Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-26
The Duels Of the Messrs. soule.

We copy the following article, throwing
some additional light upon the occasion Of the
duels Of the Messrs. Soule, from the Boston
Post :-
A close observation of the most authentic
details that have reached us, establish some
significant facts, viz all the parties to the du-
els hostile to the American gentleman appear
to have been Of the immediate clique of the
followers and friends of Louis Bonaparte-his
minister, his brother-in-law, &C., and the Eng
lish minister representing government at this
time in close alliance with France. A series
of earlier intrigues against the American min
lister seem to have been carried on at court by
this Monteijo- Boneparte influence, to prevent
the reception of MIR. Soule, and which wretch
eddy failed.
No Spanish gentleman of consequence, con-
nected with the administration or the opposi-
ton, appears to have aided this Monteiio- Bon
aparte clique, who, we are informed, are as
unpopular in Spain as the cause Of the usurper
whom they represent IS in all other constitu-
| tional countries. On the other hand, both the
Messrs. Soule went on the field Of honor at
tended by Spanish gentlemen Of the highest
influence and position-the younger Soule
having colonel of the army and member Of
the Spanish cortes, or parliament, for his
friend, and the father being attended by gen.
tleman perhaps the most remarkable for purity
and honor Of any of the distinguished men OF
Spain-General Valdez, late governor general
of Cuba, and who has the reputation of being
the only man who ever retired from that office
as poor as he entered this hands unstainec
by corruption, his honor pure from crime.
The Spanish court has been, so tar as ap.
pears, entirely disconnected with this affair
and the only relation il bears with our diplo
matte intercourse with that court, exhibits
most prominent gentlemen siding with the
Messrs. Soule, and stalking their own lives and
honor on the gallantry of our representatives
The allusion made to Mrs. SOule by the Duke
of Alba, is taken from an infamous play by Du
mas called Tour de Nesles, the representation
Of which has lately been stopped in Paris by thu
police, and, it is the opinion of well informed
men, was used as part of confirmed conSpirdc
the object of which was to drive Mr.. Soule
by insult and ridcule, from court where hi
growing popularity rendered him formidable
to the intriguing Napoleon Sd. Such conspi
racies are not rare in French history the in
famous conspiracy of Madame Montbazon an
the Duke of Guise against the sister of tn
Great Condo, and which led to the fatal due
of the Duke of Guise and Coligny, seems s
like this as to Justify the belief that it serve
as model for these new Franco-Spanish i'm
portants. Louis Napoleon may use all his Ell
forts to prevent Cuba falling honestly to tn
United States, but we hope he will choos
more honorable ones than his emissaries hav
used on this occasion.
In the Post Of subsequent date the editC
says -
When the people of the United States full
understand the facts in the case of Mr.. SOule
they will resent, with an indignation worth
of their nationality, the cowardly plot forme
to disgrace, or TO murder their representative
Those of our citizens who sympathise wit
the Spanish Bonaparte clique-who are vii
ing to denounce the American ambassador be
cause he resists in bold and manly conduct, a
an American ambassador should, the first a
tempt to degrade him, will yet be mortified Z
their sacrifice OF patriotic pride to party preju
dice. That the Spanish court have taken n
part in this nefariOus business, we are cor
WINGED it is the work of the French-Spanisl
Petticoat-Party, which had its origin in tn
marriage Of Bonaparte, and of which tn
French minister Turgot, and the Spanish Duk
Alba, are the head and tail.