The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-21
INTELLIGENCE by The NAILS.
THE FIR ENCH MINIS TER AND THE
UNITED STATES.
torrtctAL,l


hav- gone abroad In r.f@- ns-to s'l-g d'm,u'ty
b-tS..n VT Pouss'u and the ~ the Uatsd
facts thar might otherwise have been withheld An
attempt has h'en made 10 create the impression that
the circumstances 10 which refer -sahi.h ~ us-
c.ssty upf,issdly r-lsous bst~~rn tn. country and
trsnee This Is mott the cae Every uaaaois at uoer-
~ 20 dismiss any foreign mnis'r ~ it' pls~'urs
the occurrences ~ spy hrg which Is OFF, i've to its
dignity or character or wneh " l. itsf ~ smrSs,
b- tho sole Judge No nation has ever undertaken to
resent snch sstrp ass hostile or urfj"nd'y ast rho
'-h.psiops therefore which 70 have presa.d
his subject ln'ss nncaiiet : % INTERIOR
tho part of France wi he nee AZ t.iater-
ropt rh~ smicshle relations shsh exist tween her
d RI. United Sta'es
On thr 9Th day Of February ! 80 Ma roussin, Ia .
roe MIR rurhanan then S-crefarv ~ sts,". aiss-d
tia, he charged hy the French government With
III" Or ascu'im Of claim asaiost thr 70 'rFs'o.u
IN. United s'xtcs brought hg Frenchrsn named 4.
Port established IN Nex' o. for decentralization for da-
msees sned by him iron the acts e certain SCENTS
81 h, nrny ~ he United States rs prpid ,toa vas
IN the nature Of en- spiral from the sentenc- Of ~,,-
tory cont ~ inquiry at Preht which had made i de-
| oisi'n nn'svorable ~ the c'nir,
ososwer was ,sut by MIR. Buohausu this oorolnu-
nraion when 1t vas brought 60 The attention oftas
pre'tnt Secretary ~ STATE Nr CLAYTON promptly de-
voted himfcr 70 Its investigation with the view ~
gratifying Nr ron.sin bys 'psedy decision wthn
ten days from the time II presented 20 him Mr.
clayton announced 10 Mr. rnusn that no mad arrived
81 the conclusion that Nr Port had 40 in 10
dissatisfied With the award OF tb. mill -ry ofu-
qn'ry fhis s~aTd We may sid which rvioat"s Mr..
Ports claim had been r'gu'sry 'nnc Owed aud APP
proved by General Scott the 'omniandsr in chief.
Di-.atisGed rih this feaisi w II. Ponssin on tho
l2th March addressed note 20 the Sesrrt,ry Estate,
IN Whtch ne reviewed the epi gHuDdl OF thu do
cision, and anmadveried With souir severity On the
ts,tiuopy Of distngn- had officer OF tho American
amy In Mexico, who hal been stnsss h 'fnrs ths
count ut puthla 10 otviou that az this point Nr.
Clayton might have declined any fiFthsc eorrs.e'n.
d.nce On the subject hut out II resaec On the 10Th
OF april he replied to Mr. i"n'sins communication,
assigning for hi decision and r-peo fully
tro,srng the positions Of the minl.ter On h 18th
/ Of April Mr Clayton r,cved another note f"r Mr..
poufsin IN which the minister odnlg d IN a strain OF
iuv.cvr evidently Intended TO 81 oishly nf-o'ivs to
the American government rb- pond-
immediately submitted hy the Secretary Of S,sf. TO
tn- President. who directed him 10 i,ss no time u re-
guessing MIR Pou'sn to rpair TO Washiogtoa Without
! Thu ca-u,ye note wa dated At Washington. While
mir Pnn.sin wn. shs.nF In New Yoek no rard- OF two
hundred mile, sitnnt from this city B~ar,ne it's
face insult 20 the american dehorpe-
ifn"t satisfactorily explained or retrsctd could wa
rvqnir that all CORES pond-nc- with hn Hiois-
tor should terminate without drlav. it pais oDo--
tsnt to hiUsrf ana nnent th.t ne should lose
time IN repairing 10 Wa hinson On oi.n.vs passage
| wss The following" rhs government ~ the Uuir.d
S'stes must be convinced that IL Is more honorable To
rcqut sirly, debt contracted durinE under the
pressure Of necessity than 20 e,ai it, payment by
d.svcripg To brand the character ~ honest rr1nn
The -ams note contained al attack upon high militia
~ ofhcer charapg him in en.ct with p-rjnry b.frs
yi he'd ofcsrs composing III. court ~So were charged
With permitting that officer 10 csrry out without In
corruption his string oil ca'umni-s incredible lt
| css.d With an irsuaaion th.t the State OspArtulsnt
hsd become the organ Of erinal acc usSsion without
II wss in reply TO this communication that on the
ART Of spril. Mr. Clayton addressed MIR Poussiu the
! ttllopir 4 note
DrpaNrarxyr OF sr,rr.
W,smSorov. Aurii 81 t3fo.
srn-on the afternoon ofthr 18Th instant a somm~-
piesiop from you. dated Washington. Aprii -. $40,
tvii bout .hoy Ing the day which II writfsn),
Wa received At this ec. r-'stv. 10 the claim Of Nr.
Port the government Of the nted stats. aud nav
ing just had ion address you private note
,pp. through the m-s.epgsr Who va dee .tehed TO
deliver e. tha, you have b. en- for the last 20 wesks
Shept from Arlington, aud that the period Of
rsturn hiioerfrom Nav York wa. quite uncsrsain
Iotdb Ala MI toxsn
em'pt In requesting 90 repair to this CITY With
oet uurcres AIRY aelsy
S.. ss sssor b. v' gSN n m ,'
Gr WnliAn TsLL reusUy
In the Interview between Mr. Clayton ard Mr. Pong
Elm .hoh followed this note tn. atr an was
'1orm-d that his letter highly Offensive aud
taintd language ~hich our Rovsrpm.nt eoui sot adj
init ard that he vss prrst,rd to ~ithdras the o1sn
sivs sKpr' sions The letter se"ord 81 vithdrn~u,
ard on tbe following Gay returned -ypn-cs'-d 81 the
rnrst ohsrsv. matter Anxious TO maintain friendly
rr'aiioss With the niuistrr the President here c,r-
nied the matter to drop and the poudsnss with
r.gsrd to the claim Of AIR Port t~rnins'ed 10 vas
plant
On the 18th day Of May. however Mr. Poussin In o
diplomatic note, rsprvsen-d to the State Dprsrtment
that NJ. 'srpsuder the tommsndrr of the ausri-
war steamer iris after h.''rniag 70 the assistance
~ th- frsh ,htp tvseni, ~ Havre uhich h.d struck
the bank " Rice nss- ehof~.- of Anton IL
sardo advanced elsms wholly iosdi.stls on asso.nt
OF r'mvrsrsuoo for ois 'srsic-s asd their
sequn'ai behaved the Eus-ris ~ or three a,ys
p gopt.eu~rre 81 the srHes,c reuiaa ar.nes. Of "
Ls,nlrv, and the honorsb- Intervention OF tn. ous
Of re United States AZ Yer. Cruz ronn.nd@ csr-
ponder de-'.t-d from HIS pr~tensan- q" VIZ soussiu
proceeded 10 that the dipi-,-r ~ Foreign Iars
81 Frsnee r.qsssed hin ~ adi-,s - the cabin II
Washington the s.roa. observations an th- .suss
81 authority committed ~ this occrr IN illegally ~
,sirirS tho .hsp Esaeui.n He o,rclud-d hi- ro,a
with The following remark -" Won -if easily somprs-
hend MIR Serr-tsr, 81 STATE. no i'm oov Ant II " that
ssch occurrences should not ne repeated asd that
severe blame. vt lest shosid bs laid th,~e
who thu eonsidersd fhsmselvrs empovsr.f ts cub
'titu,e arbitrary MEASURE, for ju'.cs md ! aonbt
vwff1 uf Al -
ths Just cnnp'sit'' ~ ths french r,paoiic RMS
ncfs upsscomran ~ se We ny ts.tn =, irsl
tfy the chnfea asainst Con,4Dspd-r - psDdsr. vas
prompts referred 10 the Nav, DEP lr,ect Tor tho our
pse e ascertai-irg the fsrts On wh,h his ismua
ton us- drmsudsi On the 2Fh " Nay thu Sasrs-
ry ~ the Navy In reply transmitted 70 thia DEPART
ment Ill the evidence In HE por.--sop ssch consist
I'd cr'y 81 to letters from Comm ndsr cssosrder
her. lsis the other Nsw York. the ais May lssD In
The sh..pcs Of any evidence ~ condicrs fasts tho
PRECEDENT thought that III. character of that ousr
made " Incumbent on him 70 submit q the Frsush
lniust'r the sIrlsus,ioD gves by commtnl'r csp-o-
DER and 20 express ut tho tins. tha hose that
The, vsrl1 remove any uiss pprrheo .,oa shch night
ts, the part ~ the rr.poh government restv. to
w.. r..p.c,fi 70 the mpis.r h,.rpl.p..ion -S,eS
scrnppsri.c ~ showed that the CON naiir &- the
rrenrh bark f.vp.ne apd h,r cra~ IN i'm nin.ot s-ri
bsh upcu th. rocks Lix.rdo aud b-sx apy-al
Cd to forsuccor hastened 60 her ss-s 18th
hom he he; ard that TIE espt.a fth- french bark
gave pp thu charge ~ Nj. ys-ai % tn rse in doc
tbsr tie american oahcrr might take the command,
90 shve her Alta mon. Mt when no othsr 81 could 10
protsisd ard -ben uorih'r 80 formidable 10 sssasn
or itst sosst .rpectfd the American com
mapd.r lsbrr-d all night With hi' sailors GOT he
~ spch tart OF the rc~k and anchored her IN sGsty
rior g.ia- the iris The commander s.s.d for COM
r,nsafion IN tb. nature ~ ssivsss for his vhs
hsd saved IN. bark end har cr-~ frrn d-stru,tion.
We se entitled to comp-nsatinn 80 it Wa decided
~ MIR lrnrt our Nuist.r TO Nexicn. nat. Attorney
General of the United stste.) ~h-u The matter was
referred 90 tim Such. also. ve understand IL the
opluiop ~ Mr Johnpon. our present. Attorney General
But rhoueb ne hsd asked aud srp-ct,! - receive
So wage, vet 10 his vorasl - thirty h1urs
having elapsed without receiving rer. he I'D
srsay tssolv.j to ", ths captain t,- ehsrxe
81 Der WHEN he rrceiv d = note from tn ON isu-e
say ips that he cosd pot at e. th- meter .. the
vessel not yet IN pn-t: AID q tn anc moment,
the captain - tive Frfanie ~omiIx IN rrs~i NJ re-
TUNED the vess.it him" ~ uader th-se er'ua-
stances ttst Mr. poussn wrote the nots OF tbs Soth of
Msy lsst, which folcrs;-
Iy4,rfov or FsAVcS.
w..v,,ara. 20 tStq