The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-05
NUMBER 40.

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Such we're the circumstances under which
the Secretarys note TO MIR. Poussln Of the
2lsl Of April was written. That note con-
luns The only portion Of The cores oGdeDce,
on the part Of The Secretary Of State, which
IT was pretended contained any thing sx.
ceptonable, and which the Minister oil Fo-
ieign A1aus of France has characterized
as ." on im2erioUs summons" See tho
noe of the 2lst Of April, in the conespon.
dence
NJ. de TocquevilIe, i, will be perceived,
has not, in his note 10 Mr.. Rush, UNDER
token TO designate Ony other part of Mr..
Cl4yion's correspondence as eyIncing thar
tone oil ace blty aud harshness with which
lie Gays he has been so painfully impress.
sed," than The note Of the 2ls! Of April,
written for the ndulgent purpose of allow.
ns the French Minister to Ielrac, the most
offensive passage 10 bis note. This note
to Mr Pnussin the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs cbafacucftza. as cnc"a which.
estimated With ce!,ein degree OF suscep.
,ttity, might have ser"ed 20 he rather
an lmperious SUMMONS than diplomatic
invitations
In the interview betw cen Mr.. Pouss'n and
Mr.. Secretary Clay ton "hch follow ed tho
Secretary's note Of the 2lsi April, Dir. {.
AFFIRMED him lha, his Ieite, was highly Of.
'cusve, aud that i, contained language which
Tins Government could not admit aud that
he was permitted, from friendly feeling,
TO withdraw lis note for the purpose indi.
Gated. The note was accordingly with
drawn for The purpose Of aValllng himself
Of the offer and On he following day it
vas returned, The mos. offensive passage in
| i (shown q! the close OF the letter ID the cor.
tespoudence) being retfacted end expupged.
! ANXIOUS 10 MAINTAIN our Gmlcable relations
With Fiance, the President then permitted
this matter TO drop, and the correspondence
in regard to the claim OF MI. Port vas thus
tiaaIly disposed Of. |, was the Presidents
earnest hope that Mr.. Poussn had received
an ndmonliion that would have served the
happy purpose Of pIccludi4g any further
collisions.
But be was no, long permitted 10 cherish
tina, deIusion. Ga the l2h day of May
las. Mr.. Poussio, in a diplomatic nota, re-
presented 10 the Department (as vii DO
seen in the correspondence that Mr.. Ger.
peuder. the commander OF the American
war steamer his, after Fastening to the
assistance Of the French ship Eugene, Of
Iiavre, which bad struck on the bank of
RIso, near The anchoragr of Anton Lizardo,
advanced claims wholly inadmissible or
account of remuneration for his services
and, TO secure their acqutrai, detained the
Eugene for Two or three days. In conse.
queroe Of the energetic remonstrances of
VI. Llvallee, and the honorable nterven-
ton Of the Consul Of she United States at
Vera Cruz, Commander Carpenter desis.
ted from his pretensions. NJ. Poussin pro.
ceedtd to say that ",he Minister OF Foreign
Affairs of France requested bin TO address
10 the Cabinet Of Washington the mos! sc.
TIous observations on the abuse Of authority
committed by this ofticer in illegally do.
tainins the ship Eugene." He then con.
cIuded his note with the following remark:
You viii easily comprehend, Mr.. Secre-
tary Of Slate, how important it is that such
occurrences should not be repeated, and
that severe blame, al least, should be laid
on those who thus considered themselves
empowered 10 substitute arbitrary measures
Tor justice, and doubt not that you will.
without delay, give satisfaction 10 the Just
Of The French Republic" This
note, unaccompanled, as il was, by any
testimony TO Justify the charge against
CommaI der Carpenter, and 10 enable the
Of the United States TO forma
judsmen, as 10 wha, punishment should be
iun cted On The officer who had thus often.
ded the French Republic, was promptly re-
lerred 10 The Navy Department, for The pur.
pose of ascerainIng the facts upon which
his condemnation was demanded On the
24th May, the Secretary OF the Navy, in
-eply, Transmitted to the Department Of
Stale all tue evidence in bis possession, and
hat consisted only oflwo letters from Com
nander Carpenter himself, The ooe dated
New Orleans, the l9.h May, lS49. In
net the statements of the Commander, and
t the Wedge Of the existence Of any
eslimouy that could con,radct them, the
resident thought that the character ofthe
ticer, against which the Government! has
ever known an impualion, made II incum.
enl on him 10 .suhmt TO The French Min
tier the explanation given by Commander
and 10 express at the same time
70 hotN ",hat they would remove any
which might exist on the
lri of the French Government, relative to
is conduct on the occasion 10 question"
II deserves TO be mentioned here. as having
me bearing upon the alleged imperiousness of
o " summons" by the Secretary of State to Mr..
oussin to come from New York to Washington
r the purpose Of csnerring with him. that. in
Q years 1876 1892, lS42. and in lS49, two of
csc cases being under the SscretaryshP of Mr..
ebster and Mr. Forsyth, and the last being un.
II that of MIR Clayton, Circulars were addressed
this Government TO tho Representatives ct
oregn Powers in the United States requesting
EN- 10 reside at the Seat of Government. Mr..
layton's Circular 18th of May. lS49,) had been
ceived and acknowledged by MIR. Poussin.