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the intention OF this government
to protect It's adopted citizens
az whatever cost. This Il what
Secretary Marcy wrote 10 1858 to the
Austrian government. "Whenever.
ey the law Of nations, an individual
becomes clothed with our national
character, be he n nHtive-hofn or
naturalized citizen, an exile driven
from his early home by political
oppression, or an emlgrAnt ent!ced
from Il by the hopes OF better
fortune for himself and his posterlty,
he can claim the protection OF this
government; and II may respond to
that claim without being obliged TO
explain It's conduct TO any foreign
power, for Il Is Its duty 70 make It's
nationality respected by other nations
globe "
What n contrast between the fervid
words and action OF Secretary OF State
William l.. Marcy in the case OF the
imprisoned Martin kosSta and the
tempori2iDg and un-American refusal
OF Secretary OF State James q. Blaine
70 secure 20 Denis OConner, Daniel
McSweeney, and the rest their rights
as American citizens!
The story Of Martin Koszta's arrest,
Imprisonment, and release at the mug.
zle of American cannon, Is instruo.
tive.
koszta was Hungarian refugee
with kossuth 10 America. While
here he declared his lntentionr 10 be-
come a citizen; he had not even been
clothed with full citizenship IA had
O'Conner, McSweeney, and Walsh.
For some reason he went 70 SMYRNA,
and was there on the night OF
june %, 1853, lassoed by band OF
Greeks hired by the Austrian govern
ment thrown into a boat % the Aus
tftan brig Hu1zar, lying In Smyrna
harbOr, taken 10 the vessel and cast
into her hold, where he was loaded
with chains.
On the next day the 81. Louis, an
American schooner OF war, APP
peared IN the harbor. Capt.
Duncan n, Ingraham was in-
formed OF the outrage, and
at once put himself In communication
with the American charge d'aiihires
nc Constaptinope. A demand was
made on the Turkish government TO
interfere for kOsZta's release, The
porte did not act, aud Capt. IngrahRm
made the same demand upon the
captain of the HHzzar. That officer
temporized Capt Ingraham was
permitted TO see koszta and 20 ask
him IL he claimed American pro-
lection. Koszta made the
claim, exhibiting copy Of
his declaration OF intention.n
Capt. lngraham simply said, "You
shall have protection" returned 10
his ship and renewed his demand for
koszta's release, this time perempto-
rily. On July he gave notice that
unless Koszta was put ON shore with
In eight hours he would open fire ON
the Huzzar. Then he got under way,
anchored close up TO the Austrian brig
and cleared his decks for action.
Meanwhile "A large Austrian
schooner Of sixteen guns had entered
the harbor, and, on that critical morn
ing, lay 10 about half mile from the
Huzzar. The two vessels carried
double the number Of guns OF the
American. Deputations came OIL
from shore begging Ingraham not 10
precipitate trouble. His answer was
brief and 10 the points "Gentlemen,
the man must be given up into some
ones hands on Shore else will take
him. My cause Is that Of Justice, and
cannot fail. / have stated the
time.n
As the limit OF the time approached,
hurried consultation was held bt-
tween the American, Austrian and
French consuls. Ingraham's terms
were submitted TO, and KosztB was or
dered brought on shore. As a boat put
of from the Huzzar In which his
figure was made out, the contemporary
report says that great shout went up;
"Vive i Ameriquem "VIve la Re
publique!' the people cried.
The Austrian government not only
made the demand upon President
Pierce that Koszta should be surren-
dered, but also that Capt. IDgraham
and Mr. Brown, the charge d'afIaiIea,
should be publicly rebuked. Secre-
tary Marcy, by direction of the presi-
dent refused 10 surrender KosztG Ia
memorable letter, from which the
foregoing extract has been taken,
and congress voted It's thanks and
medal to Capt. Ingraham. Secretary
Marcy's assertion OF American pro-
lection, not only 10 its citizens, but 10
those who bad declared their intention
10 become its citizens, held good In
our relations with foreign powers until
Secretary Blaine's cowardly, II not
criminal, refusal 10 assert the rights
OF American citizenship thirty years
later brought disgrace upon the Amer.
lean name.