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tn. Prenlsr's Forthssnlns Document on the kOsrt'

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tn. PrenI,rs Forthtsnus Document On the kosnt'
AMIR.
Some slight forcshadowings OF what the Premiers
Forthcoming document on the KoSzta affair is t. be have
been given forth II is expected to take high Amer
can ground" on the rights of American citizens in
foreign coun tries and to define the position Of the
. present administration on all such questions that
may arise hereafter; and perhaps to indicate its
Foreign polio in general Secretary Marcy is said to
have been lab oriously engaged in investigating the
-psubect in all its ramiHcatons, ever since the
fof the affair at Smyrna received. He is to pre-
SsAt all Che authority on the American si'le of the
ay<kou, that can be collected and it is announced
thA it will be most "a mastery document" The time
which he Ia, taken to prepare it, and the noise that
is made over its anticipated appearance, would indi
cate that is to be something great Lightly pages
of manuscrpt-the number reported that it will
cover--ought to embrace the argument on all such
cases past, present and future. II, however, the
Premiers purpose is to conceal ideas with multiplied
ty,of words, we shall be left much in the dark
the knotty questions involved in this affair
lie win have difficult task to perform That he will
take ground in justification of the conduct of Capt
Ingrsham, there can be but little doubt The ndca
TO assume any other position. But will he avow the
doctrine Of protection by this Government to Kosza
on the ground of his declaration of an intention
become an American citizen ? Potomac, the well in
formed and experienced Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Patriot predicts that the Premier
will not take that position and submits the following
remarks the subject:
WASHINGTON, Sept 81, 1858.
great deal has already been, and will continue to be,
said aud published the world in admiration OF the
forthcoming reply Of Mr. Secretary Marcy the Protest
OF the Ministers from Russia PrusSiland Austria in the
Kos which reported to have been filed in the
State Department recently.
The Geographic wires that this defence Of the
conduct OF Captain lngraham Of the United ship
St. Louis in rcscung Kosia, the Hungarian at SMYRNA
Turkish SOIL from the clutches OF Austrian Official
butcher which Secretary Marcy has carefully aud abor
ously drawn up sto be denomnaed the great pa
per Of the present Administration
And what important point will Mr. Marcys great dplo.
matte paper establish: Let me answer, just all!
Mark prediction, when the great paper appears will
be found that Mr. Marcy will neither take the affirmative
the negative side Of the great and Cardinal point
question-that Is whether the Government of the United
States had right, or had right all spouse the
of and protect Ko' upon the sole ground that he
had been in the United States and made oath that ne
tended to become citizen Of our Republic Mr.. Marcy
dare take the ground that kosts much entitled
the protection Of tho American flag and of American
vessel OF war he would have been had he been bona
tide an American citizen. lie dare the doctrine
that whenever feNOluluu-t OF one OF the Powers
Europe sts up rebellion at home aud comes the Uni
ted States and declares his intention become CITIZEN
thereof the Government Of the United States Is bound
take up his of rebellion and stand by and protect him
with its 6ig us navy and its army Mr.. Marcy dare no,
such doctrine and thus invite all the rebclous sp
rt Of Europe, Africa and Asia up fight home
aud then y here and declare intention Anne
rcan citizens, and then go back with American navy
and an American army At their heels.
And il Mr.. Marcy dare not this untenabe and de-
srucive doctrine Ice nevertheless dITe declare
verse OF H. that the United States Government Won have
no right or power protect foreigner and extend the
Rgis Of its flag Jyer him, If said foreigner bad only de-
cared his intention TO become citizen of the United
States.
Well II Mr.. Marcy will take neither the one nor the
other OF these tao antagonitics pOStudesand that Le
will take neither is nearly demonstrated be fixed
fact-wha he say and what has he said thst should
make his document great State paper; or coErse H.
has written pat-ioicGiy all about sympathy hdtuiy and
forth, anu denounced tyranny barbIty and monArchl
insoence aud all that sort OF thing in good round English
terms Of course he has approved Of the conduct of
Captain lngram and o! he could approve Of the
conduct Of al English French naval oicer gho upon
the principles OF humanity would do similar bold aud
gallant that performed by Capt IngrAa. But all
tis IS but leather aud prunea It is garbage aud
bage, perhaps prettily spun out but still twadde
The great point is still untouched. Mr. Marcy will VI
usd the conduct Of Captain Ingrahau. but
H. that Justification will bot be upon the ground hat
Government or its naval officer bound protect
kosta, became he lad declared his intention 10 become
american citizen.
Were We to make guess at the doctrine that would
he put forth by this Administration, basel upon the
tone heretofore assumed by its party, we should be
most likely to come to a conclusion contrar, To that
predicted by the correspondent, Of the PuirioL But
''thc powers that be" at Washington now, may con-
slider it very different matter to tlli while they ar.
out Of power from what is to act while in power
il so happens that favorable opportunity presents
itself within very short time aflcr they arc installed
in Cflice, to make t,eir actions conform with their
promises England and France it is true are said to
have joined Austria, Prussia and Russia in renon-
STRANGE against the conduct Of Capt Iu2rahau Jnt
Of course, that vii not inGmllte the Administrat i
Of Gen. Pierce, afsr al we have heard from the De
mocratic party, about how they would defend the
honor Of the American flag aud protect the u hs of
American citizens in foreign lands Upon such an
occasion this. then, the country will await w III
intense anxiety the appearance Of Mr. Mlrcys great
State paper upon the important questions involved
IN the kofz,a affair.