Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-30
DAILY ViRGINIAN.
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT, 81, 1854.
6pain-Mr. Soulc.

Spsin-Mr Soulc.
The indiscreet conduct OF Mr.. souie al inc
rourt Of Madrid is fhe subject Of severe anmad-
version by the American as well as the Euro
moan ,rress. Whether the charge which has
l,.sn made against him. of completely With the
revolutionary movements in Spsin,he true or not
mr. that TO such cause isto be attributed his de-
,.arture from the Spanish cabinet, it is evident
,h.. he has shown sufficiently, by the ultra char
.etsr of his letter to the "Iiberal Press u
Madrid, total unf,ncssfor he dehcate duties
Of his post, ana singular non "A fpreeiauon "'
the cautious prudence essential under all CIR
eumstances, to the successful dpomatlst In
stead of purpose to allsy and compromise Inc
KNOWN preiadces of Spain towards thus Govern
,nent, which would be SO necessary 10 the success
of the mais idea o his missioa.he has acted pat
from which IL anything were to result II coa'd
only legitimately be to add fuel to the flame oi
spanish jealousy, to which, personally and oihci-
ally. he had before been subjected.
The idea of Republican liberty in Spain is
-s;nn,v r;dioulous-and congratulations from Mr..
-sonle 10 the instruction liberal party and en-
.courapement to further insurectioe1rv efforts
were palpsble issales to the present government
The government is not Republican,, nor does
A wear a semblance of Republieansm. Not
only the freedom Of speech and oi the press
has been pu, under the BAN hat even po-
l;,;cal societies have been forbiGden--and thus
too urder the authority of EspsrteFo' the
great Liberal Chief, Bat was II the policy
of Mr.. Soule, after having failed IN his Cuban
-nerctistoas with President Espartero, TO over
,breW him by another insurrection, and advance
tn newer some one more favourable to his de
SIGNS, We trust not; and that he would farther
respect his own position as web ms the good faith
and national honor of his government
The Charleston Mercury has the following
remarks on the letter of Mr.. Soule The facts
under which il was written it says are these
The Liberal Press" Of Madrid recently cele-
brated the triumph of their principles by a ban
-ouet 10 which they invited Mr.. Soule. lie ex-
ensed himself from attending, ON the score Of
health. but sent a letter in which he not only
makes himself n hot partisan with them, but de
. nounces the opposite party III terms little short
of abusive. Thus la the midst of a bitter strug
gle between factions, in which everything II IA
turmoil and Jeopardy, the American Minister, 10
whose hands have been entrusted the most deli
cate and important questions, and whose course
should have been one Of Cancellation and modera
ton towards all, has acted in this imprudent
and unbeeoming manner Is 1t the business,
we would ask of "a foreign representative. 10 take
sides in the dome site revolutions which distract
the government to which he is accredited l. it
consistent with his position and duties, to permit
his ideas OF liberty TO controlh is conduct, as
20 betray him into step which makes him obi
GUS to one half Of the people, and involves has
own country in the consequence of his misty zea
Such a course is as contrary to MI the InaNlms
of diplomatic prudence, as it's opposed to the
whole current II American foreign policy. If
we comprehend that system, 1t Is one OF strict
non intervention in European affairs And sure
" thus far. the country has seen no cnuse to re-
s,r,ss ar change it. The democratic efforts in Eu-
rope hYgve ali -ignay failed, aud Us much too
from their own inherent incapaolty and rotten
ness az for the formidable foes with which they
have had to contend. We do not regard the rev
olution in Spain, a. by any means successfully
achieved Mr.. S,uc's conduct,therciore,s 80 far a.
we can indge HAS not the argument which success
holds GU, 10 Justify H. His advent in Spain was
foreshadowed by circumstances favorable neither
to himself nor his ministerial duties. His speech
before the Cuban Junta in New York, on the eve
of his departure, preudiced him in the minds of
the Spanish Court, aud embarrassed him in has
simplest official acts. This last step only com
plioates the more his relations with that unfor
tunate country.