New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-06
Trouble between the French Republic and
Central America.

We are in possession of papers from the City Of
Guatemala to the Sd of July. and leap that the coun
try continues in the disturbed state as heretofore
no better, no worse some misunderstanding ap-
pears to have arisen between the Government and
the French Consul the following abstract of the partc
ulars Of which we copy from the Official Gd-dfe
Last week important circumstance in the political
annals of our country took place NJ. Challaye, the
French Consul General ad interim in Guatemala ceased
exercising his functions with this Republic and the
cause for doing appears TO proceed from some often
sye publication in this Gdd we consider Unnecessary
briefly to explain what happened
We shall not refer to the documents, although we
have them. On sunday the nth inst. the Consul
cOnvoked his house all the French citizens in Guate
maa with the view of adopting some resolutions mani
Testing 10 the Provisional Government their adhesion 10
the French Republic At this meeting some difference
of opinion occurred and protest was presented to the
Consul against the malevolent sentiments which they
the sgners, supposed the editors of this Gazette
pressed toward France and the Government recently
established
The Consul who requested TO certify to the pro
that it might be printed thought proper 10 adopt u
AZ his own, and he first signed with nineteen of his
fellow citizens, and without any commune alton with
this Government addressed note 10 II on the 18th inst
with the protest incOsed al the same time making the
pcremptory and extraordinary demands hereafter au
ded TO. Here ought to observe that the Consul by
adopting and signing the document, COMPOUNDED his Of
fetal character with that OF his compatriots and eX
presses himself warmly against what he thinks 10 be
the political tendency of this Government and ne APP
pears DESTROYS Of suppressing public opinion in
the country in which he resides.
After assuming that everything mentioned in the pro
test strictly true and much more might be added
nevertheless many of them might be considered
sertions without proofs and might well be considered
as very unnecessary defamation the Consul declares
that he thinks il absolutely necessary TO demand that
his letter and protest should be published in the next
weeks GG,efe both in French and Spanish. without
any deviation whatever from the originals and hatthey
should be in the first page and rst column and TO ap
pear the first article hence giving the preference to
his communication to anything however important the
Government might wish TO make public with other hu
initiating refnemcnts concluding with declaration
that il his firm determination not 70 enter into any
correspondence and he would not reracl from any
OF the conditions above expressed Moreover the Con
sui insinuses that the French Republican Government
is not disposed toward foreign Governments with
the same moderation as the past Government did, an
assertion which cannot believe as We do not doubt
that the popular wish OF the French is fraternity and
moderation with every nation the earth, and most
especially with the youthful Republics Of this continent
The Government of Guatemala being denied the
power OF removing the effects produced by any equivo
cal impressions which he has made the merit Of II has
no other but 10 manifest 10 NJ. Chalaye Us
intention of referring the affair 10 the French Govern
ment.
The Consul on the Goth of the present month again
wrote that he was under the memorable necessity Of
ceasing all political relations with this Republic and
the next day at II o'clock, he would haul down his
consular cOlors and the national arms OF France, 10
show that his political character with this Government
had concluded and accordingly al u o'clock next
day he hauled down the colors and the consulate
arns