The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-15

ANOTHER LETTER FROM rue SECRETARY OF STATE.
DEPARTMENT STATE,
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ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY or STATE.
DEPARTMENT STATE, l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1883. 4
To Mr.. HART, President OF the Congregation Acxve
Israel, y Philadelphia
Ihave received your letter OF the LIST inst but after
carefully considering It, lnd TO change the
views which communicated to you on the 2ist nit The
government asked to express its condemnation OF
nexcusabe act OF cruelty committed by the public
hori,ies at Bologna the Papai domnions, ny the
the reasons given in my letter, aud quoted yours but
the quotation ncxact and does express the full
views presented, deem proper 10 correct the mistake
POLICY OF the United States abstain from oil Interference
the internal concerns 81 any other country, said,
This occurrence took place thin the territories OF an in
american Gu zen. And then succeeds the paragraph
accurately quoted but which truly reads A. O,lows Il
the settled policy u the United States abstain from
al Interference under such circumstance they expect
Othcr nations abstain from al Interference the
nal concerns ~ this country Tho other paragraph Is
correctly =" But deemed proper 20 aihere %
the established principle which has heretofore regulated
Is conduct 10 Il. intercourse with other nations
In this additional letter which You have addressed 10
you introduce extract of letter from tbs Depart
mcnt dated August H. 1870, 10 the American Consul n
Cairo speak nc Ia just term cf rcprcheasou y tn afro
cious oalumnes Itch the Jews of Damasou. had been
then recently subjected to. aud of the terrible cruees
which had been inflicted upon them AMI considering
this a 81 intervention am proof that sich
settled policy that Indicated las been adopted by the
United states you consider also that the pubic support
and influence, by the good Offices o. our government,
consistently asked for suppression Of such wrongs ~
humanity the occasion Of my former note, etc
have remarks 10 make respecting the proceedings Of
the government Ia this case II Damascus. which
marked b. the most caumnous representations Of the
jewish people and IA which cxcrgclaing tarturcs
inflicted and many lives sacrificed Bai think proper
observe that this single acton The par OF The govern
scarcely he sad 10 change that character o
tiona reserve which attribute 20 fore On policy
Those principles OF external intercourse may well be
said 70 be csab shed which durns the seventy years o
national existence and stirring period, sboundDg
with great events, everywhcre exciting corresponding Ia
teres have been adhered 10 with that s,eadnes u prr
peso which, almost without exception, has marked the
conduct Of government, while dealing with these
subjects. There cructcs and outrsges " such
voting nature that rs uaiaral, auiabe Indeed that
when they they should meet with geLer, condcm.
nation But this duty 10 Outraged humanity should be
len 10 the action OF Individuals, and the expression oi
public opinion Tor II Is maniles, that, VI government
the power 10 Judge AMI oensurc the proceedings
OF another the laws 4 recognizes IN which do
Affect their Interests o. The rights " their cti.
zcns the intercourse Of nations vii become q system
Of elimination and recrimnaou, hostile 20 friendly
municaton Dor the principle o. Interference being
admitted, ia application may b. Indefinitely extended. de
pending for the opinion which each country
may form Of the civil policy of another ard ~ the pract
cal operation There y people howOud rebuke with
more asperiiy. such ntcrmoddnz with their affairs than
would tho people Of the United STATS and becomes us
10 maintain the reserve toward otLer countries which
We expect them " observe toward ~ Hanan govern.
mcbts are necessarily inpcyfect aud Their the Ustei
states any other nation can claim exception from the
common attribute
II any of the Powers OF the on World should believe
there "were wrongs 10 suffering humanity IN this ooun
Try the same principle which would Justify this govern.
sccedng 10 your application would justify them
u a similar measure shosld they deem the crcums stances
q any sucnty grave TO call Tor their nterposi,on
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