The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-06-02
Our Affairs with Spain. Mr.. Perry and the
Hon. Pierre SNnle.

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IIoratio J, Perry Esq, the U. S. Secretary Of Lc
CATION to Spain has addressed long letter to the
President in reply to the charge of Mr.. soule that
he Mr. Perry had been acting the part of spy to-
wards him, (Nfr. soulc) at the Court of Spain, and
making certain reports TO Secretary Marcy. He in
dignantly repels the accusation and charges Mr..
Souc with having undertaken and followed up, as
far as he able, system of menace and pressure
upon the Spanish Government, whose object was ell
ther to drive Spain into war With us, or to aforced
sale of the Island of Cuba. Mr.. Soule, he says i'm
pressed his Government with the idea that the sale
of Cuba by Spain was probable; whereas his very
first appearance in the Chamber Of the Spanish Cor
was the signal for that body to rise spontaneously
and vote unanimously in exact reverse of his appar
ent expectations, there not being single vote to
give the slightest color to his representations The
result of Mr.. Soulc's mission and bad management
says Mr. p, has made the peaceful acquisition of Gu
ba hopeless.
In regard to the Black Warrior affair, he charges
that Mr. Soule managed it not to obtain the just
redress which was sought, but to obstruct and
impede the rcclamations of the American Govern.
mcnt, and not only neglected his own instructions
from Washington, but attempted to induce him (Mr.
Perry to neglect them also during his (Mr. Soules)
absence from Madrid. Mr.. p. then shows how, in the
absence Of Mr., s.. he promptly secured settlement
of the Black Warrior affair, and proposition for the
settlement of private claims and adds, that he pro-
cured an overture for the negotiation of great
treaty to secure the prompt and complete protection
of our rights He did not mention this to Mr. Soulc
because he might take measures to impede It's reali-
cation.
He further charges that when Mr. Souc took his
final leave Of Spain, he attempted to induce him to
abandon his post, for the seeming purpose of thus
procuring the appearance Of diplomatic rupture
with Spain-a demonstration in open conflict with
the wishes of our Government. and which might
have proved at that moment unspeakably calamtous
Mr.. Perry considers himself to have been justified by
stern of duty in thus resisting the appeals of
Mr.. Soule, and further adds:
% will not Judge his motives. | rather believe
that in his whole course his judgment has been in
ewor. But If II has not been. then he sir, has been
the traitor not to mc-that matters tte-but to thu
interests Of the United States of America, conlidcd
to his hands"
Mr. Perry attributes this line of conduct to the
fact that Mr.. Soule possesses stronger feeling of
ohiH'y a."urt TItice hNu SpalH. t0tU OF real gOOu
will towards the United States and says that it was
only by judlcious crcumspection. and the holding
quietly of his own opinions until his being left alone
at Madrid made him responsible, that a show of una
nimity in the United States mission was maintained
The following Is temporary answer to this letter
published II. J. Perry and addressed to the Pres
ident Of the United States 1t will explain its own
purpose:
NEW ORLEANS, May Goth, 1855
To he Editors of he National Lteliigenc, and Of The
Nev York Herad:
GENTLEMEN Il do not intend. present, to notice
the letter published the signature of Horatio
J. Perry in your number of the 22d land 23d)
inst, otherwise than by stating that there is not
,cord Of truth in IL
The baseness and impudencc of the writer are on
ly equalled by his hypocrisy and cowardce.
Indeed this last production Of his sweats the Je-
suit and Felon all over.
shall take occasion to draw upa picture Of this
gentleman's doings during my mission to Spain in
the history which am now preparing for the press;
and, whilst unsealing the secret of his treachery
give clue to the encouragement and support which
it has secured him in the State Department at Wash
ngton. Your obedient servant,
PIERRE SOULE.