Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
OUR MINISTER AT MADRID.

Having copied into our journal a day or two ago
the somewhat pithy remark of New York Demo
cratic paper on letter addressed by Mr. SoULE to
meeting of revolutionsts in Madrid, it is due to
our Minister that we copy the letter itself, espe-
eially as its length offers no impediment 1t will
therefore be found below. In placing this letter
before our readers, however, we think it right to
give also, as in harmony with our own sentiments,
the comments of the able and discreet journal from
which We copy it, as well as the remarks of the
Paris writer who originally transmitted the letter
to this country
MR.. SOULE AND THE SPANISH REVOLUTIONISTS.
We copy below from the Courier DIES Etats Unis the
letter from Mr. SoULE to the Committee of the Reyolu-
onary Press in Madrid which has been the subject of
some severe comment in Europe together with the re-
marks upon of the correspondent Of that Journal 1t
IS not to be supposed that the letter would have attracted
any special attention had been the production of pr
waite citizen of the United States, but communication
from the official representative Of Government to
body of men assembled for the purpose of celebrating or
OF concentrating the overthrow of the Government to
which he was accredited and with which he had been in
daily correspondence it natural that it should be re-
garded as not in harmony with those ideas of decorum
which might be supposed be entertained even by re-
publican dipomatist in such position Aside from tho
want of harmony Of the language of this letter with the
official station of the writer it exhibits an extravaganza
circulation which the actual prospect of affairs could
hardly have justified and which have soon with
painful The hope expressed of cooperation
IN the cause of revolution from other countries shows
how mpercty the writer was informed of the state of
popular feeling throughout Europe.-Boston Daily Aac.
PARIS, AUG. 3l.-Tbe only difficulty, which is little
Serious remaining to be moothed down for the Spanish
Government that it has got rid of the untas the
clubs and the Queen Dowager, is its differences with the
Washington Cabinet. The message in which Mr. PIERCE
had asked Congress for ten millions of dollars provide
for the threatening accidents of this dispute wounded
very deeply the Spanish sefove, but it will undoubtedly
be soothed when it learns that Congress had not followed
up this suggestion Of the President of the Union. The
monarchca party have criticised very severely the let
ter written by Mr. SoULE the committee of the banquet
of the Spanish journalists account of certain express
sons which thought to be not enough guarded
on the part of the Republican dipomatist. send you
the authentic text of this document which intended
to be read between the pears and cheese with the cham
payne wine. there is little Democratic roth upon it
1t is not worth the noise which the Emancipation and the
Belgian Independent have made about it. They have
brought forward with this letter still gaseous,
addressed to the Swiss Democrats by Mr. SAUNDERS
Consul General Of the United States London The Bel
gan papers ought to know from experience that free
countries great phrases not always great events
When the steam of locomotive is let of it great
deal of noise, and is lost in smoke. This is copy Of
Mr.. soULEs LETTER.
To the Committee Of The Press Banquet of Madrid.
GENTLEMEN: 1t is with regret that find myself pre-
vented by the extreme delicate state Of my health
accepting the invitation with which you have honored me-
If it had not been for that pray you believe should
gladly have taken part in the patriotic banquet destined
to commemorate the invincibe constancy which has
Gently decided part Of the Madrid press pursue the
ptarn
and to direct to object the dscordant elements Of
party which has only make itself heard in order to
triumph the ignoble despotism under which poll
cy as fasdious it is abect holds down the rights of
thought and stiles its most legitimate aspirations
have hailed with religious contemplation but with
all the fervor of holy enthusiasm, the which
has so worthy crowned such noble efforts, and it only
remains to to form wishes fer those who have done
their part to push forward Spain in the glorious path
which has just opened before her. continuing to be the
interchangeable pioneers till they shall have entirely cleared
1T from the embarrassmens which might obsruct the
trance to it. or even render the passage it difficult
Spain has only to consolidate practically, and in few
months what perseverng England could only conquer at
the price OF two revolutions of twenty years,
despotism Of twelve, change of dynasty, and cen.
fury and half of agitation and bitter contests
Assist her, gentlemen, in this other attempt more diff
fcut than yours, and which, however she must
accomplish if she wishes to place her liberties and with
her liberties her glory and her future greatness in safe
ty from the surprises and the which the sate
es of tyranny and the cuthroats Of power will not fail
to attempt to carry out.
The heart of young America do not doubt IT, will lean
with Joy and exutaon under the breath of the hot and
perfumed breezes which the acclamatons of liberated
Spain send the May be permitted to say
that mine is intoxicated with happiness in the hope that
Europe, all torpid she to be- will not allow to
wther and die out those germs of regeneration which the
sublime devotion of of her has miraculousy
caused to sprout
Accept gentlemen the expression Of my thanks and
the assurance Of the high esteem with which happy
to call myself your sincere and true friend.
soULE.