New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-12
The American Consul at Part.


~ . matter Ct 1otorety ;hst the America,
'nsl AZ fsrs hss recently 5een The theme of genera
- -ss.l I'D fcn rcRspkpfrs N "a have srescy no
-'-' lf '-'fct snt should rot nov return o. To- ol
from NnN a. deem sense 'f iuty in fhe J'arrdl q
C.-ttr-f % Friday .sst Ne So g formally announced
ttsf W asa = Ire author of TOE PArs letters whici
hsve sey appeared Ia the column. Of thst psper snd
whrt hsre excited 81 genera an sNpresson OF disgust
snd .ni snsaon throughout he country IN account n
their hostility o. the csuse ~ human liberty for which
thousands sre nov 'syns down their Ives In Europe
Do s t-lr that Dr. statement oi 1r 1~ra sf'rd n0
rrV Information t0r % Vss before generally lnser
stood t-N NJ Walsh wAs the suthor nf he letters u
Question But inssmlch the above announcement 4.
thus formally given sui that too in conneNion with
defense % Nr Ws,h ~e ee bound % give the subject
deliberate consideration
Th- defense o4ered ~ the Je4-r1i IN behalf OF n.
Consu, = comprised in lew Piihy sentences NJ
DOS 7ot -tf ia ~ rrbic 'dPdfs 80 - Prdt' tsai
-Ilr1. Quoting the words ot another. the Jrarna
teIsus VI Wl-'i = a Corst. l1i. ana - rssP'7sib.
.r -if lf1-e-unc1f fr as lcis fr1 neg e. rrt7t'rs
We have heard 70 SAID that words were sometimes
ieeis snc i history oe true writings are as sed 90
TN of fatal eAcscy in bis recent 'eiters. Nr Was
tssfs part against Hungary snd n favor ~ hlssis n
the fsrfl. conflict Vhich . wssing % indeed. u
has nor s.rraly closed In the triumph 10 tesporsm
Now i~nof this scuon Does q not operste 60 nerve
the 90 tyranny. sni o. dishesrtsn the area y
bleeding and depending champions Oi liberty And
not the effect increased by the notorious fact that De-
who writes . An officer ot The United states he
speaks, therefore with authority. derived from hs Po
siuon.
Whatever may be his technIcs responsibility O. the
Government be must be supposed % speak tser senf
ments - The world vii Judge Whatever the Jlar.
20. nf C7umrrf may think oi %, the people oi tbs
country vii hold ihs Administration strictly sccouut
able Tor the conduct ot our Consul AZ Paris They give
him hi. station they give sanction and authority %
hs words 10 be- utter opinions upon public and poii
cal matters and be- continued IN Office. the world viii
usty infer fhst these opinions sre acceptable o. the
Government lf they are not acceptable and be- still
holds his place then the Government will stand charge
able with occupying sisse positon-isse 10 themselves
and o. the -ountry
Lstu. take another view OF the matter Whoever
hss looked over Mr Wash Letters In the Lfrins tss
has seen that be has denounced very offensive and
a ppsut terms almost every member oi the French
Government the Assembly the Ministry, and the Pre-
sdent of rhe Republic The sitter he charges, by very
plain inslnuAuon. with having obtained his psce by
bribery and corruption. Is not this action Il 10 not
action for which Mr Wash d, responsible 81 our Gov.
srnmenti
To bring the matter home. et suppose that
p rance 0r Eng and kept consul here. who was nng
,he papers there with ienuncsuons 0i our institutions,
llr people. and our public men suppose that hs
suguage parsed the bounds OF ordinary iecency. sni
became revolving from ts rs1it viruence-what would
be the eject should not feel vexed and irritsted
" ou.i not such writings tend a. embroi oar country
with that 0f the offender Would not our Govern
meut boo called upon by public sentiment % not from
regard Tor their sei respect 81 ssk the recall oi
such officer
And why should mo-, the French nation feel TIM.
tsted toward especially the impertinent and
malignant gossip of Consul has been INDUCED s
moment 0f agitation. when. of necessity, every nerve
IL keen'y sensitive 90 the slightest touch The public
need nor boz Informed by us that the French have Of
ate. manlfested restve feeling toward the United
states and. if We Judge Alright, slight mistake now
might bring about the most serious conseq quences 10
s not ~ All impossible that Mr Walsh. imprudence
has been the Oi serious mischief already Ger
tsniy 10 would Ia our opinion be- contrary % every
dictate oi freedom 90 maintain him in position 20
involve the Government ln further responsibility Tor
h actions