Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-02
MIR. REYNOLDS LETTER

One OF The most extraordinary productions of the day
is letter, lately addressed by Mr. Thomas c. Reynolds
late Secretry Of the Legation ofihe United States at Ma
drid 10 the Charleston Courier Ii is too long for our
colunrs, and despair Of giving such an abstract as
would d. fun justice TO Mr. RS views Mr. REYNOLDS
was citizen of Richmond, at the time of his appoint
ment. ard considered young man Of considerable
talent and requirement The Litter is ELECTED BY the rn
tla"n being then in progress Madrid for the purchase
Of Cuba, which rumors in way. alluded to Mr.
Reyn Ids As the authority. The disclosures he makes
just enough analize. We are not quite convinced
that he has acted correctly in dvulgng wha. he has III
vused. His own conscience and sense of honor howev
Pr. the subj and we have nnhinr Il, sav
He tells enough to show that Mr.. Saunders is imba
Gle and utterly unf 10 represent his country abroad
This, II is trne, is han every one knew when he
was sent 70 Spain. He lets US know also that the re-
ports were substantially rue-and that the de-als Of the
Spanish Cabinet and journals We're strictly technical
we think enough Is now known to require call NEXT
session for copies Of Mr.. Saunders instructions and de
spaches II recall will Of course, precede any move
ment in Congress.
Mr.. Reynolds writes well, and seems TO have formed
just idea Of Mr.. Polk's duplicy. He says:
II was aware Of the fact, since made public by Mr..
Holmes, Of > Z. in speech in Congress, that Nr Polk
was in the habit of transmitting directly the T. States
Minister at London. instructions the Oregon question
departing most materially from the positions taken in
the tii; a correspondence Of the Department of State:
and that that question tn. lite President had acted
both his parts (of 40 deg and a "a deg. 40 mjn
man, at the same lime with such cunSummaie sk H.
that those in the greatly perplexeI u
know what were his real intentions | supposed that
Nr Saunders honored with Il Sc intimacy by Mr.
Polk as he Mr.. 50 in lepy t. inquiries If Cant FL ot
formerly Brush Charge Texas, had felt himself a,-
Ihorzed to state @ that gentleman, (wha lpresume,
and as Mr. Saunders himself supp sed carried the nor
nation Immediately TO Lord Aberdeen that Mr. M'lane
pssesse in ahigher degree than Mr. Buchanan the conf
dence OF the lat. President. aware also HAT Mr.
Saunders. his arrival in Madrid had urged his pred
ecessor after the presentation Of his letters Of recall Il
suggest t. the Spanish Minister tender Her Catholic
Mairsty's mediation between the United States and Mex
leo, but the tcia communications HE subject to he
Department of State had omitted In make any allusion
whatever 70 the fact that he himself thus the ar
lnaor Of the whole subsequent proceedings in the bns-
ness. therefore felt justified in surprising hat Mr.
Saunders had some authority from Mr.. Polk Directly III
The premises"
Alr. Saunders, who spent five or six months of Ills
time at once, in Paris wrote to Mr.. REYNOLDS
'What VIII Salamanca think Of the threat confined in
the letter Ut the Committee Of the Bundhudes to stnri%?
Is 1t ppaSble he had 50 little spirit receive such
document As this matter likely be pressed Oh the
Spanish Government, would write Mr. b the subject
had full cunfd nee in hm-bu, as have not shall
reserve 10 myself the liberty Of acting the general III
Notwithstanding the responsibility of doing what the
occasion may call for may, therefore, submit PROVO
silion 10 the Minister"
chr BIZ is meant for Mr. Determination which
and The recollection Of Mr.. Po'k's double dealing with
Mr.. Mclean in regard to the Oregon negotiaton Nh
Reynolds was justified in believing that Mr.. Saunders
was acting under private Instructions from Mr.. pix
contrary those which he had from the Secretary Of
State. When left Charge d'Afftires at the Spanish
Court by The pleasure trip of the Minister Paris Mr..
Reynolds corresponded with the Department and let Mr..
Buchanan know facts which was intended to keep from
his knowledge. Mr. Saunders demanded lis recall and
/ lie recalled.
The following paragraph is amusing
"a formal conference solicited, to sound the dis
positions Of Gen. Narvaez. Our Enjoys English was
diluted into French for the edfcatlon Of that fiery sa-
der, in return his energetic thoughts, ofther
CastlIlan dlom, to be cramped up in French dress
We're again done into English for the convenience Of M
Saunders. This linguistic entertainment grew r
some 70 the impatient Spanlard. and the conference
speedily but cautiously terminated. Thus ended this
celebrated negotiation. y neither it could have been
made to read differently, had the usual weapons Of iii
pomacy been employed is question into which do not
pretend TO enter"