The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04
House or Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Fob. ., 1854
The Houss vent Into COMMITTEES on


THE PRIVATE CALKsDAH.
When the Committee twenty six bills passed.
NEcrTvI ooMNuMoAnoSs- AMERICAN CITIZENS IN AUSTRIA
AHoTHRR AFFAIR.
The SPRAKn Laid before the House several co nn,uncs
ors, among them from the President the United
Ststs In compiase with the resolution Of tho 3Osh u
psbs with The public tsrsst any corrsspondsoo, not
yet published that may have occurred bet tho State
with reference TO persons claiming tbs protsstSa Of this
goverpmeAk Among tho dsspAtches IL document from
"a s. .oS q
for 10 rsmak that the recent difficulties between the
governments OF the United States and Austria are sv
tween American ctlzcns and the Austrian authorities
The former have become psrhaps naturally enough sns
their rsht psrtaIsr of this feeling myself msy b.
permitted to say that cannot but observe it In others
IL becomss nscessary for me, however, to direct
made to the legation, and which m,y demsnd
serious consideration II has been press 1ied Ia
letter !. Of Which a.
that letter that The writer represents himself being
American citizea and - having been furnished with
It would SEEM unless he has erred with reference the
date Of his going to America that he had not remained
sufficient tine IN the country to become citizen ia 40
Ninister Of Foreign Affairs, Of which forward copy
presenting ths circumstAnces Of the to his notice
mtted to leave the Austrian dominions. II Is barely
possible that may be aded 10 this hope and that tn
In
probab however, s the present time the. this govern
pent viii b. particularly sentative upon matter uch.
ing the ctzsnshp Of ons whc formsrly Austrian
subject acquired under naturazs alton laws that
II will insist upon retaining possession Of bis person
should the facts Of the case, therefore, they may
hereafter bs developed, confirm the ststsnsnt OF Ne
Tou,sig simple and pretending IS these facts ars
tkmsnt.j
In November 1883, Mr. Tou,sis Addressed a letter to
shsrge dated Prague setting forth that In the year
1s4e he vent with passport TO the Uated States and
ehusetts, and beceme citizen Of the United stases In
1853 be obtained passport from the State Department
went back TO Austria to conduct helpless family,
widow and Eve small children 10 their relatives Prague
The police OBJ aimed possession Of bis passport refused
to return It to him, that he might home; ard they
said to him. Yeu srs an unlawful ssrant and ought to
be punished for that must be- and secondly you
OF your loveresn" he relates his troubles in the en-
Charge for an intsrpositiOn Of his Official authority
Our Charge addressed letter to Count Buol Shawen-
st.in e.kd November 2s 1852 respecting the satsment
ment Of the circumstances Of the care ofthe humane
motives which brought this individual iato bis npeiial
Najesys dominions Of the fact that he received
under passport from the American government, and
that u g important for him to leave Prague at very
your EScs.Icy win direct the sutsosss in Prague not
toobjeet to his speedy departure"
Our Charge, the 81 Of December, sgAn writes to Mr.
Marcy, stating that the Austrian Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs said that M. Tcussig was Austrian s1bec that
be had left Austria some months ago With passport
bOmon0u
his way TO the United S.aes but that he not the
less Austrian subject and that his American passport
did rot make HIN an American CIT From some
pessions no epeyed In the Of his remarks
Charge drew the inference that In view Of the
Aust ian government, Mr. Toussig had rendered himself
cimiDaly amenAbls to the laws Of Austria, and would
b dealt with aooordingZ at sppsara," our Charge
ssys that whils the Minister II wrong ~ to the time
whom Mr. Toussig e!s Austria he right ~ TO- the char
acfer Of the paAspo which authorized him 70 Leave and
right In his eaumpton that Mr.. Toussis Il not yet
nsturafed ctifen OF the United States The Law Of
tria expresses that NO Austrian vu c,n transfer his
allegiance without tts ~ his sovereign Il 6rss OBJ
tanned, and Il wou5 ailas a. legitimate con-
Wqusrce, that the law q to control the DE-
cifion CT this question, Toussig In still an Austrian
subject and his initiative character Of An American ci
zen IN absolutely void. To interfere further, Therefore
would be to attack the Law Of Austria regulating the ns
ture and obligations Of allegiance
Mr. Marcy wrote letter 10 Charse dated January
~ 1854, In which he says he has carefully eysmias his
despatch relating to the OF Mr. rcussg and regrets
to hnd II u which will not authorise more sestve
nrfrence than that which Chargs had already made
In his behalf 1t rrs that the Secretary OF stats sAya
Mr. Toussg left this country with passport issued from
the Stats Department but ~ he ne tbsr native
born or raturazed citizen, Re no. en,led to It, 10
Is kony to citizens that thee passports are issue !.
Az Mr. Tousig bad one, I. proper 10 ascsr-
tain TIE meAns By which be procured II. 0a ex
amirng the records Of the Department ths SECRETARY
hpcs that vas. rbtansd By psrjury, or 1t least By
gross frAud "A shdavit puvportisg 10 have been
made By nmor rcussig ON ths 18th Of septsmser
last in which declares oath before notary in New
York city toat he born IN Iowa. and that he sEa