Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-01-27

De SILENT LIE only gfound@on winch a neu-
trail State can claim respect at the hands of
belligerents is, that so far as she is concerned,
their rights are protected. If she allows in
justice to them, then they may do themselves
justice If she refuses to use the law for
them, then they may take it into their own
hands. For Turkey to suspend her laws, as
size did in the present case, is to leave to her
self no ground of wonder or complaint, if a
brave Capt. Ingraham supplies her lack Of
laws.
But may be asked, whether / would re-
ally have had Capt. Ingraham fire into the
Austrian ship? I answer, that would have
had him set Koszta free, cost what it might
At the same time | admit, that there would
have been blame, had it cost single life; and
that this blame would have rested, not upon
the Turks and Austrians only, but upon our
countrymen also. This is so, for the reason,
that neither our own country nor any other
country Is so fully identified with justice in
the eyes of all the world, az to make its char
acter for justice an effectual substitute for vi
oleDce-as to make, in word its character
for justice Its sufficient power TO obtain JUS
tice. Were our country proverbial, the world
over, for wisdom and goodness-were our
love to God and man known and read of all
men-were every nation to know that, both
at home and abroad, our Government acts
upon Christian principles-then no nation
would wrong us, and no nation would let US
be wronged. Then, if one of our people were
kidnapped in foreign land, as was Koszta,
cal. 10,
surrender him at our request. 1t would pass
upon our title to the individual confdingly
and generously, rather than jealously and
scrutinously. And even if it entertained
much doubt of our title, it would nevertheless
waive it, under the influence of its conviction
that we ask no hing which we do not hon
estly believe to be our due, and that our char
acter is such, as richly to entitle us to all that
is possibly our due. Having such charac-
ter, our moral force would supersede the APP
plication of our physical force Had phys
zeal force been needful to effect the deliverance
of koszta, it would have been needful merely
because the American people and American
Government lacked the moral character, or,
| in other words, the moral force adequate to
its deiyerance. But, as | have already init
mated, our nation is more deficient in this
respect than other nations.
said, that could not bestow unqualified
praise on the Administration for its part in
the koszta affair In one or two of those
passages of rare rhetorical beauty in his let
ter to Mr.. Hulsemal n, Secretary Marcy in
sinIates the despotic character of Austria
Now, [ will not say that there was impudent
hypocrisy in the insinuation but [ will say
that the insinuation was in bad taste, and
that it was bad policy. A cunning policy
would studiousy avoid, in our diplomatic
correspondence, all illusions to despotism and
oppression, lest such illusions might suggest
to the reader comparisons between our coun,
try and other countries, that would be quite
unfayorable to us.
| admit, that Austria is an oppressor
But is it not equally true, and far more glar
ingly true, that America is much greater
and guiltier oppressor! Indeed, compared
with our despotism, which classes millions OF
men, women, and children, with cattle, Aus,
trian despotism is but as the little finger tc
the loins. Surely, surely, it will never be
time for America to taunt Austria with being
an oppressor, until the influence of American
example is such, as to shame Austria out Of
her oppression, rather than to justify and con
| firm her in it.
| In this same letter to the Representative o.
| Austria, Mr.. Marcy presumes to quote, as one
of the Qualifications of Capt 1ngraham's con
duct, the Divine law, to do into others a;
IRE womd hare Others do unto as. Now, wa:
it not the very acme of presumption for the
American Government to quote this law
while it surpasses every other Government Il,
tramplinr it under foot? Did Mr.. Marcy sup
pose Mr. Hulsemann to be stone-blind? Die
he suppose that Mr.. Hulsemann had lived in
the city of Washington so long, and yet had
seen nothing of the buying andselling of hui
man beings as brutes which is continually
going on here. under the eve, and under the
authority, of Government? Did he suppose
that Mr.. Hulsemann could be ignorant of the
| fact that the American Government is the
great slave-catcher for the American slave
holders? Did he suppose him to be ignorant
of the fact, that the great American slave
! trade finds III the American Government Its
great patron; and that this trade is carried on
not only under the general protection, but
under the specific regulations, of Congress
Did he suppose him to be ignorant of the
fact that many, both at the North and South
! (among whom is the President himself,) claim
that American slavery is a national institu
lion !-and msde such by the American Con
stitution? 1t IS a national institution. If no
made by our organic law, it is, nevertheless
made such by the enactments of Congress
the decisions of the Judiciary, and the &C
uuiescence of the American People. AnC
did Mr.. Marcy suppose Mr. Hulselnann to b
entirely unaware, that the present Admin
stration surpasses all its predecessors in shame
less pledges and devotion to the Slave Power
Certainly, Mr.. Marcy fell into great mis-
take, in presuming Mr.. Hulsemann to be il
total darkness on all these points. Ii, indeed
a mistake, it is very ludicrous one. If blu
an affectation, il is too wicked to be ludic
rous.
/ referred, moment since, TO some of tn
evidences of the Nationality of American
slavery. 1t, sometimes, suits the STAKEHOLDER