Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-17
The Insult to Mr.. SOule.


The fact, of which there can no longer remain any
question, that Mr.. Soue, Minister at the Court
Of Madrid was prevented entering passing through
France on his from England to his post natural
lyenough engages attention at home and abroad.
London letter to the New York Times, under date OF
the 9th ut gives the following items of The affair:
MIR. Soule having spent two days in London set
out last Tuesday for Madrid via France. On his ar
rival at Calais he was asked to show his passports,
and having done so, requested to step into an IN
ner room of the Bureau de Police. Here he was told
that he must leave the country by the next steamer
and that he would not be allowed in the meanwhile
to 90 anywhere out of Calais, being in fact, placed
under surveillance.
'sThere must be mistake, SIR said our minister;
"do YOU know who | amr'
There is not the slightest mistake, sir,' the
reply; you are Mr.. Soule, the Ambassador OF the
United States of America a, the Court of Span and
have orders not to let you pass"
Where are your orders sir z" asked Mr.. Soule
This is no business of yours, sir these orders are
for me, and acting upon them," said the Com
missary.
said but of no public concern. Mr. SOue lett by the
next steamer and reached London late in the even
ing day before yesterday. The news beng maue
known in American circles the greatest excitement
prevailed and, may be imagined, measures OF all
sorts were suggested amidst great Indignation.
was intended as an insult to Mr.. Soue in his official
character, and with the apparent view of provoking
rupture with the United States The French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs has, it seems. refused TO give
any explanation, when addressed on the subject by
Mr.. Mason, our Minister at the Court of France,
and it is even asserted by the Times correspondent
that Mr. Mason himself did moi receive the respect
full treatment due TO his position But this letter, of
course, merely the gossip of an irresponsible letter
writer anxious make his communication portentous
The London Times inclines to consider the affair
unmportant "The right of excluding from the ter
ritory CT France such persons they did not think
fit TO TO admit, says the Times, 'hf.s been exercised
by the present we'll as every preceding govern
ment of France" 1t contends that the grievance OF
Mr. Soule is private affair, and insists that though
he holds the commission of a Minister of the United
States in Spain, he has official public character
in France any other country. So the matter stands
The main personal spite at Mr.. Soue arises from his
difficulty with the Duke of Alba, the brother law
of the French Empress, resulting in the wounding
in duel, of M. Turgot, the Minister of France al
the court of Spain Of course the newspaper accounts
are all highly colored and much of them totally IN
true, but it still remains evident that the feelings ex
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friendship nor courtesy towards this country, and
is sufficiently apparent that he seeks rather thar
avoids collision with the United States. Fortunate
y Congress will soon be in session and the oficia
character of the affair will probably appear in tn
Presidents Message. if not sooner.
| DR.. Scion BoRLAND.-It seems that Mr.. Borland
formerly u S. Senator from Arkansas, and more re
, Gently U. S. Minister TO Central America, has re
= turned to the practice of his profession at LttI
Rock the seat of Government of the State of Arkan
sas, whereupon we meet with remarks and attempte
criticisms in the papers, which strike as bein
very strange. 'How are the mighty fallen,' ex
, claims one, while another calculates something else
until one is led to enquire what disgrace there ca
be attached to the practice medicine how Mr.. Boz
land is fallen, by resumng the character of phys
clan. 1t is one of the commonest thngsin the worl
for public no longer in Office to return TO the
former avocations. Ex-Secretary Graham practice
. law in North Carolina, Mr.. Staniy does the sam
> thing in California then why should not MIR. Boz
{ land practice medicine in Arkansas. All honest OF
equations are honorable. The public man is Gale
to Office from the ranks and ayocations of priva
life and he returns 10 them again. 1t is the natur
operation of our system of Government and one
the best proofs well the surest guarantees of
m identity with the people. In many points Of chara
r. ter DIR. Borland never was favorite of ours, b.
D. why in a republican country it should be made
in talk Of though it degrading for him 10 pra
he tice medicine, we cannot conceive.
FLoRIDA.-The vote of the people OF this Stat
recently taken on the removal of the Capitol fro
~ Tallahassee, to central part of the State show
rs a majority of about 500 against removal tt
v. Florida Journal now considers {" Tallahassee the pc
"a. manent seat of Government of the State"
Cold Weather.
10 New ORLEANS, Nov. 14.-The weather is cold.