The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-11
For the Union.
HON. PIERRE SOULE, AMERICAN MINISTER AT
MADRID. AND HIS CALUMNIATORS.

MADRID, AND HIS CALUMNIATORS.
The ong-eontinued Misrepresentation and slanderous
attacks Of that base print the London Times and its Pa
risian echo Gaignans Messenger and their correspond
ents the European continent upon American repre-
sentaves in Europe, and upon Mr. Soule in particular
demand that expose should be made of of the
springs of action which dictate these shameful SANDERS
other than those which visible the casual and
distant observer
long residence in Europe land which we rejoice to
say has made us than before lover of our
country and her insttutons has taught that in no
America Americans citizens Of the United
States obtain just hearing or appreciation from any
the parties their supporters who confidently lord
il their fellowcountrymen in all parts of Europe
The gone forth from all the myrmidons Of power
hunt down and destroy all sympathy with American re-
pubcanism, and to search and detect, by whatever
mode may be required whether any 4mercaa represent
attire whether he be officially in Europe prigdte citizen
shall any any place express sympathy for the
people in any aid support the least move
ment in the direction of popular liberty To do this, no
sooner does american minister consul prOate citizen
the take up his residence in Europe than spies
of all shapes and shadows are set upon him. and thou
sand tricks and traps prepared (Which would require
than human foresight ayod in order to draw out
the opinions and in ascertain whether the
said representative citizen be left 10 pursue his bush
ness or pleasure or whether be closely watch
ed and guarded
These efforts of despotsmsecret polieeare aided we
are sorry say by certain of Americans who have
long resided in Europe either OF business or
seekers Of pleasure to have arrived at iorgetunes of
all other duties of life except that of seeking to sell their
fair American-born daughters and Amercau-made for
tunes for an empty needy tile in the person of some
marquis count or vice-coun who has the presumption to
offer his vaueess tile and less valuable person, in this
exchange "de y and am sorry to say finds SILLY
women and less exeusabe fathers ready to listen to such
proposals sell their American brthright for less than
pottage But if these European alliances did not
make these fathers the apoogiss for all sorts OF
attacks upon their countrymen and country and the Will
ing toadies of tile and oeey their ambition, the ambi-
ton of their wives and daughters TO which they assent
might be forgiven But while in their social position
they undertake to become the leaders of TOM under
the direction ridcue of their associaes
they become the retailers of all the scandal which in
circulation in high Jashion) circles while they arrogate
to themselves the right instruct newly arrved Ameri-
can officials in the course they should pursue in their in
tercourse with society, and in what manner American rep
resenaves shall their country and regulate
their opinions in order not to shock the delicate neroes
depoc circles by any evidences of what they choose
to designate Amoicaisms alias independence Of thought
and action while in these court and fashionable cir
cles vrtuous daughters and wives Of these American
ministers and citizens obliged to bow TO and receive
into their society both and women roaes, who could
never show their in respectable society in America
But does this American representative through these
msy wells las he sometimes does and, setting up Tor
himself reject these counses and conduct himself
Amrican shoud-no forgetting the country of his birth
and which he is abroad to represent and mol nsrep-
reset-then forsooth these hangerson titles these
panderers and apoogss of despotsm let loose upon him
all that machinery of attack which their associations
give them and becoming the channel Of communication to
those journals which the United States with hatred
only equaed by fear of her and envy of her pro-
gress they aid the hired scrbbers Of the London Times
& and its echoes in traucng institutions and public
men, and by all of lies and SANDERS holding them
up their down-trodden peopleas in the Times few
days sinceas public nuisance which must be abaed
Theze g american minister on me continent ef Europe
bit has passed Hfopgh his ofdeah
In Spain it was commenced by Of her principal
bemen undertaking ridcue the costume Of Mrs Soue
though that had been prepared by the most fash
ionabe and celebrated dresnaker of Paris which all
Spanish nobility continually resort to be dressed, for
the want of taste and industry among their peo-
pie Bat the chiyelry of The american son of that most
es,nable American lady icfuhq rnost humble apology
from this lofty idalgo who opinion, Spurs
by the frankness with which he admitted the of his
conduct
Bp this did the purpose of those who would
break down the aaaence of the talented American minister
and his family in the society OF maariS They had ri-
unphed where intended they should a and forth
with the London Times and kindred prints became the
thors of of the transaction which their Madrid
scrbbers were ready assert but which assertion
e) emanaed from young Sout Who lether than degrade
himself by answering yes TO demand which surprised
him guilty of such ,neanness put his life the
till the wounded honor of the Duke sisaed and then
he answeredwhat he had refused to say beorotha he
had not been cognzani OF any such publication While
the atherconvinced that the parsonage in whose house
the had originally occurred far from having
in any way nterered safe the life of son. who had
properly resented the base insult to his mother had not
expressed the slightest regret at the occurrencewas held
equally responsible 10 ho affair with the result which is
| well known,
II certainly not be supposed thai these repeated
dictate such proceedings; and accordingly fad from
that day this whenever the ,s~@ opportunity pas pc7
cured which to hang lie utter Islander to
prejudice of Mr. Soue the London Times aud its echoes
and the egmst prats of Madrid, have iesitaed to
utter them Madrid and Partisan correspondents repeat
them and Journals are found in America 50 lost to all
feelings of patriotism be willing give them crcu-
laon and endorsement rather than miss opportunity
of attacking the government forgetting that Mr. Sout
not the ambassador Of ary foction the person of
crowned head whose orders he would be bound to exc
cute but the representative of great republican people, and
such representative he is bound to ympathze with the
peoie when that people in their might though yet igno
rant of their real power, undertake from their op
! pressors some Of their stolen power.
One would suppose from the manner in which Mr. soue
has been assaed osae that the Spanish revolution found
sympathy everywhere except in The constitutional mon
archy of England and the constitutional republic of Amer