Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-10
coRREsPoNDENcE OF THE DALr. AMERICAN.
WASHINGTON, Oct g lSAQ

he runor put forth by several letter writer's thne
mere nave been examinations and recrmna;ions be-
tween the Secretary of State and Mr.. Cavallo tbe
Chian Minister, in consequence of some nfoym.
ton having been obtained by Mr.. Cavallo ,hrougb
his iather-in-law, from Clerk i'm the DepartmeSk
and that the Clerk had been dismissed on that ,c.
count, caused some excitement for day or two i.
the Avenue, and much inquiry as 10 who IN. d.,;
quent officer could be. There has been. "a ' III
well informed, dismissal for any such cause No,
have any angry examinations and recriminatons or,
Cured between the functionaries named. Mr. ca.
vallo may have obtained information in the manner
specified through some of the Democratic Clerk.
dismissed from the Department soon after the fonr,h
of March, but If SO has not caused any angry fee
ings whatever between Mr.. Cavallo and Mr.. Clay.
ton.
Though the Union and ITS afflicted sub.organs ,,.
using the most digeut and untiring efforts 10 make
the people believe that Mr. Clayton for want of tact
OF diplomacy, has brought dscord between him and
the whole "corps diplomaque," and is in danger of
involving us in war with all the nations Of the
world, may say with perfect safety that no Secre
tary has ever been more entirely respectful and
courteous in all his intercourse with FOREIGN Minis
tiers, and the future will show beyond all peradven
,ure that he has always put our Government in tho
right, and while exercising the 'siarcr in ,r,oo,
has preserved the '.fortiter IN re-" We have seen
This truth exempliiied in the matter of the French
Minister, who, though he has been dismissed for
having repeatedly insuod Government vet
has never received one line syllable from the Seq
rotary which was in the least degree undigni7ied Or
dsrespectiul.
The story which places the Secretary and Mr..
Champion, tire British Charge d'Affares, in anpr%
controversy on the subject Of the claim of England
to the Musquto Coast, is equally idle and utterly
uniounded in fact That shallow and ilimseyc claim
will, however, in due season doubtless be fully dis
cussed and venture to predict that when il comos
10 be debated by the twogovernments England will
be convinced that she is in the wrong. and will
quietly yield TO our demand for equal right of way
to all nations across the territory which has been
freely offered by Nicaragua, TO whom it Justly be.
longs.
MIR. Richie and his co-laborers NAV abuse thu
Administration If 1t can afford them any consolation
Tor their loss OF public pap-they may bubber like
whipped babies over the fate of elected sposmen-
they may continue, if il still suits their views NJ M
tfiutism, TO side with foreigners who presume TO
lecture us upon the dignity of our national marine
they may chuck,o In advance over ADVANTAGES
which they desire may be gained in diplomatic
debate between our government and England upop
question which involves the great interests of our
commerce and navigation, i'm the hone that such
things VIII help them to regain power and place.
but 1t IS all "vanity and vexation ofspirit" They
may how! and bark, one and all. Tray Blancb and
Sweetheart"-but the moon will shine on Needless
of their yelping, and old lack and his Cabinet will
daily grow stronger in the confidence and afIecton
of the people.
meta gentleman here from Porto Rico a few da VI
since. who came on to complain TO our Government
that the Spanish authorities in that island and Cupa
have Tor many years past been enforcing an old royai
decree which requires all foreigners residing there
TO take oath of allegiance 10 her Catholic Maies
ty Many hundreds OF our citizens have thus been
compelled either TO eXpatate themselves or TO suf
fer heavy losses of property by fleeing those islands,
Complaints had he said been made under former adj
minisraons without redress-he was promptly in.
formed, however by The Secretary of State that soon
after his coming into Office his attention had been
called 10 this grievance and that hereafter our peo
pie wonld not be molested by this odious decree.
observed in yesterday Union denial, in toto Of
the expression charged against that paper in nv
last letter. The sentiment, quoted by me, was
'no matter what face it might assume, they Ohe'
editors of the Union) determined to oppose il
Che administration of General Tay or) till the bitter
end" This, the Union says, ''is utterly false; no.
word of it ever appeared in the editorial columns of
the Union" Now if the editors means merely to-
charge me with failure 10 quote their exact words
rerbotin ct Hteratin, acknowledge the corn but if
they pretend to assert that in their editorial columns
of the Sd August they did not declare that "what-
ever face the future might wear we mean to oppose
the administration Of General Taylor and his cabal lo
the bitter end, !" then only say that either they
or the whole world besides are completely blind
Strange, that such difference there should be-
Iwixt ttceedteduH and t;Ceedicdee."
The New YoRK RIoTEgs.-E. a. c. JuDson
Seventeen Of the actors il the scenes OF outrage.