Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-20

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consul there. and the American legation
at Constontinople. acted with great eau
ton in relation to Koszta's claim to be
regarded as entitled TO the protection of
! this government AS his naturalization
had not been perfected. they h.sitatrd at
first to receive him under tnsir PFotec-
ton; hut the facts show that they niu-
mately yielded to his application. H.
received from each Tczkereh-in effect
ertifics ,e--that the person TO whom IL
is given is cared for, and received under
the protection OF the government whose
agent has granted it.
By the laws of Turkey and other east
ern nations. the consulates therein may
receive under their protection strangers
and soj"urners whose religion and social
manners do not assimilate with the re-
ligion and manners of those Countries
The persons tn is received become invest
ed with the nationality of the protecting
! consulate. These consulates and their
! European establishments in the East, are
/ in the constan, habit of opening their
doors for the reception of such inmates.
who are received irrespective of the coun-
try of their birth or allegiauce. 1t is not
uncommon for them TO have large mum
Der of such protsges. International law
recognizes and sanctions the rights ac-
CURED by this connection.
In the law of nations as to Europe. the
rule that men take their nationsl charsc
ter from the general character Of the
country In which they reside; and this
rule applied equally to America. Bu; in
Asia aud Africa an immisciblc character
is kept up, aud Europeans trading under
the protection of a factory, take their ma
| liopal character from the establishment
under which they live and trade. This
rule applies to those parts Of the world
from obvious reasons of policy. because
! foreigners are not admitted there al in Eu-
rope land the western part of the world
into the general body and mass Of the so
cIety Of the nation, but they continue
strangers and sojournerS. not acquiring
any national character under the general
sovereignty of the country, Il Kent's
Com. 1879
The Lords of Appeal in the High Court
of Admiralty in England. decided in 1854
that a merchant carrying OIL trade at
Smyrna. under The protection Of Dutch
consul. was to be considered Dutchmsn
as to his na,iona! character (Wheaton's
| Inter. Law, 3S4, Rob- Adm Reports,
1917
This decision has been examined and
approved by she eminent jurists who nave
since written treatises on international
law.
According to the principle established
In this case. Koszta was invested with
the nationality Of the United States. if
he had IL not before. the moment he was
-under the protection OF the American
Consul a, Smyrna. and the American le-
CATION al Constantinople. That he was
SO received, is established by the Tezke-
reh they gave him, and the efforts they
made for his release. The Charge AT
fairs. ad interim of the United States at
| ConstantinOple. in letter of June the
29th. addressed to the imperial inteInun-
clio. siates:-''It was Ca ,.esen:ing this
declaration Of allegiance 10 the consulate
of the United States Of America Smvr-
ma. and 10 this legation, that the said
koszta was furnished with Tezkersh
To come 10 Cons;antinop!e and TO return
20 Smyrna, whence he was TO start for
New York. Since his arrival in Turkey
he has resided under the protection of my
government. and il is a pleasure 10 me
to be able to state that his conduct has
always been irreproachabl e.'
Having been received under the pro-
lection OF these American esta blshments,
he had hereby acquired according TO the
law of natioas. their nationality. and
when wronged and outraged as he was,
they might interpose for his Liberation,
and Capt. Ingraha m had right TO coop
crate with them for the accomplishment
OF that object. The exceptions taken TO
the manner of that CO operation remain
to be considered.
In relation 10 the department Of the
American agents towards Mr.. Week beck
er. the Austrian Consul General. the un-
dersigned cannot conceive that there can
be any ground of complaint. Nothing
done 10 or with him by Mr.. Oflty, our
Consul d; Smyrna, con possibly imply
disres pect to the Emperor Of Austria
Neither in his private character. nor as
functionary of the Austrian government,
did Mr.. WecF becker take all open or an
avowrd part in the opening scene of
the Outrage. His agency in that affair at
it's CONNER cement was clandestine.-
This course implied consciousness on
his part that the act was indefensble .-
The fact that he sought the aid of the civ
il authoritS of Turkey TO get koszta into
his possession proves that he knew the
mode he resorted to for that purpose was
illegal. The application of Mr.. Offley TO
him to assist in. aud consent TO Kosztas
reierse. was certainly no offence. and
implied no disrespec, either to him or his
government.
Th. annual nf Mr. Rrown Ia Ca ain