The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-11-11
wednesday EveninE, Nov. 10, ,IssS
AnEnIoAN IEpusrnY.-Tbe lnterference

cussion, and may hereafter have some inhu-
encs in our political relations. 1t is well
that the matter should be rightly understood.
His money and his influence did much to-
wards the 1000 majority given to Pierce
and King in New York city. The Demo-
cratic papers try to evade the force of the
fact. The Post says:
"As to the exercising of the functions of
4 foreign Consulship, the Wings are not at
all seueamish. Charles A. Davis wrote po-
lticai letters, as Jack Downing, and put his
name to party circulars without scruple, not
withstanding he was at the time Consul for
-Sarony.
So far, so good. But unluckily for the
Post, Mr.. Davis is on hand to speak for him
self in this matter; and has made the follow
ing statement in regardto it:
The Eueninq Post of the 9th inst, con-
tains an article to which my attention has
been called, and into which my name seems
unnecessarily dragged, to aid in establishing
a principle that person holding foreign
consulate is not thereby debarred the right
of exercising any privileges which may 9TH
erwise belong to him.
Without stopping to discuss this point,
nor yet to blame the editor Of the Post for
naming me in a controversy in which have
taken no part, would merely say that many
years since was honored by the King of
Saxony with the Office of Consul General,
the main object then being to gather COM
mercial statistics relative to a contemplated
trade Gin unison with SPAIN with the late
colonies ofthe latter Government, (the King
of Spain then being the husband of the
daughter Of the King of Saxony.) The in
tention was to conduct this trade via New
York and other ports of the United States.
About this time ''the American SYSTEM"
so called, was reawakened here, and Con-
vention assembled in this City in relation to
this great national question.
1 was selected as delegate to this Con-
vention, and was put upon Committee to
report upon the 'induStryof the country The
"report'' l wrote, and read to the Conven-
tion. Some intelligent Saxon, suppose,
sent it to Dresden, with the other proceed
ings of this Convention. Atany rate, short
ly after this, received a very polite letter
from the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, inform
ing me, "thdt the Ktno had heard NTH s..;priSe
that his Consul General in the, United States
had been advocating American induStry'--
which, of course, was doctrine "hoStiLe 10
the industry of SdrOny," &C., &C., and await
ed my reply to this charge.
saw very clearly that the King was a
soiSe man, and was left with only one an
swer to give: and that was, that when ac-
cepted the office which had been bestowed
on me, without solicitation on my part, by
his Majesty, | did not understand that had
thereby sold my birth-right for a mess Of
pottage, &c. So / lost The Office Of Consul
Gens raj, but | learned useful lesson in po-
litical economy, which have not forgotten
since; and that was, that unless these United
States shall adopt system that reasonably
protects the industry of our people, our inde-
peudence was practically Fourth of July
frolic. Very respectfully,
.,.e''a.e. CHI AUG. DAVIS.
So it seems that Mr.. Davis was remOCed
from The Consulship by the King of Saxony
because lie would not go for Free Trade-
because he was in favor of protecting Amer
lean Industry! 1t seems, then, that these
foreign poreHH..aates DO pay some attention to
American politics-that tncyy DO take some
part in our Presidential eicc,on-and that
theyhaee an eye 10 their oun interestsin in what
they do rather than the interests ofthe Amer
leaf People.
We have yet heard that the Emperor
of Austria has removed Mr.. Belmont from
Office, for aiding the election of Pierce ant
King. And after the prompt action taken BY
the King Of Saxony in the case of MIR. Davis
are we not fully warranted in believing tha
the Emperor of Austria fully approves OF Mr.
Belmont's course--that he is himself de
cidedly Pierce and King mainland tina
he is very much rejoiced at the zeal ali
activity shown by his representative here, oil
their behalf!
But however this may be, the facts ar
there 20 speak for themselves. Europeal
monarchs have an instructive dread OF A
merican Industry, and will not tolerate tn
idea that any of their agents should assist il
developing it. tits we'll that these thing
should be put upon record. One fact
quite certain-the party who have grow
hoarse in crying "British Whig," "Britis
Money" and British Influence" do not scrr
pie to avail themselves of the services
the Austrian Consul or the contents of h
pocket book. The present campaign wi
open the eyes of the masses to the treachel
and falsehoods of the Locofoco leaders,
least the eyes of all those WHO desire to sc
their country independent of all foreign II
huence.
LATER AND INTERESTING FROM MEXIc
The New Orleans Picayune contains a
vices from the City Of Mexico to the 30th
September. twas currently reported tn
General Arista keeps his horses harness.
all day and night, ready for start as he e
poets that when Congress meets gener
revolution will break out.