The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-24
From the Raleigh IN. CO. Standard.
mr.. Thomas Caute Reynolds.

me SUBJECT hat Is not the intention OF General Saun-
ders to answer the extraordinary production of his
secretary, Mr. Thomas Caute Reynolds, he could not
expose It's many false statements and groundess
tons without initiating his example the reckless viola
ton OF both private and official confidence. This moth
ing could justify And the public would hold him the
less excusabe when they shall learn the facts connected
with Mr.. ReynOldss appointment and subsequent
ment by Gen. Saunders, which propose give from
the statement of our friend, before u.s. These facts
al to satisfy every one that his assertions not
only unworthy of credit but such has been his gross in
gratitude as 10 incur the most indignant reprobaon of
the public judgment.
On the appointment of Gen. Saunders as minister to
SPAN, the President, usual such occasions left
with the minister the selection of his secretary with the
suggestion that II might be best to continue the ncum
BENT at least Tor the present This suggestion the minis
ter decided to adopt and offered the place to Mr. Rodnan
OF thus State, with the understanding that he fol-
low with the minister's family within the ensuing twelve
months unfortunately this arrangement so agreeable
all parties, frustrated by the resignation of the in
cumbent 1t being necessary to fill the vacancy General
Saunders renewed the tender to MIR Rodman, provided
he could at once set out on the mission This being
nconvenient to do Mr. Rodman declined to accept In
the mean time MIR. Reynolds had been recommended and
had become so anxious the subject propose to
Gen. Saunders, before the receipt of Mr. Rodnans an.
swer, that If he ,rouid confer e place on Inn he .uoud
resign at the expiration Of tceiue MONTHS should ms friend
then desire the situation This offer Gen. Saunders very
generously declined, as he was unwilling to place the
rotary in so humatlng position. The result was, the
appointment OF Mr.. Reynolds He joined General Saun-
ders at Boston, accompanied him on the route, and
treated by hun with every degree of courtesy and Gen
Saunders received from him the warmest expressions OF
his thanks for having given him his place, well as
|every assurance OF fidelity and service. And yet,
now appears his very first act treasure up prl
vate conversation which he happened overhear, and
which he perverts and grossly msrepresents Here
we might dismiss the Secretary, with his publication,
to the contempt he 80 richly deserves but find in
the narrative before some things which go still further
to exhibit the character of this inflated egotst and
to expose his perfdy. we shall notice few other points
in his publications
First his apology for his letter, which is not only
mere pretex but untrue. The public will learn. with
some sarprse indeed they could feel surprise at any
thing after such publicati6n-tha far from having
adopted the resolution OF making his publication after his
return the United States, was an act of vengeance
which he had long medtated, he had threatened before
leaving Madrid his intention to blow up the Pres
dent, Secretary OF State and the Minister Indeed he
was in the habit of boring every of the diplomatic
corps VINO would listen to him. as to what he intended
ito do We know not who may be his personal and
political friends, under whose advice he says he has
acted but it would have been fortunate for him,
and certainly to his honor had he followed the
suggestion OF the intelligent minister from Prussia-hal
was matter which did not admit of advice, one
having the least regard to decency oprety could for
moment think oil such thing. And whatever may be
the effect OF his letter elsewhere he may be assured that
IN the circle OF his acquaintance in Madrid il has pro-
duced but one inquy-how was it possible that such
man could have found his way into place OF and
confidence!
But to avoid tedousness proceed to notice far as
we are permitted to do, few points in the publication
Itself; and this, as the reader will readily perceive, il isl
difficult for TO do, without violating what Gen Saun
ders considers official propreiy
First, as to the minister's absence to which Mr.. Rey
nods takes such pleasure in referring, to the day
Gen Saunders left Madrid to JOIN his family in France
WIN the intention OF returning to the frontier so as to be
be necessary Unfortunately, however. he detained
at Havre by the indisposton OF his lady, where he was
Informed by Mr. Reynolds that it quite hot in Ma
drd, unhealthy and nothing require his presence and
by means TO think OF coming there at that time The
truth was, he had idea of suffering the of the
minister, would at have stripped him of his
"tle brief authorty"-for so highly did he value it, as
to have his cards printed and distributed the very day
Gen. Saunders left announcing himself charge dat
fares ad interim And yet according to his present state
the inrgues and secret Vaccinations OF the British min
for the divorce of the Queenher marriage with the
heir apparent Of Portugal, infant nine years of
the commercial treaty in exchange for Gibraltar, and
negro republic in Cuba All "mare's nest" as the |
London Times justly says, of Mr.. Reynods's dis
covery Indeed, the minister on his return found the
head of his secretary filled with the marvellous stories
which he had picked up on the Prado where the very
air is pregnant with rumors, really for time to have
feared that he had lost his senses.
Again. to the story about the Cuban negotiations
the public may feel some surprise to learn that this, too
was the dream of Mr.. Reynolds distempered imagna-
ton When his successor (Mr Sawyer arrived, bearing
dispatches, he found Mr. Reynolds al Madrid and the
Minister and the court at Lagrange. Mr.. Reynolds pro-
posed to Mr. Sawyer to suffer him open the dispatches
important and hence his conjecture about Cuba AS to
the letter in the New York Herald to which he refers
authority it is well understood at Madrid that he himself
either wrote it, or caused it to be written The arhce
OF its date and his departure too shallow to deceive any
one, for there personal illusions in that letter to the
Minister and Secretary, which could have been known
only to himself; and besides, no one attached to the
corps but Mr. Reynolds could have had the to
refer the present Secretary in the terms therein used
Mr. Sawyer on his arrival, was more familiar with the
French language than his predecessor; and from his T.
previous study, quite equal to him in Spanish within
ten days after he joined the legation.
word to his recall and departure, as he says "the
Secretary OF State had carried his caution far as TO
the precise moment when that connection with the
legation] should be dissolved" So far from this being
received and delivered the l4th of March, and far
from having the Independence at TO retire, the
Minister told him he could d. he in the most subm ssve
applied to the Minister to be permitted to remain
He did remain for upwards of four months, in the receipt
of his salary and he has the efironery to
knowledge to play the part of spy and secretly endea
vor to counterfeit the Minister in the discharge of his
duty!
II anything wanting to brand Mr. Reynolds with
the character of having betrayed his public trust, il would
be supplied by his reference to the confidential lnstruc
tons which he says to be found in the archives OF
the lie. alton AT Observation-Disclosures given by John For
syth Secretary of State in ls3iendorsed, of course,
legaonand which the secretary, this late day, has
discovered to be Unconstitutional" And fortunately for
the honor of the country, but for the defeat of Gen
Cass il had been the intention of this wise dplomast
to applied to the Chief Justice of the United States
for his high prerogatve writ of Quo Warranfo to be
served the Presidents his Secretary of State and min
lister at Madrid to show cause how they dared to act in
opposition the well considered opinions of Mr. Thomas
Caute Reynolds After display OF such consunmae .
ignorance and vanity, find il difficult to suppress
disgust; and must content ourselves with single |
reference II has been asked, what was the un-
official step taken by Mr. Saunders, most unnecessarily,
at the very juncture of Sir Henry Buwers expulsion
III. IL