The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-11-22
mr. soule's Expulsion from France.


particulars Of the expulsion Of Mr.. Soule,1
the American Minister to Spain, froll
France. and the subsequent action Of the
American Ministers in London and Paris.
A letter dated London, Oct. 9th, gives
the annexed account of the "expulsion:"
Mr.. Soule having spent two days in
London, set out last Tuesday for Madrid,
via France. On his arrival at Calais, he
was asked to show his passports. and, hav.
ing done so, was requested to step into an
inner room of the Bureau de Police. Here
he was told that he must leave the country
by the next steamer, and that he would
net be allowed in the meanwhile to GO
anywhere out Of Calais, being, in fact,
placed under surveillance.
"There must be mistake, SIR" said
our Minister; edo you know who | am?"
"There is not the slightest mistake SIR"
was the reply; "you are Mr.. Soule, the
Ambassador Of the United States Of Amer
lea at the Court Of Spain, and have or
ders not to letiyou pass" ~
"Where are your orders, sir?" asked
Mr.. Soule.
"This is no business of yours, sir, these
orders are for me, and am acting upon
them," said the Commissary.
This happened at Calais. Something
more was said, but Of no public concern.
Mr.. Souls left by the next steamer, and
reached London late in the evening day
before yesterday The news being made
known in American circles, the greatest
excitement prevailed. and, as may be i'm
agined, measures of all sorts were sug-
gested amidst grea, indignation.
The writer goes on to say this was not
intended as an insult to Mr.. Soule, the
man, but an insult to Mr.. Soule the min.
lister, and therefore to the United States
Government, as an answer Of European
despotism to the "Congress OF American
Democratic Diplomatists," recently held
in the Netherlands. The writer adds that
among the many persons who hold this
opinion is Mr.. Reverdy Johnson, OF Bal
timore, who wrote in that spirit a very long
letter to Mr.. Mason. We here quote what
the correspondent subsequently says:
MIR. Mason-the news Of the Calais out
rage having reached him-went to the
Foreign Office and wished TO see NJ.
Drouyn de L'Huys Immediately. He aoas
left paiting two full hours. Admitted at
last, he remarked. first of all, upon his
tardy reception. Some apologies were
made, but in tone and manner that con-
vinoed Mr.. Mason that he had been left
waiting purposely. He dropped that mat
ter, however, and passed TO the object oi
his official call, and asked the reason why
Mr.. Soule had not been permitted TO pass
threugh France en- route to Spain.
"Well," said NJ. Drouyn de L Huys. in
sous Tor that. Being pressed for these
reasons, Mr.. Mason was told that there
were three Of them:-First, the treatment
of M. Dillon, French Consul in California
Secondly, the letter of Mr.. Sanders TO the
French people; and thirdly, Cuba.
The French Foreign Secretary said
that the Imperial Government cannot be
expected to treat in the usual friendly way
the citizens Of State that has behaved in
such hostile manner towards it.
am told that Mr.. Mason replied in q
way that will have. occurred to every one
else on being told those reasons. He said
that the affair of Mr.. Dillon was. in the
worst possible construction, but the mere
blunder of court of Justice, and that i
cannot, accordingly. be made parallel with
case in which the United States are in
suited by order Of the highest authority o
another State. The letter OF Mr.. Sanders
was the aot Of an Individual, who had
moreover, been recalled from an officia
position before he published anything
Americans have the right to say what they
like, and the Government has no 'oontro
over their pens and presses.
This is personal matter, which could
perhaps, have excused discourtesy to-
wards the Citizen Sanders, il he should
have presented himself on the frontiers o
France, but it certainly did not authorize
a step like that against the United State.
Minister. As to Cuba, Mr.. Mason abso
lutely denied-if am well iniormed-tht
right Of any Power to meddle with diff
culties that may have arisen between Spair
and the United States: He, at all events
could not see how questions Of foreign poll
oy can be treated by affron.s offered to
friendly power. The two Ministers part
ed very much excited, and Mr.. Mason wa
fully prepared to ask for his passports
He sent. however, a special messenger t.
Mr.. Buchanan, before acting upon tha
step.
| Another London letter, dated the Sis
ult., says: am again assured that
| French feet will soon be sent to the Wes
Indies. The person. who is very positiv
in his information, writes me that tn
principal reason Of that quarrel is to b
sought in the wish to have pretext 70
sending protecting squadron to the wat
ere Of st. Domingo, the quasi annexation
Of which is to be impeded by any means
Another informant is Of opinion that tn
whole affair SIS but y palace intrigue, con
coc,ed aud carried QUITO please the Ouch
ess Of Alba. who, as you know, is the sis
ter of the Empress Eugenie Montijo. S
i However that may be. the English ar
very much afraid Of the consequences Q
that unlocked for affair. They begin 10
the first time, to think Of the grave diffioul
+ ties which such an adventurous ally ma,
lead theminte. The Times, Of yesterday
lhad leader on the matter.
/ Mr.. .Soule is still here. but will go 500
l 7 80. I,.f r r..