The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-13

tnaS mr.. S0ulc, While mere, spoke and acted with
characteristic lack Of reeerve and caution"
yet all this is whispered It Is even
ullblown conspiracy for the! assassination Of
at tie very period Of the American Minister'S SO.
joufhsin the Place vendome. The same people who
lett willing ear to the Madrid journals which SLAM
derously accused Mr.. Soule Of completely with the
Spanish revolutlcnists, readily listen to these whis
the other hand, the enemies Of the actual French
government eagerly seize upon the fact that Mr. Soue
has been denied admission into France, As al sign
Of its inherent weakness, which 1t acknowledges
doubled, however, ii The imperial government.
which ut this moment presents 50 imposing front
t, the world, and rests solid basis is 30 On.
SLY alarmed at shadows as its enemies" their wish
it be conceded that the probable cause of the insult
offered to Mr. Soule is from the simple fact that he is
hr. Soule, there will not be wanting even Americans
who will continue to think that the friends Of the
American Minister exaggerate the personal enmity
which, on this as well as on former occasi IN ut
Madrid those friends ascibe TO one Of the gusts Of
the Hotel du Rim against the other and consider as
TIE clEe TO the secret OF difficulties encountered by
the latter In his diplomatic career. However this
may be, neither the friends nor the foes of Mr..
Scule (and no political man in the United States
has warmer friends or more determined foes than
he) can forget that be was an American Minister
when ne was lnhospisabiy fjbldden to land upon
French territory, when he was arrested on his way
to the Court to which he is duly accredited.
The Madrid correspondent Of that semi official
Journal the Consfitufioanei, says that "public opn
ion is very much occupied with the return OF Mr.
souf, representative Of the United States M
Madrid II ia probable that this aiplomatist will
return before the meeting Of the Cortes. Many per.
sons would desire The government to employ ali nos
sible means TO obtain from the American govern.
ment tie removal Of man who ia known to be one
of tie principal obstacles 10 the abh nen. of
The tranquility q this country viii one Of those
possible mearsp be the imitation by the Spanish
government Of the inhospitaty Of the French go
vernnent We shall sec.
Sirce the English and French alliance, even those
Americans Ia Paris who have least tath IN It's dura-
ton beyond tie present war, have been dsabused
In mo.e thsn one way Of their old agreeable deiu.
siop /" that the Americans are better liked by the
French than the English are" However super
hcial the friendship may be which Is now pro.
lessed by the French and English, those ancient
Datural enemies the friendship OF the French Tor
AmeIi ans Is not whit more profound. Did DOr-
say FIkin Comprehend "tbe eager Interest with
which, as lie iltimated TO Miss Caroline Pcttatees,
10 bad the misfortune to inspire "a little French
girl" In glove shop on the Boulevardsf He and
M. Booeey we're always welcome, doubtless, ~ long
as they were flush, ut the Mais,n Dor6es or chez
Auie, Ia EsTquiac cas!a DIya,oy kIGala CVatssse