Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-30
sGOW, MO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1854
From the New York Tribune.
Napoleon on Soule.

From the New York Tribune.
Napoleon on soule.
A wcl-informed correspondent at Paris
assures us that the article on the relation Of
France and the United States, which we
copy from the Constitutional was written, or
at least inspired, by parsonage no less au-
gust than the Emperor himself. We be-
leve this is the fact; but, even if it were
not, the significance of such manifesto is
hardly diminished. In a country where the
Press is so rigidly shackled as in France
the Government subjects itself to the incon-
venient responsibility Of endorsing all the
political speculations which it permits TO be
published and no one will pretend that
such an article as the ConStiiutionnel'S would
have been permitted to appear in any Paris
journal without careful consideration in
the Foreign Office, if not in the Tuileries.
This, therefore, is at least virtually, and we
believe it is actually, Louis Napoleon's bill
Of complaint against our government-his
justification of the indignty offered to tkis
Nation in the person of its representative,
Mr.. Soule. 1t is the defence profiered to
France and the civiised world of the extra
ordinary refusal to an Envoy of the United
States of passage through France to the
Court to which he was accredited.
The French Press on Mr.. Soule.
| The Paris Constitutional has q long and
temperately written editorial on the subject
Of the friendly relations which ought to sub
sist between the United Stated and France.
but which, it says, are damaged by the in
discreet conduct of Mr.. Soulc. However,
the Constitutional thinks that the people Of
the United States generally, repudiate his
acts. The article is as follows:
"Thcre is no nation which seem better
calculated than the United States for liv-
ing in good intelligence with France. The
friendly feeling, so natural between the two
countries, showed itself from the very con-
mencement of the American Union. It
was then commended BY interest and tradi-
tons; for the directions which the old French
Monarchy had given was followed by sue
ceeding governments, and if there was any
name that could revive these "reminiscences
in America. it is assuredly that of the Soye.
reign who now governs France. The first
Empire practiced towards the United States
with the amplitude of ideas which was pc.
culiar to it, policy which has always beer
considered at this side Of the Atlantic as one
of the essential points of our system Of al
lance. The principle of appealing to tht
nation, and of universal voting, which tLt
new dynasty has taken forits starting point
could only draw closer together the i've
countries, in spite of the difference Of form
which exists between the two governments
If the interests at present at stake in tht
world be examined closely, every tlirg cc
ours TO demonstrate how much that good wa
,, indicated in advance. The principles whicl
the Government of the Emperor defends Or,
such as appeal 10 the mind 3f fr,, na'ior
and greatly excite It's sympathy. II is fa
the political independence of Government
it is for liberty Of conscience mcnaced /,
an audaclous aspiration after universal do
mintpn, that France has taken up arms: al,
while she is defending on land ideas ;,
much in harmony with those which cunsti
! tute the basis Of American civilization. sh
: has taken care that the principles oi mari
J time liberty, so dear TO to the great trans
atlantic nation, should be from the very frs
/ outset OF hostlrties, shielded from the vi
cisStudes TO which neutrals were accus
: toned for century. These consideration
: OF the very highest political and moral order
joined TO the powerful material interest
which unite the two countries, betweei
which such important and extensive com
mercial transactions are daily going on
: should, we repeat it, establish between then
e a sincere reciprocity of good relations. An,
in consequence, it is with a regret, mingle
with surprise, that we have seen a series c
facts and incidents taking place which wou
seem to present another character. Wit
the exception of Russia, the Government c
= tho Emperor keeps up the best relation
with all the Governments of the Old an
New World. However, in foreign cour
!, difference takes place between a dipio
= matte agent and representative of France
-, and that agent not contentwith having ori
ginated that difference, altogether OF per
sonal nature, seems to do all he can by hi
demeanor and his language, 10 transform