The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-14
Our Consul at Paris.


Our Consul at Paris.
In giving room to the paragraphs men
toned in the following communication,
from Locofocojournals, we intended merely
to expose the Inconsistency Of men who
clamor for the removal of public officers,
and then clamor because they have been
removed. They cry out reform-and, the
reform made, cry out prescription. 1t is
no discredit to Mr.. WALSH in our eyes,
that he is we'll abused by the Democratic
newspapers. Our regret is, that he should
ever have been praised by them.
To the Editors Of the Republic.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, l649.
In your paper of Monday appeared some extra
ordinary accusations, quoted from the New York
Evening Post, against ROBERT WALSH, the consul
at Paris; and again, in your paper Of this morning,
a paragraph from the New York Globe and Union,
in which he is termed sthe renegade American-an
enemy to all republican patriots-a libel upon every
thing American" &c.
l am well aware that the published correspond
ence Of Mr.. WALSH has been too generally read
that his character is too well and long knoWn--for
be considered as another sad evidence of the shame
less extent of falsehood and malignity to which
party violence and the scramble for Office sometimes
lead. Therefore / deemed them unworthy of no.
tice; but the appearance of this second onslaught IN
the columns of your paper, and, as the first, without
contradiction has decided me to claim the privilege
of space for few words in reply. have only
now to call upon the New York Epening Post and
the New York Globe and Union TO produce some
proofs, some grounds for their allegations have
to challenge them any Oher TO cite single par
agraph erer penned by RoBERT WALSH, tending
to substantiate them have most of his published
letters at hand and each and all, touching these
subjects, prove wholly and directly the contrary
can show that he exerted his utmost abilities, and
the advantage of his position, to aid IN the estab-
lishment of a republic-a sound republic that he
prepared in the French language, for the use of the
first Constituent Assembly, comprehensive an
ayss of the principles, forms, PRACTICES and results
of our whole American system and constitutions.
Is this like obstructing the formation of repubci
Is this attempting to write it down? Is this aiding
the cause of monarchy Does it not, all to the con-
trary, attest that he took exceeding pains to nst
into The French some sane ideas of repubicanlsm'
Does it not surely evince his earnest zeal in this
great and sacred cause, and the profound satisac-
ton he would have experienced IN witnessing the
formation of sound republic? That he abored IN
vain, indeed, no one is more aware than he. The
rejection of Senate he considered fatal error,
and on this great point he was particularly urgent.
Perhaps the Epening Post thinks him monarchist,
because he does approve ofthe French republic
constituted and prdctiseda republic, as we all know,
only in name. Or, perhaps, it is because he is no
advocate of the Socialist Communist, Jacobin re-
publicanism-that he did not approve OF the revo-
luton or revolt of June of the same year, lS4S,
when, in his own words, "the doctrines and ex-
hortations of the Jacobin sheets, and the gigantic
proportions which the nsurrection assumed, taught
the citizens that il was final defence of their lives,
families and property; of every thing valuable and
sacred in life, and that son many OF the flags cap.
tured from the barricades, we read 'Plllnge and
Rapc'n Pray, is this the revolution of which the
Post complains that Mr.. WALSH did not add. Is
this the constitutional freedom" of which he is COM
planned of as being enemy?
1t would surely be no difficult matter to prove
that during his whole life, ROBERT WALSH has
been hearted Amercan-an earnest and able
defender, advocate, and vindlcator of his country
and her glorious Institutions that he has ever been
jealously watchfu and ready to defend her against
assaults from all quarers-French as well as Eng
lish. could go back many years, through his long
life Of active usefulness. | could begin with his
work published in 1919, entitled An Appeal from
the Judgments Of Great Britain respecting the
United States of America, and Structures upon the
Calumnies Of the British Writers" in which he re-
peled so ably the fierce war that was then winged
against our national reputation; then through his
writings, for long series of years. editor of the
National Gazette; and lastly, through his whole
CORES pondence since he has been serving his coun
try abroad. There he has become, as is well known
disconnected from mere party politics there he has
defended his country's cause in the war with Mex
ico, and taken profound pride in the impression
produced in Europe by her glorious successes H'
has not proclaimed that his country was all IN thu
wrong-alI unjust, grasping, and yranncal. Fo
this he may be assailed by some ultra partisans
but this great republic contains, thank God toe
many who love trrtb and justce--too many homes
and true pariotsfor such vile attempts to succeed
in furnishing his well-earned, honorable and patri
otto fame The audacious ISLANDERS will reco upoi
their authors, and reflect upon them wel-merte'
disgrace.
The CARYsFoRT LIcHT-HousE.-The Iron Light
house built in Philadelphia under the direction o
Captain H. Stansbury, United States Topographic
cal Engineers, has been temporarily erected al tn
foundery OF Merrill and Towne. The presen
agent of the United States, Mr. J. w. P. Lewis
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