Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-22

eY 1t will be seen, by reference to our Wash
ngton Correspondence, that the French government
has reconsidered its towards Mr.. Soulc and
permitted him to return to Madrid across France.
The last Washington Union says:
In announcing this agreeable intelligence,
only remark present that, far as could learn
it the opinion of those who had the best means
of forming a correct Judgment upon the case, that
the refusal of the French government to permit Mr..
Soue to enter into France, which, unexplained
tainly appeared to be act of dScourtesy and
manifestation of unfren6ly sentiments towards the
United States, the result of erroneous impress
sons, and that, when the matter was fully examin-
ed, the order would be revoked. We rcjoiced
to be able to that this expectation has been
realized. Mr.. Soue has not only permission to en-
ter into France, but has probably already availed
himself of il, and is his return to Madrid. This
information received by the last steamer just
in time to be forwarded to the United States,
companed by any explanation which alluded to it.
The conduct of Mr.. Mason in this delicate and
unpleasant affair has been it is understood eminent
ly judicious and proper There nothing in the
state of our relations with France which could have
justified any act of unriendliness towards this
try, and we presume that this feature of the case
strongly marked as it when first presented, will
be removed by the explanations which probably
companied the revocation of the decree by which
minister to Madrid was denied entrance into the
territories of France. We reserve further comments
upon this affair until this explanation is known"
= DR. SoLoN BonLAND. It seems that Mr. Borland,
formerly U. S. Senator from Arkansas and more
Gently U. S. Minister to Central America has retur-
ned to the practice of his profession at Little Rock
the seat of Government of the State of Arkansas,
whereupon meet with remarks and attempted
criticisms in the papers which strikes us as being
very strange. How are the mighty fallen,
claims one, while another calculates something clse
until one is led to enquire what disgrace there
be attached to the practice of medicine, how Mr.
Borland is fallen, by resuming the character of
physician 1t is of the commonest things in the
world for public no longer in Office to return to
their former avocations Ex-Secretary Graham prac-
tees law in North Carolina, Mr.. Sanly does the
in California then why should not Mr.. Borand
practice medicine in Arkansas All honest occupa-
tons are honorable. The public man is called to
Office from the ranks and avocatons of private life
and he returns to them again. It is the natural ope-
ration of our system of Government and one of the
best proofs well the surest guarantees of its
identity with the people. In many points of char
acter Mr.. Borand never favorite of ours, but
why in republican country it should be made
talk Of though itwere degrading tor him to prac
tice medicine, we cannot conceive.
Wilmington Journal
Well said. These Wing aristocrats who are sneer-
ing DR.. Borands return to his profession, forget
that DIR. franklin printer-that George Wash
ington was surveyor, and, when farmer at Mount
Vernon, regularly sent his market cart to Alexan-
andria--that both Mr.. Madison and Mr.. Monroe, af-
ter they had occupied the Presidency, filled inferior
offices and presided Justices in the County Courts
of Virginia Scion Borland deserves credit for re-
turning to the abors of his profession He is "pro
vidng for his household and he that does
not so, &c is worse than infidel." We do not APP
prove all Of his conduct public man, but Ar
kansas would find it difficult to select in the future
for her high posts ADLER statesman than Borland,
or one more devoted to her rights and interests.