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are unmistakeable signs around
us, generating the belief that the Government
of the United States are about to take stand
in this Kossta matter, which will astonish
many in this country who believe that the
Governments of the Old World can do no
wrong, az much as it will surely serve to dis
gruntle the governments aforesaid. 1t is
said by outside gentlemen, who are usually
exceedingly we'll informed on such matters,
that our right to protect Kossta under the
Turkish laws will not be more clearly affirmed,
than will be our duty TO stand by all who
having taken that preliminary step in the
matter of becoming citizens of the United
States, are molested by the servants OF soldiery
Of their former soversigns on political grounds.
without current cause. 1t strikes us that this
conclusion has been forced on the American
authorities by the apparent deter mination of
the Governments Of Europe to adopt the poll
cy of coercion in all cases, great or small
under, above, around, or beyond their rights
to apply it under the laws of nations as they
were administered everywhere up TO within
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sense of common danger from the growing de-
termination of the various people of the Con-
tinent to achieve their liber les. has induced
them to admit the right of any one of their bro
therhood to violate the sovereignty of any
other, in the matter of arresting obnoxious
persoTs out of the arresting Governments ju
risdiction.
So many evils and embarrassments, crin-
mercial and social, must result to the foreign
born citizens of the United States, from an
admission ON the part of their Government of
the correctness of this new reading of the
rights of Divine-rig hts authorities, that they
are being compelled to take stand which
will soon prove to the world that the Govern
ment Of the United States, while determined
not to step beyond the line Of their duty of
proper neutrality in the difficulties of other
nations. are equally resolved not to yield the
breadth of n hair of the rights Of our people.
born on the soil or adopted, by way of indi-
rectly bolstering up the lettering thrones OF
the Old World. Ont of the two hundred and
fifty millions inhabiting Europe, two hundred
and twenty millions rejoice at the stand
affair." the balance-soldiers, civil officials and
courtiers-are, of course, against us We have
no idea that the vigorous positions which the
Administration seem apparently about to as
sumo, can disturb the even tenor of our rela-
tions with those Governments; if but because
the latter must realize how deeply and strong
ly the current of feeling of their two hun
dred and twenty-five millions of oppressed
runs with US, at this particular juncture
ARCHBISHOP HCGHEs.-As some of the
northern paper. appear to be anxious TO find
mares nest in the fact that Archbishop
Hughes has recently been transported between
two or three points on the lakes, by the United
States steamer Michigan, we have made in
quiries upon the subject, and learn that the
very proper courtesy accorded to him and his
travelling companion, the Nuncio Bedini, was
the act only of the commander of the ship,
whose duties happened to take him at the
time on voyage to points the Archbishop
desired to visit; as he could not have
done otherwise, owing to a want of direct con-
vey ance without making round about trip
No one here knew of the intention of the com
mander of the vessel to offer him passage
and, we take ii, all men Of sense here and
elsewhere consider that that officer did right
in Offering him a passage under such eircum-
stances as we have detailed
AN ASSISTANT ADJUTAST GENERAL OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY APpoINTBD.-Brevet
Captain Seth Williams, Let Lieutenant of first
Artillery and Adjutant of the Military Acad-
envy at West Point, has been appointed an
Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of
Captain, vice Mackall, promoted.
CLERICAL Promotions IN THU TREASURY
DEPARTMENT Mr.. John Stevens has been
promoted to the third class cIerkship in the
Office of the Solicitor Of the Treasury, made
vacant by the death of the late Col James L.
Creecy
G. S. Oldfeld. Jr, has been promoted to the
second class clerkship in the Office of the Score
tary of the Treasury, vacated by the promo
ton of Mr.. Stevens, above mentioned.
THE PROGRESSING REDEMPTION OF UNITED
STATES STOCK.-One hundred and thirteen
thousand dollars in Government stocks were
received this morning at the Treasury Depart
ment for redemption.
TnR UNITED STATES STEAMER PowHArAN
The Navy Department has received dispatches
from the steamer powhat Cant McCIunu
She arrived at Mauripas EAST Indies) on the
10th of May, in eleven and half days from
Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope. Officers and
crew all well. She was to leave Immediately
for Macao to join Perry's squadron.
TaE FRIGATE SAVANNAH is expected to
weigh anchor (srom Hampton Roads where
she now lies) tomorrow, for the Brazilian
station.