The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-01
M. SOulc.

Extract Of letter from distinguished moderate Re
publican in Frsncc-Of the CaEaiguac school, to his
friends in Washington, dated November. ,, loj4
The Emperor has made mistake which is like
ly to affect him very seriously, in excluding your
minister to Spain from France. Ii is regarded IN
all circles as a dastardly act, unworthy oi the
head of a great nation. He has placed himself so
clearly in he wrong that public sympathy here
would 90 far TO sustain you in any demonstration
which your Government may make on the SUBJ
iect Il is Louis NapOlGOn's own work Ills
ministers, contemplate as they are for the most
part, were incapable OF descending quite so low.
Well may Victor Hugo designate him Napoleon
The small.
Il seems that, about five years ago. Mr.. SOule
was presented 10 the then President OF the Repub-
lie, whose attention he riveted The moment their
eyes came in contact. Louis Napoleon, after
their interview ended, remarked 10 gentleman
who was in his confidence that he never saw so
striking a likeness TO his uncle. as concerned fea-
lures and expression, as that Of Mr.. Soule !
that he was one Of the most diainS"c gentlemen
in his appearance and in his bearing that was
presented TO MIN.
Repeated efforts were made TO induce Mr. SOule
10 visit the Elysee afterwards, but they all failed
for he had placed his estimate, already, on the
value of the Presidents oalhs and pledges, and
behrld in him the future betrayer of the confidng
Frcuch. After a lapse OF four years, The then
Senator returned here Minister. Louis Napo.
leon was the self created Emperor. Some OF the
siipendar OF the Tuilleries caused il 10 be COM
municated to Mr.. Snule that 1t would give pleasure
10 their master il he would visit the palace. Mr..
Soue declined the honor. He, however, called
subsequently on Drouyn de L'Huys, the Secreta-
ry Of State for Foreign Affairs, which caused adj
diiional anger to the Emperor, in which the En-
press participated. Shortly afterwards he pro-
ceeded To Madrid. a few weeks after his presrn-
tation al court, MIR. Turgot, the French minister,
gave grand soreN, TO which Mr., SOuIe was in.
viied he accepted he attended, with his family,
when prcmeditaied insult was offered 10 Mrs.
SouIe II had been carefully arranged by his host,
and his hosts sovereign's brOiher-In-law, in ODE.
dience TO orders from Paris, for declining to ask
an audience of so-called potenrate for whom he
had no respect a man. double meeting was
the result; the offenders were the sufferers
Thwared in all his efforts PROSTATE Mr.. SouIe,
Louis Napoleon became furious-almost TO in.
sanity even-for revenge. On the second of Sep
tember last, Mr.. Soue arrived at Bayonne, on bis
way to his pstrimunal estate, in the department
of the Arrege. No attempt was then made 10
turn him buck, but policemen in disguise permitted
not step tina: he took 10 pass unnOtced, until he
arrived at his residence. There he remained some
ten days, and proceeded by the way Of MarseiIles
and Lyons to Paris, in company with the Ameri.
Can Secretary Of Legation at London. pursued by
the rlice the entire distance, one Of whom ad.
miited the fact.
AT Paris he alighled and remained at ore of the
most central hotels in the CITY, in front OF the
Column VendOme, the same in hich Louis Ma.
poIeon stayed when he was a member OF the Con.
sIituent Assembly. So distinguished gentleman
and IunctiGnary was, of course, waited upon by
prominent Frenchmen of oil shades of politics.
some Of them expressing wish that he should
then see the Emperor, who would be happy TO
ceive him. As he had no diplomatic power in
France, he adhered rigidIy to his purpose, one
or more other American lunctionaries had done,
never TO do violence 10 bis feelings 10 bow to
man who stood convicted before his race of per.
Jury in its worst form. This was creditube to
him, as the reverse shameful TO your purse
proud pdrUenur, and others who imagined that
they were honored by admission into the "lmpe.
rial presence"
Mr.. Soule acted precisely as all the high men
Of France ucred. such as Cnvagnac. Dupont de
L'Eure, LamarIine, Arago, Edellon, Beuvot, &C.,
&C.. none OF whom would ever condescend 10 re-
cognize the despot who had ordered ST. Arnaud
10 "lay Paris in ruins, and inundae its streets
with blood" rather than fail in the object OF the
coup dietat. Finding that Mr.. Soule had no more
regard for him than the virtuous PATRIOTS some OF
whose names have mentioned, and that he had
departed to Belgium 10 confer With some Of his
colleagues, after a stay OF three weeks, within
three hundred yards of the Tuillerics, without
deigning to ask for audience, or to call at the
Hotel des Affairs Etrangeres the Emperor deter
mined upon the Pitilul revenge, such as the mean
est man in France would never have condescended
10. no. permit him to join his family al the spot
OF his birth.
The affair has caused, and is causing. an ex.
traordinary degree OF excitement, and il the Uni
ted States resent il in serious way. c. If they
should resort to non.observance in trade-I4ous
Napoleon could not possibly sustain his position.
Such a procedure would operate upon the masses
the millions-so adversely that The bayonets
upon which he reposes would be powerless in his
support. No tyrani can rule France longer than
she is prosperous. II she were suddenly to lose
her lucrative trade wnh-your country, amounting
tosf6me two hundred and fifty millions Of francs
in exports annually, she would lose the means oil
seIf.susienaEcr, and visit with q vengeance her
lribuIa ions upon the head OF the usurper, who
trod down her liberties.
We know here that he must fall. The wal
against Russia, which Is decidedly popular, keeps
him up for the present. He could not survive FOL
a month hostile demonstration against the United
States, nor could he ever recover from such 4 re.
buke as he deserves, for the deliberate insult