The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
The Unaer-Current Of the French Trouble.

The caution with which published yesterday the New Yotk Herald's revelations about ihe sacial
 difficulties in Washington connected with the Poai,- sin shair, vas not without Toe Hera Il fills ID of the gsrs m ifs narrative I1 letter. trosn which we hni thr rxtract b~inw m the PhIa- deiphia Evening ,lietin, the New York mall having failed yesterday. It will be seen in this explanatory statement tbAtihe Signorna Vespnci, whose nalne was introduced into the first story. has re ay aoi- ing to do with the matter unless Il b. ihat sstue resentment eli at NJ Poussia's silence on that ladys claIrn 10 admission into society, when she figured m Washington under the patronage of foreign Ministers and grave Senators, some dozen years ago
 We advise further caution, in the receipt of all that Is said in this narrauve, exactly true l. s not easy 10 be believed, that the regulation ol the intercourse between the ladies Of ihe family of Gen Taylor and the wives Of The foreign Ministers should be . subjectof Cabinet debate or that the Secretary sf State made national question of the formal eourtesies of the White House. Stn there is enough generally conceded 10 make il pretty certain that there is a lsdy's iepaiatlon and resentmenis involved in The matter, and to give interest in The reports which obtain circulation. The Herald's letter says
 " Soon after the inauguration Of Gen Taylor, it may be Femem b-fe,i that grand entertainment was given to The foreign Ministers resident in Washing. ton. In getting up this entertainment with proper stiention 10 etiquette. several members of the Cabi- net called into the councils the White House It was proposed. as usual thai al the Mini,ters with their secretaries, including then ladies' should be iaviied 10 that grand fsie, Wh the excer,ior of the FSsnch AmsassadoT. ii appears that M. ahd Mme. Poassln bad previously both called on the Presiiens, the Minister presenting his lady to the family oi the President, and everything passed of Iady-tke. This vas a preliminary step n sociai dipio@atic etiquette; ba, tor other reasons. il was proposed to give an IaviA,ioo to NJ Pous-In with Oui including Mine. PoassIn. 4 considerable debate took place 10 the Csblae, cu this point. and Mr. Cisyson vas Of opinion that MIRe. P. shou.d Tot, aad eesIld not be Invit~d with the Minister The sains rule was observed Wlih regard To M Maue and his lady. The reason assigned ior ths exeiu- s0a or these la'iIes. were the po>ion whch aecof- ding 10 faDof. they hAt occupied in Pafs- be one he'd heea goveFness, ani the other grisstie. But ioIeear 10 gnsn,ion anyiiag else.
 !" Oa M. Poussta receiving hls Role of iesl,aiion for the Presidential dinner al the White Hoase, without lneiui,ng M'ne Ponssin, he ielt very lI.ig Ran but dld not seem to know what course to take He learned That Mir. Cia}ian the person who brought abaat the exclusion ot his lady and his iseIsgs became em5ii,eFed tn an extraordinary -x- tent sgalast hIin. Instead, however. os deusnt.iny sn exflaaa,ton, winch he aighi haSe done from the Presldshi aud hls Cabinet, NJ. Poussin sw alioA ed the exclusion and the dinner. and very anwIs-iv alowed hts feelings 10 escape I diplomatic cortes- poadence with Ar. CIaytoa other and nure m |. pertasf matfrrs eenBeeisd Wuh the interests # the s=e es=sss.~s !, :s probable that al these pTeis, aasy tse's including the sote of inv,tatto wl eons oat la due tine. The bad temper and asc-rbt,y, eflgaaafsg tn that noe ot lnvi,aios IneT~sse sud sankled ihsosehou the "hoie o The subsequenI coz. gesroadsaee, which is now heiog c ibe csabiry MT Ciaytan has kept his temper better than M Poassin bull hsth the Ameflean Secretary and the French Minister. tn the.r diplomatic intercourse, deserve 10 certain extent. the criticism pronounced spen q. hy M. De TocQnsviile, the Mlnister oi Foreign Alalss ai PaFis"