The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-13
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING. NOV. Is, Is4s.


The last advices from Europe do not inform us that
Mr. Rves has been accredited by the French govern
ment We presume that dispatches have been received
by Mr. Clayton probably exhibiting the real difficulty in
the case Il is said that the state OF the matter has
not been properly understood in the United States The
French government do not complain OF the granting TO
NJ Poussin Of his passports by Mr.. Clayton. The Sec.
retary indeed was unfortunate in the which he
pursued in the manner Of dismissng the minister He
might either have applied to the French government to
recall him upon assigned reasons or he might once
have dismissed NJ Poussin. and afterwards explained the
perfectly consistent with precedent But Mr.. Clayton
pursued neher but resored to the less decisive
Of laying the correspondents before the French govern
ren without intmatng his purpose and founding upon
those documents the application for recall Still the
French government though might have felt the negu
lany Of the proceeding. does not complain. we under
stand, of his final dismission That is admitted
this government had full right to adopt leaving the ques
ton Of proprety to be discussed and settled afterwards
and that il is just of offence for government
to dismiss the minister of another or refuse to receive
such minister the ground of personal objection to the
individual, lie conceded But the French government
take the ground that in this natter the mode and
ner Of proceeding adopted by Mr. Clayton has been vi
olaon Of the rules Of diplomatic courtesy and etiquette,
and an afiIont to France; which. until some amende
honorable is made, will delay the reception Of minis
ter. We learn that Mr.. Rush was requested by Mr..
Clayton to continue in France till Mr. Rives should
arrive He consented to do so, and the French govern
nent advised Of this arrangement Notwithstanding
this Mr. Clayton, seems, did not send his letter advising
M de Tocquevlle Of the dismissal Of NJ Poussn through
the regular official and proper channel, Mr. Rush yet
naming there penpotentary; but presuming that Mr.
Rush may have left Paris he despatched his episte
through the ordinary channel by the steamer, and is
said through the post Office, directed to the French Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs This mode Of communication,
adopted under these peculiar circumstances and in this
case of delicate nature is deemed by NJ de Tocquevile
such manifest departure from the observances and rules
OF diplomatic courtesy. that without explanation,
Mr. Rves may not be Immediately received Mr.. Clay
ton cannot well explain the dur pas. he was advised
Of Mr.. Rush's consent to remain in France How he
came to select the post Office the medium Of core
spondence with M de Tocquevle II is rather difficult 10
conjecture. II he meant nothing-if it was merely be.
cause it was most convenient he should, il is said have
so stated the French government at the time As the
affair stands now. the existing difficulty is entirely caused
by his not being fat in his departmental duties We
have heard that he did not understand any foreign Ian
guage and his mispronunciaton of NJ Poussins name
the commencement of his intercourse with that gentle
man annoyed the latter exceedingly the Secretary in
sisted on calling him Mr. Pousang but We did not sup
pose he would get the United States into difficulty by
disregard Of the proper mode Of sending dispatches to
foreign court and will do him the justice to withhold
opinion until we understand the matter more fully.