The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-24
INTELLIGENCE BY THE NAILS,
Our WashlnGtOn CorrespenAenee.

We have at length the whole of the correspoa-
dence published this mornn IN the columns of
the ntel,genc0 and also the Republic, disclosing
the various matters between NJ. Poussin and Mr..
Clayton 1t is a very absurd and ridiculous quar-
rel about few dollars all through even on tho
lace OF the official correspondence there is good
deal OF room for the remarks made upon 1t by the
French Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The real
cause OF this fuss, however, has never yet been
disclosed to the public, or submitted to the action
Of unbiased opinion. | will endeavor to supply
this omission, in addition to what have already
said.
Soon after the Inauguration of General Taylor,
it may be remembered that a grand entertain
ment was given to the foreign ministers resident
in Washington. In getting up this entertainment
with proper attention to etiquette, several menu
bers of the cabinet were called into the councils
| of the White House 1t proposed, usual,
that all the ministers, with their secretaries, in
| GLIDING their ladies, should be invited TO that
| grand diplomatic fete, with tho exception OF thS
! French ambassador II appears that NJ. and
| Madame Poussin had previously both called on
| the President, the minister presenting his lady to
the family of the President, and everything passed
| off lacy-like. This was preliminary step in So
cial diplomatic etiquette; but, for other reasons
it was proposed to give an invitation to M. Pous-
sin without including Madame Poussln. con-
siderable debate took place in the cabinet on this
| point, and Mr. Clayton was of opinion that Nine.
| Poussn should not, and could not, be invited
with the minister The same rule was observed
with regard to NJ. Marie and his lady The rea-
sons assigned for the exclusion of these ladies',
were the position which, according to rumor, they
had occupied in Pans-he one had been go
verness, and the other grtsette; but forbear to
mention anything else
On M. Poussin receiving his note of invitation
for the Presidential dinner al the White House,
without including Madame Poussin, he felt very
indignant, but did not seem TO know what course
to take. lie learned that Mr.. Clayton was the
person who brought about the exclusion of his
lady, and his feelings became emblttered to an
extraordinary extent against him. Instead, how
| ever, of demanding an explanation, winch he
might have done, from the President and his ca
| binet, nj. Poussin swallowed the exclusion and
the dinner, and very unwlsely allowed his feelings
to escape IN diplomatic correspondence with Mr..
| Clayton ON other and more important matters con-
| nected with the interests of the two countries
IL is probable that all these preliminary facts in
Guiding the note OF invitation, wdl come out in
due time. The bad temper and ascerbltv oriQi-
| mating in that note of invitation, increased and
| ranked throughout the whole of the subsequent
correspondence, which is now before the country
|
| Peussln, but both the American Secretary and
| the French minister, In their Diplomatic inter-
courre, deserve, to certain extent, the erticism
pronounced upon it by. NJ. de Tocqueville, this
| Minister for Foreign Affairs in PARIS.
Mr. Clayton calls in MIR. Harvey, and details to
him the facts in the whole difficulty. They are
written cut; and, doubtless, at the iastgatlon of
| Mr.. Clayton, oGsps beh is made of them in the
North american. The cabinet will stand as firm
| as a rock: Somebody, however, must back out.
| Stocks fell. People on the streets began TO count
our resources Tor squsbble with Louis Napoleon;
and, for twenry-four hours, the bel,coss semi.
official statement and commentary of the North
Amuican, led the lobbers TO the belief that we
were to have a fine field for steamships and loans
al ten per cent
The woret feature OF the whole affair is the agency
OF Mr. Claytsn In getting up the warlke articles in
The North Am1ican and other newspapers. Ii was
In bad taste, N any event, but answering the rela-
| tons oil Mr.. Clayton to the North AmUsrsn Ii was
exceedingly indehcste a. piece OF private stock
| Jobbing with the secrets OF the government. 1t
was the Investment from me public archives, by q
public sficer, in a private speculation. Mr. Clay
| ton has loaned large sum of money to TIE North
| dnrtcou, witch is invested IN the paper Upon
The success OF the paper Deepen the return Of the
| funds. GIVE the paper semi official character,
and you enhance It's value as a party organ, and
increase Its capacity for redreming It's
Has no not this been done HIS not Mr. Clayton
ment INTO the business Of brokers' Object Has
be not in effect cold the Of the government
for value to be received in dollars and cenei Has
by etoopirg to an experiment IN psnny-a-ning
| Introduce this syrtem of jobbing into the seve-
ial departments, and how long will the govern
ment stand IL would not hold together tall ;he
meeting OF Congress. The official papers Of tho
| departments would be put up at auctlon, and the
government would be regularly sold out under tho
| hammer
What will the country saw to all this noise about
nothing The diplomacy Of Mr.. Clayton and the
cabinet has been signalsed Tor ITS stupltles. and
ITS contracted views OF the true policy Of the Anne
\ hev cd de-
carafion oil peace as the ground work Of their &C
ton and after siding with the monarchisss Of Eu-
rope ~ every form, MI public opinion is recalling
upon them, they are ready for the extrsn ., (f It 10
not all bumbug) OF driving the nation to war upon
a shallow puncto. How stand the factsi
when there was prospect that the people Of
canada were about 10 strike tor ndrps ndence last
spring, the cabinet caused s hostility to Ameri-
can sympathy In the enterprise to be- publ ,hvd,
and all for the sake Of neutrality and peace. When
the German people, moving IN q body for liberal
institutions, purchased the United States, (war
steameD Mr. Clayton held them under bonds 10
keep the peace with the despots. When the gal
liant Hunganaus. IN their noble struggle for ns-
'ionality, appealed (,fer defeating Aastra,) 70 be
recognised as an independent people, as we had
recognised France, as We mad recognised Greece,
end Mexico, and Texas, MIR. Clayton admonshed
them TO wait awhile, and VI they should succeed in
crushing the swarm of Russians sent to annihilate
them, and come out with flying colors, then the
American cabinet would De happy to scknow-
| ledge the iact But IL was dangerous business
| TO interfere in the Holy Alliance OF the despots
! " might compromise ncuiralty, you know
| When the Creoes Of Cuba, oppressed with ths
worst forms of military espionage, and taxatons,
and penalties, were about striking for justice, and
when organizations were supposed TO be foot In
the United States 10 hep them, the cabinet prom2.-
y called the navy INTO Reputation, to secure TO the
81 anish queen the OBJ drnce Of her subjects of tho
island All this was for The sake Of peace and
neutrality Don't forget that.
PUBLIC sentiment did not approve these extreme
proceedings in favor Of monarchy and against free
Institutions. The summer elections told their YER
Dict against the cabinet, and the independent press
sustained the public judgment, and forsshadow-
cd il.
In this state Of things, with the foreign policy Of
the cabinet thus Illustrated, and thus rscong back
upon them, Mr.. Clayton was sudicnly seized with
the conviction that timdy was not popular and that
come bold stepwas demanded to recover lost ground.
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