The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-27

The CONTRADICTIONS OF THE CoUR-
RIER DIES ETATs UNIs, AND IT'S IN
SOUND CONCLUSIONS r#..

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The CONTRADICTIONS OF THE CoUR-
RlER DIES ETATs UNIs, AND ITS IN
SOUND CONCLUSIONS. 900
The editor Of the HBotgrier de, .fa,, l,,is1 ,o-
dulges, on th1 lgth Instant m some Giraffe structures
on the speech OF Mr., C1honn, ADD in allucing to
this remark of the senator from South Carolina
IAN Europe is asJyiisaieis against rs in the way
OF credit he takes upon himself TO give the follow
ing Interpretation thereof; ... ...
This sentence of MIR. Calhoun has, very likely,
a more ce'npIebensiyn meaning ihaa will DO erner.
si'y supposed. People will think that il il a mere
ii'ns al he Course OF Mr., Polk, while we consider
~ ~ Deuayins deep conviction, which zoe kaoic
has been entertained for hong time by the Carol-
n, senstor' Hma matter Of certainty tina, MIR.
Calhoun has, with stern traskness found fault more
than once with the ehursh and language OF the
American diplomacy towards European Diplomacy.
He, has, particularly, ofen regretted that those
churlish acts had, 10 great degree, forced the
French goyefnpent not only into hostile attitude,
but even 10 make cause trih EagLond while
through the Of loyal cvlity the neutrality OF
France, and even its assistance might have been se-
cured We kno'o, for instance, that although Mr.
Calhoun did blame the acts Of the French cabinet
N opposing annexation, he found much moro
fault with the unskilfulness OF his predecessors
secretaries Of stale) than with the i'll viii Of Mr..
GuiLot."
will leave aside the waggeres and idle assertions
OF the French editor for what they arc WORTH with
ms shgie remark. that Mr.. Calhoun, in publishing
the despatch Of Mr. King containing Eiendlv assv.
ra"ess from the French government, which were en-
ureiy at variance wnh their suspected secret in
rigues in fexas, showed up the dupIieity OF the
French ministry in such glsring light tina (Mr
Sslhoan) was VIOLENTLY dsnounosd having gross
~ VIOLATED thoss very diplomatic ciriiisss IN favor
whereof Mr.. Calhoun 10 represented, by the French
edtot, - bang such a sensitive sAvoesia. n
proceed now 10 set forth the principal obee, I
had IN view IN translating the above extract We
ind therein the following admissions, namely, tina,
titude,n and that Il even made "common cause with
England, In opposing Texas annexation The
French editor, at other umes has repeatedly scout
ed the idea that the French government had ever
done anything In the affair Of Texas that could he
construed a. being antrendly to the United States;
but now he acknowledges, u,guardedly, but without
Disguise that said government is not only hostile 70
us, but makes common cause with England If our
ehrish diplomacy be the true cause as asserted by
the French editor Of the hostility OF the French
government, the public rebuke addressed TO that
government by the President, in his message, must
have, OF course, increased IL and yet we find, from
the late debates in the French Chambers, that Mr.
Guizot has several Times in those debates professcd
warm friendship for the United Suites Il is true
that nobody believes him. but these conflicting as
seruons, connected M they with hypocriticsl
professions, form altogether sad commentary on
The sincerity Of the French editor and Of his patron
Mr.. Guizot. nI .amu8t r'| - r - -
The Courier des Flats Unis, in the same page
that have quoted from, has an editorial article ON
Mexican affairs, wherein the ,enerally-spresd re-
port that there is an understanding between Eng
land and France for establishing a monarchy IN
Mexico, is represented as a mere dream; and tho
French editor, carried away by his obvious desire TO
luH rs into security. and forgetting that he has admitted
as an acknowledged fact, that hostile feelings against
US are entertained by the French government, uses
following he till