Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-10-08

Correspondence Oft New York Herald.

nth AR Po;.issia about to he deusloped-.4
laaniiag Prospects, SC.
There is 10 Disgusting the fact that the Admin
istratioa is in serious difficulties The Imperious
tone assumed by England In regard TO the Mosqui-
to eountry-the diplomat: fare up between Nil
Clayton and M Ponissln, and the b,usq"e rebuke
administered by the Secretary of State ~ Carnival
10, the Ch,iian minister for obtaining information
Fl OH the State erartment--thIough clerk, rela-
tive 10 the claim OF $500 600 against citizen OF
Boston,--have al! been crowded upon Old Zach
in the first six months of his administration.
That sir. CHAMPION has been instructed by the
English government to maintain the right OF way
IL. SUCH Nicai aqua, and the further right eff The
NJ us4uito king TO his possessions, there seems to
be no question air. Clayton has positively but
courecusly protested in the name OF his govern
mcnt asains, any clsiin which the English preten-
sions set up hy virtue OF tie treaty with his sable
majesty, and re air us the ground taken by Mon
roe ana Polk, viz, That Eng land will not be al
lowed to coioniza on one loot more OF the North A
neiican hemisphere,
In relation to The much haekneyed emeute be
tween the Secretary OF State ard NJ. Poussin, time
s unfolding the secret OF the whole difficulty the
which Heterogeneous viii tend greatly to relieve
the odium which has been sought to iasten on the
French minister Ii seems that when the subject
o! the appointment OF a minister TO France was
noe;ed by the people, the press and the govern
nent, NJ. Pouss!h being of naturally excitabie
disposition, strong impulses ard generous rerubli
can sentiments, manifested great interest in the Sc
lection and when the name OF MIR. Eives was
mentioned III that connection and the papers gave
currency to the runor, so that his name was con-
siantiy associated with the mission, he (Nfr. Pous
SIM " aiied upon MIR. CLAYTON in an unofficial man
ner, and yer, frankly told the Secretary that the
appointment OF Mr.. Eiyes would be exceedingly
unpopular in France, and indeed, it might be con
sidered an INSULT 10 his goyernment--and for the
o-repeaed reason, that Mir. Rves, in his letter to
Gen. Jackson. informing him Of the indemnity OF
rs, 100000 francs, boasied of having oyer-Feached
Louis Philippe. and obtained more than he expect
ed, or " as peihaps our tight, Mr. Clayton replied
that il vas decided TO sehd Mr.. Rives, and that
certainly the French government would not THINK
! OF refusing our penipotentiafy, upon such grounds
Finding that Mr.. Clayton was not disposed 10
be influenced by his Judgment, Mr. Pcossin pro-
tested in his haacter simply as Minister and thus
the interview terminated. Poussin communicated
with his government ana received in reply from
NJ de Iocquevle an approval Of his course and
Mr. Clayton was so informed 'auficiaAy
This, therefore, is the great ai.lop, aud not that
Poussn better hall Is not considered aa tdt WIN
the hat fons oil tis city, and consequently not s't
to BIZ invited to the grand dinuer Uipiomat'qie,
Poor Poussin has had to suffer because OF tais
SANDER upon his lady out in the end, when all de-
yelorements take place, his will appear the better
side. understand lie is abou; to prepare an ca
pose, which Will be published on his return from
New York
In regard TO the rupture with the Gillian Am
bassador, the report goes that clerk in the State
Department gave blr. Caus;n the faiher-in- law OF
Caravalo, paper which threw important hight
upon The case being prosecuted by the Chilian gov
| eminent; and ina. Alr. Clayton, finding that such
information could only have BEEN obtained from
has Department. he intenogates Mr. Caravalio as
the source Of the possession Of that paper, who re-
itrs him TO Mr.. Cansin, and he in return to the
r n n ism
this violation Of official confidence.
Although netting serious may grow out OF the
fact that Mr. Claylo and Caravallo have crilnina-
ted and recfiminated-one accusing ihatit was ull
diplomatic to make use CT information surrept-
tiously obtained from the archives OF government;
the other that it was unminiserial to rebuke Tor
eign iunclionaly ior prosecuting egitimately aust
cIaim-yet it does show that there IS something
wrong; or that England France and Chill have
coluded ior the purpose OF throwing obstacles III
the way OF the administration of Gen. Tayior ana
the general progress OF the American Republic.