The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-22

sentative Of the United 6tsses In the actual state
Of our relations with that country, when there arc
cover nments, the most insignidcant circu instance,
events the most indifferent in other stuations mng
haye, II enonsously interpreted, transcendaat
The correspondence that has passed between Mr..
sou!e and the Liorio Espanoi, aad the animated
discussion to Viii; the greater part of the Madrid
press has recently devoted itself. would be In that
tsse OF the highest Importance II the origin Of the
present controversy were rot clearly determined. n
this question the Espon<i, equally with the Nove-
dades. the Sigfo, a. well as the Epoea-journals
which, IN conjunction with US, have lately devoted
40 much attention to the Cuban question in an
its pbases--hAye been impelled TO that course By
public opinion, profoundly alarmed and ecergsti-
caIy pronounced upon determinate events. Let
tanned. whatever may be the result. lest what may
be merely personal Incompatible ty ahould arrive
at more important proportions.
m. souIe and the French Polace-rhe Pc.
tcsea Conference OF American ssvereigas
NJ B&sae.
Courier dss Etsts Unis
Mr.. Soule, who, like the hero in the comedy nei-
Their merted honor nor indgnity, arrived In Pa ia
few days since. accompanied by M sickles, passing
obs His sojourn in the latter city was marked By
little incident which shows the importance that tls
police OF all countries attribute t. him In the
iutionary party. He bad hardly disembarked when
kI owiedged himself to be police agent, and de-
manded Of him at What hotel he was going to stay,
and how long ne intended TO remain in Lyons Tns
American Minister thrust the fellow aside, aad re-
fused to answer him; but he perceived that his
footsteps were logged. He and his companion thee
took malicious pleasure Ia giving the spy long pro-
menaoes BY visiting every part q the city and iss
accident. parer on which he had written with
pencil, Miserable spy you are losing your ums AID
YOUR touble.' The police agent imms dately picked
up the paper, anu WE. s...s. r.x-.-
Before ie te,ing Lyons the two AletiGtns @ssxea
up to the e1severpg spy, and Mr.. Souls looked him
full in the face with such crushing contemps that
tie fellow shrank from his gaze, and then asked his
which he had TO discharge He attributed the nc
cessfy Of it to his poverty and exhibited appe eat-
~ such sincere regret, that t,e two travellers took
him for guide, and christianity forgave him.
should add that ON learning this incident, the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs FASTENED to appIize N.
Soule through third party that he was entirely
stIaDger to this extreme proceeding, which ex lusi-
vely originated with the departmental police. It
must be acknowledged that the Paris police do not
do things so stupidity It does not commit itself by
those excuses or zeal which NJ Tallyrsnd regarded
as one of the greatest endorsements Of govern.
ment. When the police are set en- ones track in
Paris, it is done properly and with all due regard to
decency; You only the smoke-that ia to say, you
are osly watched BY spies, well fed and clothed:
SUM cuique.
The police here must be kept rather on the alert
by the simutan e0us arrival OF five ministers Of tue
republic Of the United States, who happen to %
just now in Paris, namely NM Cass, arrived from
Rome; Daniels, from Turin; O'Sullivan, from Lis
bon; A. Belmont, from the Hague without count.
ing N. Buchanan who IL expected from London, and
the members Of the American Legation of France.
There is nothing, however. bus accident in tho
meeting of the first four OF these gentlemen, who
are to take part in the conference PROBE tod be-
tween MN. Soule, Buchanan and Mason. This con-
ference, Of which have already told you the object
in my las. letter. is decidedly fixed to take place At
In its quality Of republican ground.
This will be the first conclave Of this kind in the
annals Of American diplomacy, and it will form IA
epoch, from the importance Of the subject which
sion, that perfect harmony Of views seems to be
reestablshed between Mr.. Soule and the cabinet q
Washington, to which the former wrote taat ne
would Immediately send in his resignation If the
least of his acts had not the full appreciation OF tho
cabinet. There have, accordingly, been gransed to
him, as the only reply to CHS communication,
powers more extensive than perhaps have ever been
poseessedby any foreign Of the United
States The resolutions that will be arrived at by
the three members Of the Bazle Conference, ono VI
whom belongs to the democratic party Of Yong
America, and the two others to the fraction ittle
more conservative Of "od fogies," will therefore be
probably adopted az the c0unsels and % the praci
pies Of European policy, BY the administration VI
Mr.. Franklin Pierce Mr. Sickles is to be the secre
tary Of the conference, charged with drawing up
The lire Of conduct being once laid down ia it's
ensemble, and in particular cases, Mr.. 6oule will
wait until he receives the sanction Of the Washing
ten Cabinet to return to Madrid, and to pursue -
ing TO obtain bis objects BY secret influences-aa
attempt that the Spar ish character would render
imp0ssible-Mr. Soul6 Is Of opinion that this ques.
ton should be frankly, loyalty and openly entered
upon, by carrying It before the tribunal II the Con-
stuent Cortea. In this case II will not be minis
ter who will decide it, but the Spanish people them
selves, in their good sense, and In the fuu exercise
Of their sovereignty.
no reason why it should be attended with success.
Know Mechanism I'm the United States.
[From the Paris Journal La PAtris, 1lth sept]
For some months past II has rarely happened
that steamer has arrived from the United States
without bringing the news of some sanguinary
struggle between the Know Nothings and the Ger
mans or Irish. Our readers will probably not b
vexed to make acquaintance with the Know No
thing, that vanity Of the genus Yankee WHO has
made his appearance in the New World, under such
The Know Nothings do not date very far back
they are one Of the product ,ns Of the year 1854
but judging from the impulse which they have Civ.
they have alrt ady attained in the local and even
federal elections Of several cities and States II ia 70
be spprehended that they sill ultimately become
party Il not respectable at least imPorfsnt. and
In principle, and, indeed, In fact. the Know No
things present themselves as secret society, hay
ing its modes # initiation, its preparatory ests is
oaths and its secrets. Their name, even comes
from phrase contain ed in the oath extracted from
the novice, who pledges himself ito know nothing
in opposition to the duty he owes his country"
1t is unnecessary to add, that for this association
for all others which seek secresy, and aspire to
form State within State, the word country a.
ways signifies she society Of which tho initiated
form part.
AS TO the spot 10 which this association originated
and the chiefs that it recognizes its leaders, mo-
thing positive IL known. In taking into consider
alton, however the svowed object that the new a.
sociation proposes to ITSELF which is to oppose itself
to the too face naturalization OF foreigners aud to
build up dam against the torrent Of emigratio
which il pouring into the United States one Is led
to trace distant affinity between 1t and political
party which endeavored some years since to sus-
lain itself under the title of the !" Native American
Association" and which also sought to revive the
old prejpdices agairst foreigners protested against
the LAWS of NATURALIZATION. and endeaYQfAd IN Ar.