The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-31


which have raised Mr. Soue to one of the first posi-
tons among the chiefs of Dung America ;" be added
his unconcealed relations with the chiefof the Amer
lean hibusterism, and OF the members of the Lone
| Star-woud it be dignifed, would it be decorous-
bat not altogether dignifed and decorous-but would
II be free from peril, to admit representative OF
foreign nation man in whom such conditions unitel
II is common notion of international law that
any government may absolutely refusetoreceive an
individual appointed as minister by another COURT
(the words with which it is exactly expressed the
Anglo American writer, Henry Wheaton,) from
whence it follows that prudent governments give
notice of the replacement of their representatives,
not alone through poeness t. the foreign sovereign
ty, but in consideration Of their own dignity, which
in every ought to avoid the occurrence of re-
fusl OF admission. And it is easy to understand that
if that precaution may be sometimes properly con-
sidered indispensable, it must be so when the rela-
tons of the Power concerned not such foot
ing of intimacy would preclude the least symptom
of suspicion or resentment and when the individual
who may have been chosen has had, or has, the
slightest participation in the questions from which
the want of intimacy or the distrust, may have
originated Has the Spanish government been
advertised Of the choice of Mr.. Soule? Could the
Spanish government consent to receive him? We
that on the night Of the 9th Of April the Louisiana
Senator was toasted in these terms in Washington
and in Mr.. Soule's own house, by numerous mem
beIs OF Young America :" Republicans send back
to the desp6ts OF Europe the man expelled by them
What we may state as certainty is that if in Mr.
Scules election there did not enter the design of
casting the gauntlet to US, at least this design has
been discovered at the moment and with bitterness
by some North Americans, who for selfconvenience
or through honorable motives preferred peace to
conquests and with joy and mirth by The partisans
OF unlimited expansion, and by the members of
Young America" who, it is natural should con-
slider extremely happy and plausible the idea of
sending the emigrant of a monarchy :" to stand I'M
abasled IN the presence OF princes with the proud
consciousness Of belonging to nation of soveregns
The Anglo American democracy will doubtless re-
greet Nj. Soues not being received, and it will be no
less regretted by the administration, which with
such little wisdom naugurates its constitutional term;
but will the Spanish government be guilty of causing
its grief? Would the Anglo-American government
perhaps fail to do the thing in like case? It is
not exactly to the United States that one can go to
look for precedents of tolerance or designations and
II there are no refusas TO admit representatives of
foreign natons-Of which there are few instances
even in Europe it not being common for the govern
ments to forget what is due to foreign powers-there
can be, id exchange, reckoned events of the same
kind more grave, and through motives certainly not
to be compared to those which Spain has for not ad
hitting Mr.. Soule.
the administration of Madison in 1909, with the re-
preventative of England, with whom that govern
ment suddenly cut off relations for the want of an
excusable etiquette, we will cite the example still
nshes us with in ls49. The French repnb
lie being represented in Washington by NJ.
William Tell Poussin, he hal by the
duct observed in Vera Cruz by the commander of
an American war steamer, who, after having pro-
tected or saved French merchant vessel detained
her to exact the price OF saving her. and as the
American government replied TO Mr.. Poussin on ex-
posing the receipts of that official that they appeared
to it just, the representative Of France complained
that ne did not wish to be adnonished for an error
committed on point which touched the dignity of !
the American navy, and that the American govern
ment adopted the false doctrine of the commander of
the steamer. The President afterwards gave an or
der that his representative in Paris should commune
To fho NJ
wheh not having hastened to recall NJ Poussn Mr.. |
Taylor ordered Mr.. Clayton, his then Secretary If
State to cut ohevery kind Of relations, without there
by failing to cultivate the most friendly sentiments
with the government Of the European republic N.
Poussin was Immediately replaced by N. de Bots le
eomts. And if the American government did this,
styling itself the guardian of its own honor" not
withstanding that it concerned = republic why
should Mr. Pierce have to consider strange the non
admission of Mr.. Soule.
The relations of the United States with England
were net interrupted for this reason in 1909, nor
with France in lS49. Thus, England, like France,
had to recognise the legitimate right which belong
ed to the American government to adopt such
resolution even though they did not really believe
the conduct Of their representatives culpable But
even were it not 30, should the Spanish government
show itself with the United States less Jealous of its
honor than the latter have always been, and than
Spain herself has been, not long since with pow
erful and allied nation Carrying its concliatory
and well meaning spirit to an extreme-of which the
science and knowledge Of events such as those
few examples, and has still less in sight-the Span
sh government, not even satisfied with the pardon
granted to the Anglo American pirates sentenced to
prison, and to citizen Of the Union Mr. Thrasher,
condemned to the same penalty in Havana by
council OF war, had just granted, TO the new
solicitations of Mr.. Barringer, that like par
don be extended to the Hungarans who took
part also in the Lopez expedition, although
being subjects Of another nation, when the
American government fastened to supersede that
diplomatist by nominating to replace him declared
enemy OF Spain, since We cannot in any other
manner qualify one who publishes, and has soemny
presented, himself as one of the most vehement de-
tenders OF the piratical cause, and of the most ni-
quitous aggression against the territory of the Span
ism monarchy.
Could, then Mr.. soule be admitted to the dis
charge of his functions without dsrogaton to the
most evident rights Of Span to her dignity, and to
the oommonest sentiments OF honor and Of decorum?
And it is well understood that in demonstrating
our opinions so decidedly we have overlooked neither
the qualities of the individual private man, nor
the special mission which appears to be commended
to him; because, be those qualities what they may
and we hold them in high estimation-and be that
mission what it may be, neither that mission nor
those qualities can be of any import to US in discuss
ing the question Whether the character. and the
political antecedents of the individual named to re-
present the United States beside the government OF
her Majesty, are such as that our government may
and should refuse to receive him ?"-to avail our
selves Of the very expression Of Henry Wheaton,
Because II it were not So if we had to await only
the mission entrusted to the dplomatst, neither to
us nor to any of our colleagues would matter its
greater or minor gravity, because that mission we
are confident would end in the moment in which it
is officially announced If the person charged with it
were bold enough to provoke the immediate and for
NAL delivery Of his passports we believe that
government aspiring to deserve the confidence of the
Queen and Of the country could not act in any other
manner.
But the admission of Mr. Soue being denied, and
in view of the attitude in which the new admnisra-
ton of the United States is presented to u.s. what
should the Spanish government do to guard against
the consequences of the act? Such is the second
question, which we will examine another day
More F1.hery TroubIes-Excitement Against
the Nom In Michigan.
We learn from the Detroit Free Press that mnch
element has prevailed Of late in the village OF Maekpaw
arising from ne frequent and daily recurring instances of
rob- cries hirglare and other epreda tions committed
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