The daily union., 1854-02-03

sacred pryale rights Of an American eizen ana asked
the officer what he would then pursue. He
Piled he should telegraph TO Pesh Tor fuher orders
Meaniime should necessarily be under arrest. and
also Informed that must as soon as possible leave The
kingdom. Thus in addition to my former complaints,
in the correspondence laid before Mr. Secretary Marcy
l. My private sacred personal rights subjected to
violent interference, and my letters, papers, &c, exam
ined against my will.
q am in danger OF arrest il defend my rights.
stranger without all political connexions or pur.
poses, is nhospably driven from The kingdom.
These several personal attacks on me and my rights
now added to the before. mentioned grievances have
written to The Emperor to the Arehduke governor of
Hungary, and to our ambassador, Mr. Jackson, in
Vienna The officer performed his duty with politeness
and courtesy and OF course found nothing.
Begging the President TO take such course may be
peedful in the matter, aud adding thai have written
the Emperor and Arckduke, as well 10 ambassa
dor, that the question has become State question:
hand over nv rights as an American citizen with the
utmost confidence 10 bim whose inaugural address so
noby declared that he rights OF American citizen
should be reYerenced throughout The worlds" and
am, with the highest regard, your friend and fellow
citizen, JAMES COOK RICHMOND.
Presbyler OF The Ango Catholic Church
FELEGYHAzA, Dec. 2s.--Ihis morning. between aud
O'Clock, gendarme inruded into my BEDROOM ordered
up, and a violent snow-sorm compelled leave
kecskemet III lolnng wagon, over frozen roads, ar
rived only Two hours before The dday ran by which
had voluntarily promised 10 leave, and so exhausted
that could not continue my journey.
DEc. 29.Las night hoped TO rest three gendarmes
by order OF the Hussar Riitmesier Herr Won Falken-
split into Two peces) and threatened 10 " shoot me dead
ii did Instantly rise. | rose, showed the word
America IN my regular passport and told them iha you
bad declared that The rights OF American citizen should
mol be violated with mpunity but should be reyerenced
throughout the world. With brutal, coarse, and dis
gusang minaeness and violence, they proceeded 10
anime my dress hrusng their dirty hands into my BOSOM
and nlsd my pockets Of my papers and money. They
told me had never fallen into The right hands before
and they would teach ue'' that my obstnacy(u refusing
10 answer their insulting quesons) wouid soon he dit
nilnished," &c. The oiicer OF the three then declared
under arrest and taking al one O'Clock In the morn
ing, through another w-siorm showed me soldiers
dirty bed in the guard room There's good bed your
disposal" Meantime, they had forgotten 10 look under
the pillow, in he where was arrested, bad asked
permission 10 take what they had LETT with the under
standing that was not TO be searched again. | then
took out my watch and paper money, which dad not
suffer them 10 see AS soon as reached the guard
room. the officer who had before commanded the gen
dafms TO feel for letters sewed under my clothes,
undertook TO examine again. On my manes,ng
surprise be ordered Of the soldiers " Cock your
gun" (Spanu den Haha.) He then thrust his hands
isto my pantaloons' pockets, rifed them OF my paper
money, miscounled il, and put II away. Without nn-
dressing lay down upon the bed a prisoner, while the
gendarnes IN the guard-room played at cards, drank,
quareled, and swoe during the remainder OF The night
asked PERMISSION IN the morning 10 telegraph or write
TO the American ambassador al Vienna. Refused. AT
10 a IN. was taken TO the Rtmester, Commander of
Hussars,) Herr Won Falkenhayn, who, meantime, had
become alarmed by the possible consequences OF these
proceedings executed under his orders. must confess
that the accused and the Judge rapidly changed places.
out OF my hands, and must be settled between the Aus
empire and my county He promised TO restore my
papers and sci at liberty, If would immediately de-
part. reminded him OF The declaration OF the Apostle
Paul, :" They have beaten openly and uneondenned,
being Romans, aud told him il easier 10 arrest
American citizen than TO set him at liberty. II was finally
resolved upon my part that should demand satisfaction
from Austria through the American ambassador and
this that should remain under police observation I'LL the
answer came down from Vienna This last was only a
TO alarm me- tor an hour my papers and passport
L
place. This shall do as soon 1t suits my conveni-
ence have not been invited TO pay for The broken door
IL IS absolutely necessary that this occasion should be
used TO teach the austrian government that an American
Innocent traveller, whose papers are amos, more than
perfect (my passport is covered with signatures of Aus
TRAN ambassadors, from Baron Husemann through Paris,
Italy, here, &C. &c,) cannot, with impuny, between
Christmas and December 80, be searched ordered out,
violently arrested, imprisoned, and twice mnulely
searched again, with an exposure 10 an hourly and
childish repetition of these caprcous and dangerous pro-
ceedings They must learn that there is important
difference between their subec,s-exposed without rem
edy 10 all their Withstand freeman from the United
States Not doubling that the President will take mme-
dae and decided steps in this important matter remain,
with the highest regard, as before, SIC. J. c. X.
AMERICANS IN EURopE-THE CASE OF REV Mr.. RICH
MoND.
From The London Daily News, Jan H.
All despolsns appear to be alike The Austrian
wieders OF the stick bad the wiedes OF the
knout. And they can be so entiiey without
shadow of excuse We publish this day some docu-
nents containing statement OF ouages just per-
perated in Hungary upon an American clergyman, who
happens 10 be correspondent OF The Daily News This
Is The third OF correspondents who, since ls4S has
experienced the yrannic hatred Of the Austrian author
tes. There is, however shade of difference between
Mr. Richmonds case and the cases OF his predeces-
and that makes the arocous insults aud hardshps
TO which he has been subjected, ii possible more mex
ousabie. Our other correspondents in the Aus
TRAN domiaons in 1852, and some aowasce may be
made for unmsDly conduct the part OF cowardy 9th
cias, stupehed and irsted by the dangers to which
they were. believed themselves, yersonay exposed.
But the Austrian government tells Us that order now
reigns throughout lis domnione; and, moreover, MIR
Richmond passing through them, on his way down
the Danube, thinking less OF Austria than OF Russia and
Turkey. With Austria he had little to do; and Austria,
E II be really free agent, independent oil Russia main
tanning neutral attitude between the two begerenis,
had nothing to do with him Yet the reader may learn
from his own letters, which we publish, 10 what an
amount OF nDprovoked brutality and insolence he has
been subjected by Austrian officials at lime when, no
immediate danger threatening, they might be expected 10
have all their wits about them, and when their only
quarrel with him Of quarrel they have) must arise from
Their serve and sneakng anxiety TO obtain and keep the
good graces OF Russia We fear there is little hope for
Mr. Bell and his companions for they only English
men we know that our former correspondents could OBJ
tain redress Tor then, now, Lord Wesimoreland
was our representative at Wenna-lhen and the
same baleiul influences predominant in the cabinet at
home. But Mr Richmond has the good fortune to be
American citizen and though The minister of hls nation
now at Vienna would appear to have been neglected. OF
bis duty, all the antecedens OF the American government
lead us confidently 10 anticipate that friend will have
Justice done him To President Pierce turn with
hdence TO every American citizen in Europe protected
from insult and injury.
SPAIN.
The new. born princess died AT Madrid on the sth,
after days illness The circumstances, taken in con.
with apecedenf scandal. excite comment az the