Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-16
THE sroPrA6E OF Mr.. souLE IN FRANcE-sENI-
OFFICIAL OPINION OF the ENGLISH AND
rpYScu CpvpRSNENTs


THE sToPPA6E OF Nh soULE IN FRANCE-sEAi-
OFFICIAL OPINION OF The ENGLISH AND
FRENCH GOVERNMENTS
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rhe rreuen "oSernment nave taken an unusuN though
unuarrAntsbe step, whom all the facts Of the
are known In declining to allow Mr. Soul, tho Nini,ter al
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gentleman expressed himself in language
his return TO London er an aempt to con
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anu 'na' tue an'oh'o "h'en a Sou e"nee'Nes
himself to have been subjected has been taken affair
OF national aud POLITICAL Importance by Mr. Mason the
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'ns american MINISTER IN this country $50 DC regret
ed that who utruse with the important and
duty of such country a. tho Uni.
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:; -, course consnsd 70 tho Country TO Which be /, .c
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Th circumstances of ,his cas-, Arc hov,ver pccul;,r
md h.r i reason n spprehcnd tb. tbey will civ. ri IN
so,,. discussion In the rst Mace Mr. Soul, Ia Inv brth
E,.n,bm,n and although he has done ali that Law in
hs now.r 20 rspuI,e his national character and To
arr. N. o of the United S,aes IL csn h. ,,lv
h c,n,nd.d that the French voy.rpment IA bound ~
ak no of hi, origin or to regard him precisely
"a n would cixsn of Boston or New Orleans i, .ion
,i,, pev country IL would nj least b.v. h.en in v,o
,,s Mr. souls had no, forgotten that h. owed som,
thing to the land OF his bth The I'm ted States not only
ajop,.d him. bnt raised him to tho honorable DO on Of
on, Of their ministers abroad aud President Pierce seec-
ted him a. hi. representative Span apparently because
he had Identified himself with the party which did not
disguise its Intentions upon Cubs With the political If.
fecs of such nomination are not hero concerned:
hut no sooner had NJ S,uc arrived at Madrid where he
received in Official society," his son conrved to
pick up ridiculous quarrel with the Duke Of Aoa, at
the house Of NJ dc Tursot French ,dor winch
was followed by duel With n. dc Turgst himself in
which that gentleman most dangerously woundci.-
TIE outrage thus offered to the brothern o. the
Of the French aud hs cmbiss dor evidently
not rtuous circumstance The career OF Messrs Soue
both father and son. in Madrid continued in the
both in politics aud in society They freely ascot
sted with the revolutionary leaders in different OF
Europe. The Spanish government were satisfied that
they traced the sctivc participation OF Mr. Sou!e in
at the Disturbances which occurred Madrid shortly be-
fore he left that capital In the south OF France which
Mr. Soule visited FOR short time in ihc OF the
he held without disguise. language With reference
the head OF the French government which was At least ud
in the sccrcdited representative of allied S.aes
and more recently he has been playing part At SOCIAL
sd conference Of American Ministers At Brusse where
rightly informed the chief topics OF discussion
exclusively Of American interest. In short, Mr.
Soue had done What he could to obtan inevitable
t"tetS In society AMI IN pohc%, and he can hardly
PLAN he regarded IN the character he has been
anxious TO assume.
The French s,vr'nment under all preceding regimes
"a well the present, hove possessed and exercised the
RICH, of excluding from the TERRITORY of France such
~ they i not ihink HI 10 admit Not ong for
instance NJ ko>su'h Informed on his arrival at Mar
settles that he ~Oai not he allowed to enc: the cuuGtry
The other d,S upon Nc Sluc- landing Calais Bou-
ogne, h vas politely Informed nv the police that
had arrived not to ao" hin 10 proceed M objection
was made TO Ills port aud no reason was as-G cd or
this decision beyond the will OF the French sov-rnmen
mt clp"si@aion io'loS"d. aud reference vas mad
by lCrtph ~ the authorities IN Paris, who confirmed
thc rtusil "i the local p,!iee. s. Mr.. S'nle
PEELED. 's irc!I TO re-cosS the Channel and rrurn 20
tn- Try winch perfectly III It's o!e
ration Of al! sho reach its shores No i'm,
rnc will see much reason 70 pity Mr.. Soue- wrongs. Il
II. has been af! onicj, the exceptions msie 10 his
prJihct - OBVIOUSLY on p"rso al grounds, an
mas nothing ~ do sSl his pubic oh u4ctsr, which
~ts not inv'lSrd IN the "a Suon. Ii would he nb
>ur TO conten that ne has night Ia enter French
territory Tor HieSrr right h- may have poSs s4ri
FSrncl ct n waived hE MA avn act- Ani he
cn"-olt hm'c'f With the red ciron tlht thousands at
better men man himself are 49, nov excluded from thu
-o 10 which they profess attachment than h,
10. d' grievance, II II be one, IA private sEur, and
thoHSn h. htpneus % hold the commission nj Mirsicr
Of the lutte! States IN Sp lin, he has puoc Official
chHicier IN Frdnce os ans othor country.