The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-31
Pierre souIe.

Our Minister to Spain has become the target
for the vulgar diatribes of the English and
French Press, because of his decided and man.
" bearing at the Court of Madrid, surrounded
by the presumptuous intriguants of the Euro.
pean Powers. This is all very natural and
customary but we regard it as utterly un-
worthy of any American to echo or adopt these
low arts of the agents and tools of despotsm,
which are resorted to mainly with a view OF
bringing Republicsnism into contempt. Some
of the references to Mr. Soule in the Northern
papers are positively disgraceful. There is
the New York Evening Post, paper, for in.
stance, which assumes to be intensely Demo,
cratic, and yet does not hesitate to adopt, as
true. the invention of the English penny-a-li.
ners that represent our Minister as engaged in
feeble and abortive emeute at Madrid. All
these stories are founded on Mr.. Soule's well
known public, oper and frank declarations in
favor of the Republicsn. party TN Spain. as if
such conduct were dishonorable or improper in
the Representative of a Republic at a Court
where the Ministers of absolute Powers do
not refrain from The most active intrigues and
participation in the internal revolutions and
movements of the country.
In our Judgment our Minister would be
false to his trust, if he did not, in proper and
legal manner, manifest his devotion tothe pop
ular principle, and give its development his
sanction and countenance. We may as well
have no Ministers at all in Europe if they are
to remain silent, Indifferent observers Of events,
whilst the Representatives Of other Powers are
carrying on all sorts of intrigues and conspira.
cies to strengthen and perpetuate monarchchl
ideas. For such Minister Pierre Soule was
very bad selection. Sprung from the people,
he has always shared their feelings, and sym.
pathized in all their purposes, desires and move.
ments A fugitive from persecution and abso
lutism, he has never failed in the hospitality,
which he swore on the altar of this republic,
tqirty years ago, against every form of tyran-
ny over the mind of man."
You must pardon something to the spirit
of liberty" was noble appeal Of the great
English orator. We might claim that inddl-
ge,rce should be extended to our distinguished
eountryman's excesses, if such he should COM
nit, in behalf Of Democracy. Mr.. Soule has
nobly sustained himself at Madrid amid many
serious perils and trials. He has had to battle
against French sneers, English intrigue and
Spanish presumption. He has boldly confront
ed them all he has fought them, not with
their own weapons of court scandal, newspa-
rer fings and inventions and petty intrieues,
but with the sturdy, vigorous horae-thrusts ofa
plain, decisive, fearless Democrat, telling them
honest truths in very downright terms, hurlipg
the contempt and defiance Of great Repablic
at their heuds. His late letter, published in
the Delta of Thursday, in reference to the silly
explanations of his visit to bis old home in the
Pyrenees, which had been inserted in the Court
journals of Madrid, was an admirable produc.
tion.. The point and force of this tter are
even greater to. those who are familiar with
the real character of Mfr. SouIc; and who have
seen the surmiscs in regard to The, cause ofhs
departure. The idea OF his leaving on account
of hints from the Madrid Government or from
any kiud of fear or. apprehension, is so su
premely silly, that it could only find place in
the brain OF the imbecile faYorites OF . corrupt
monarchy.-N.SO. Della.
TAG CorroH CRop.--The New Orleans
Picsyune has been favored BY commercial
house of that city with the snbjoined extract Of
letter, dated in Mississippi, October IL, on
the subject of the cotton crop: -
/ returned home about week since, and