The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-01

upon 20 construct apology for that minister by
You were mot inpitsd 10 decide as am ar6itsr upon The
mode In which the American government conducted tina,
soeep ia terms bn snsSey IN spirit
and yon could NOT haze failed % obsssys that his DEPART
whether useless or otherwise, with Mr. Poussin.
.Shoud the correspondence Of any minister Of this re-
public prove insulting the friendly government oil France,
that government Is TOO confident Of desire mainta
kind relations with II 10 doubt that the President would
prompt and piop 20 for hs injury Bai the
issue Ia the coespondence OF Mr. Poussln ca-
Ss p an made % any Of truth a
be separately made et be separately presented and
THE Psdsn nnd s 70 70 sacsenoy
that as from the whole tone Of your unication to
would that tic diasspseif language q the French
minister at Washington has been received Wih Indulgence
Of Foreign Affairs q France, Who ia. 40 dpo
sion 20 rsaess e wrong he as the Chief Magistrate O
in fact constrained, with view preclude opportunities
which might be again abused 70 perform, without any
hs friendly appeal to the French government oo'd have rs
heped HIM.
"Ihis government is the guardian Of its own honor, and
all occasions It seeks TO avoid offence viii never
submit TO tssaonat dsrespect BY the time this letter
formed that no luflber will be held with
him by the President OF tie United States.
"The PRESIDENT further nsructs me TO express TO your
exceency the friendly sentiments OF himself and of this
for the President the government and people
are procaed by them and he Nth pciy sat
istacion the ARRIVAL or Mr.. Po1ssin's successor.
. In the time, prompt and respectful attention will
given any touching the interests OF
respective countries, which may be made through any
other diplomatic agent whom the French government may
see m to select
On The l4lh September Mr. Clayton wrote to Mr.
Poussin
"The government Of the United States viii hold fur.
Their communication with you the minister of France
rhat due attention will be chcerny given any
ncaton from the government oil France through any other
channel and that proper facility for quitting the
United States will BIO promptly given"
Thus the correspondence stands closed for the present
This government takes the position of being satisfied for
the alleged nentona INSULT of Mr. Poussin for the
ndulgen reception by the French government Of his dis
respectful language Tor its charge of acebty and harsh
ness the part OF Mr. Clayton; for his 'evadng the
issue by charges OF recrmnaton, when Mr. de Tocque-
vile "could not have failed to observe that Mr. Clayton
had not in any instance descended to ecrminaton and
finally, for "showing disposition to redress the
wrong and of for not edressing il I'VE repeat
for all this this government stands satisfied by declaring
non. intercourse with Mr.. Poussin.
1t now remains for France to take the next step.
We have been careful to quote from Mr. Cayton's let.
ter Mr. de Tocquevlle everything that be material
to the controversy; not only that injustice might not
he done him. but also because it is the only part OF the
correspondence, the stands, from which any
important consequence and in this connexion,
repeat that it for France the receipt of that let
ter, to take the next step.
THE understandings in the quotations ours; those
in the originals marked for small capitals. The same
remark will apply to our second numbers