The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-29


Rotary OF State pass by until the gossip OF private in
cdens shall be proved TO be true the half suppressed ru-
mors OF the cause Of personal ill feeling between these
two functonares The correspondence, published BY
the authority Of Mr. Secretary Clayton, or the caba Of
which he is part, answers, to every candid mnd all
that is necessary to expose the ayowed cause OF the ru
tuIe OF our relations with France :,
II has been ayeed with the usual boldness Of guilt
that the refusal OF Mr. Clayton Secretary OF State 70
hold further correspondence with NJ poussn, was iouha
ed in the insulting language held by the Taller IN the as
cussons OF the claim of Mr. Port for damages IN to-
bacco transaction with the United States, and OF Com
mander Carpenter for salvage
Rrst 10 the discussion of Ports claim for damages Mr.
Clayton takes exception whatever TO the inst four
notes of M Poussin and in his reply to the last dated
3Oh March, ls49, he the following rude and oen
sve expressions He tells NJ Poussin that he had not
.bestowed the documents full examination !" and in
the same paragraph, the second, he employs the follow
ing language "You observe, Mr. Port was in fact not
ignorant that M Domercq had said that he was the
Of the tobacco the day before, the goth October SHOT
being able to find any proof OF this statement, must be
allowed to ascrsbe either to oversight on your part,
or to DESIGN TO CONVEY impression that MIR. Port
ss ,obaeeo III ba Here 4
by Mr. Clayton that the remark of the French minister
was owing to ignorance or ouersigh" or "to design
to convey alseood or false impression II there be
any othernepretaton of his language, has occurred
to that there is other, appeal to the good sense
of all men. That the reader may the whole para
graph here insert 1t:
The Secretary of State to Mr. Pos.ssia
DEPARTMENT STATE,
Washington, April 10, 1919.
s hs h Ss e The @ 1s Of
this department on the subject of the claim of Mr. A.
ted States You has did not set forth
at length the reasons which led the conclusion
no doubt my TO the adequacy of those
but 10 presumption that yon would necessarily arrive at
full examination In the Of of the facts
stated in breviate OF the entirely concur but
you mention which nowhere find subslantiated
evidence,
the outset invite your attention You observe, "Mr Port
was the owner Of The tobacco on the day before sh oc
tober Not being able find any proof of this statement
must be allowed to ascrbe il either to oversight on
your part or TO design to impression that Mr.
Port was that Mr. Doercq the Of the
by the testimony On the trial Of the before the mil
i,ary court At Paeba, Mr.. Domercq, al Mr. Ports
quest examined witness in his behalf The fol-
lowing is material part OF his examination;
Question Did not on several occasions, inform you
that intended to buy the lobaccof Answer The first
time ever heard anything the subject day
%asn Port called 70 my bearing on the son Of The spanish
purchase Of the tobacco The reply which was, No
TOR Is the properly Of friend and you win make your
told witness he had purchased 500 bales OF the tobacco
and asked him he did not wish to Join him in the pur
wish 10 buy hsown property Port answered, that made
no differences that be could always inerpose his claims
ii there can be anything more offensive in the inter-
course OF gentlemen, or the high functionaries OF two
governments, than this language, know not what it
would be, unless IN the language OF Henry Clay TO Jo
direct"
II may be sad however, by the supporters of the caba
who have the destinies of this great country in their
holy keeping, that NJ Poussin did not complain OF this
insult to him But we have nothing 10 say to that N
Poussn take of his feelings and charac-
ter, and the honor Of France as seems right to him and
the people of the United States will take especial OF
their own Mr. Clayton and the cabal have appealed in
self defence for the OF breaking of the intercourse
between America and France to the people Of the Uni
ted States and OF them now considers the reasons
he has laid before them. SO tar he Is grossly IN the
wrong.
paragraph in remarks which, while they take wider
range OF implied than that previously employed
by Mr. Clayton, yet conclude with what is obviously
personal auson to Mr. Clayton. give the paragraph Il
Allow hope, Mr. secrearyo OF State, thai this letter
may be the last OF correspondence which has been al.
United States be convinced that 1t is honor
able acquit fahye debt contacted during under
deavorng TO brand the character of an honest man.
Accept pray YOU 5 9e asiTSspee ct my high copsd
Let see what next appears upon the stage To this
letter OF ~ Poussn-of gross and offensive character
beyond doubt. but only reply to an insult personally
guage authoritative il Poussn the slave OF
Clayton. give the whole letter. and ask the reader to
mark the last paragraph in which NJ Poussin is recalled
IRON New York without unnecessary delay
Mfr. Clayton to Mr.. Poussin.
DEPARTMENT STATE,
Washington, April 81 1919.
SIRi On the afternoon OF the lo,h instant commuuca
ton from YOU dated Washington, April =, 1919, (whou
shown the day on which g was wIen was received at
this Office relative the claim of Mr. Port the govern
OF the United States and having just had occasion
address you private note, learned through the
who despatched TO deliver IL that have been
for the last weeks absent from Washington, and that
the period Of return hither from New York was quite
uncertain.
Under these crcumsances CATER perusal of your note
which was laid before me this morning) lose not mo-
ment in requesting you to repair TO this city without unne
cessary delay.
have the honor TO be. very respectfully. sir yoar obe
dent servant, ]. M. CLAYTON.
Mr.. WIN. TELL PoUssIS &C.
The reader OF this insulting and mpudent note from
Mr. Clayton cannot have failed TO observe, in addition TO
the mperious order given 10 NJ Poussn TO return "wh
out unnecessary delay TO Washington, that Mr.. Clayton
does not address him minister &c. &C. but simply as
"Mr. William Tell Poussin." The established and ne
cessary forms between public in their public inter-
course, while strictly attended TO by M. Poussin, in
sultngly omitted and violated by Mr.. Clayton NJ Pous
sin obeyed the order and appeared Washington, when,
according to Mr. Clayton, he withdrew the offensive ex
pressons in his last letter in regard Ports claim which
before copied Here the correspondence in regard TO
Ports closed and the public cannot fail TO have
seen that Mr. Clayton threw the first and last stone.
BY the act OF Withdrawing the language objected to by
Mr. Clayton Mr. Poussin either dsavowed all intention
OF dsespect, confessed and apoogzed for the
But let the OF the withdrawal OF the imputed
ceponable language have been what il may, the diff.
Guilty regard 10 had been arranged 10 the satisfaction
OF our government the chief of the caba and cannot
and ought not 10 be dragged into subsequent dispute
having no relation whatever 10 il, although Mr. Clayton
should find relief in it,
The cabal, feeling that they overwhelmed by pub
lie scom for violated faith and ialshed vows have
aied and thrown out for public attention, tub 10 the
iohae, this French difficulty, in order to get moments
quiet, by diverng public attention from their Office pro-