The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
The American Minister at Vienna and IN
Rev. james Cook Richmond.

letter trtm the American Charge at Vienna appear
ed in The Times. In which some intima'ions were
given by Mr.. Jackson that he thought IL possible
Mr.. Richmond might have been over excited" by
the well known Austrian mattFeatmsnt. Mr.. Jack.
BON bad then no personal knowledge Of the Amsri-
can clergy man. Afterwards, no wever, when the
Austri,n government peremptorilyo refused to
ALLOW Mr. Richmond to return from Turkey through
the Austrian territory, they made the sstoun ling
proposition to the Ame lean Minister that, as they
wst ed TO be on good terms with the Uoited Staee,
and accompany Mr.. ri hmond through Austria,
they might indulge the request"
They were astonished at Mr.. JacksoR's accept.
snce Of this remarkable proposal; an3 then again
refused to ALLOW Mr. Richm0nd even ubder this DIP
lonstic escort, passage through Hungary, or even
Vienna, the shortest and only convenient route.
They traced round about aud inconve nient way by
the River Save, through Croatia, &C., to Trieste,
end then compelled Mr. Richm md to quit Austria
at 6Dce for some foreign territory. AZ first he was
folo be must leave Trieste for America but he
instantly begged the authorities 10 noti % that that
WAS Lot in the bond;' that the Austrian power
Was bmted 10 Its own terr1tory-a trife which the
authorities seemed TO have forgotten. Mr.. jack
sons Gaines. request TO have Mr.. Richmond accom-
paby him, a. an experienced traveller. through
Venice, Milan the Tyioi. DC, TO Bavaria. Vas an
sweIed by a ttlegraphic Message from Vienns, "Mr
jackson can so 20 Venice, Mr.. Richmond abroad
The Minister wac scrry for this conclusion and
on bis return 70 Vieona wrote q nr Richmond,
who is DOW IN EoelsDd, The following letter. con
bot 10 HIM and ~ his friends.
Justice % Mr. Richmond INDUCES me 10 insert Mr..
Jsckscp's letter. IL may he here noted also, that
the SECRETARY OF the ServiaD Senate with whom Mr.
Richmond was intimate terms In Bslyraie during
the two months Immediately succeeding tie out
rage, voluntarily wrote % bis North Amer an
brother similar letter, called FORTH as he says
"by my indignation at seeing 20 ridiculous aud uu.
founced an insnu alton a. o. your soundness In the
dSgstwg A'igrrins zrf,mg"
Ny Desr Sir-Your favor Of DO 7tb insf. has come
10 bsro. IL prtde oessors reschei Vienna during
M sbeeI &c In England. whittier I went originally
with tee design ofrturnng 70 tie United STATES.
think u very prob, tsas you and msy have bsen
n London about the same time.
fftm Belgtee 70 Trieste. You will pardon ms,
tostveF, fer adding that 1t furnished hkesiss Q
cause Of psin. " made me the m 1le regret hat
the rare intl ectul endowments gwen y5u By ma
tire. and the extraordinary literary a,tsiinlsnts
which 20 DELIGHTFULLY."- revealed themselves at syery
step Of Our progress giving evidence that tbs pas.
years Tad been msie 70 do t1eir full outy-that
such advantages tbess should he squ ode ed In
pro itless war With the Austrian poIi o In HuDgs-
Eyer upon any similar field Of contest.
VIII you permit me, then, a. friend, TO aiviss
that with reference 20 the history OF yoor sojourn
npon Austrian territory, you cast aside all recyec
tfIs which would rouse an emotion OF singer, or
eabsnh solitary eDesey1 With reference % these,
let bJ cones b bygonss" or, to speak moro poet-
cA NY, " let its dsso past bury iss dead"
Perhaps may have transoesded Una, Jon may re-
sard - The bounds OF pruprfcty II 60 a. ribs n 70
the fsct that take sincere Interest In your fate
and shall feel peculiar pleasure "a hesrire N al
you a'e 10 The suoceAeui disshsygs Of your ns and
important duties, and ia the bosou ~ sbe family -
dessrvsdly dear 70 your heart. vsry faithfully
yours, II. r. yxcxeos.