paying the usual duties They shall enjoy the
same privileges Ia the Ottoman empire friendly
nations have enjoyed up 70 The Pesen, lime especially the
French, English, and Daich.
AR IS Asylum and refuge ,ha hereafter be given
bad characters rebel subjects, to maconens but
rho contracting sba DO each Obliged punish
this class Of peop well all thieves and robbers
they the subjects Of the other parry Hair
oouds and such brgsnds live by plumber, being IL
body's pay, shalt longer DO tolerated They shall be
removed from The confines and transferred the most
mote quarters.
We find nothing in the treaty OF Sistow. any subse-
quen treaty. stronger than the above in the sense OF con-
teIrng jurisdiction upon Austrian coDsnls in Turkey.
And as The treaty OF Belgrade, which is the most definite
upon the subject is also the most specific IN its Ian
gusge and must be regarded explanatory OF the pre-
ccdng treaties take pleasure IN noting that the pun
shment OF rebel subjects OF Austria . expressly reserved
10 Turkey. and ha, The secuson Of them by the Porte
in distant provinces not favor obtained for reu.
gees by England and France, but is distinctly provided
for by treaty. We do not wonder that the dispatches
Of the Austrian cabinet to Mr. Husemann did quote
the articles OF Austrian treaties which gave Mr. Week
becker. the consul at Smyrna jurisdiction over koszla
and that he hmself only myserlousy aludes 10 them in
his letter 10 MIR Marcy.
Ii now remains 10 whether, in the privileges
granted TO The most friendly nations, France and Eng
land, Austria find sufficiently large base for her fu-
tile pretence; say futile, because il Austria
could prove the existence Of such immunity founded
on the treaties OF France with the Porte, would al
low Austrian consul to seize Austrian subject in
Turkey. treaty with Turkey would give us The right
appeal TO jurisdiction concurrent and coexiensve
with It's in this country; and in this case it would
be in behalf OF who had lost his Austrian nation
atty and obtained the American