Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-12
The Koszta Case.

Mr. Hulseman. the Austrian Minister. and
Mr.. Marcy. Secretary of State has been
published. The documents are too
lengthy for our columns. but We publish
the following article from the Richmond
Enquirer. showing its tone and some i'm
portant facts connected with it {:
We give up nearly the whole of our
paper to Secretary Marcy's official letter,
and have no room even for brief COM
ments. This important document is writ
ten in a plain. unpretending, but clear
and logical style, and the power of its ar
guments and the ability with which the
subject is treated in all its branches. must
be admitted by all. 1t grinds into pow
der the arrogant and stupid pretensions
of Austria, who herself committed a 6 ross
outrage upon neutral territory-and it
properly upholds the manly and noble
conduct of Captain Ingraham, who, in
the delicate and embarrassing circum-
stances in which he was placed, could
not have acted otherwise than to guard
from outrage one claiming American CT
tizenship, until our government could de-
eide the controversy. In regard 10 the
attitude held BY Koszta towards this go.
yernment, Secretary Marcy, by supplying
new facts, presents Koszta's claims to pro-
lection in a new and stronger light than
we have before seen it. 1t is not
merely that he had made his declaration
of intention to become a citizen of the
United States, but that there were facts
in the case showing that his ''domicil'
was here. and that he intended returning
here to complete his citizenship. These
considerations. we are happy to see, will
prevent this case from being made dan
gerous precedent by political adventures
who might otherwise have simply decla-
red their intention to become citizens,
with the sole view of returning 10 Europe
and excite revolution, with the hope of
involving this country in an European
war. We are glad to observe that the able
Secretary of State takes especial pains
to guard against this evil. He protests
against the existence of anything in this
case, or in the course of the government
to ''waken the slightest apprehension that
it is in any way inclined to extend the
shield of its protection to other adventu-
rers or seditious propagandists, who may
go from this to other countries TO engage
in enterprises designed to interfere with
their political institutions, or disturb their
internal quiet"
The Union states some facts of inter
est in reference to the reason for making
this publication, and in regard to the gra-
tifying position of France and England
towards Austria and the United States.
at will be remembered (says the Union J
that the Austrian government. several
weeks ago. and Immediately after the oc
currence of the Koszta affair. permitted it
self to give to that transaction, and to all
the negotiations consequent upon it, We
ry unusual aspect, by addressing the prin-
cipal European cabinets, in advance OF
any communication to the government OF
the United States, circular letter oil
complaint and protest against the course
adopted by the American authorities
The speedy publication. apparently unin-
territorial, of this circular in the leading
European journals, from which, of course,
1t was widely copied in this country, was
manifestly calculated, if not designed, to
invoke from other nations not Immediate
ly interested in the transaction. a prema-
ture Judgment in regard to it, which, as
resting upon mere er p0rte statement,
from undue bias. 1t is TO be regretted
that this departure by the government OF
Austria from the established usages and
prophecies of diplomatic intercourse,
should have been SO far countenanced by
the cabinets of ST. Petersburg and Berlin
as to induce those governments to assume
the position of voluntary parties to the
controversy by instructing their represen.
tatives in Washington to intimate to the
| President their general concurrence in
the view taken by Austria in the procee
dings in the case of koszta 1t is graft
flying to state, however, that the govern.
ments of France and Great Britain, tc
which the Austrian circular was equally
addressed, have deemed it proper to pro.
coed In the premises with far more
Pralseworthy clrcumspection. 1t is un-
derstood, indeed, that the Cabinet of Pa.
: rls had not failed to make known to thai
OF Vienna its disapprobation of the pro.
ceedings of the Austrian funetionaries in
regard to Koszta at Smyrna, even upon
the Austrian statement of these proceed
! ings; and that the view it takes of the
transaction, looks rather in the mainte-
nance of the rights and territorial sove.
relgnty of Turkey than to the interest,
or pretensions of Austria. The govern.
ment of Great Britain, though it has made
known to that of the United States the
fact that its attention has been drawn tc
the subject, has yet given no intimatior
that 1t regards the course of the Amcri.
can functiOnaries in the transaction a:
open to eensure.
Under these circumstances, 1t is evil
dent that Austria, in advance of any claim
upon US for satisfaction, and in a name,
wholly unwarantable. has arraigned the
government of the United States before