Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-28

been discovered within his jurisdiction They call themselves
the BLUE Lily Sect hold frequent meetings. spells and in
cantaon and rank herccs In their meeting house the
soldiers found wooden and sword with sundy books
and essays their religion As it is heinous offence to
dissent from general received opinions and tene the Gov
has put them all into prison. to be dealt with according
to the law.
THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PARIS.
LEeArIos or THE UNITED SrArEs,
PARrs, January 4, 1916.
Sin have the honor call the attention Of your Excel
ency the following paragraph from the London Times Of
the lst instant
"Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. King stated in their official
respondence with that has been equaed
that they received from the King OF the French pledge that
France would offer opposition to the work they had
in hand That statement utterly false for although
France like England did conceive that her interest in the
province or State Of Texas was sufficiently strong to Justify
declaration Of against the aggresso she did protest.
theoretically England against the violation OF those rinc
plies which the basis and the safeguard Of international
lations."
Upon the decency of such language, applied of the
which toerates it, it is not my purpose to anmadye
This is the first time that the veaciy of my dispatches
and Of those Of the late distinguished Secretary Of State OF the
United States, has been asaed in the quarter in terms
of gross outrage would continue to treat such caumnles
with the contempt they deserve, did they not receive some
sanction from their republication in the Journal DIES Debas
Of this morning, paper which, no Official is from its charac
and relations stamped with certain degree of authority
The respect which owe myself and still more that which
is due to my Government will not justify in permitting
such charges thus persisted in and thus reproduced
any longer unconiradcted The couesies Of private life not
to speak of those due public station must not be violated
with continued IMMUNITY.
Your Excelency will perceive that Mr. Calhouns publish
ed despatch of the 18th Of August s44 which obviously
referred to in the paragraph copied by the Journal des
DebG is egregously perverted that the charge OF auda-
cious ehood with which that eminent statesman and myself
coarsey sgmazed rests say the least upon rash
missatemen
Noticing in summary way, the information Of my having
received satisfactory that though pefeng the in
dependence of Texas in event would the French Govern
men take steps the slightest degree hostile which would
give the United States just Of complaint the despatch
referred to contains the following language
81 have laid your despatch No l before the President,
who make known to you that he has read
with much pleasure especially the portion which relates to
your cordial reception by the King, and his assurance Of
friendly feelings towards the United States The President
in particular highly appreciates the declaration OF the hing
that in any steps would be taken by has Government
in the slightest degree hostile which would give to the
United States just of complaint II was the more gra
tying from the fact that previous information was cacu
lated to make the impression that the Government France
prepared unite with Great Britain in joint protest
against the annexation of Texas and joint effort 70 induce
Government to withdraw the proposition to annex, on
condition thai Mexico should be made to acknowledge her in
dependence He happy infer from your despatch that
the information, far relates France is in all proa
bilty, without foundation" ,
To the joint effort to induce Texas withdraw her popo-
sion annex my despatch had not alluded. and not
that any protest. joint SINGLE against the anne1a
ton Of Texas has been presented to the American Go
vernment.
little further the preference entertained by the French
Government for the continued independence Of Texas al
luded to in these terms
ssYou are right in making the distinction between the in
n France and England in reference Tsxs or rather
France possibly have any other than commercial into
desiring her separate independence
while certain that England looks beyond TO political mte
rests to which she apparently attaches much Importance
This despatch has been before the public for than
year. and although the subject Of has been referred tom
with Exceency and has been discussed IN
The Chambers when, my memory wel both the
concerted action and the conecured protest were dscamed
have received the slightest inmaion from NE French
allegations of the paragraph have quoted conveyed in lam
guage Of characteristic coarseness which should not lightly be
applied to men who have and responsible stations
long possessed the confidence Of their Government and
try, having been conspcuousy reproduced in leading Min
istea paper under the eye Of the French Government
main silent any longer manifest unworthy nder
private reputation well public consideration. The
former has before been assaulted when latter be
with IMMUNITY, longer my country with honor
and advantage.
feel my duty then, before giving public contradiction
to these charges at to request your Exceeny enable
to state that they have not in the slightest degree the
authority sanction Of the French Government Whatever
feeling may have been excited by political
but persuade myself that will give your Exceency
great pleasure promptly from such unworthy ac
cusaons a distinguished citizen who has occupied the most
eminent stations including that of Vice President Of the Uni
ted States well him who has the honor be their
sentative his Majesty the King Of the French.
avail myself Of this renew to your exceency
the assurance Of my high consideration.
VIM r. KING.
His excellency NJ Gurzor,
Minister of Foreign AGars.
Translation.
DEPARTMENT FoREIas AFFAIRs' GARNET.
Pripafe. PANS, JAsUAsrg.
Sin have received the letter which you did me the honor
to write the 4th Of this month"; and hasten reply
TO it. The Journal DIES Debafs is any the
gan the Government Of the King, which cannot and should
not be considered responsible for what pubhed therein
whether for articles emanang from that journal itself those
borrowed from foreign journals add that in regard the
question Of Texas the time that the Government of
the King has pursued the which seemed to in