The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-29

! xad ikeu1 x4i1a -asfie quantities Of sssihsoa.
quarts I'D alFaady hesp extsaSted; not 70 sens
men and plaehinery u California on rowing
comnission TO crush any rock they could hnd
1t u only due to The character Of the directors
that they should explain the EXTRAORDINARY state
mont 20 solemn1y made by them in their pros
! pectus, the means BY which the wonderful sp-
pearance Of Mr. Wright was obtained. and the
cause of his no less sudden disappearance and
show, il they can, that they acted on some better
evidence than the representations Of the said
Mr.. Wight aud the report of Mr.. jackson, the
engineer OF Virginia We should also like to
know their opinion of the value of the speci-
mems; how they came to estimate them at 1--WE
thousand pounds and what was the conclusive
evidence which satisfied them that they came
from mine which appears in reality to have had
no existence.
We learn from Paris that the President of
the republic, having succeeded in gagging ;"
the Fren,h press, has commenced crusade
against come of the English journals which
have rather freely commented upon his proceed
ings. The Paris correspondent of the Morning
Chronicle received on Sunday notice to attecd
upon N. Latour Dumoun the chief Of one OF
the branches of the ministry of police; and at
the interview, which took place ye terday, the
former, after some conversation, was told that
the French government had determined not 10
allow the English papers to make hostile, per.
sonaI, and abusive attacks, nor would it counte.
nance such in the papers of any country; and
az regarded the English papers which attacked
the President, it was determined that if they did
not change their Tone it would hold the Paris
correspondents responsible, not only for their
own communications, but also for the leading
articles which appeared in the papers with which
they were connected, and expel them from
France NJ. Latour Dumouln added that be
considered the correspondents as the representa-.
tives ofthe papers, and as the government would
expel the representative of foreign power
which was hostile to it, so it would expel the
representatives of the papers. The government
was determined not to draw any distinction
the editor was beyond its jurisdiction, but the
was within it, and if the tone Of
the articles was not altered he would most Ger.
tainly not be allowed to remain in France.
In his letter of last nights date the Paris cor.
respondent of the Morning Chronicle thus con-
cludes his narrative of the interview:
$" For my own part do not complain that
am the first victim. In the course of service
Of years every man, however conscientious and
however careful, is liable to fall into mistakes.
no doubt have had my share of them but on
looking back to my career in Paris there is only
one mistake that lies heavily on my conscience.
was the only English correspondent in Paris
who supported Louis Napoleon before his elec-
lion. did 80 under the belief that he would
act as moderate, conscientious, and wise gov
srnor. admit was mistaken"
We understand that the Paris correspondent
Of the Daily Nelos has also received notice to
wait upon M. Dumoulin.