New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-19

Dor dents, artists, &c, who abound in Paris, many
Of whom were reluctant to intrust their letters to
the keeping Of the French post-ofice and the con-
sequent Surveillance Of the French police. Such
favor has been made the ground of attack on Mr..
Pa.t. who has been accused even Of for warding
the letters Of journalists hostile 70 the (Pierco)
Administration The correspondence that ensued
ia of course withheld from the public but orr
correspondent. can hardly be mistaken 10 his
ayerment that the result is Judge Patt's refusal
to retain his position any longer than it shall be his
imperative duty 10 do co.
If, as is reported, the transmission of letters
for Opposition journalists is charged upon Mr. p,
il is highly probable that we had unintentiona
part in provoking this difference; for we certainly
have had letters forwarded from Paris to New
York in the bags of the Embassy. We should have
greatly preferred TO send them by mail If we had felt
any confidence in that department Of Louis Napo-
Icons Police, but We did not and, since We
we're constantly writing letters that French func-
tionaries could read with much greater facility
IN fair, clear TRIBUNE print than in our question
able chirography we preferred to send them by
some conveyance not open TO their scrutiny Be-
elOes, lHeIt uo oetdl VI w
tween this country and France, and letters are La
Bile to be stopped on the route via England for
nonpayment Of postage. We have known Ameri-
cans in Paris anxious TO send letters TO their
friends in this country by the next Liverpool
steamship and pay them through, but unable to do
so for want Of Postal arrangement between the
two countries Will Gov. Marcy look to this J.!
The Embassy dispatched a few letters for us
while in Paris, for which we are duly grateful;
though the tardness in delivering them seriously
diminished the value of the service, and we should
have much preferred to mail and pay them could
We have been assured that they would be promptly
forwarded without moeststion. When we came
away, We took dispatches from the Paris to the
London Embassy; and again pretty heavy bag OF
dispatches from all our Embassies 1--WE presume)
were confided to us by Mr.. Buchanan, and safely
delivered to the dispatch agent here without our
receiving or expecting thank ye" for the ser.
vice The Government forwarded few letters
for us; we brought very many for it and we do
not think there is any balance against US outstand
ing on fair settlement of the account. If there
s, We stand ready to square it. And, as the Gov
eminent has all its dispatches carried both
ways ON the same reasonable terms, We think 1t
ought not to complain if others do not. We should
hear with regret that any Secretary of Legation
who, unlike Judge Piatt, would prefer to remain,
had been le,tured for an act of grace to some
American journalist abroad by which he could gain
nothing personally and to which he was im-
PEELED only by an anxiety to render our diplomacy
of some possible use to his countrymen.
We hope Judge Piatt will soon be at liberty to
return to bis native land. Political opponent as
he s and doubtless ever will be, we esteem him as
an American who in foreign lands never forgets his
country nor proves unfaithful to her principles
He does not fstter, though holding diplomatic
post, bloody Usurpation and unbridled Despotism
BY affecting to believe their victims unit for lib
erty We trust his many friends will soon hail his
return to the land of (white) Equality and
Freedom