The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-05

By referring 70 tins role, Which is also in the
correspondence, the reader will find il entire
lyr espscifui towards the Fanch Minister.
II was IN reply TO ihis noIe that NJ. Pous-
sin wrote the note OF the 30th Of May last
which form. part Of the correspondence.
This Government the reader will OBJ.
seive, had advanced no " doctrine" what.
ever ia regard 10 tho case Of Commander
Carpenter, and ltere is not word in the
correspondence on the part Of the American
EseeuI,e indicating any apinlon on the
subject OF salvage, or the right of Comman.
der Carpenter 10 compensation but Mr..
PoussIu, as II xealous 10 make po.n, for
US agaIns, Which he nigh, enter a ptoies,
and UT, eHunelaiion, assumed that some
"sttange doctrines" had been adopted by
the Executive, which we're unworthy ol
the dignity OF cur national marine
HIS note describes his previous letter Of
The l2Ih Of May merely as one calling
upon The Governm. nj Of the United States
to disavow the conduc, of Commander Car.
pender." But his note Of The IL b Of ,ha,
month. instead Of simply calling for such o
JIsavowal, represented how important Il
was that severe blame, al least, should be
LAID on those who thus considered them.
selves empowered to sl5Situte arbt.rdry
MEASURES for justice A severe censure
been accompanied BY dissyowa OF his con
duct; bet a d-savowal Of the principle Of
sslvage, OF Of his conduct 10 claiming II,
would 90, necessarily have carried with II
any severe ensure. THIS Government dld
no, understand, snd does not now under
Uand, Mr.. Puus.n's note Of The l2th OF
May as demanding Of II merely TO dsavow
the law which siosed salvage TO Conmsn.
der Carpenter and his crew. /, was sup.
poseo tbs, the charge in tina. letter sgsins,
the Commander ~as, ,ha, he had abused
hs authority IN illegally deialnng the
French ship. Had the President supposed
that the object OF The French Government,
90 expressed IN ibs, letter, was 10 obtain
from him a ds,vossl Of a law Of the land,
ss il actually existed, his answer would
have been promptly gwen, ,ha: no such dis
avn~a could be INSIDE BY hun, as be can
neither make nor unmske the las, and It
IS his duty to see il faithfully executed.
The mex! thing worthy Of particular ob
servatIon 10, that he N mister declined or
omitted TO send home he defence Of Com.
mander Carpenter for the consideration Of
bis owu Government, 90 as first TO obtain
us views, under the new aspect thu. pre-.
sen:ed, before writing his note. no,Snh
Standing lie President had expressed be
hope tha, il would remove The misunder.
standing Shlch existed on the part Of the
French Government. Mr. Poussln instant.
~ denounced he Commander, without con.
ed ring the defence, which he regarded as
q matter Of i,n!e interest in rs, eyes, hen
be had occasion 10 condemn the conduct u
40 oficer Of he Cnred Siaes. This IN.
porous refusal 10 suffer 80 American officer
10 be head IN his own defence By the Gov
eminent Which accused hlm, accompanied
IL iGe con.G p.--cs see. ,h..: !. had .Hl,e
in,eres. IL faer e,es, when they bad De.
terminet 10 condemn him, housh lIls
Own Government had asked that act OF CON.
mon I1stice TO a neuicrCCs and faithful
officer, and haj attached 30 much ln,eres,
and importance 10 It as 10 express the hope
that when seen i! would te satisfactory,
vas deeply felt by the President as rude
and unjust. Il Va. naturally supposed tha,
the condIc, OF tina. officer, who had saved
French ship and abandoned his claim 10
salvage, would exempt hun from censure al
least, even th9usa u might iail to receive,
what he would have highly pr zed, The sp.
probation q lie + ench Government; and
I, was felt 10 be due TO Commander Car
pender lha, The French Governmen, should
Dot, under any circlnstances, condemn him
.,hou, Lea'ing. Nr. Mason, the late
Secretary Of tie Navy, 10 letter TO Com
msn5er C4rpender, dated November 2e,
lStS, had offi:ialIy approved Of his course
10 this very matter Mr. Pcussln thought
Otherwise. After speak n, OF the ofTiceis
exravsgsn, pre,ens,on.,' by which We
understand hat be only claimed reasonable
salvage, Mr.. Po1ssln decides The whole
question Of IN. against him, and announces
that be has committed 40 error on poin!
involving the dignity Of the American na.
iional marine which strange doctrine, he
IL - bbtOt AuofCiF iuIBNCG W OSiiS'V
this Government srbsc hes 10, and he there
fore protests against "these doctrines.
lie also decllIes thai this 10 done " 10 the
name of The French Government" thu
presenting that Government to US as hayIn.
comm ssioued him to lecture he Executive
Of the United States on a pom, tnTolvln.
the dignity Of the A mercan nAtIonsI marine
and to condemn The conduct Of the Ptes
dent IN subscrbing 10 doctrine 10 accor
dance with the settied Law Of the land -
Were an Amer ran Mnisief 10 protest a
Psnst law OF Ffaace. and tcmand Of III
French pfesden, 10 di.syos II, uasoflh
the dignity OF the Government, II IS not /
be doubted that the high sense Of nations
honor fel, by The Pfesldeu, Of Ftance, al
by Mr.. de TooqIeviie himself, voul
promptly lead the Governneu, to declln
any further communication With hln.
Ga the receipt OF thls extraordinary ls
Ter, the Ptesiden, decided 10 sub MT NJ
Puus.iu's cafrr.,ordercs To The Ffenc