Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-20

has done more 10 lower the standard u Fir
ginia gentlemen than any which has ev.i
e1is'e,.-a parry which has iEritea AID rsua
ded regular warfare upon private chafic'rf. -
All This has been done with a knowledge ol ahl
IN The lace ol eur Jorbea,dnee towards Ihem
when in eur power Thanks 10 The DsIocrac,
Of Old Virginia, better day is coming, anu JUS
ticc though SOU, will Le sure Woe 10 n" Dem
ccrat VINO shall s;ioab. OF daily" when trrn haa
led Justice is asked a! his hands.
Although we have 70 tears, none whatever
that cur Senator'S viii enter into any enlan-
cling alliances" we do rot exreci ltem, We tic
mol irsiic ihcm, 10 engage in any laclou" oppo
siloG 10 The AdmiEis ration. But We 90 oxPec
them 10 lock well To The removals AMI 10 H. ap'
poin,meEls which have been made IN Virginia
We do expect them in every cise, 10 SCI taa' tn
isDs have been compiled witt touching tic 0p-
peinimcnts We do e1peci, II there has oecn any
totiusion tr Bargaining Tor subordinate oillcrs
that they will apply their velo- he uhote d moe
,acy expects Ihis-aId especially
THE SOUTH"
Spcndence Of the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Nov II 1919.
Cabinet .Nyteriss Explained Anoik.r Slerl
Cnresporden;.'-Bow up B.twsea lh'ns. dc
1scqn.rile and JIr Ciayion-P roba5e Rjec
tion Of Mr.. Rtrss-dnother Ciancs for a H'ar
Panic.
There is yel chance Tor brush with Louis
Napoleon. There have been, within the las.
week, several lengthy and mysterious 81 tnss OF
The cabinet, aud nobody could p,eicnd 10 COMIC
lute VIVA, the long faces OF Meredith and Ewing
as they came on! al Tie Close u; nose
mysterious closetinss al The White House.
From conversation with Mr.. Clayton, am
at length qualiea 10 throw some light upon these
suspicious anc long pfofacied cabinet councils. -
The Pous,l difficulty is The secret. That is
whefe the shoe Pluchcs. II seems that De- Zoe
queville, not wishing 10 risk The safety OF an.
ulher minister in assigning 10 him The Unsettled
business Of VI. Poussin, gave that business IN
charge 10 NJ. Monlholon, the French Cobsul
General al Richmond, and mat nj Bots lie Come,
NJ. Poussns successor, was 10 wait lhe pre.cn-
,a,lon ol his credentials until the consul had re-
mov,d The salvage case, and me he hundred
bales Of labacco, out 81 The way. This was,
perhaps, a prudent eIpeJieEi, DIS j: was not im.
possible that Nj. Bots lie CCmLe might bark his
snins among these Obstacles, as his predecessor
mad done before hici, especially On The tobacco
claim.
To his point in The gam, every Thing since
he discharge vi PoussIn, has gone smoo,ly
enough Blu. The last steamer bn! one brings
dispatches from Paris which pu, an entirely
new lace upon The mater. VI DE Toclueyille,
Inc French Foreign Minister, has ". iiten letter
10 our Secretary of Stale, III reply to the letter Of
Mr. Clayton 10 The French Minister, in which
our Secretary look occasion TO admonish III CO.
yernmeat Of France tina, the Unilet States we're
:om peIeri 10 take caro- OF themselves and IEei
own dignity as a nation, without the grautious
advice when NJ DE Tucqoev:!le had coniescend-
al To give our Secretary ui State, wh'ch was not
wanted, or called tor and could be very we'll dis
peus,d with.
From the despa ch $ received b. The steamer,
A week ago, and one! intormatlon il appears
mai The French cabinet lad had this Letter ot Mr.
Clayton under teliberatIon, and had resolve
not to stand H. Hence Mr. ClaTon has received
a reply TO it lrcip NJ De Toc9uevi!ie, or Mi
Rives OF which ! am not authorised 10 speak AS
. contents, further than il is ss sharp as pepper,
ADD makes distinct demand upon Mr. Clay on
o fcirac, certain offensive expressions in MS
eier 10 De Tocqaevil.e, winch are supposed Ia
DC The VOID enclosed in brackets III Inc io.'oS iu.
,SuGci:-
Tie seereary Of State az e United States to the Minister
Of Foreign .aFnrs u Frame
DEPARTMENT ,P STATE.
WAaIIlS0TJS, september 3 1919
VI. ALEXIS De ToCaUEvILLE,
Minis ,r Of Foreign Affairs oi lne French
Republic
SlR-I have received a despatch from MIR
Rush, the American M;a:s:er in Paris u lie
3.a al Angus, covering a nolc from you 10
lin dated the 9Th VI mat month. Boln have
,ecn slbmiiled 10 The President, with lie cores.
oon!ence to which they Ieae. As Mr.. Ru, h IL
cturnlrg home and Mr.. Ryrs, who has heea
appoin,cd 10 succeed him a. Minister IN France,
has probably 10, Yet arrived III Paris, | ha,len
u avail myself u! he only means Of coninuni>
,a:ion between The government We represent 10y
I'd tressing You Gi!ecly on The subject Of Jour
note.
You acknoa ledge he receipt nj the cnrIc.pon.
lence "whIcn took place between the Secretary
li State 10. Foreign Affairs OF The Unit,d States
and the Minister CT France at Washington"
rom which il mast have been obvious 10 your
mind that The later had rcpcaeIiy and gralui
ou>ly addressed communications 10 this guycra-
men, highly offensive and aIscouuro =. 5th IN
manner ord in substance.
That correspondence WAS submitted Simply Ia
enable your sovernmcn; 10 decade upon the pos
per course 10 be ken IN regard 10 us own min
sler. You appear 10 have considered the occa.
sion as one which Called upon you 10 construct
an apology for mat minister, by indiscriminatcly
censurtng both parties 10 the coue.p ni.nce.-
You were no' invited 10 decd. "a an arhier upon
nc mode in witch The American government
conduciei that correspondence, which was not
only courteous ard respectful in terms, bu, en-
Ilreiy uue1cep'ionable IN spirit; ard you could
not nave tailed 10 observe that his department
had not, many instance, descendad IT, reciimiaa.
Iuu, Ghr;heI useless or otherwise, wi Mr..
PJussiD
Should the correspondence OF aay minister II
his repnbl'c prove insulting 10 M friendly gov.
eminent Of rance, thai soyernmeni is tnu con,
!jent II our desire 10 maintain kind relations
with il 10 doubt that the President OF be Unied
States would iecl il 10 be a nigh dGly 10 examine
ID: complain, and 10 render prompt and proper
aioasmeE loI The injury. Bui the issue pres. r..
ed in lie correspondence II NJ. Puussl canGDt
be cyadrd by any charge o. leciimina lens. II
that charge can DC made With any Sin dow al
truth, lei il be separately presented, and it will
re PROMPTLY and most rtspec Iuly coasit!efd
Tae pfesiG;I! ilslrecs lgc 10 say Toy ur ~
cel.ency, sha as fsuH 10. Whu!r tuGe II yaul
10 Mr.. Rush, WINCH ha, .tiuck
him with much surprise, ii would ecm ins, The
tsrespecllul language Of the French Minister at
Washington [has been received with indulgence
0 I'd held gor,ay oi paiation by Inc Distinguished
Micislef u Foreign Affairs OF Franc, who has
manifested no disposition 10 redress he wrong, |
he, as The Chief Magistrate OF The United STATES,
leels himself now al perfect liberty and 10 fact
constrained, with flew 10 preclude opportuni-
:es which mich: Ge again abused, TO perform,
without any Further delay, an Unpleasant duty,
f:om which ne had hoped his friendly appeal 10
hr French government, would have relieved hin
This government is the guardian OF is DUN
honor, and, as on all occasions il seeks 10 avoid
giving cause OF offence, SO will il meyer submi,
o Intentional cisrespec'. BY the time hi> letter
reaches your EEcellency, nj. Poussin will have
been informed that no further correspondence
will be he'd with him by the executive Of The u.
States and that every proper facility will be at.