The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-08
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reports that nave been circulated in respect to the
diplomatic difficulties of the Government.
"A statement is going the rounds of the Opposition
press that an angry correspondence has arisen be-
Ween this Governmentand the British Charge DAT
iairess Mr. Champion, about the British claim to the
iOsqulto joast. The whole story is sheer inven-
uon In this respectit is very like another ridiculous
story circulated, that the Secretary of State had
advised that Madame Poussin should not be re-
celved at tie Presidents, and that M POussin
sented ii by Insulting the Government. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that there is foundation what
ever for such statement, or for any part of it.
There were no unkind feelings between M. POus-
sin and any member Of the Cabinet. The sole
cause of Our Government taking offence is to be
found in the correspondence of NJ. Poussin alone.
We have given our readers repeated caution
against creditng the gossip about the social rela
tons of the French Minister and his family, to the
members Of the Government
In the Mosquito affair, the denial of the Intelli-
gencer is not ample 1t may mean no more than
that there has been no "angry" correspondence
between the Government and Mr.. Champion F"
about the British claim to the Mosquito shore or
that the correspondence, whatever it may be, has
. not been held with Mr.. Champion. II does not by
any means affirm that the subject has not been
under discussion between the two Governments
Several journals, which are not opposition "
Journals, undertake to say that the correspondence
was with Lord Pamerston, and that Mr.. Crampton
was only the medium of communication. The
Washington correspondent Of the n, Y. Tribune
writes to say that Mr.. Clayton opened the sub
Iect by notification to, or through the British
Minister, to the following effect:
"That the claim she set up for the exclusive pri-
vllege above referred to, could not be recognized
by this Government, nor suffered TO interfere with
the rights oil any American citizen or body of ct-
zens who might claim the privilege of navigating
said river. Mr.. Clayton further informed him thai
the United States did not seek to secure the eHcu
slve privilege of this route, but that it should be-
come IN may use the eXpressOn) great national
highway, open upon equal terms TO all nations
The Secretary of State went further, and insisted
that the Mosquito King possessing the right of
the exclusive navigation Of this stream, in any as
pect OF the subject in which it could be vie we'd
That he could not of course confer that privilege
upon any nation or body of men, and as a natural
consequence the claim of monopoly on the part of
Great Britain must fall. These are the simple facts
and 10 contendng for which, the Union asserts that
MrClayton has been roughly and unceremoniously
handled. How near the truth this is, will be made
manifest when the correspondence is laid before
Congress.
admit that the correspondence has been con-
Quoted with some degree Of warmth, but DEM that
anything INDIGENOUS, unbecomng or improper has
been permitted by Mr.. Clayton or been received
front the British Legation. Ia this as in the cor
respondenGe with M. Poussn, Mr.. Clayton has
maintained an elevated and dignifed tone, and
exercised his accustomed prudence"
Now, on the superstition that Mr.. CHAMPION
furnished this paper to Lord Pamerston, and that
he communicated Lord PaImerston's dispatch in
reply, the IntelIigencers statement is literally true
that there has been no angry" correspondence
on the subject and may be equally true that there
has been no correspondence at all with Mr..
Champion.
10 regard to the Poussin difficulty, the Washing
ton Union contains the following statement of a
further communication from NJ DeTocqueville:
We understand that the last and long letter of
M. de Tocqueville, 10 which we referred in our
yesterdays paper, expressed very conciatorv sem
nmentss and strong desire 10 remove all djficul-
ties in regard 10 NJ Poussn's notes, and that the
character oil ms communication has been informally
made known to our Government, but not by NJ
Poussin We think it proper to add, that we derive
these statements in no shape, direct or Indirect from
himself"
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun under. |
takes to trace the difficulty back TO the appoint.
ment of Mr.. Rives, as follows:
g 1t seems that when the subject of the ap
poiniment Of Minister to France was mooted
by the people, the press and the Government,
NJ. Poussin being of a naturally excitable dispo.
sltion, strong impulses and generous republican
sentiments, manifested great interest in the selec
ton; and when the name of Mr.. Rves was mem
toned in that connection and the papers gave cur
rency to the Tumor, so that his was constantly
associated with that mission, he M POussin)
waited upon Mr.. Clayton in an unofficial manner.
and very frankly told the Secretary that the ap
pointment Of Mr.. Rives would be exceedingly
unpopular in France, and, indeed, it might be CON
sldered an insult 10 his Government-and for the |
OFT repeated reason, that Mr. Rives in his letter to |
Gen. Jackson, informing him of the indemnity of |
20, uoO OOOt, he bOasted of having over-reached |
Louis Philippe, and obtained more than he ex- |
pected, or was perhaps our right Mr.. Clayton |
replied that It was decided 10 send Mr.. Rives, and
mat certainly the French Government would not |
think of refusing our plenpotentiary, upon such |
grounds. Finding that Mr., Clayton was not dis |
posed to be influenced by his Judgment, M. Pous- |
sin protested IN his character simply as Minister,
and thus the interview terminated Poussin com. |
munlcated with his Government, and received in |
reply from M. de Iocqueville an approval of his |
course and Mr. Clayton was so informed unoffi- |
oally. This, therefore, is the great affront and |
not that Poussin's better half is not considered |
az ia" with the haul tons of this city, and conse-
lnenlly not fit to be invited to the grand dinner
DtPtonatique, which the President gave in honor
u the corps. Poor Poussn has had 10 suffer
because of this Islander upon his lady but in The
md, when all Developments take place, he will
,are an expose, which will be published on bis
eturn from New York"
There may be truth in this, but we doubt il.
The cause of complaint against Mr. Rives is futile.
There never was anything in it at the time. Mr..
Hives wrote an indscreet letter, but it takes great
leal OF Ingenuity to manufacture it into boast
IT having overeached or cheated the French Gov
rnment If it had not been for party eagerness
find fault with the administration at the time.
Iobody would ever have thought of treating it as
nything more than piece of vain-gloriousness
n the part of a minister little proud of his sue
ess ia a difficult mission. The French never
lnde any complaint, although they had every
and invitation, from the course of the
oliticians on this side of the water In regard to
IS effects upon the indemnify quarrel, we have the
ublished authority of Mr., Jay, who was reporter
the Commission, corresponding 10 our Chair
ian of the Committee, in The French Chambers.
D whom the subject was referred, that Mr.. Rvess
liter was not thought of by the Chamber in their