The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07
The OmcIal Charscs against
SOulc.
The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Times writes as fellows;


The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Times writes as follows:
, Mr.. Piatt brought with him from Paris,
complete copies OF the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Mason and Drouyn de L'uuys,
relating to the SOule affair. 1t is perfect
" clear from this that the objections TO
Mr.. Soulc on the part OF Louis Napoleon,
were purely personal, and that they eov-
cred no design TO insult the United States.
The principal charge was that the Souies
had spoken while in Paris in the most con-
tcmptuous manner of the Emperor and
Empress. rejecting severely on the private
history of !he latter, and charaeterzlng
her as anything but refined and virtuous
woman. When pressed to the point by
Mr.. Mason, who insisted that Mr.. Sou!e
could never have made use of the Ian
guage imputed to him, twas stated that 1T
was used by the son and private Secretary
of the Minister.
Other charges against Mr.. Soule were,
that when in Paris before, lie was seen on
the Boulcyards and in other public places
in inimitate association with individuals
known to be under the surveillance of the
police, and barely tolerated in Paris, be-
cause of their revolutionary tendencies, OF
their want of respect for the government
Also, that nc attempted TO provoke ill-feel
ing and strife, by keeping continually a
bout him body guard Of several persons
complaining the while that he feared anc
) expected personal violence, and that it wa'
necessary to keep guard about himself tC
ward of the danger. Mr.. Soulc was als'
| charged with having been very active II
the establishment of Rcd Republican
I press in Switzerland, whose columns ar
devoted almost exclusively to the abuse 0
Napoleon, his Empress and his govern
r ment; while his intimacy with the Red Re
publican leaders was deemed a sin of deep
est dye. All these grievances are grave
:. ly set forth in Drouyn dc L'Eluy's ofticiG
n notes.
Among numerous more trivial matter
4 urged by the French Minister, in palia
4 ton ofthc conduct of tho Government
\ excluding Soulc from France, is the de
i fmonstration made in the harbor Of Ne
!. York some time since-by some Frenc
!. refugees-towards French vessel Of wal
n anchored in the harbor. The Consul Di
,r lion affair, at San Francisco, is also mer
n toned But the greatest of the grievaI
!. ccs complained Of is that an America
Minister (Auguste Belmont) had been er
gagged in an effort to negotiate loan fC
.e Russia, the enemy of France of this fact Il
French Minister declares he has the pos
" tive evidence, not based upon newspap'
~ reports, but tho statements of parties
in whose integrity the Government of Franz
roposes entire confidence. This is, indee'
20 an important matter-and it is SO deemt
In by our diplomatic corps abroad.
r. strong, in fact, is the feeling on the subjec
It, that several of our representatives in d
" rope have been consulting each other,
D. letter, as to the propricty of their makil
he some representation which shall relic
40 them Of the suspicion Of endorsing an o
or SO deragatory TO the character Of an Anne
ut can Representative abroad. Those a
ao facts, and will scarcely be denied. a,
II, The case Of Capt. Gibson is to be reft
red 10 Congressfo its action, perhaps wi
recommendation that reprisals agar
I'm the commerce OF Holland be authorized,
a. order to enforce the payment of the just
nd demuity demanded by Captain Gibson.
tor Our government has fully committed
vi self to Gibson's claim. The Dutch &C
crnmcnt hns finally refused to pay it; a
'ur there would seem to be no other course
ri us, consistent with the national honor, a
&C. with its duty to protect the rights of
at citizens, than to compel her to pay up.
US is to be hoped that the President will 6
lch us some decided recommendation on
re, subject when Congress meets.