The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-31
From u. ~ Y. Courier and Enouirer.


II seems that the new French minister
is not TO come out for some weeks, and it
may be months. Louis Napoleon has I'M
bounded confidence in the ability and. zeal
Of the Washington Union, and is evident
ly disposed to rely implicitly upon its eff
forts in support Of French pretensions,
and in chastising the American govern
ment for having dared to resent the insults
and rebuke the annoy OF the late
French minister. The French President
is evidently acting with his usual sagacity,
and we do not at all wonder that other for
eign powers are following his example in
this respect. The English minister is de-
laying his arrival. Russia is without
representative at Washington The lead
ing monarches of the old world, and es.
pecially the most absolute and despotic
among them, clearly perceive the utility
and expediency Of intrusting their inter
ests to the foreign organ already estab-
lished at the seat OF government. The
Union advocates their several claims with
vigor and energy which their own ac-
credited ministers would not venture to
display. IT, denounces Gen. Taylor and
his Cabinet, for maintaining American
rights and American honor against their
arrogance and insolence, with spirit and
in language which they dare not use.
They understand perfectly that the Union
will go further in their behalf than any
minister whom they could send; and they
are, therefore, quite willing that their mis-
sions should remain vacant, so long as the
Washington Union remains at the capitol
to advocate their claims, fight their battles
against It's own country, and do whatever
fidelity to them and hatred to the Ameri-
can government may seem to exact.
The foreign organ at Washington will
be glad to perceive that It's efforts OH be-
halt Of France, and against It's own govern
ment, are fully appreciated abroad. 1t
cannot fail to rejoice at the manifest simi-
larty between its own views, as to the
dismissal of NJ Poussin by Gen. Taylor,
and those of the London Times. That
cordial enemy of republicansm denounces
Mr.. Clayton in almost the identical Ian
guage used by the Union, for the crude
ness" and "incivility" with which he treat
ed the representative Of Louis Napoleon.
The following extract from the Times will
strike American readers as mainly a re-
print of some one Of the countless diatribes
which the Union has written upon the
subject:
"The letter Of Mr.. Clayton, the American Score
tary Of State, addressed directly 10 the French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, CONTRARY to all Dip
lonatic usage,) IL certainly very startling pro.
duction; and whatever may have been the indis-
erection Of NJ Poussin, IL must be confessed that the
tone Of the Minister Of the United States is such as
has seldom been employed in the relations Of one
friendly State TO another. Iflanguagc highly of.
fensve and discourteous, both in manner and in
substance, be dispaniifc for public duties,
Mr.. Clayton has rendered himself obnorious 10 the
charge Of using IT,; and his communications both to
VI. Poussn and 10 NJ. dc Tocqucvile, are in the
style usually adopted by the head Of department
in rcprimanding his own subordnates, but are at
terly unfit 10 be addressed 10 The e,al ministers 9
Foreign P0toT. VI de TOcqueville's despatch,
the other hand Is marked by an evident and