Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-16
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he affair between Mr.. Soule and the French
government; and it is hourly increasing, be-
ing stimulated evidently by the nearly unan.
imous comments of the press Of the country
upon the matter in question, as well as by the
details conce rning the affair, and the views
upon it, Of Americans and other hberalists in
Europe, as set forth in the correspondence of
the American press written over the water.
From all that can be gathered so far, there
appears to be no doubt that the insult was
directed against the United States rather than
against Mr.. Soule, who was the mere pre-
tense. 1t is not remarkable, therefore, that the
feeling in this city among public men without
distinction of party, should be intense We
have every reason to believe that the so evi
dent sympathy of the American people for
Russia in the current Eastern war, as agains,
France and England, was perhaps the mo wing
cause of Louis Napoleon's Government to
wards our Minister to Spain; it being under
stood here that the unrestrained expressions
of the Ameri can press upon that subject, Mad
given deep offence to the French officials of
all degrees, who seem unable to understand
that, in this land, all men may speak and
publish their sentiments on any and all pub.
lie affairs with impunity. The pretense of
offense on account of the treatment of the
French consul at San Francisco, when caught
compromising the peace of the United States
against Mexico, is mere balderdash or thu
allegation of slike of the course of Mr.. ex-
Consul Sanders could not have been uttered
by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, as
alleged. Louis Napoleon's Government know
well that Mr.. Sanders had been stripped Of
all official position on account of his propen-
sity to interfere in the affails of other nations
and Governments, long before he signed his
name to the recent letters to the people of
Switzerland and France, the first written by
Mazzini, and the latter by Ledru Rolin, as
all the world now know
1t Is judged here at this time, by many usu.
ally well informed persons, that Louis Napo
leon, under the influence of a strange infatua
ton, whispering that the Government of the
United States has no hold on or influence over
the affections of the American people, courts
rupture with US, and that England, also smart
ing under the reUuke of American popular
sympathy against her On the Eastern war
question, has encouraged the French Emperor
to venture upon S dangerous experiment, at
this time, of going out of his way to get up a
with the United States
Impressions such as these serve greatly to
complicate the affair in the minds of all here,
and, of course, to ge1 crate the belief that the
day is rapidly approaching when the Old
World is to find proof positive, that while the
United States, as power, scrupulously refrain
from interfering in the affairs of other nations
in which she has no legal or material concern
her rights, one and all, shalt be respected at
all hazards tits generally believed in Wash
ington, (outside Of official circles, wherein
matters are just now keptso close that We fnd
it impossible to Gull anything worth writing
bearing on this AFFAIR." that non-intercourse
with the United States will be the first pen
atty which France will pay for Louis Napo-
circumstances under which he gave the insult
turn out to be Is represented.
We have read comments On the affair in
hundred papers, all of which, with the ex-
ception of half dozen, unite in calling on
he Government to regard it as deliberately
Intended national insult, to be repealed
and at any hazards. True, here
AMI there journal famous for surely siding
against The United States in difficulties with
foreign powers, is busy in pleading the right
OF the French Emperor to behave as impu.
IDENTIFY and ungentlemanly as he pleases on
his own soil; and also here and there one
bent on making speculation for its con
ductors or hackers by bringing the Admins
tration into d!srepute, that ventures to ignore
the question Of national honor involved, and
to make the affair the mere occasion of
trade against the appointment of Mr.. Soule.
who is ten thousand times the superior of all
such little fellows, in every attribute and char
acteEistic likely to fit gentleman for the
place he fills. So, too, have we seen the noto-
he fancies to be the success of the fancy
man" now in power in France, in inficting
deep and wanton insult on the United States.
This unnaturalized foreigner, who yet burns
for vengeance because his impudent applica-
ton for the French mission was very properly
treated as an effort of charlatanry for which
he deserved to lose his ears, can hardly find
words to express his joy at the conduct OF
Louis Napoleon, However, we have yet to
learn Of the first case of difficulty occurring
between the United States and any other Gov.
erDment, wherein he was not found opposed
to the cause of the former, 80 true is he TO the
interests of the land to which he yet gives
his allegiance.
Very Interesting from Cuba.-We have
private advices from Havana, dated on the Stb
inst from which we have every reason to
conclude that discomfort with the Government
was never more rife among the Creoles of the
island than at present, and that they are
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