The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-23
Our Berlin correspondence.

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Minister al Vierna in his Behaf-PoluicaI Profession
! ana Practic-Hoo Marcy Protects American Citizens
Observation-Disclosures Treatment Of Mr. Jackson by
Count Buot-Spiried Conduct Of the Lahey-Reiease Of
s9ears IN Consequence Opinions Of american Sub
terraneaD Democrat on Republication in Europe de-
ln my last briefly alluded to the serious difficulties
now existing bet Minster at Vienna and the
Austrian government rss ion to succession gross
outrsges psrpsIAed by tbs officials OF The latter upon
several American but particularly and
mediaey In consequence Of their inhuman Of
poor OLD namei Martin Spears, or ss they are
pleased to alias him, SpeArschDyder As this case ID
doubtless destined 10 excite considerable public At
tspiion proceed to give you brief statement of al the
prominent facts ed with it, from his arrest to his
recent pardon and release.
Spear is German by birth. he was born In Plunken-
burg, principally Of swarzburg, Rudolfstadt and emil
grated TO the United States in 1884, Early in the SUM-
mer Of 1853, being cesirous Of perfsctng himself In his
busine's-that Of glass pannghe procured his pass
port from the State Department Warrington and with
1t arrived in Vienna the 3lst of the following July
full unquestoned and unquestionsble American citizen
OF some six or seven standing For time pre-
vious to Leaving the United States he kept boarding
house In Brooklyn where on his departure he left
wife and Eve children. He Is midway between ffty
and sixty OF age and has always been known
Ia now admitted, By his prosecutors g q simple
With poliscs This Last do not of COURSE mention Is
virtue but simply fact tending to show the utter
absurdy Of the charge alleged against him.
AT Brooklyn Spears made the acquaintance of Gen.
Vetter OF the Hungarian revolutionary army and also
that of one Zagsny, Hungarian refugee. The last
named individual 1t appears, represented himself Is be-
longing to some great family, and the owner Of
large and valuable property in his country which
would sgain be available to him as the then
atsurt r~,fJS<
Ger these representations he became boarder In the
house Of poor Spear and BY way thoroughly do
mesticatng himself in the establishment he commenced
paying bis addresses to daughter who no his we
Although Spears chief purpose In coming Earope WAS
as have stated to acquire higher knowledge Of his
att ereditabe regard for the welfare of his daughter
and desire TO investigate the truth of ZAganys repre-
sensations, had much influence in sing and hasten
ing his determination Hs Is said to have brought with
with him from the United States letter from Mrs. So
lask sister Of Kossuth. to Dr. Ssesl Of Vienna; one
from Gen. vetter to Count Caralz two for Madam Cyz
kanitz in Pesth from Amelia Zereutzy and vetter; one
from Zagany to John Vaz SzAtehmar and another
from him to Valentine Won UrAi, President of the Up
Country Court Of the Imperial In Hungay
Leaving his passport In the Pocs Bureau at Vienna
he obtained permit to visit Hungary eight days At
Pesh he of the letters for delivery to persons
whom he had Il then known and proceeding to
Debse he handed to Won UrA by whose
he instantly arrested the 11th of August. He
transferred for trial Vienna where he was kept
within stones throw Of the American Legation in
close confinement for months without being
permitted to communicate In any way with even the
Minister Consul of his adopted country. Finally a.
bias been subsequently ascertained he was the 3st
Of March, 1854 secretly tried befsre Court Martai
convicted of treason and sentenced to ten years hard
labor in irons in the trenches Of Theresiepstsdt. l.
seems that shortly after his arrest he managed to write
at least two eters-one to the American Consul at Lisp
fic and another to his brother law RudAsta both
Of which he must have dropped %o osd while they
were bringing him from Debrezen to Vienna they Ut
length many months after, found their way to the per-
SONS to whom they directed Through the agency
Of these letters the brought out in the Unitei
States in May, 1864. and Secretary Marcy wrote to Mr.
Jackson Minister at Vienna in regard to it. From
the day which Mr.. Jackson received Msrcys first let
ter the subject until he his last emphatic not
to Count Buo the cay before that parsonage left to
tend the Paris Conferences he has been untirpg in hi
efforts to obtain the release Of Spear and to vndicate
the national honor II the real facts of the shout.
show that it had been outraged In his humble perss
The marked ability and unrlng assiduity with which
Mr. Jackson has cevo ed himself to the attain usnt O.
those ends, alike creditabe his head and heart
The utter obseury and deploraby orsaken condition OF
the victim served In all 1t should but rarely
Acting under the instructions Of the State Department
at Washington he zealousy endeayored but in vAn to
obtain from the Austrian government through Count
condemnation Of Spear but at length finding himself
abandoned BY Marcy, and prompted by compassion for
United States, b. formally waived eli his Official rights
in the matter and mpored the Imperial cemency in be-
half Of Spear, urgently requesting ct the same time,
however, that the letters said to have been used his
trial might be placed at the disposal OF 60 ent
to ensure the convion under its neutrality laws Of
been duped, - then admitted By the xustrans them
selves. The mastery shrewdness of ths left the
the observance Of disrespeeui silence pisd with
studied effort to goad Mr.. jackson, by treatment
a. times BORDERING On as, the
purely personal matter between him and them.
Intensely and oaensively annoying mauy Of the
them most desirable end they bitterly thwArtsd in
their dishonorable design by his calm foroearancs aud
Germans Of New York, who assembled In thousands At
Metropolitan Hall and elsewhere in the fall Of 1885, to
s % ops
cant upon the invioAby American citizens ap should
now know how this same Mr.. Marcy acts when called
profusely and pa,adingly proclaimed in thsory. Then
there election at hand and it was all I'm 2ortsnt
which he the head should-no mstter how base and
fraudulent the means by which they were obtaned-se
as ss na HIS we're
administration elevated to power by the same popular
verdct which sgnaly rebuked and repudiated their
treachery, and it necessary make
apparent exhibition Of numerical strength which had
real foundation in tact +, reconcile even the pediency
worshppers OF other States to the arocous outrage per-
petrated upon the patriotic sentiment Of the nation by
their appointment The purpose for which that letter
was written having long since passed away ana with 1t
a future political hopes o. the authoral further
hypocrtcal semblauce Of adherence to the principles
therein osentatiousy promulgated, being no longer
Jackson coolly informed that the Austrian govern.
ment deem proper 70 arrest American citizen tempo
r@w SVpnSpn IN ftu aottA hat
pretext-hey may keep him in close confinement long
Is they please without permitting him to communists
either personally by lette, with any one-msy try
names VIII SO judges and the locality in which It
held they CONTEMPORARY refuse to give-uay
vist him with without testimony and sentence him to
any punishment known to the tyranny Of despotism,
without the slightest apprehension of effective inter-
ference on the part Of hfa government This n exag
hut truthful Of the