The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-28
THE UNION.


may sophstries can conceal from the anazemen and
sympathes OF our people, and the deep dispeasure
OF France. and all the enlightened States of the world
fence has been tried, condemned and disgraced an.
! heard! This would seem bad enough, and yet il is
hardly the worst for he is not only condemned without
from al means Of seasona asy defending himself before
ms own government and leaving that government to in
Ter mat he had made defence because he could make
and fresh disgrace the American Secretary OF State de-
spacnes 10 France the result OF the action OF this gov
eminent upon the case OF Mr. Poussin fully week be-
lore ne undertakes to inform Mr.. Poussin OF the result;
anu me steamer bearing the tdngs is far the
les before the condemned minister has heard word OF
tne mallerl These facts UNREASONABLE; and MI
matter before the French government ahead OF Mr.. Pous
SINS defence, that, 10 all seeming the President Of
me United States not allowed single day for de-
Liberation on matters involving the gravest Of national
interests for Mr. Claytons note to Mr. de Tocquevile
bears date the very day which General Taylor arrived
ted s sg q s northern tour asi note a.
ma said to have borne that note to France, left Boston
on The t,Delh Of September. Mr. Clayton's note Mr.
Poussn is dated the fourteenth of September, but was
received at the French legation al Washington on the
fifteenth; but Mr. Poussn, being then in New York.
would hardly have received the o6ciai dings earlier
than the nth, and most probably not before the 10th
OF September, when he arrived in Washington. But
taking either date, and before he was advised OF the
result-ay, before Mr.. Claytons note 10 him was writ
all for Mr.. Clayton in his note of the 14th of Sepem
her, deliberately declines TO inform Mr. Poussn OF the
CAUSE o. his being thus disgraced and
the information! He says:
The necessity which has impeled him (the Presidency
so ae - nds sep 2. ne moment has been made
Thus is gentleman, void of all purpose of offence
ready 10 make the utmost repaation-not only condemn.
ed unneard but denied all knowledge of "the nature
cause OF the accusation" when he is condemned and
then, to insure double conviction, he is prosecuted
aresh at the forum OF his own and deprived
OF the opportunity of defending himself
But though Mr.. Clayton would not deign to make
known TO Mr. Poussin the person most inerested) the
cause OF his dismissal he 10 have been far less
and he Baltimore Sun and he PRadeIplia North Amer
appear TO have been selected the special organs of
the deparmentno to publish the correspondence upon
the subject and present the facts as they really WERE
but to put forth CARRIED and unfair statements OF what
contained, all oil them greatly to the prejudice OF Mr.
Ponssln; now mlsrepesenng and exaggeratng what he
language gave no warrant Some of the statements in
these journals sufficiently accurate in dates as TO
The point in controversy the OF the discussion,
that the facts stated must haze been derived from the De-
PartmeM Of STATE. Mr. Clayton has been directly
charged with having and sanctioned the publication
o. The article over the signature OF "lndependen in the
NORM american, transmitted by telegraph, and dated the
eighteenth OF September have not seen this charge de-
MED 90 not know if il be true and sincerely hope that
is not but if it be, imagine censure upon his
conduct winch could be misapplled unmerited. Yes,
among all the very bad things have already chroncled
touching tals sad affair." there is one that is sgorse
than any oil the rest know not ii these rbled publca
hons the times when they appeared and the effects
which they produced. be not the pery ncorst.
Observe The steamer Niagara was advertised to leave
New York for Liverpool at the 10th of Septem-
Der, and on the day Mr. Poussin reached Washing
ton from New York. Now it seems past a doubt, who
may have been the conriver OF such Injustice that
these publications were designed for transmission by the
Niagara, TO force the of condemnation against
Mr. Popssin through the public mind Of Europe preadg
ing and forestang any vndcaon OF his conduct, and
sustaining The action of the government at Washington
in all that il had done In point OF fact, we know to
certainty that these publications were transmitted by the
Nagara and will say for the author, that never was
plan more adoitly contrved received and rewarded
with an ampler Most auspicously tor the SER
vice, when the Niagara reached Liverpool, all Eng
land was aroused at the porenous and lowering aspect
OF affairs in the OF Europe She was deeply con-
cened 10 draw France into alliance to resist the all
grasping designs OF Russia; and II was vital point Of
policy with her. therefore, divert the French
IRON spelling her aims by entering upon quarrel with us
and the eadest way TO accomplish that was satisfy her
that had given her just ground of quare that her
minister was wholly in the wrong that this government
fully justified for all that il had done and the
tradlced statements OF the Sun and North american gave
good warrant for her counsel and the universal English
press sympathtzing with the Sultan and taking its cue
from Lord PalmeTson raised the hue and cry" in
harmonious strain OF against the conduct OF MIR
Poussln- Indeed taking the American statements as
true, and there not journal in Europe which could
have stood up IN his defence.
lfyou will cast back and run your eye these
iau,e PuoHSauohs, uhk Sou wiz ne ioicloy, suuck
with what have been saying, and with the foul wrong
and injustice which has been inflicted upon Mr. Poussin
Voluminous they could spare the space and lei
sure, would insert them here dd tandem but IL is
and specimens OF the WHOLE let these extracts suffice
"SpsctGtor," in the Baltimore Sun, under date OF Sep
TENDER II, says: "Frdno rs represented here by man
pho perhaps, but too truly srhtbis The feeling of has
country topards For months back, his correspondence
nth his government has been Of The most insulting and
violent character"
This isone of the statements transmitted by the Mag
and that the facts known, (for after the de-
parture OF the steamer, and Misrepresentation had far
the start and advantage OF truth, the correspondence
PublisBed) doubt il there is OF candor in the
nation who will not admit that every inference in that
paragraph is destitute OF truth.
In the same paper Spectator" under date OF Sepem
Der IS, IN referring 10 Mr. Ps conduct after the
spondeace upon Mr.. Porte's dam tros eiosed says:
"ln a short time however, he had again occasion to
write upon tie subject, and his letter ols siM 9re
Notwithstanding, perhaps !, The proper term.
Now this was sheer invention and abuse for no such
letter was written But he proceeds
"No.whstrndng this the matter oi, inpe,,igat,d and u
found that the charges he had brought against 9th
Ger connected with important branch Of the public
vice tmcaniug Commander Carpenderl Hgf only
r1rnentaon bat ~ fact wholly snfouadsd, dHd proof Of
offensive, and at,ngh much that the government
fused 10 oorrs,pond pih him farther and ared the
whole matter 10 the French government 1r consdea
ten"
Now mark the misrepresentation il this single pas
sage The matter inuesiigdief at 1l--Mr
Clayton merely sent Mr.. Poussin Commander Carpen.
ders statement There but charge and that was
the detention Of the French barque Eugene and that
neither INTERPRETATION, choIu unfounfsd
baerprssdy afsnied by bob Cosmaadsr Carpender ana
Mr. Clayton 10 be perfectly true OF course. therefore,
no proof Of his error toas forwarded 10 him The gov
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