The true Democrat., 1854-12-06

reflection that thousands of better men than himself are just now excluded from France" The Times, knowing, as 1 said, only half the facts, adverts to the subject because it finds that there is some disposition on the part of the Ministers of the United States here and in Pa- ris to gi ve an importance to that affair which it does not possess" The Times will know bet ter by-and-by; until then it may be allowed to indulge In giving us generous advice-how we should have just such Ambassadors as would be convenient to European courts. The public at large knows, as yet, very little of the whole af- fair, but those who are acquainted with its de- tails are all extremely uneasy about its results We are sure," said an English gentleman to me, to get into some scrape, sooner or later, with our best ally. Napoleon is not the man to let the alliance and our necessity of having him for our friend pass, without dragging us to as- sist all his schemes of ambition and mysterious intrigues."
 You will not hear, of course, of any reclama- tion against the Imperial act, on the part of the French press. It is gagged, and so it cannot speak out But l can assure you that it's forced silence is full of disgust at such a conduct, void of all decency, and opposed not only to international custom, but also to that tradition al politeness which the French could always boast of. 1 heard Frenchmen-not exies- speaking in most condemnatory terms of that geyadarme policy of their de ,tacto ruler
 As to the exiles, their sentiments may be easily guessed. They protest loudly against any possible insinuaton that France should ever sanction such an insult against America. Ledru Rollin Is to give utterance to these pro- testing sentiments, and will address letter to the people of the United States, wishing them not to forget that the successful adventurer and his Decembrist minions do not constitute the French people, which are most fraternally at tached to their republican brothers beyond the waters.
 Mir. Soule is still here, but will go soon, I think. He is waiting only for news from Paris He will do well to be in Madrid at the opening of the courts. The affairs of Spain look, it is true, not very bright, but just because they look gloomy a change may come at any moment. A revolution is hardly to be expected, but the court and Cabinet intrgues may effect just as radical changes. There is great probability l that the Cabinet will break up as soon as the constituent assembly shall prove less obedient than expected Napoleon will have gained an immense influence, and the United States will have lost all of theirs on the councils of the Madrid court If the Calais outrage should not be settled to the satisfaction of the Union.
 Next comes letter dated Paris, October 30, giving an account of what passed between Mir. Mason, the U. $. Minister, and the French go- vernment, the sentiment of Americans and others in Paris, etc.:
 The Soule affair is serious, if not threatening Upon learning the facts, MT. Mason sent Mir. Piatt, Secretary of Legation, to London, to see Mir. Soule and gather the probable causes of his exclusion. Upon his return on Saturday, Mir. Mason sent letter to the Minister of Fo- reign Affairs, demanding immediate explana- tlons. At this momont of writing, A o'clock r. M no answer has been received. I may add that it is not expected that the reply will be satisfactory; and if it is not, MT. Mason will take his passports and at once quit the country This IS the present state of the case. Some weeks ago the Minister of foreign affairs inti- mated to Mir. Mason, informally, that he should be gratiied if he (Mr Masonl would privately prevent Mir. Soule from coming to France. Last Thursday, being at the Ministry upon other business, and yet ignorant of the stoppage of Mir. Soule, he asked NJ. Drouyne be advised to avoid France The Minister re- piled that they had proof of his having ex- pressed hostility to the present government of
 
 forcible interdict placed upon MT. Soules move mentS.
 Itis considered at the Embassy that this po- sition, if not receded from, must lead to rup- ture, and a rumor circulated day before yester- day that MT. Mason had already demanded his passports I may add that the opinion of our Minister and of Americans generally, is-as mentioned on my own account in my last-that f. Mr. Soule, unless strong desire to do it had previ- ously existed We may suppose Louis Napo- leon to have been irritated at the presence of this French agtator in France, at the Ameri- can conclave upon European matters at Ostend, at Soule's associations while in London, while Ledrue Rollin and his band, at his undoubted collaboration ill Sanders letter to the French people, and at the score of others offences: and 1t IS not surprising that such an enemy of anarchists and demagogues should issue ban against the arch anarchist and demagogue ple- npOtentary, ln cOnSeQuence
 We can hardly suppose the measure of ex cluslon to have been ordered in moment of pet or in sudden fit of power Louis Napo- leon Is believed to be unusually free from such bursts of irrehection. We must suppose then that the step was taken in concert with Eng land, in some understanding with Spain. and in the certainty thatit would be especially pleasing to Austria It was said at the Bourse that Eng land was seeking to draw France into a war with the United States. This was deyeloped In Paris letter to the Independence Beige, and the number containing the letter was free ly admitted this morning into the country. It is noteworthy, however, that the Presse alone of all the Paris papers has alluded to the occur renee, and then expressed doubt. This would look as though they had received notice to keep silent.
 Among the opinions expressed by Americans upon this affair, Is one to the effect that this government might have sought to take the lead ot movement tending to result in the return to the United States of man repudiated in Europe, and strongly opposed in America-in the idea that the sensible and respectable clas- ses at home would be too glad to have so dange- rous representative removed from office, even by process bordering on indignity. This is improbable; and unless the French government can prove an overtact on the part of MT. Soule. 1t must appear that exclusion was a measure not justified by the holding of mere opinions to which every man is entitled-and that de- sire gratuitously to insult us was the ruling mo-