The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-31

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privilege and mast be his Acknowledged right % ,t..a
Sh.shed In the presence Of princes, with proos
seriousness that he Is himself % nation Of sov.,
and that he cannot, in legitimate pursuit. wander "a a.
home that tbs Aseat whom he chad leave kahaa 4 a. n
which now occspy win not that hand - -
OF tyrsnnca passion 10 Laid upon him with mpany N
realise, that upon every sea, sad every soN uh.
enterprise may righttay seek the protection n -,
American citizenship is nviolabls panoply c. he -.
Of American rights"
There were few In the oonntry--a very 6w-uho =,
held their appreciation from this bold and CLOWN,
guage o. the inaugural address Of Presdeal Pio,,,.
the heart Of the American nation arose Al IL
characterized By certain representatives q this eae,
tive sentiment IN our large cities uncourtcous 40
digni6ed toward foreign powers but the psosls h1.
otherwise, and warmly commended ii There ha,.
too, certain class Of journals and certain class u
ticans--not sta,esnen--to whom We may have oet,.
alude hereafter, who, finding that IL was ! M,
more easy 10 complain Of public servant Ina,
help him 10 the honest discharge Of his ariuou, A..
have, for more than two years energeusally ana i.
malignant mendaciY attempted to create IA,
preston that President Pierce has forgotten tAe ~,
speet Of his oountry for doing SO We have allowed
caumny to itself hoarsewe have allowed thu A..
hood to go unchecked but the brazen article j, 4
Times (abose quoted) enables us TO speak strictly
issue
Recurring TO the SANDER of the Times, we come sra
the "Ingraham affair and we recall she course a N
administration ia this Fespec, with peculiar pls.u,
Wherein has the administration mot sustained ii, sy
ham demonsira,ionS" When the Executive was iotor.
of this deed prompt patriotism did he reboke IL, bra
sailor who performed il or turn from him with cold and
ious indifference Far from III On thecontary be auth,
lied the Secretary of the Navy Immediately on the reeu
the intelligence of the fact address Captain nrrsh.u
letter the terms Of which have not often been eou,.
simple but stirring eloqucnce The letter from Mr. Doh
Is AZ follows We itacize those passages which ma,
call to the New York Times, in more formal manner N
extent of its present effort TO do injustice to The admin
tration;
uslrsp srArEs NAVY D.pAarassr
Washington, August 10, t@l |
SIN The department acknowledges the receipt Il va,
communication bearing date the Sd Of July 1885, wh
YOU relate the yon deemed II yeur duty pursue
being Uniformed that American had been kidnapped b.
Austrian consul upon the Turkish SOIL and board
Austrian brig of-war, and who, upon further investigate
was discovered to be Hungarian Martin Kosxta "a
United States and had arrived at smyrna in an Aasrin
vessel
This department does feel called upon enlarge a
the various questions of international law involved ID
proceedings adopted BY the officers Of the different gorw
ments concerned.
Those questions may hereafter become subjects Of dn
sion between the respective governments interested.
deem proper, present TO content myself BY ass~r
you that the pradenee prompfncss, and spirit shic aar
c part you bore the frunsasfon approved By the apr
mlent.
II is matter Of graduation that the affair terminated
out resort to collision and bioodshed
The President desires that, all and % al ps
Of the globe risited BY The Amsrioan navy, The right and
property Of american cisens should Be @afchsd I'd
uigianee and protected sc,th energy.
But he, 10Th less earncsncss eNyotns upon the eios
the many duo caution arod the stgAisa wis
Of the ts Of notioas and scrnpaioa1y regard asva
Of Others.
Respect the flags Of other nations, and with the m
you demand respect for your
BY the next steamer may, probably forward 10 yoa
copy Of the instructions in preparation at The State Do
partment for our minister at constsntinope
am respectfully, your obedient servant
j. G. DoBBM
Commander d. N. TsoaAHAm,
Commanding e. $. sloop 81. Louis, Mediterranean
Nor the country ever forget that The President
through bis Secretary Of State again laid down Ao#
broad principles which he enunciaied in bis inHugrl
address and that Mr. Marcys great letter 70 Hni~maa
on this same Rosetta case proved 10 the history
law, and was regarded BY the l'adts
journals Of European governments.
Az to Mr.. Soule We not quite certain but We aai
the Times Of those journals that regarded The
ponmen Of Mr. soule as a indication Of the 'ss~
siye policy of the administration in iis foreign reua
he ella
paper represents, It's hackers and its supportcr We
among those who have sought by every means to coup
cate our relations with Cuba. AT this moment tbs
,mns Of the Times are loaded with t~ insoIent arguna
OF Kossuih against the acquisition Of Cuba Spain oa
well afford TO do injustice to the United States when
saw an administration resolved upon compelling from
for the past and security for the future
ed and traduced as the sympathizer Of fibusers ssa
violator of treaties 1t was difficult matter for Span
see that acts regarded by the administration Of Pres
Pierce as fragrant 10 the highest degree were PalaFf
almost in her own style, by timid and trsachs''
newspaper press and now, after new outrage bias y
heaped upon honor, have the New York Times III
carng that the administration will do nothing or We N
to that effect Should the President act however We
dict thar the Times will be among the first to accuse
Of mprudencc Of rashness, and 10 blame him i0
further investigating the I'll Dorado affair before fso'a
tosfong measures. This has been the case before
that grade Of uewspapers-even with those who comp
that nothing has been done and IL viii be 90 hs's"
whenever pretext Is offered to re-enaet the same wv
When the New York Times asserts however 'aa
earlier instructions 10 Mr. Soue have not been suPVN
by the later ones, understand i 70 assert u doa
which II can i cannot establish This is a matter .
umentrg history. and Che TImes need not So - 20