The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-08


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8 The hsrs Nsclt ~ ~ lb,Iovia, rsruesha
q Asalsias pso<sst = ~ Eeesta Air:
The psine3pls * Nth = IT, moonorsndm
- trss. but whe b 4 thai has violalsd themf
kvtdsntly AustSia, (which b neutral mort
saussd % b asTsGtsd n moet Offensive man.
nss, man placed under The protection Of ths
6ag u tho United States. II The Austrian
Consul bad any doubt ~ 20 the legality Of Mr..
Koesta's naturalization, he was bound 10 apply
% the o(8ccr In command Of the American sts.
ton. and 70 ask him 70 Oppose the escape Of
that refugee, until The point Of Law had been
properly cleared up. Austria disdainins The
vss o. legal proceedings, attempted 10 obtain
justice for herself by Sorcs. And now she
complains q having lnst with legitimate op.
position 70 her acis Of violence. We do NOT
entertain the slightsst doubt that the American
corvette 81: Louis, would. without moments
hesitation, have opened Dire on the uussar brig
II the captain Of he Austrian vssssl had refu.
sed 70 give up n. Kossta into the hands Of the
French Consul until the question Of nationality
should have been decided. n. Koszta had nc!
fulfilled one OF the conditions essential 20 obtain
naturalization In the United States, namely
i've years Of consecutive residence In the ter.
ritosy Of the Union. But n. Kossta was ad.
United 70 swear fidelity 20 the American Gov.
ernment. and he received m American passpor,
IL was on the hith Of that passport that he
proceeded % Turkey In Asia, and 4 10 allowable
70 declare that the Affair." docs not concern hin,
any more; Il lies between the Government ol
tho Union. and every Government which un'
dertAkcs to violate the guarantee given BY the
United States to n. Kosxta.
dispute on that ground. In the hope Of gaining
over to her side France, who has Always sus.
tanned the Cause Of ncutrals, tho Cabinet d
Vienna has INDUCED In the lucubration which
Il has lately published, and which, Of ITSELF
condemns the Austrian consul; for. once more
II the right Of ncutrals has been violated. Il
was by that f0nctionsry who seized on Kosxts
without applying to the American commodore
and without delgning 10 take the opinion Of ths
authorities Of Smyrna. Turkey, always accus.
toned to Yield 70 protection which does not
protect her, has dlsmissed Ali Pacha, tho Gov,
crnor Of Smyrna formely Grand vilier, and
one Of the most intelligent men Of the Ottoman
empire. There u no danger that the same
treatment win fall on the American csptain.-
The United States will uphold tho respect due
to their flag, and, rather than abandon mar
protected BY an American passport, they would
burn down Trieste, and again raise up tho rc
public Of Venice. They caro- little about tic
treaties Of 1915, before The Governments Of
Europe stop short. because these treaties were
the affair Of princes At the expense OF the rights
OF nations. IL truth, when al slumbcra In Z
kind Of fetischism for tho statws gxo, Il would
be almost to bc wished that Austria would
venture to brave the anger Of tho United
States But she will not attempt Il, well know
ing that tho Americans would not hesitate to
defend the right ~ Il requires 70 be defended.
However, wc enrceistcr, ~ Of good augury,
the memorandum Of Austria, for Il In Of m.
turc to remove al hesitation on the part Of the
Government Of President Pierce TO strsteh out
2 friendly hand TO thoso persons who sufscr In
Europe from tho prctcnsions and acts Of Aus.
TRAN dcspOtism.