Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-27

congratulations from friends in Halifax upon
= my escape al 0W informing me of the iudigna-
tion icl, by the defeated parties at my final
success. and of the cool wishes expressed by
the inhabitants gencnlly for the success OF
the whole enterprise. upon the rcsnl, OF which
; heavy bets had been made.
MR.. GUIZOT AND MR.. klNG.-Sincc
yesterday we have laid our hands upon the
correspondence between these i~unctionsries.
adyciicd To ian our lsst, and we now place IL
before our readers.
i IL had its origin, or rather cause. IN the fol-
lowing passage of All article in the London
Times:
mir. Calhoun and Mr.. King stated in their
Official correspondence, with an assurance that
has never been equallcd. that they received
from the Ming OF the French a pledge that
France would offer noopposition 10 the work
they had IN hand. That statement was utter
= !2.s"; for, althoc,, France, like England.
did not conceive that her interest in the pro-
vince or state of Texas was sufficiently strong
to justify a declaniion OF war against the az
grcssor. she did protest, as cnergeiicalty as
England. against the violation al tbosc prince
pies which are the hesis and the safeguard of
International relations"
Tn gTossness ami in~oIeuoc OF u,is para
graph induced Mr.. Ming 10 bIag il before Mr..
Guizoi. as follows:
Upon the dccency of such language - APP
piled, or OF the taste which i~oierates IL, IL il
not m! purpose Ia anrm Divert. This u NO.
the first time that they veacity Of my despatch
-, and those of the late distinguished Sccre-
isry OF State OF the United States. have been
ossaIlcd IN the same quarter, in TERMS OF gross
outrage. j would Continue To treat such call
umnIes with the contempt they deserve. did
they net receive some sanction from their re-
L nltRitfNttfsR "a fN.- lassr.rl L.. n<l,fe. "a So.
,norning. q paper. which, il not Official. il
from It's character 6nd rela,ions, stamped with
= certain degree ot authority. The respect
which ! owe To myself. and siill more that
which - dnc 10 mn Government, will not
justify me IN permitting such charges. thus
persisted IN end thus reproduced, to pass any
longer unc0niradicted. The eourtssics oi pr
waite life, not 10 speak oi ihe-r due la public
station, must not he violated with CONTINUES,
imPuuity.
Your Rxcellcncy will perceive that Mr..
Calhoun published despatch {. the 18th ol
August. 1874. which is obviously referred 10
IN the paragraphs copied by the Journal de-
Dtbots, Is e~grrgionsly perverted, so that ths
charge OF audaciots falsehood, with which
thst eminent statesman aud myself are ~
ooarseiy siigmstissd, Is. to say the least, a
! rash mis- statement.
Noticing. IN a Jan way. the iniorma
; iion OF my having received satisfactory assur
ances that, though prefrning the iadcpend
government take steps in the slightest degre
hostile, orwhich " ouid give the United State
Z Just cause ot complsiat, the despatch ~rferrev
G To contains the ioliow ing language:
i have laid Your despatch, No, i, bcfor
the President, who insirucis me To max
= known To You that be has read ii with muc
e pleasure, especially the portion which relate
i TO your cordial reception by the King. on
his assurance OF fricpd;y feelings toward IN
. United Sietes- lilo President, IN pericula
II mighty appreciates The declaration OF the Kin
= ,l.at IA ne event any stegs would be taken b
ms Government in DE slightest degree bosiil
or whicl, would give the United States in.
: cause OF complaint IL was the moro Crafty
ing from the fact that our previous information
was calculated TO make the impression tia
IS the Government OF Fmnce was prepared I
unite with Great Bdfain In y ipint protest q
gainst annexation 81 Texas. and a joint effoI
Ia induce our Gotemusent 70 Withdraw 81
10 proposition to annex, ON condition that Mel
leo should BE- made to acknowledge her iad'
5 ~Pendeuce. HE Is happy TO Infer from yos
~ d-spa,eh that tl,e hffor nation. az fss as /, r.
o, lates 10 Fnnoe iz.ia all reliability. witho,
I fOunda ion.
a To the joint effort TO induce Texas To will
d1w her proposition To annex my despaiC
&C. had not alluded. sad ] sm not aware that m
" protest, joint OF siagle, against the ennexatio
as OF Texas. has ever bcen Presented to the Al
b. esican Goyemnent.
" Aiittie farther on, the preference entertain
eel by the French Government for thc continl
~ ed independence Of Texas is alluded lo
these tenns:--
- You are right In making the disiincis
al between the iuterdet 81 fsssee sad England
To reference To TcSsS of rather, 1 woald nv a
10 appa Fcn tin,cIcs, q the two countries. Frsn,
c. cannot possibly hsvc any Other than CONNIE
~ cal Interests 10 dseifing 30 SO her prcser
al hes separate indie spdence, while u Is certsI
~ That England looks beyond. 81 political inte
csis. ~ "hich she apparently attaches mu,
dy Importance
~ unguisbed citiSen. who has occupied tbe mo
n eminent -%iailuns, intending that of Vice Pre-
tient 81 The t~niiedSlstes. ~ we'll ~ him wi
has thc honor Ia 81 their representative ne.
It's Majesty tho kiBg Of ihc French.
~ laval myself 81 his OCCASION To renew
TO yoss ESccllcncy ,hc assurance ~ my high COT
~ sHiemtion. WN. X. kIxo.
b. His E1cellepcy N. GuiDoi.
at Minist~t ~ F0wign Ahsin.
'c- umnslstioH)
st (Private)
Ne Department a Foscign AGsirg Cshinc,
Sri have mceigcd he letter which y,
- dft inc Toe tuHor tO " nir 60 me on ihe fth
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