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the dignity Of our national marine ["
In bis note IL May s0th the French minister speaks
OF his previous communication dated 18th OF msyl Ia
relation to this subject a. one merely calling npos the
government Of the United States TO disavow tho con-
duct Of Comiosnder carpenter In point Of net his
ncts Of The 18th OF May not only demanded suoh dis
avowsl bu insisted that blame Ut least should
be laid there who thus considered themselves en-
powered 70 substitute arbitrary for Justice
Ik~ govern ment might have accompanied disavoval
Of ctpmsn der Carpeud conduct With . cen
sure disavowsl Of the principle OF salvage his
eepsurs MIR poussin. note Of the l2h Il May not
understood could be interpreted as demanding
merely dssvo~sl Of the Law under which CommAn
der Carps Ddsr claimed salvage for his crow To do
mapd upon the Prsaident to disAvow Law Of the land
and the ussges Of nations under the lsw Of nations IL
would have been . sufncient TO have replied,
that 1t II not the province Of the Executive 10 mako
repeal lavs " bis duty to execute them they
tuslly EXIT Mr. Pou-s'n's Was CONSTRUED 70 charge
Commander Carpenter -ith abuse Of authority In lille
gstly detail ping tie french vessel.
IL viii BE- observed that the defence Of Conmsndcr
mister with ,he expectation Of their being forwarded
the French government and with the hope expressed
~ the President, that an inspection OF the paper.
would remove the Misunderstanding which existed
In regard 10 his conduct, Mr.. Poussn did NOS give
the cabinet OF France an opportunity or deciding
the in Its aspeet but Immediately depounced
tho copmsnder without considering his defence which
be regarded matter Of lktle interest In hs eyes
when ne had occasion to condemn tbs conduct Of On
ofcer 81 the United States An inperios refusal TO
permit American ofoer to be beard In his defence
by the government which accused, was not made moro
psstsbis 30 the Executive by the temptuous
that sccomp panied It. The United States government
had asked act Of common Justice TO msri.orious
faithful officer that he be heard in matter Affect
ibg his private and Official character and natural
to ssppos, that his conduct In saving French ship
from though IL might fail to receive tho appro
baton ~ tho French IL felt 10 be due
TO Commander Carpenter that he should not oe
demped without evidence or hesrDg; and . refusal
at so common right deeply felt unjast, ipso-
lent and rude Mr. Mason, the late Secretary OF the
Navy IN n letter to Commander Carpenter, dated
November 2sth. 1913 bad ocally approved his
in thi sety matter there evidence ndduced
against him and yet Mr. Psn.sn decides that ne had
committed an act which derogsted from tho dignity
or The rational msrpe and proceeds to duplicate tho
AneIc.p government ~ the discredtsbls conduct OF
its ocer. He protests snst the action of the Anne
yicap Executive IN the pane Of the French govern
nent thus presenting himself before the prssideu
ana ns ctciart as having been conmisNoned 20 100
ture them open Mat concerns the dignity and honor
OF our national marine.
On the receipt Of this extraordinary letter the Pre-.
sident determined 10 submit MIR. Poussins oorrsspon
dence TO the French government without assuming to
prcfcribe the course which that governments should
adopt under such peculiar circumstances towards =
friendly power; AID Mr. Poussin duly advised Of
this determination In coming to this decision, the
existing friendly relations witk sister rspublio aud
sincere desire thst those relations should continue
und1urn.a heeordinsiy mo rhoe GORE, pcnasncs
Eoiegn Affairs Of France on tho 18th Of July, BY Mr.
At IeDlth, finding It apparent, that the French 90.
verpnsnt wholly xefused to redress tho wrong inflicted
by the French minister tho President felt hi@sef
MI foussin's SncAl intercourse
with this government, and thus preclude spportu-
nifty which night be again abused.
Ths relations thus terminated between the Minister
OF France and the American government do not imply
peceeetriy lead to cold hostile intercom uni
cation between the two governments In the CASE 4
MIR Jackson Minister II Great Britain whose relations
with this government we're terminated by Mr. Madison
10 1etp, In more perenptory manner, aud for less
pointed Insult difficulty between this country
and England At another time we may refer to that
m'suDderstsnding more ut length; but suffice To say
for the present, that unless France Is eInuious Of
MI lis zh lgh Wa hAy Agt.
depee Ia anything that he's hitherto transpired
ditturhsrc- ~ the friendly relations between this and
that county can possibly occur
In putting An end TO the Official relations Of Mr..
PUuissin with tho United States the executive has In
f1 ned both the government u France aud the iste
Minis'rr ~ France tls any comm cation through
any OTHER channel will be resps, italy tecciyed and