Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-02
TIE POuSSIN AFFAIR.

The "Loldon Daily News" is disposed 10 GEN.
sure The American President for the disposition
which Gas The News will have i,) he has shown
in so short an interval as that which has elapsed
since his installation, 10 fall into pickering and
dispute, no. only with the diplomacy OF France,
but with thai OF England. British protection"
oil the Nicaragua indians, We are told dates as
far back as The reign OF Charles ], when Lord
Warwick brought 10 England Inc son Of The Mos
quito King, a compliment he afterwards, howev>
ef, repaid by making formal cesson oI his ter
r,lory 10 ine crown OF England. From that time
ill l7S6, Great B.ian maintained the conncc-
lion and The pioeciora,e OF H.. Mosquitoes. And
alter going into minute detail OF ali lie muliiIa>
rious claims ED2land has acquired over Mas
quito by treaty, ETC, the "Ne%s" concludes IN
This strain:-
"As usual, in quarrels Of This kind it is not so
much The interests Of justice aud Tie Conflict
rights OF The original parties which form he
real subject c. dispute. The Mosquito Kings
and The Nicaraguans, are oul stalking horses
made use Of BY England and Ihe United Saei.
The truth ia that both countries have discovered
that the future place OF transit acr lss The lsin,
mus can be no other than that along the iivcr OF
81. John, ard the Lake ot Nicaiaasa. And both
countries ale eager moi 10 leave 10 the ether h
nnsscssion or monopoly 81 such passage. This
places the dispute On much higher and more SCI
riuus grounds han the ghls OF Mosquitoes and
Nicaraguans. And the future inets.s are so
great, that the United States will probably con-
lend Tor Them with as much perlinacity as they
did for the Columbia.
The Americans take part with Nicaragua; We
uphold The right Of The Mosquitoes 10 the rivers
mouth, or rather our own right, in their names
And hence have arisen The materials for very
pretty quarrel"
Fran iie London Times, Del.
Public opinion in Franco does not seem, as
yet, to have been as powerfully effected by the
dismissal OF the French Minister at w Gsbingon
as might have been expected, and the agitation
caused in The United States when President Tay =.
lors prompt resolution became known was far
greater than that which has been produced on
The Bouree, the press, or the Assembly al Paris
To ourselves, the case offers additional interest
from the analogy which it presents in ls result,
though not in its origin, 10 the events which
have led TO the suspension of our own diplomatic
intercourse with Spain
The American Administra ton seems to have
followed precisely the course pursued By the
Spanish Government towards Sir Heniy Bulwer
Upon The first receipt Of dispatch which they
thought it derogatory 10 tho national dignity 10
accept they refused 10 receive il, and sent il
back TO him. 10 both cases measures were taken
to point OFT TO the home Government that, after
what had taken place, it was desirable 10 iermi
nate mission which could no longer promote
the amicaole relations OF the two States. Upon
the refusal of this hint the Minister of France was
expelled from Washington as summarily MS The
British Minister had been made 10 quit Madrid
IL does not appear, however, that the American
Government has thought it necessary 10 dispatch
any special mission 10 France TO explain its co.'s
duct, but, having satisfied its own notions Of
what was due TO the dignily IF the county il
leaves France to digesi or 10 resent the proceed
iog.
Actions Of this kind are TO be regretted, Ike
any other display OF harshness or iii.hreeding in
private life, because they iDaici wounds more
difficult 10 neal than The usual conf CTS OF poli,i>
cal interest," and il they were met IN the same sp-
rit, they must lead by shor! road 10 actual war
In the Spanish case,S h ,wever CALLING il may be
TO eur cwn feelings, Lord Paimerston exercised a
sound discretion in submitting 10 The expulsion
ul MDsteI whose caly fault was a strict ad
hcrcnce 10 The spirit u hs instructions from home
and, whatever may have been said 81 The time,
the subsequent sla'c Of Spain and the atques-
cenoe OF England have sufficiently explanei the
policy Of Narvaez' rough determination. France
will probably adopt The same conrse and content
HcIstlI Win ntt intercourse Win Inc
American Minister in Paris. Were the cause
more serious, or were The quarrel marked BY pcs.
live hostility between The Two STATES or the Two
Governments, she nigh, retaliale by an embargo
on American vessels in French ports bui that
would be 10 give ihis PERSONAL dispute an
importance ii docs not deserve, and whatever The
French monarchy might have cone in snch a
case, the French Republic may be p!easelto ac-
knowledge in the American Confederation the
rights OF an elder sister.
SPIRIT OF TIFF FRENCH PRESS.
The Paris correspondent Of the F.. ench Cour.
rier (M GillardeD writes that the dismissal of
M. Poussin was received there with profound
surprise The French republic did rot expect
its FIRST defiance from the United States, where il
calculated upon alliances and sympathiss But
10 the surprise has succeeded deep pain, and all
The wcrld is con, need that there is no,hi=e
grave enough IN lie affair ~ authorize the II S.
Government in taking the course il did They
deem lis conduct marsh, precipitate, iu some de.
gree, savage,-but what France would not ioler-
ate in Europe, she will in America. There is
forbearance for its rising, but not yet full groyn
civilization less initiated in the laws Of temper.
ate diplomacy. First, the French Government
thought Of giving Mr Rush bis passports bu,
this was given up. Next il was thought necss
sary 10 do something iaasmuch as The Govern
meni was accused OF surrender:ng and dishonor-
inc itself BY announcing, the SAGE day the news
OF NJ. Poussh's dismissal was received The ap
pointment Of Mr. Bo;s le-Comle. This. how
ever, turns cut 10 be pure accident For SOM
time it had been determined TO remove NJ Pous
sin, and the announcement Of The new minister
wa, made the very morning he news reached
Paris.
The French Journals all comment upon it,
The "Debals" ci;es precedenss 10 shoy that war