Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-27

Clouds IN me HORIZON IHe T'eHCD s""-
lister and the Locofocos France and Re-
pu6licanism.
WASHINGTON, September IL, lS49.
You will doubtless have observed that
the Washington Union, together with 9TH
ers of the Locoloco press, have Of late been
engaged both in speculations and exulta-
tions in advance, at the contemplated re-
fusal on the part Of France to receive MIR
Riyes as the accredited representative OF
the United States. There is more in this
systematic attack upon Mr. Rives by the
Locoroco organs than at present meets the
public eye. And it is only carrying out
that spirit Of opposition to the Admins
tration that the Union at an early day
avowed would be waged against it by
their party, mo matter srhot face 1t might
assume.' Hence the eagerness OF the ex-
organ to see lis country insnlied, it not
disgraced, by monarchical France, SO long
as t will furnish the Locofoco party ali
opportunity and excuse TO assail the Ad-
ministration. II, however, such a thing
trans pires, the country will be put in pos
session of facts that viii, in my judge
ment, prore a studied DIES gn on the part
of the leading Locofocos and the French
Minister resident in this country 10 bring
about this very insult. l regret to say that
the French Minister, ever since this Adj
ministration came into power, has exhibit
ted decided inclination TO lend himself
TO the Locofocos for the purpose Of en-
barras>inc the Administration in more
ways than one. l recollecl that in the
month of May or June last, it was stated
in the best informed circles in this city,
and TO this day has never been contradict
el,that upon some trivial excuse, the Min
lister OF France sent to Mr. Clayton mos.
Objectionable, if not insulting note, in his
diplomatic character. Our Secretary Of
State, as prompt to resent an insult TO his
Government as though offered to him in
his sovereign capacity as private citizen;
was said 10 have sent for the French Min
lister, and demanded its withdrawal. Con-
scious of his error, and disappointed at the
promp, and decided tone of Mr. Clayton,
he was glad to withdraw his indlscret
and UNIV arrantable note. There the mat
Ter rested until few weeks since, when,
as il is now stated, he again used language
which Mr. Clayton regarded as INDIGENOUS
to his Government, and which he was a
second time compelled to withdraw
These things were at once known in the
confidential circles ofthe Locofoco dynas-
ty in this city, and pains taken to poison
and influence the mind Of the French
Minister still more against the administra-
ton. How these prominent Locofocos
became so soon and so accurately inform
ed as to what had TRANSFERRED between Mr.
Clayton and the French Minister leave
for the latter to explain to his government
the best way he can. One thing is
very evident, no one will accuse MIR
Clayton Of putting leading Locoiocos in
possession Of diplomatic secrets for the
purpose of assailing the President. him
self, and other members of the cabinet.
To these circumstances, are 10 be attribu-
ted The efforts said to be making by the
French Minister, backed and encouraged
10y leading LocoGocos, TO bring about what,
for the sake Of embarrassing the Admins
tration they so much de>ire--,he refusal of
France to receive Mr. Rives. But will
France listen 10 such suicidal advice
Or if she does, will it accomplish what
the Locofoco> anticipate. any embarrass-
menl to this Administration? Whatever
may be the ans W er to The first interrogato.
ry, have no hesitation. so far as the Sec
ond is concerned. 10 reply most uneqnivo-
cally, that IL uW not. MIR Rives must
either lie received by France, or there
will be no diplomatic representative of
the United States at Paris. Ii is him or
no one. He goes there with the full and
unbounded confidence Of the Administra-
ton and the people; and in him this nation
knows they will ever find an honorable
upright and worthy representative. An
insult TO him will be regarded as an insult
TO the people of the United States, and
that insul: will be resented and a becom-
ing PREPARATION demanded, and enforced, il
refused, by the President and his Secreta-
ry Of State. FIance, by refusing TO re-
ceive Mr. Rives as our ambassador, will
find she has undertaken a second Rev
scrape and she will come out in the end
precisely as Cuba has.
Hat lLoColocOS Nuoulu Dc IOuHu COin-
bining with France to insult the represent
tatves Of the free men of this nation is
not to be wondered at. They profess TO
be the friends of the people, and yet favor
measures and resort to means that in
political point of view would make vassals
of us all. LocoIocoism clings to the king
ly veto power as one of the brightes, iea-
tufes Of its political liturgy. They have
upheld Executives in arroga'ing to him
self and exercising powers not vested in
him by the Constitution or laws OF their
country. They have resorted to the ba-
sest corruption to overawe and defeat the
will OF the masses, and to concentrate all
the power Of the government in the hands
Of a dynasty Of peculators CHARTERED upon
the Treasury at the metropolis of the ma
ton. How is it with their ally France,
in the war they are about waging against
Mr. Rives for political purposes alone?
Her masses believing in the profession of
unprincipled demagogues, responded to
the cry of Liberty! and rising in their
majesty drove as they supposed the
last monarch of France in the person of
Louis Philippe from the throne, and upon
its ruins erected, as they supposed, re-