The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-02
Communicated.


Having furnished iull statement OF the case in
kfst No, we proceed 20 make comments upon il,
sch as we think justly belong TO the sabject As pre-
minary, however have word 10 say on the extra.
ordinary character Of the principal case, OF which the
French vessel lthe Eugenie) is relieved from mm.
nen danger by an American war .seamerthe Iris; no
offer OF gratuy, or even OF thanks is made at the time
by the captain OF the Eugenie The commander OF the
lis, believing that he entitled salvage, and that
he had right 10 detain the vessel therefor made the
claim and detained the vessel thirty hours when, the
iDeposton OF the French and American consuls at Vera
Cruz, she released For this detention, the owners
Of the Eugene, without being satisfied with quiteyen,
appeal TO their government and their minister al Wash
ington makes formal complaint and calls on ms gov
eminent for the commander OF the Iris In.
stead OF an nteposition OF this kind we should have
rather expected from the magnanmity OF the French
ton that its minister would have presented request of
permission 10 present 10 the commander medal, and
his crew months pay. Of this claim, thus made and
persisted in after full knowledge Of all the facts we
cannot say less nor could we say more than that the
pau OF the owners, II most ungraeful and the part
oil the French minister most ungracious. and deeply 81"
uoeing The dignity OF the French nation.
From the statement OF the case will be that the
question has originated from the passages quoted from
Mr. Poussins leiter Of May 30. Mr. Poussn, in that
letter. states two 'dectriaes contained in Comman-
der Carpenters "srptanaion' that he had q
81 therefor. and that these dosnss iaDoiss tie dg
siyof national marine. The faa that the expana
ton contains those "doc.rnes" cannot be denied The
opinion that they involve the dignity OF national
ne is predicated solely on the explanation Of the CON-
Inander Had the letter ended here, imagine
that the most nervous rrtably could have considered
as "involving the dignity Of this government That
Involvement Il It could arise at ali. could only have
arisen from subsequent act Of this govefnmentan APP
pcogal Of these doctrines.
IN the next paragraph MT Poussln states that he
induced to bellevethat our govern
ment subscrbes TO the strange doctrines professed by
Commander Carpenter" Now, the TACT that MI. Clay
ton communicated 10 Mr. PoussIn the explanation as
satisfactory answsf TO his complaint. was full assent
subscribing To- all the doctrines" contained in that
"explanat!on L will not wepresume, be commended.
.srange or the protest against Them against their
adoption by our government, afforded any ground OF
offence kwoad seem, then, that in neither paragraph,
taken by ITSELF such ground to be found II only
coupling the two paragraphs and giving them this read
ing From your answer, Mr. Secretary Of State am
unfortunately induced 10 believe that your government
subscribes 10 the strange doctrines professed Com
mander Carpenters explanations and which doctrines
involve the dignity OF your national marine, and conse
quently Of your government" The ground OF offence
This we think the best case that Mr.. Clayton himself
can deduce either from the correspondence or from semi
official apology or defence 1--WE know not which TO call
The character Of Mr. Poussins assertion is changed
by Mr. Clayton charging, in his letter to Mr. Rush. that
1.-The minister dusthe government OF the United States
with S S & .sans o ,s S
any propre be applied to the assertion II leaves the
assertion to be judged by its terms.
Mr IN.
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consequences oi snis 'na' couiu in'o's "e oshiy
OF our government
:, we MAKE no question: put tnat me maiiume law OF
England ana Oh tns country, founded on tne qua pro
quo smnt OF commerce. VIII. sret'Jmu sustain a.. .ne
Of nations or the maritime law oil France, we are not ad
v,sea. No Trench ueoson quo p - ga;, AZ
roussin Oh Ignorance OF 70 mpeacn ms good ian IN de
hylng ,ne rlgn! ana protesting AGAINST ~. ;..,