The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-18
The Rationale Of the Koszta Case.

hOIinas diplomatic ability and character are well hed
topromote
The Rationale or the Koszta Case.
The legal discussion OF the questions connected with
the Koezta necessary for the complete vindica
ton Of national honor in the eyes OF the world aud
tina. vindcaton was made by Mr.. Marcy in manner
so triumphant. thai position is mpegnabe. wheher
tested by the universal law OF nations the grea, law
OF humanity or The eternal principles of freedom Willis
we thus concede the Importance of the points involved
in the discussion law questions, not nsen-
sibe to the fact that the full import and magnitude Of the
practical issue raised by the OF Koszta were LA
BILE to bs somewhat obscured by the prominence
sariy given the abstract questions OF law in refuIa
ton OF the unfounded positions and pretensons OF the
Austrian government IL was peculiarly the business
Of Mr. Marcy to establish the right Of government
10 throw its protecting around the unnaurazed for
egner temporarily absent from his home in distant
country. But we have never regarded that view of the
the only Of importance, although il was the
important view the facts presented by Aus
a- Looking upon Koszta in his character Of political
refugee, and confning observation 10 that view OF
the Transaction lis invested with the character OF one Of
tnfe great which constitute the history
o ewoIld We doubt whether many OF our citizens
WHO admired the gallanry OF Capt Ingraham. and
his noble vndcation by Mr. Marcy have not failed fully
{, appreciate the case event connected with the
general question Of European republicanism We pro-
pose TO view the subject briefly in that light
To the truth OF The Austrian preence that the
seizure OF Kosxa was accident. and part OF 4
settled design against the sovereignty Of Turkey and the
rights Of mankind would be as wide OF the mark a 10
assume tina, Austria is a sovereign power. Since the
first Russian soldier crossed the Danube in the Hunga-
rian war. Austria has been, and never be. any
thing but outpost province OF Russia The seizure oil
Kosx,a conjoin Russian and Austrian act executed
by Rsssian ins,Gaton. calculated second the equally
unlawful occupation Of Moldavia and wallachia, and
intended to have important and wider sgni6cancy
We have that the Turkish power weak and
too timd TO oppose that outrage with success. and
that the Austrian authorities attempted justify their
acts, to government, by misinterpe,ing and
miscoasrung treaties which. they prepared TO a..
sumo granted them the right Of outrage in the Turkish
dominions Had Koszta been carried of. that outrage
would have been taken preeedent-as right con-
ceded in practice and insured by treaty Instantly the
Count Buol, from Vienna, would have demanded the
surrender Of every Hungarian in Turkey, whether in the
Sutans armies OF not Nicholas would have demanded
outrage NOT Turkey could no, have offered an e6eetua
resistance Thus this practice having been conceded in the
East would have rehounded upon Europe with terrible
and ealsnsoas effect The northern power and especial.
ly Austria claim The night OF pursuing political refa-
gees into the Swiss can,ons, and OF coercng the Federal
Diet to surrender TO despotc vengeance all who claim
their hospitality All escape by land would thus have
been closed agaisst Italians; Switzerland would have be-
come province subjec, to the military commandant Of
Milan, Radcliffe bis successors. and the land OF Tell
would have followed The blood shod steps The scsGod
OF the land OF Kosciusko Europe would have been thus
without republican asylum and before the terri
BILE and crushing blight OF Russian despotsm every
reignty would have disappeared in the Old World, from
the Persian Gulf 10 the frontier Of The Rhine.
Nor 10 this all On this ssue. nsde by the seizure Of
Kosxta. Turkey mus, have stood alone in Europe The
Emperor Napoleon pursues with vindicive ihirs, the
French refugees in Switzerland and in London. and
would not have opposed any scheme caeuIsted TO rid the
world OF repubcanism. Neither would England have
sustained her 'a, this subject for many quite suf-
neient FIRST because she does not like republi-
sans second, because she would pursue political refa-
gees even here she could get them; third, because
she would drive them out OF England il she could safely
DO so fourth. because she has no intention, be-
hsve TO sustain Turkey hsht her account ans
issue and to sum up and end she il too weak and rick
city 10 heht anybody except semi armed and naked In
dams IN burmah, or 10 other quarter OF the world
where no sofbeen, enemy oppose her
Turkey musi, therefore, have stood alone on this
issue In this great crisis OF the worlds hisoryin this
very opening Of nsdoss and conspiracy against
the sovereignty Of Sultans and Of republics. and asains,
the lives Of unfortunate and broken refugee., i. sub
sct Of high national pride 10 every American that sin
gle word. and . lighted gun match. from an American
sailor. uttered and held in accordance with the policy
held by President PIERCE witbstood the power Of despos
drove them back, and saved yet for time the Liberties
of Europe IL subject OF high national pride that
plain American doctrine announced by the President X
well founded in justice In reason and in policy. that il
enunea,ion has been Sufficient produce results 70 be-
ne6cent asd incalcnlable II ia matter OF higher M
onal pride every democrat to find the Presiden
sustaining al home by the ablest and the strong