The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-24

The latest teegaphc account from Europe received v
the last steamer the OF its sailing was most unior
tunae for the attempt OF the wing press to enlist III.
national sympathiss in mere personal controversy b.
tween Mr.. Clayton and M Poussin, the French mins.
to the United States 1t seems from the last hasy al
vices from France that the democratic sentiments Of
Poussn Objectionable to the French PresideO
as TO the American Secretary, man who had proved
himself false to the Of republicansm, who ha5
destroyed the liberty Of the press, declared Paris in
state OF siege, and sent 0udinot with French army
TO destroy the republican movement in Rome, could mo-
feel any other sentiment but that OF pleasure in witness
ing the disgrace of republican minister, which womb
afford him an opportunity OF giving the American mis-
sion to some OF his reactonary partisans. The H.
publican sentiments OF M. Poussin made him odou,
to the French government, (says writer from Pansl
and Louis Napoleon had determined to remove him
So that after all the braggadocio Of the wing press
and the furious attitude Of Mr.. Clayton, the Amer
can government oRy carrying out the wishes Of the
President OF France and of the French government,
and all MIR. Cayton's bravery was but sound and
fury, signying nothing We stated from the first that
this in all human probability the state Of affairs and
that the administration arrayed against single man.
and he unsustaned by his own government The att.
ude of the Secretary Of State may have been very bold
and the attitude Of the wing press. for aught that We
know may have been very patriotic; but the bodness
the one and the patriotism Of the other Of that de-
scrption which has distinguished the war party in
peace, and the peace party in war.
1t has always been acknowledged that one governmen,
has perfect right to dismiss the representative Of
another and Mr.. Clayton must therefore have known
that the mere dismissal OF M Poussin. il he had
haar l.
expected to lead TO war. Yet he permitted his organs
to laud him for the patriotic bodness with which
he resented the atfront OF M. Poussin. The Secretary
of State fearless when he had to suspect
there was no real danger, and he permitted his par
sans to endeavor to array the national feeling against
France, when he had connected the French government
with his personal difficulty with NJ Poussin, by ap
pealing TO that government, to umpire, to do him
justice. But for the laundering, which the Secretary
State to have reduced to system, the French
minister could have been dismissed without the suppo
son of possibility Of interrupting for moment
the friendly relations OF the two countries.
The conduct Of the whig press in relation to this mat.
ter proves concusvey that it regards the wing party and
its leaders entitled to importance than the honor
and welfare of their country wing Secretary Of Stale
resens affront when there is danger and mmed
ately the whole wing press becomes patriotic and de.
nounces unpatrioc and foreign sympathizer every
who does not rally around the Secretary OF State
and add his voice to swell the chorus Of praise to the Sc
gallanry Of wing dynasty. But when national
rights are trampled on, and hostile army nvades
soil, the patriotic ardor OF the peace party 10 war
dies away, is heard giving aid and comfort the enc
my Mr.. Clayton and his presses underrate the in.
eigence of the people. The people have moi forgotten
and they will not forget. that he was one Of the
most prominent advocates Of the British cause when the
Oregon difficulty threatened to produce war with that
power The people have not forgotten, and they will
not forget the conduct OF Mr. Clayton and his associates
when the Mexican was actually existng and when
he appeals TO the national sympalhies sustain him bis
laundering policy, he will be reminded that the wing lead
ers during that held up the Of their country
iniqutous and abhoed Of God-endeavored to force our
armies to retreat ingloriously from the feld-whhed
suppies-ridiculed the national resources-dspangsd
the national credt-and exeried themselves to the utter
most TO cripple government and induce the public
enemy TO prolong the conflict The people will remem.
Der these things; and whenever the war party peace
appeals for party effect their patriotic impulses
anddenouncest the democrats foreign sympathize they
will answer its brave words by reminding Of its base
deeds and reasonable practices in the hour Of real danger
The conduct of the French government is indeed
fortunate for the wing party Louis Napoleon should
least have pretended 10 be offended at the dismissal Of
Poussin in order save Mr. Clayton and his other adm
this side OF the Atlantic from exposure Their
conduct during the Mexican war-ther failure TO require
Spain to make amends for the abduction Of Rey--,hsf
detention Of the Prussian sisamer-ther eager efforts
prevent revolution in Cuba and the welknown ava
in which they known to be held by foreign monarch
les and by monarchists in the United States cannot
atoned for by the dsmission OF foreign minister, who
in all probability already unpopular. il not obnoxious
to his government We leave il TO NJ Poussin and
to his own Secretary at home, TO settle their di0
We happy that it has produced no difference
between France and the United States
The Hartford Times gives further returns Of the town
elections in Connecticut They now amount TO Of, in
which the democrats have gained 90 and the wings only
O. The total is go democratic towns and 20 gains
IS wing towns. and gains; towns divided These
about all the towns that held their elections 10
October.
Last year Gays the Times) the Courant published the
returns from the October elections giving an Aggregate
result Of 81 wing, IL democratic, and vided towns On
this result with II more wing than democratic towns they
claimed in capital letters the State was safe for The
wings. Nov, the democrats carry thirty more towns
than the wings, than il IL now evidyp
that the State IL sale for the democrats There chang
In public opinion the wings losing, and the democns
gaining in Connecticut as in other States. No evao
bubbles, false reasoning, the part Of the whe
can make It appear otherwise.