The Austro-Hungarian Question: Correspondence Between Mr. Hülsemann ... and Mr. Webster ...Gideon and Company, 1851 - 23 pages |
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acts of retaliation admits affairs in Hungary American Government American policy American press American Revolution ascertain the chances Austrian empire Austrian Government Cabinet of Vienna Cabinet of Washington Chargé d'Affaires civilized Clayton reached Washington communication confidential agent consideration contest DANIEL WEBSTER December 30 deemed dersigned document has placed domestic Dudley Mann Emperor of Austria evidence being left exposed to acts exposing their emissary favorable felt to ascertain firm and stable foreign Powers guide the relations hostile Hülsemann Hülsemann's note Hungarian affairs Imperial Government independent interference intimate and faithful introduced in regard Kossuth language law of nations lest that Government Majesty the Emperor Mann's instructions Mann's mission mendacious rumors ment movements of Europe neutral Power occasion political movements President Taylor Prince Windischgrätz principles proper to revive propriety recognise Revolutionary Government Secretary Senate silence into approbation Stiles struggle Taylor thought proper tion undersigned to say
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Page 12 - that useful and necessary changes in legislation and administration, ought only to emanate from the free will and intelligent conviction of those whom God has rendered responsible for power; all that deviates from this line necessarily leads to disorder, commotions, and evils, far more insufferable than those which they pretend to remedy."!
Page 13 - They cannot, however, fail to cherish always a lively interest in the fortunes of nations struggling for institutions like their own. But this sympathy, so far from being necessarily a hostile feeling toward any of the parties to these great national struggles, is quite consistent with amicable relations with them all.
Page 11 - ... not, if they so desired, shut out from the view of mankind the causes which have placed them, in so short a national career, in the station which they now hold among the civilized states of the world. They could not, if they desired it, suppress either the thoughts or the hopes which arise in men's minds, in other countries, from contemplating their successful example of free government. That very intelligent and distinguished...
Page 4 - Was it in return for the friendship and confidence which Austria had never ceased to manifest towards them, that the United States became so impatient for the downfall of the Austrian monarchy, and even sought to accelerate that event by the utterance of their wishes to that effect? Those who did not hesitate to assume the responsibility of sending Mr. Dudley Mann on such an errand, should, independent of considerations of propriety. have borne in mind that they were exposing their emissary to be...
Page 8 - ... last. The principal ground of protest is founded on the idea, or in the allegation, that the government of the United States, by the mission of Mr. Mann and his instructions, has interfered in the domestic affairs of Austria in a manner unjust or disrespectful toward that power. The President's message was a communication made by him to the Senate, transmitting a correspondence between the executive government and a confidential agent of its own. This...
Page 8 - This Department has, on former occasions, informed the Ministers of Foreign Powers that a communication from the President to either House of Congress is regarded as a domestic communication, of which, ordinarily, no foreign State has cognizance...
Page 11 - ... on which the American Constitutions themselves are wholly founded, they could not but command the warm sympathy of the people of this country. Well-known circumstances in their history, indeed their whole history, have made them the representatives of purely popular principles of government. In this light they now stand before the world. They could not, if they would, conceal their character, their condition, or their destiny.
Page 9 - this explanation can hardly be admitted, for it says very little as to the cause of the anxiety which was felt to ascertain the chances of the revolutionists." As this, however, is the only purpose which can with any appearance of truth be attributed to the agency ; as nothing whatever is alleged by Mr.
Page 5 - Senate, in his message of the 18th [28th] of last March, the instructions with which Mr. Mann had been furnished on the occasion of his mission to Vienna. The publicity which has been given to that document has placed the Imperial Government under the necessity of entering a formal protest, through its official...
Page 18 - German was not of equivalent meaning with " spy" in the English language, or that in some other way the employment of such an opprobrious term may be explained. Had the Imperial Government of Austria subjected Mr. Mann to the treatment of a spy, it would have placed itself without the pale of civilized nations ; and the Cabinet of Vienna may be assured that if it had carried, or attempted to carry, any such lawless purpose into effect, in the case of an authorized agent of this Government, the spirit...