New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-29
LETTER FROM LONDON.
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! The Emperor of Austria having, by his Minister,
entered the courts Of law in suit against Louis
Kossuth, public Alteration has been strongly drawn
| that way and, may add public feeling has been
much gratifed by the decision of her Maiesty's
legal functionaries who have denied the applica-
ton of the imperial complainant. Iwil endeayor
Ia give your readers brief sketch of the case since
may be difficult for them to &c clear instghtinto
it from the published reports, as they appear at
| large in the papers.
kossuth il is stated in the comp aint, was in the
act Of preparing for issue certain notes Of credit
4 called in the Indictment ssspurious notes 1--as
i Governor of Hungary, to be used in that Kingdom,
to the loss and datriment of the subjects of sSid
Kingdom, and an invesion of the rights of Francis
4 Joseph King thereof. The affidavit or reply of
kossuth is document Of much interest, the pth at
which may be giTeR.as follows: ]. He claims to
be by birth Hungarian nobleman, who. when
| Ferdinand V ceased to be King Of Hungary, by
reason of the revolution of 84S was elected by the
Hungarian diet Governor, to administer the asfairs
Il of the country until such time as a permanent po-
il litica settlement thereof or an Independent basis
i should be effected. Ehat commission has never
Il been revoked nor, in the mean time, has King
\ been accepted or crowned as King of Hungary
q. The Emperor of Austria is not King of Hungary
il de facto or de iafe. Ee is not King de j41e, be-
4 cause the conditions OF the settlement have not
slbeen complied with, anafbecause there can be no
successor to the crown until after the death o. the
4 last King, who is yet alive. Again, Were Fefdi-
nand dead the could revert only to the next
4 heir, which the Emperor OF Austria is not; and he
Il must be crowned within six months after the de-
cease OF the last King. Therefore, he is not King
\ de .fiIcto: but the Hungarian noblemen are the
| members Of the crown. s. The King of Hungary,
! whoever he may be, has no power of himself to
/ issue notes of credit without the consent of the
! Diet; and the Diet never gave its consent to any
/ othelsperson than Aossuth- r. The King Of Hun
cary never had the exclusive right to atfX the ma
tional arms to any public document; for that in
heres,in the n0blemen who have the keeping of the
orownas members Of the. crown. 5. He denies that
he has any present intention Of Introducing those
4 notes.-the Hnngary but that, in view Of the pres
4 emf unsettled state OF Europe, they were prepared
4 to meet "a possible emergencya probable elner-
/ geney--E1len they would be required for the public
service. s., They were also designed, in such emer
/ gency, to indemnify the holders OF former notes
confseatedgbg Austria, whenitsobhed the national
treasury Gifts specie at Pesth.
| This rep must have been daBsTer to the En-
| perors minister, Count Appouye, as well as i'm
portant information to the public respecting the
| legitimate claim of Francis Joseph. 1t will be re-
membesed that the present Emperor is nephew to
the former, whoTesgned the crown in. his favor on
the close of the Hungarian war; 1t 6iscloses the
important fact that, although the Emperor should
| be crowned King Of Hungary, which he now pro
poses to have done Immediately at Buds, this will
entie him to no legal or constitutional right to the
crown, since the terms of the settlement will not
be, as they eannotbe, complied with by him. This,
| of course, when Interpreted by his declared adhe-
renee to national law and the principles Of success
sion 50 often put forth in his protests against the
usurpations Of the King Of Italy, will all come up
| against him. To be sure, he may appeal to the
ultima ratio rsgpnl- thedast argument of Kings
the cannonbat this expose of his true relations to
Hungary, will always remain as justification for
revolt. A lawyer of Lincoln's Inn has Just pro-
duced pamphlet with the title: "Who is the Hing
of Hungary that is now sntor in the English Court
of Chancery?n Which sustains, illuminates and
enforees the positions assumed by Kossnth. Kos
suth concludes his affidavit with these Words "My
life and actions ate before the world and it has
been my wish and care nevarto do any act in Eng
land, which is, or could be deemed to be, an in
fringement of the la&Ts of England"
The accounts from hungary aSord but little sat
6sfacton in regard to the present or future action
Of the Teyolutionsts That the clement overtures
Of Francis Joseph are mot received with favor or
confidence, seems to he apparent; bur what pre-.
parations, il any, are going on, or whether Carl
bald is really getting ready 10 cooperate in sec
ono rising, are things OF which can say nothing
with certainty. The preparation of tiaese notes by
Kossuth manifests certain expectations on his part,
Whica will be interpreted differently by different
peraons. he is, undoubtedly, besides being a
pnre and noble patriot man of great prudence
and sagacity; and, we must suppose, thas peculiar
facilities for obtaining information, which is not
suffered to get into the newspapers. Ehe mis-
fortune Of Austria is supposing her present good
Intentions to be sincere, that her past policy of
fasehood and treachery has made people distustful
of her word She gained her present place among
the nations of Europe, neither By bravery IN the
field nor Honesty in the cabinet, but by matr-
monial alliances, intrigue Wholesale buteheries and
the darket perfidy. And she has SO far managed
TO keep her sabjectj provinces loyal by the base
and cruel deViee of creating suspicion and hatred
between them, and often leading them to imbrue
their hands in each others blood. But this is be-
ginaing to be Understood by them; and the day
may come when they will combine together to de
stroy her.
HE London press continues to growl over
American affairs; sometimes on one side, some |
times on the other The only sensible remarks l
have seen are those made in a late number of the |
London Review. Iteounselsa peaceful separation |
between the North and South, since their reunion
seems to be an impossbiiity, when the causes Of |
their differences are considered. These are climate
character, institutions and ideas. No doubt this |
would be the better course. But, it cannot be eX-
4peeted. The composition of Mr. Lincoln's cabinet |
and the tone OF the Republican press will ride
any purpose OF peace Of the President il he enter
tain such purpose. The head OF his cabinet is es-
teemed the ablest of Republican statesmen. He |.
may be such; but, SO far, when We look at the
effects of his public words and acts, we must say
that he is remarkably deficient in those two very
necessary characteristics of statesmaaship-pr
dsnce and foresight. In his political course, he |
has displayed, at different times, rashness, bold
ness, cunning, and fear. He has been Inconsistent
and false to his own principles; and yet, upon the
whole, like all cunning men, he has been tmid.
The danger he invokes he IS never prepared to
meet. IL is his rhetoric that has won for him his
present reputation Eloquence itcannot be called,
for it has not particle of honest eryor or inspira
ton He has no heart; and not enough brain to
compensate its absence. His influence has been
most disastrous. With his popularity, had he had
the prescience and boldness to combat the aboli-
ton movement, he might have deferred perhaps
indefinitely the present revolution. But he was
blinded by his own selishness and ambition. His |
reward will be defeat and disgrace.
think you will have war, and that it will be |
brought aboutin such way as to attempt to throw |
the odinm Of beginning it on you. During this
reign Of fanatics and small men, you must be pre- |
pared for every resort Of ennung and treachery !
on their part. You must be prepared also to meet
a combined assault by sea aud land, The North is |
nhamed. You have cippied its commerce and |
emptied its Workshops and in doing so have sup |
piled men for the recruiting service The Northern |
forces will not now have MexiCans TO encounter. |
They little appreciate the activity, daring and
spirit of the South Besides, you are on your own
soil, defending your property and homes. This is
half the battle won before it is begun. War will |
consolidate Your strength aud give uDity to public
opinion. Perhaps it will give you,the support of
the Border States. They surely, cannot stand
idly by, and see you repeng the common enemy. |
Your cause il as much theirs as your do not,
at the same time, profess To understand their exact
position. Are they hesitating in the expectation
that the North will make concessions Ii so, they
certainly will he deceived. The North will make |
no concessionS-no compromises. This is ques- |
ton which has been argued for forty years, and |
which no argument can settle. The sword must
do that Perhaps there never was time when
men took sides with such fixed determination to