Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-17


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SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Inteliigencer comments on the pa
pers bearing on the Koszta case, sent in
to the House by the President on Friday
last. Our cotemporary says:
Captain Ingraham, in communicating to the
Navy Department. under date of Smyrna, July
3, 1858, the circumstances of the seizure and
rescue Of koszta says:
81 have taken fearful responsibility upon
me by this act, (koszta's release;) but after
Mr.. Brown had informed me that Koszta had
taken the oath of allegiance to the United
States and forsworn all allegiance to Austria,
that he was an American citizen, and had been
under the protection of the American legation
at Constantinople, could not hesitate TO be-
Heve he was fully entitled to protection. Il
was a case of life and death; for if Koszta had
been taken to Trieste, his fate was sealed; and
could i have looked the American people in
the face again If had allowed citizen to be
executed, and not use the power in nv hands
to protect him for fear of doing too much
The easy manner also in which he was given
by third party until his nationality could be
established, is evidence that they were Lot
sure of their ground.
Should my conduct be approved, it will be
one of the proudest moments of my life that I
have saved this gallant man from cruel and
ignominious death. On the other hand, should
the course I have pursued be disayowed,
must bow to the decision, but whatever may
be the consequence to me, / shall feel have
done my best TO support the honor of the flag,
and not allowed citizen to be oppressed who
claimed at my hands the protection Of the
flag"
Mr. Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy, in
his reply to Capt Ingraham, dated August 49,
1858 says:
"This Department does not feel called on te
enlarge on the various questions of interna-
tiolal law involved in the proceedings adopted
by the officers of the different Governments
concerned These questions may hereafter be-
come subject of discussion between the re-
spective Governments interested. deem it
proper at present to content myself by asSur-
ing you that the prudence, promptness, and
spirit which marked the part you bore in the
transaction Is approved by this Department.
1t Is q matter of graduation that the affair ter
minated without resort to collision and blood
shed.
The President desires that upon all occa-
sions and in all parts of the globe visited by
ty of American citizens shall be watched over
with vigilance and protected with energy but
he with no less earnestness enjoins it upon the
officers of the navy to exercise due caution to
avoid the slightest infraction of the laws of
nations and scrupulOusly regard the rights of
others. Respect the flags of other nations,
and with the more pride you can demand re-
spect for your own"
These brief official extracts we happened
not TO see before their appearance in print, or
we should have felt bound in candor to &C.
company their publication with some express
sion Of the pleasure which they gave U.S. We
perform that duty now, and We reinsert the
extracts above that our readers may re- peruse
them and judge of our appreciation. We
confess, on reading them afresh ourselves we
know not which most to admire-the high
principles and honorable feelings evinced by
the naval commander under most trying cir
cumstances; the propriety, judgment, and
kindness with which the act of the officer was
treated by the Secretary Of the Navy Depart
ment; or the humane and just sentiments
which Mr.. Dobbin so finely expressed on behalf
of himself and the Chief Magistrate in his
reply to Capt. Ingraham. The rules of con.
duct for our naval commanders abroad laid
down by the President in the last para graph
of the Secretary letter are not surpassed, in
our Judgment, in clearness, justice, discrimi-
nation, or beauty by any State paper of similar
import We confess that We are proud to see
maxlms so just and 80 honorable to the country
sent abroad by our Government.
The Union comes to us in an entire
new dress, with other changes in its ap-
pearance, this number being the COM
mencement of new volume Its appear
ance, as changed, is very handsome. The
editor announces that hereafter the size
of the Weekly Union will be reduced to
the size of the Daily, and that its price
will be only dollar per annum. He
speculates in desultory manner on the
War in Europe" and compliments the
recent able speech of Mr.. Smith, of Ten
nessee. He also pats the Editor of the
Buffalo Republic for his notions with ref.
erence to the rights of neutrals, and hopes
that some of these days he will be able
to endorse his 1.-THE Republic man's) SEN
timents on the Nebraska question. Be-
tween the Union and ourself, that day
will be long coming. The editor further
criticises the views of DIR. Wayland on
the Nebraska bill, to prove the combina-
ton Of AbOlitioniSm and Federalism; and
IN an elaborate article defends the en-
pioyment Of military members of the
Government on civil works up to tins
time, urging that for the future, there
should be corps of Government Girl
Engineers for its civil works. So they
go.
The Sentinel publishes the recent cap
ital speech of Mr.. Faulkner. of Virginia,
and devotes a column to commentator
of that of Mr.. Mcdonald, of Maine. The
Sentinel also contains an interesting sy-
nopsis of the doings Of the current Charles
ton Convention.
g Late dates from Texas remove all
anxiety about the fate of Major Merrill