Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-13

ground which our Government means to take in any
official discussions to which it may give rise:
! Extracts from, the /" Union" article.
cit is worthy of special attention, in considering thu
questions that may arise in the further investigation Of
this subject that Mr. Kosta had not become citizen Of
United States, although he had bured allegiance
all other Governments before he left our country h
visit to Turkey. Our Government, therefore, had not
furnished him passport under which he could claim pro
lection as American citizen; but he carried with hil
certified copies of his declaration filed preparatory
naturalization and citizenship and upon this declaration
being presented to the consulate Smyrna and the eg
tion at Constannope, 'Kosta furnished with tet
here to come to Constantinope, and to return to te
United States. II might be exceedingly interesting
question to ascertain to what extent foreigner occupI
ing Kostas anomalous position having abured his alb
glance Austria and declared his purpose to transfr
his allegiance to the United States could claim pro-
tion as qaasictzen Of our Government But Kosa lad
not rested bis claim - protection upon his declsa
ton alone he had ayaled himself Of the laws Turkey
to which weaayertea few days since and by virtue or
these laws for the benefit Of foreigners he had placed
himself under the protection of flag 1t follows that
the proceedings of the Austrian Consul Smyrna were
gross outrage upon the laws Of Turkey, well upon
the rights Of Kosta under American protection and necessa
riy an insah to aathority
But the question of interest to us s in what attitude
will Austria stand when she comes forward to demand
reparation for the conduct of Capt Ingraham Surely
she must expect her own proceedings in kidnapping
Kosa upon Turkish territory, in violation Of the laws of
Turkey, by which he had placed himself under Ameri-
protection, to be severely serutinzed With what
grace could the Court Of Vienna claim rparaton in view
of the fact that the force used by Capt graham was
the result of the awess violence of the Austrian Consul
in kidnapping who under the protection Of the
flag that foaed over Capt. Ingraham's vessel?
We cannot anticipate the course Of our Government
IN such case when the actual circumstances i'm
perfectly known but, taking il for granted that Kosta
arrested by violence neutral territory and whist
uaaer american protection, we see upon what pr-
cipe it be objected that Capt Ingraham should IN
terpose to prevent the conummaton of the outrage We
maintain that, the commander of the St Louis he
not only authorized to resort to amicabe nterposo,
but that was his duty his Government ere Just nstcA
posr necessary tie austrian outrage and 10
prerent its coasummaRon." 4
Captain Ingraham was put in command of the Ane-
rcan vessel and entrusted with the sacred duty of guard
ing American cieens and those enjoying the right Of Ane
rican protection against such outrages. What Lis
duty in the premises We have hesitation in saying
that his duty all the force necessary to p
tec Kosa and unhesitatingly declare it as our opn
ion that if he had poured broadsde into the Austrian
brig and sunk her to tie bottom, that view of the out
rage perpetratcd by the Austrian Consul in kidnapping
Kosa the world would have regarded it act ust
able under the circumstances"
1t is question we'll put by the Union, "to what
extent foreigner occupying Kosta's anomalous po-
ston could claim protection qaasicitizen Of our
Government ?'e 1t would certainly be very conve-
MONT for the unsuccessful political reformers Of
Europe to fly to America, and, staying here Just
long enough to 60 into court and file declarations
that they at future time, three or FIVE or
twenty years. apply for admission citizens, has
ten back to Europe, and in any personal difficulty be
privileged to claim American protection. Our Go
vernmcnt would assume responsibility to the rest
of the world which would startle !" Young America"
itself were it to take any such ground but have
not the least fear of any such extravaganza. As
for Austria's demanding reparation for the act of
Capt. INGRAHAM, she is cstopped by her own de-
linquency. When she seeks redress of US she must
come into court with clean hands; and, unless she
can plead some treaty stipulation of which we are
ignorant to warrant her arrest of Kosta in Smyrna
her Consul had no more right to seize him there
than her Consul in New York would have had to
seize him on American soil. The facts of the case
extended discussion Of it. although we happy to
nd, by the letter in another column, the conduct of
Capt. INGRAHAM relieved from the imputation of
rashness and inconsiderateness which in the minds
of some rested on it. He seems to have deeply
felt the responsibility in which he was placed, and
it is not strange that in his doubts to the course
which his duty demanded, he should have deferred
to the views of the diplomatic authority Of his coun
try at Constantinople
The Hon JAMES BUCHANAN, Minister of the
United States to the Court of St. James, and the
Hon. PIERRE SoULE, Minister to Spain, sailed for
Europe on Saturday, from New York, in the Ame-
rican mail-steamer Atlantic.
IMPORTANT ARMY MovEMENTs.-Wc learn from
an authentic source that two of the four companies
of the fourth regiment of United States artillery,
now stationed in the harbor of New York. have
been ordered to the Rio Grande. Two companies
of the third artillery forming part of the garrison
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