The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-09

THE DAILY DISPATCH
aATuRDAY NoaNlN0, DEcEMBER 9. lsos
T.. 0sTTrp CosrERskcx.--Wef fully agree
lin our washington correspondent, whose
,stter Ms published in yesterdays paper
/. h;s rerrst 1t the reference of the resoiuuon
calling for information from the Pressdens on
mi. subject 10 the Committee on Foreign
Relations, which Is equal to giving u oe-
cant harial. As we announced In the DIS
patch Of yesterday. the House on the 9th a.
u.ant. resolved, by ayes "a nays 80, to recon-
slider the vote Of the day before, by which
Il refused to refer the resolution to the Com
m,ttee on Foreign Relations; and then. the
question recurring on referring the resolution
to the Committee on Foreign Relations. it
was decided In the affirmative--ayes 80, nays
SO. Mr.. Caskie, from this district. voted in
the Affirmative, as did most Of the Virginia
delegation Mr.. Letcher and Mr.. Millson yo-
ted in the negative. Mr.. Letcher. as our
readers have been already apprised, in the
debate on the reference, took appointment part
in opposition toit His course in that debate
deserves the high encomium passed upon it
by our correspondent. Indeed the whole
course of Mr.. Letcher in Congress has elici-
ted the unqualified admiration Of Wing and
Democrat, for the Independence. courage,
ability end good sense he has uniformly dis
played. We extract the following sketch Of
his remarks in the Ostend debate from the
National Intelligencer:
Mr.. Letcher supported the resolution calling up
ON the President for information. declaring that he
would vote for Il If something more was added to
T. He was satisfed from the tone OF the public
journals throughout the country, and from CONVEX
cation with intelligent citizens among his own con-
sttuency, that there was dietrust TO some extent
Of our Munster ct Madrid and he desired the facts
to 70 before the country, in order that that dis
trust was unfounded that gentleman might have the
benefit OF the vindication which their publication
might give. II, however, they were weilfounded,
the country ought TO know 1t; and he was there
fore in favor of procuring this information that our
people might see how the matter stood. The reso-
luron made a. important q call for Information as
any he he'd ever known to be addressed to the Pre-
sident since he had been member OF the House.
The gentleman from Alabama had said that they
ought not to call for information upon mere grounds
of suspicion. He (Mr L. had known men to be very
serously injured by suspicion alone; and to excite
suspicion about man and then prevent an investi-
gahon Into the facts, was about a. clear mode Of
injury - could be adopted.
So far a. Mr.. Souie is concerned, his relations
with him had been pleasant, and he esteemed him
- Q gentleman; but at the same time he did not
think he ought ever to have been sent abroad, and
he believed that the interests Of the country would
be promoted by bringing him home. If the suspi-
cions which he entertained against Mr.. Soule In
common with others did him wrong, no one would
n vy1oYo rondv tn ir himapif
II these suspicious should be proved to be ground.
leo.
Mr. Bayly, of Virginia The resolution has no re-
ference to Mr. Soule, or to his conduct.
Mr.. Letcher. understand he was at this confer
ence. and, although his name is not mentioned in
the resolution take it that my colleague knows to
whom the resolution refers as well ss do Was
mot Mr.. Soule theref Was he not a member Of
this confereuce9 If not. how came all this fuss
about his going back to Spain through France p
[Lauehter.] II Mr.. Soule is not named in the reso-
hutton. what difference does make, when every
NAN knows that the resolution distinctly refers
70 him a. Y he YES mentionedt
It Is worthy Of note, that Mr.. Bayly Of Vir-
ginia, while he opposed the resolution and
urged that if our foreign ministers abroad
were required to keep one another informed
by written communications, there could be
no improperly in conference, especially IN
the present condition of European affairs
and while he also maintained that the conser-
vative character of the Message in regard to
our foreign relations, ought to disarm gentle
men of any distrust on that subject, never
theisss took occasion. in the course of hisre-
marks. to observe that 1t sooWld be quite as
peH that this country should be represented
at foreign courts by natire-b born americans,
and that he acas prepared to adopt the senti-
ment Of Jefferson, that natire-born citizens
ought not to be left abroad too long. lest they
might to some extent lose thei, home sympa
tkies. In this sentiment we think the whole
country viii agree with Mr.. Rayly
Inconne1ion with this subject, we give the
following from the Baltimore Sun, in regard
to the letter said to have been written by Mr.
Soule to the Emperor of France, and to which
We referred briefly some days ago:
'In this letter he proves that from the conduct
OF me oscial at Calais he must have had positive
orders to reject him. and that therefore the Minis
ter had such orders. He wants to know why it
was that he was permitted to live one month In the
south OF France, three weeks subsequently in Pa
II. and Why he was invited 80 cordially to visit the
Court while 10 Paris, If he was go personally OBJ
noxious 10 the French Government He wants to
know If 1t was his association with Messrs Bucha.
nan and Mason ct the Congress of Ostend that con.
verted him 20 suddenly into an obnoxio and dan
9erous individual. He wants to know why II Ia
that great nation like France, which has three
armies N foreign handsome at Rome, another At
Athena, third In the Crimea-and an immense
standing army at home, 10 less afraid to provoke
war with powerful Government like that of the
United States than to allow an humble individual
like himself to enter lie territory and come In con
tact with its people He adds that he knows he =
obnoxious to the French Government, and repeats
tnat he had no favors to demand and none to ex.
peel, and cautions 1t not to provoke too seriorsiy
me people of the United States." az
We again repeat, that if Mr.. Sopae has
written any such letter, he cannot be recalled
too soon. So far as the acquisitioa of Cuba
is connected with the mission TO- Spain. we
have no doubt it has been rendsreda hundred
fold more difficult by the appointment of Mr..
Soule than it was before.
PRlvATEERIEG.--The arguments in the
Presidents Message in reply to the PROPOSE
ton Of the King of Prussia for the renuncia.
zion Of privateering, are cogent and unan-
swerable. It would be very convenient. no
doubt, for nations with large naval establish