Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-11
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FtCUITY.
We publish below an extra~t from a Liter rrrrive
IN this city yesterday. which gives . perfectly sat.sfarit
~ solution of III terrinfone unexplained mystery IN rs
gard Ia the c,uduci IL the French Government ia d,ci'n
ing /, tcal NJ. P,us>in. " iihoat this key. ~ one ca
urders aud The ai'e,n tnf N. DE Tocquevills To apple
pia fF. Ut rather tn Justify NJ poassinis in-ulence. by In
pirasiug our Nv n Gnserpmeni In the n~e oi diseeufieun
language which Is To lp found only ia the CURES pondenc'
II the T sench Minister.
This EXPLAINS. tn, the repeated declatarions ofM
Prassin as ~puhlislnd IN the newspapers. that he hsd nses
the lauguag. Of his instructions In the letter nhirh iusuli'
umr Gavemmsm. NJ d. T~qneyills csnnni cal Ia &c
the full fssoe If The sarcasm Justly introduced into Mr.
C!aytoa's reply.
Mrw YoRE, October 81, 1919
My DK,a L'.s-
4 singular de~rclnnment has been made here within
The last "a hours. Twill MT Trouble you " lih my sanrrr
Il information. hat a French gentleman OF nnt seqnain-
,si-e has asseitained The lacls, and kno" you may ie
ly ai ihem.
H.. sass. shat tho ressoa fr VI. de Tocquesille's letter
b. or Src1eisry Of Sat-. is that he was defending his
own ms ruc,iuns Ia NJ. Peussu-that The fn'tute win
NJ. p vas tie resuli II NJ. de- IocqueYlie's o"n ign'-
rance uf,he law uf salvage, and that he could not dismiss
=. wiiinut di.gFar 'in2 himself.
He says he has seen the instructions of NJ. de Toe
quevi1e To j ussin ia the case 81 Cafpend'r. and that
they direct P.iSsiu Ia address Ia onr Guvetnn'nt q
protest. againsf me IaN OF sslNagf. tHl, Consequently a
gain,, the seizure aud detention nf the Eugene as In
vulsin, the dignity, Of he American marine. and thai
Thee is mi an Insulting expression IN the letter at fous
sn ff which hs was "lntefeommnniented, which isno
a. BE- fund In almost the very same words IN NJ. de loo
quesill.'s insi tuciions. except that IN which NJ. Ponssln
~eni Gal Of his way IL suoef aaoat the liile interest
Frrnciin-n lelt. when they had occasion 10 candemn
az American officer IN any thing he Gould say IN seiI-de-
fence.
lie saws. also, that NJ. de T,cquevlle, who is no
L.. -. -. ~ a n.A,ral Ia al nj al he
laws If sslva,e existing ia Mexico, and sent documents
10 Papssin from whici, he Inferred iva great ettpf@'-
First. that salvage could never be claimed uulrSs a vessel
was blged; and sctund. that salvage could never he
claimed b, r national vessel N man oi- wal asked him
how NJ. de Tucqacyille came 10 be 50 intsl'd ! say
ml.Ied. because hear that there is no difference ri
npieI,n among the inrists here. who all concur that Oar
Iendrr was clearly entnlcd h. salvage and lad y ftglti 10
delaln the vessel, MT merely under the genttal maritime
law ii llrn, but under the settled law OF Mexico. which
allows The salvur Ia Jet1in lac YES ct saved nnlil Oolld
is given inr The payment al lhr salvage To be ass,s cd by
the NJ Ntcan Judicial tribunals. lie says that NJ. de Toe
quesille reai the violent attacks made IN The McNlcah
paper upon Lieutenant & afpenJer. and upon tins roun
Try IN the autumn O las year, IA which They chang
thai the American laepir were a naitun ol plundottfs
and plnies-ihai he Eugene ma- seized and itffip}
detained b, Cafpo der. WIN, as they said. was MI en'l
tied IN salvage tsst, hersnze the vessel Wasnpt bdg'd.
aud strondly btelI-e III demand II salvage by o man-ol-
war WAS a disgrace IN the Amciiran marine aud Ia Other
natnn claimed IL,
Tue fret dbaslye article On The subject. WAS published
by he ettiHf 81 the official organ IN he city of MeSicn.
WIN has a dee hatred Tor our country on account Il The
NHAcan war. lie further s,ys.t1aI ihe FnrncI Charge
81 Afatres At Mexico St nj all these vlaleHl articles home
10 ls own h1seuunrnt, and JIned IN lhe hue and cry
afoat the 'sezere" d the Eugenie fol salvage as a dis.
gfaee Ia the American G1tcsment aud people. l pn
.,'se d camtnis. NJ. lie Tocqrevllle acted aud in.tfncted
n + nssio To demand the disgrace Of Captain Carpcn
der, MT t~ouhiiag that iha Mexican editors nnderst cd
the rase. Thus il was lha, pou,sin Infused all The
Mexican nalevolrnce duI ignorance of tho uslges At ma
tons into his reply Ia Nj. Clayton. The lauer, htlle
drea,nlug that NJ. de Tocqaeylle was personally inter
es'ed ~ the qnf stion Of lunor. and Of course not suppoN
lHg that tie French Government would sustain the lnso=
lence. inst urted Mt Rnsh Ia lay before NJ. de Tarqne-
vile ard the President 81 fauco the very insult which
n. de Iocqueyile himself. from either ignorance OF The
law OF Maritime States aud Of France herself. had stu
ptdly directed NJ 7. 10 p-tpcirale. He says NJ do i.
fully believed nj Mr.. Rush cdmplainrd ii lhe Insult,
that q national vessel was MT entitled 10 salvage. The
ofmplaiui ni our Government, therefore, touk him by sur
pflse. lie SAYS It was determined 10 recall Pon-sn ia
July lasi. bit that NJ. de 1ocqaeyille. having committed
himself by his instructions. could mol recall him lnr OBJ
dlenc' Ia them. and dared not rest tie recall on the
gr'unj thai he lsd attempted to lecture uuf Government
IN its - dignity and honor. as he had It'd him lhat
boh these were violated by Carpenters conduct, This.
ion. he says. accounts tor the eNiraordinay delay in NJ.
de l"qnrville's answer To the complain, of the Amor
can Govetnmeut. he doubling what was proper Ia BE-
done IN 81 embarrassing a position. lie thinks. loe, thai
this alsn accunnts for his letter Ia Mr.. Rn.h. in which
You have seen he attempts 10 implcste the Secretary Of
State. aud thus TO save his AVN Minister. lie says he
has no doubt Nj. PtussIn would have been rrcallei
promptly # De 1ocqueyll~ Ind not got thus involved
by his own folly in the affair. He hunks NJ. posssin
will now be recalled and that Mr.. Rlyes will be re
c,i.ed.