The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-10-16
FUrbo.lings FOR the Future,
from the Present Aspect.

llle looked TOR state DOcumbft,
from the pen of Secretary Marcy, Is
now before us; and whatever may be
the political predictions Of the reader,
all must join in admiration Of the let
ter, as dignided, eloquent production,
rejecting as it does The true American
sentiment A glance at the universal
expression Of the press, united with
the sentiments Of the great men Of the
nation. will show that however dis
united We tnay be In our domestic
quarrels, yet when 1t cotnes to the
necessity Of defending great Alneri-
can principles, hand Is united to hand
and heart to heart, to maintain invio-
liable The rights which the light Of the
new world proelaiins to be she gilt Of
Heavet, to all mankind. The forrahle
arrest of Mnrtin Koszta III the port Of
Smyrna, with all The agrivated details
Of The case, affutds atl admirable OPP
portuility for the United States to pro.
claim to the world that Gin the Ian
guage Of Secretary Marcy
"Whenever, by the operation Of the
law Of nations an individual becomes
clothed with our national character
be he native born or natufalized
citizen. an exile driven from his early
home BY political oppression, Of an
efnigrant enticed from II by hopes Of
a better fortune for himself and his
posterity. he can claim the protection
Of this Government, and It may res
pond to that claim without being OBJ
liged TO explain its conduct to any
foreign power, for 1t is its duty to
make Its nationality respected by other
nations, and respectable In every quar-
ter Of the globe"
We shall briefly state The facts in
reference to The affair at Smyrna and
refer our readers to our New Orleans
contemporaries for Chevalier 1tulse-
ffann's letter, and Secretary Marcy's
reply.
Martin kossta Is by birth Hun
garian, consequently an Austrian sub
ject. In the political movements Of
1s4s--'4e, the design ofwhich was to
letach Hungary from the domain Of
the Emperor Of Austria, Koszta took
active part. koszta with Kossutb and
others, took refuge ii Turkey. They
were confined at Kutahia, but at
length released with the understand
Ing that they should leave Turkey. =
Most of them It Is said indicated the
United States as the place of their
exile -kossta came to this country and
in July 1862 declared his intention
under oath and before proper tribun
al TO become 4 citizen Of the United
States. Atfer remaining here nearly
two wears, he returned on private busi-
ness in an American vessel, claiming
the rights of a naturalised American
citizen, and offered to place himself
under the protection Of the U. s. Con-
sui who hesitated to recognise him as
such. but afterwards, and sometime be-
fore his seizure, he and the American
Charge d'Affaires ad saterim at Con-
stantinerle---4 atfol protection to
him, and Furnished Lii teskerch a
kind Of passport, which by laws Of
Turkey they have a right to do.--
Whilst waiting as is alleged, to re-
turn to the United States he was
seized by = band Of Austrian hirelings,
without any color Of authority from
| Turkey--treated with marks OF vio-
lence and thrown into the sea. After
wards the boats crew Of the Austrian
bric-ofwar Huszar took him np---
tbrced him on board Of that vessel and
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