Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-08
The Austrian Protest.

Austria it will be seen, has put forth protest TO
several European Powers in relation to the course oil
Capt Ingraham in the Koszta affair Ii has been
summed up, in brief, as follows
That the United profess to be 90, erned by the
international Law of the civilized world;
9. That under this Public Law the quiet and security
OF neutral ports rghuly nviolable by the acts OF
beigerens
s. That captains of American armed vessels are not
entrusted with the power OF making "ar--tnst n'g"
prerogatve being reserved TO Congress by our Oons-
tuition
T. That threatening sink an Austrian National brig
in neutral port Tor anywhere else) aud preparing 70 90
IT, Is not civil courteous and amnoe PROCEDURE ou'
virtually act Of hostility.
The Protest is not addressed to the United States
Government; and the object of the Austrian Minister
appears TO be to enlist the opinion of European courts
in behalf of Austria. new phase is given to the
affair by this Austrian protest. Austria considers
that she is the aggrieved party and entitled to salts
faction from Government, and this manifesto may
be Construed purpose on her part to demand
it. On the other hand it is considered that the Uni
ted States is the aggrieved party and must demand
satisfaction from the Austrian Government icr IN
frineemeut upon the rights,of one claiming American
protecton on the ground that he Is citizen oil TINS
country or had scared his intention to become such
though it is stated that at the time of his arrest nc
declared he was Hungarian and would live anu die
a Hungarian The question as to his citizenship Is
disputed one He had been in this country short
time had filed his declaration OF Intention t. be-
c,me citizen of the United States, it'll alledged, but
hal not taken the oath of allegiance, and had absent
ed himself from the country. Upon these points the
question of his citizenship must be decided. No
clue has yet been given of what course our Govern
ment will pursue in aiiordng koszta protection on
the ground that he is an American citizen, except the
endorsement of an article by the Union, the closing
paragr lph of which, reads thus
1--WE conclude therefore, that Kosz'a is entitled to the
protection OF the United States; that the Austrian officers
committed gross outrage piracy and kidnapping oil one
loco Of American citizen; that 10y subsequent acts
they persisted in aud aggravated that outrage; that kosz
be surrendered with ample reparaon that the
laws Of citizenship must be established and respected
by the European powers, and ALL and that the al
mnistration of Gen Pierce will decline Ihe respon
siblity'"
That would be considered high ground by the Aus
TRAN Government, when at the time it has put
forth manifesto, the purport of which seems to he
to demand reparation of the United States own
Government is to demand reparati5n Of Austria. y
20 the surrender of Koszta that is thing the Aus
trian protest would indicate to be out of the question
altogether Any right to demsid satisfaction for the
conduct of Capt. Ingraham, this Government will
hardly acknowledge. Matters look somewhat war-
like at present, but not likely, presume, TO
end in any thing very serious