Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-19

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The Emperor has made mistake whichis
likely to affect him very seriously, in excluding
your minister to Spain from France. 1t is re-
garded in all circles as dastardly act un.
worthy of the head of great nation. He has
placed himself so clearly in the wrong that
public sympathy here would go far to sustain
you in any demonstration which your Govern
ment may make on the subject. 1t is Louis
Napoleon's own work. His ministers, con-
temptable as they are for the most part, were
incapable ofdescending quite so low. Well may
Victor Hugo designate him Napoleon tie small.
1t seems that, about Eve years ago, Mr.. Soule
was presented to the then President Of the
Republic, whose attention he riveted the mo.
ment their eyes came in contact Louis Ma
poleon, after their interview ended, remarked
to gentleman who was in his confidence,
that he never saw so striking likeness to his
uncle, as concerned features and expression, as
was that of Mr.. Soule; that he was one of the
most distingue gentlemen in his appearance
and in his bearing that ever was presented to
him. eaAsc 81 II
Repeated efforts were made to induce Mr..
Soule to visit the Elysee afterwards, but they
all failed for he had placed his estimate, al
ready, on the value of the Presidents oaths
and pledges, and beheld in him the future be-
,trayer Of the confding French. After lapse
of four years, the then Senator returned here
Minister. Louis Napoleonwas the selfcreated
Emperor. Some of the stipendiaries Of the
Tuilleries caused it to be communicated to Mr.
Sople that it would give pleasure to their mas
ter if he would visit the palace Mr.. Soule
declined the honor. He, however, called sub
sequently on Drouyn de l. Hugs, the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, which caused
additional anger to the Emperor, in which the
Empress participated. Shortly afterwards he
proceeded to Madrid. A few weeks after his
presentation at court Mr.. Turgot, the French
minister, gave q grand soiree, to which Mr..
Soule. was invited; he accepted; he attended,
with his family, when a premeditated insult
was offered to Mrs. Soule 1t had been care
fully arranged by his host, and his hosts sove-
reign's brother-in-law, in obedience to orders
from Paris, for declining to ask an audience of
so-called potentate for whom he had no re-.
spect as man. A double meeting was the
result; the offenders were the sufferers
Thwarted in all his efforts to PROSTATE Mr..
Soule, Louis Napoleon became furious almost
to insanity even--for revenge. On the second
of September last, Mr.. Soule arrived at Ba-
yonne, on his way to his patrimonial estate, IN
the department of the Arriege. No attempt
was then made to turn him back, but police
men in disguise permitted not step that he
took to pass unnoticed, until he arrived at his
residence. There he remained some ten days,
and proceeded by the way of Marseilles and
Lyons to Paris, in company with the American
Secretary of Legation at London, pursued by
the police the entire distance, one of whom
admitted the fact
At Paris he alighted and remained at one of
the most central hotels in the city, in front Of
the Column Vendome, the same in which Louis
Napoleon stayed when he vas member of the
Constituent Assembly. So distinguished q
gentleman and functionary was, of course,
waited upon by prominent Frenchmen Of all
shades of politics, some Of them expressing
wish that he should then see the Emperor, who
would be happy to receive him. As he had
no diplomatic power in France, he adhered
ngidly to his purpose, as one or more other
American funtionaries had done, never to do
violence to his feelings to bow to q man who
stood convicted before his race of perjury in its
worst form. This was creditable to him, as
the reverse was shameful to your purse-proud
pdrrenue, and others who imagined that they
were honored by admission into the "Impe.
rial presence"
Mr.. Soule acted precisely as all the high
men Of France acted, such as Cavaignac, Du-
pont de LEure, Lamartine, Arago, Edellon,
Beuvot, DC, DC, none of whom would ever con-
descend to recognize the despot who had or
dered st. Arnaud to clay Paris in ruins, and
inundateits streets with blood" rather than fail
in the object Of the coup detat. Finding that
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the virtuous patriots, some of whose names
have mentioned, and that he had departed to
Belgium TO confer with some of bis colleagues,
after stay of three weeks, within three hun.
dred yards of the Tuilleries, without deign-,
ing TO ask for an audience, or to call at the
Hotel des 46aires Etrangeres the Emperor
determined upon the pitiful revenge, such a.
the mesnest man in France would never have
condescended to, not 10 permit him to Join his
family at the spot Of his birth.
The affair has caused, and is causing, an en-
traordinary degree Of excitement, and if the
United States resent il in serious ways. g.
if they should resort 70 non-observance in
trade-Louis Napoleon could not possibly sus.
tain bis position. Such procedure would
operate upon the masses---the millions--so
adversely that the bayonets upon which he
reposes would be powerless in his support No
tyrant can rule France longer than she is
prosperous If she were suddenly TO lose her