Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-01
INTERESTING LETTER FROM PARlS'
To tic Editors or the Evq"Ucr: o. ,e.,

INTERESTING LETTER FROM PARIS.
f0"' HS"0'' =" "s "4 PARIS, Nov. Sth, 1854.
Gentlemen Rc,ievin- that it might interest you 70
hoT something Of my movements, l "Nah mt't" ~
oil opportunity Just offering to write you d orlet le'I
for. Hereafter. ON re,t!ny back to London, where !
expect 20 be On the l4,h inst, hopih! 10 nave "'oie
leisure, will sketch Somewhat more !al,! III N'eo ~
Of what ! have seen since rcach!hS EuroPe' we
sailed on the 3DtlI OF September, III ,ne rncnm;, Iron, u,
Liverpool OIL the night of the 10Th OF OCTOBER. Ne
m.ininr two days in Liverpool, | turned my race !o'
Scotland, taking York III our route, where we renlaih'
ed I'M evening and night, and passing by LuFhan''
New Castle and Berwick, reached Edinburgh on the
| afternoon of our second days Journey. There We IL,
manned for two days, visiting all the rcinarKaolc anu
encicn. places i'll aud nea: 10 ihai OcFutiini cHS' we
| then took the cars for LONDON, and renamed incrc
SIX DAYS, leaving on the 2lst iur Paris. Here We nave
now been Tor more than two weeks, and set OH 10
morrow for Brussels. ] delay saying now ahStni"s
of the many striking ;hir"s we!:aVc seen ou' 'ceius
a deep in,ercs. about all tina, concerns oar country
and lis pablo agents, l VIII trouble you VIII al ~.
prrf.c, nurrutive of an event recently happening
here, Which has produced with the Ancr!'uhs he'e
and in London Il profound sensation.
Mr., Soult, who had left Madrid, by the direction OF
our Governments, for II short time, ana had come 10
Paris, and went thence to brussels, upon official hu-
siness, aud afterwards passed over TO London, wins
met ut Calais. when en- rou:c for PGrl>, ii,'enang 10
90 thence 20 Madrid, with M order t"rh'dd'ns hin 10
enter the French territory, mud d.rcctLns MN y" re-
;uru bv tie next steamer {, Dover. OF this JGdgc
Mason, our Minister here bc!u- informed, nc n' once
addressed n note 10 the Minister OF Foreign Aiiairs,
desiring 10 be informed why this unusual and d'scour-
teous n,casure had been adopted towards q dis;iu-
rui,hci cifcinl o. the United States. | feel forbidden
~ 20 into n 6ctaj, of the correspondence that cnsaed.
The result, however, =, tla. VI. Sou.t Is not deiiicu'
but promptly accorded the prlVIIe9co oil q Zee hla I'M
questioned passage through trante 10 Ma'Ti:' IN" nc
viii arrive nero at = o'clock On this Day hole NIX
- n ...n. ~ ~ an ms. NtnfInV IL
dent SHALL have reached OR country before al! me
ftcts, truly given, shall be made known. Il"
advance, | teel permitted I" assure YOU tnat 'ne
United States, III ~ m7Ttc', mas sUHc'c' ir""h
this incident. For q moment, ali A!icr!cals IN
Europe felt excited at this !mpo;cnt effort 10 insult
and murtify Our honored and gifted Minister al Ma
irid. But the prohibition 20 Mr.. Soulc has tnaliy
boon wi;hdrawn-and TO whom are We an indebted
for this brigh; condition o.! hiiuirs here! lr"H nn.
swer this question, not merely III my own name, put
certainly and truly il that, AND On behalf, OF ccf'Y
.imericdM here or in London. l feel proud to say Il!
is 10 the irinness, temperance good JanSnlsn.' Nu''
manner, and consnmmate ABILITY OF our l''ca io"hs'
man, john Y. Mason, that orr relations WIN 'A.s
country, instead al Ueimg unsatisfactory anl ul!;ilch".
lv, now give assurance that all vii! be ~corciall'y ana
kindness in the future. This gentleman long AM;
well known nj home; hono:c! ana respected dhhchF al
co,d met, of all parties; aud loved by troops "i tie
voted friends, has, uv the amcni;y .! lis manners
aud his trnmkncss, combined with an unyiciui;l@ iifnr-
Hess. won the good opinion and Er+aTd al All c"'c''h-
I'd in the administration Of The French government
ana DnssessuS au unusual influence N lis concerns
with ours. |; is OF such men we may well nj! he
proud, and il is suoh men whom W. should CHERISH
abroad and a. home. | lave seen n good deal oil inns
admirable gentleman an" his most in'eTcs!HS 'l"inS
while here. He IS the SANE wurGl.Il"a:tcH' generous
man that he always Was with Us. Bu. what n shame
II is on our people GId ,!iHlr government mar our
Representatives. both here and M LondGii, should De
50 poorly un:d for thcL services. f@i" d!l l say IL
i. a p.rvc:,i,n OF the word. They, Indeed, serve the
country, and cxhaus. their own fortunes Il! lie worn
10 r.iura hone poor, and - be cast ns!d,,. surrey
surely. American ilhcrality. nay, justice, WIZ not per-
mi. THE thing loncer /" continue II We "ro =" P'"'
to Compensate nc!l or Ministers here and nj London
/ rrar Won let u acknowledge this nnf d'scHa,iiiiic
The missions. The JcchirSt p1ccrs III Europe as
sure yor, pay Their Ministers l;r.cc what ours GET
Here we have 1t - 1ticHl1i!--:Ce, De i II gentleman IA
over. III head aud h~cari-who, even at this duiI sea-
snu, has II, ono ,lnv seveutv-.wu calls from his coun-
:.yiuen and his Cuuntrywonyn, many OF wEnin ne
has to entertain at his liberia. ana t"spItnoi" '"n!e'
and vino is expected To lINc on the miSefaulc Ph'tiCc
nt nine thousand dollars Il Tcar! Remember tlIal
nearly oue.iuur,h Of this Is required 10 provide
him q house for his family. Shame -slanic, Oh sAch
uisgardiy psTsiInony-nud yet, | fear tic any ior ls
is remote. The misorabiy c"n'riEcc Dill
now before Congress-, will defeat all hope that any
good can come from Tint. TA. attempt 10 lcsIsiatc
irr Consu!-, as we'll rs for Ministers, III The same OIL,
uaitus sucii incoIgruOus subjects, tGat unless inc
u',ion be ut once dissolved, !; vii! prove tatui To inc
proposition. KS 10 tho C"nsula. sys!em' us defects
are Jeff, bv this bill, us heretofore. We flnd II H. no
broad comprehensive and c!;cctual PROVISIONS oEdc-
iuipC The powers and authorities vi thesc .mpor'an.
agents of the Government. scattered over oil parts OF
the world, and with whose functions the commerce
OF tie country is SO in'ina;rl" c"nnectcd. Al! we
sec in tho bill. is L housing atteWrt. 10 provide sala'
res for these otiiciGlr; aud 10 them IS attached an
aborrivr effort 10 graduate the salaries OF al uur Mir
jstc7s abroad. Bu, ! AM taken away from The point
to which | seriously beg the prompt stte'!':"i ct our
people. 1t is the starvation salaries allowed 10 our
two Ministers, Tie one III LONDON and the othtr NJ
Paris. Correct this wrong l Gcsscch you, aud do l;
at once, else these gentlemen will have 10 decide be-
tween retirement 70 private life or pauprri'm. But
for the present.
I am. % ever, yours, very truly aad faithfully,
X. G.. 5.