The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-23
THE soULE AND PERRY QUARREL.
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of Washington the oath of March last the sig
nature Of the Hon Perre Soue reached here tue
that letter in any It's Language, indeed was
meant to seattle me; but between its writer and my
self might have left 1t where it fell It does not reach
me
More recently, however, have become aware of the
bad effect t that letter. and OF the system of VIII
part. have seen with pain that the tone assumed
by alargs portion of newspaper press in couss-
quence Of the uneontrac cted hypothesis of the letter.
regards my sell merely with respect the grave
subjects OF national concern with wnica my humble
have seen or thought to see that the unscrupuous
hand which wrote that letter is at ~orS other dirsc
tons also, to poison the OF the people concernng
their affairs with the Spanish nation, perhaps
his DANGEROUS influence had found means to make
ief felt even in your cabinet and in your closet to ths
detriment Of ths high interests OF America.
have recognized with regret that the means which
have been sole to employ thus far within the strict
limits Of diplomatic etiquette and discipline, to prevent
or to remedy the evil OF OF the
late Minister to pain have not been sufficient to their
end.
It has appeared to me- therefore that the gravity of
the great questions involved in the controversy which
Mr. soul carried into the public press has reached
point whers the ordinary dsIomacy fail
direct appeal TO the American people, and to You,
sir as their representative hiss bscoms necessary Be-
sdes it, in fact the calumnous of thus letter
be at all in Doubt it is interesting to the decorum OF tae
tion In particular that citizen who actually has the
honor represent the republic at one of the principal
other respects should leave the hypo
thesis tnst ne may be either aspy or traitor. Permit
M
stances OF his Hypothetical charge
The Hon. Pis5re soule attacks me BY supposition,
which sudEessed to him. and to which he aludes in
his own possession he az least knew thsir contents
entire de knew also, or he ought to have known,
that no Charge dAiares dd interim could ever enter
upon correspondence Of that nature with the Minister
appointed TO his legation without referring every paper
Immediately to the government which is both,
and that it was his duty SO to do.
there we've sny treason IL there were any Infamous
trade to be Brought to light by the publication OF
letters Mr. souie must have known it already But he
makes no allegation He never made any to myself,
with me, and with those letters in his pocket In my
absence, however, he puts forward kind of plea
to the county meant can to DO me injury in the form Of
ssssp9 spp'''0o 'n 'ns pa'l' press h'S Sapp0''0n Is
trust the correspondence to which he alludes may
now appear. that the public to which he has despe
ratey appealed, may judge for itself Happy will 1t be
for him the verdict which he has solicited against
affects to doubt whether have fulfilled my obligations
as an officer, because he has not understood his
We are ut difference not because have failed to hm
but he has tailed to his duty Nevertheless he
has not been lacking much in the tact of diploma
as in ths simple inspiration OF a true patriotism
The Hon. Pierre SouIe is Frenchman. 1t ia nothing
to n IT as any sad
haps, too much to expect from him the throb Of
patriotic feeling for Amerca which moves the hearts Of
fhose born upon her soil and nurtured among her hills
And even his devotion to America greater than
that Of her own sons stil the passions of French
volutionis which run in his blood constantly striv
ing and 1t may be that sometimes they have suocated
his better judgment in the affairs of my country He
consprs against the internal peace OF France to be able
to appreciate truly American policy.
upon the whole history Of his Spanish mission From
the day of his arrival to the Of his departure
Europe the interests Of America in his hands have not
ceased to feel that influence and he himself has SAID it.
Enough OF his correspondence has been printed to show
Shs isquistuds of his spirit also, and his rasentmen
against nation at whose court his position had to
be nsuppoItabe led him to desire and perhaps to
ha ln
sonant with the honor and the interests OF the Unite
States His Judgment was clouded else why that Ion.
the shade of his personality the sentiments Of
the Spanish peoples their sympathy for the United States
and their desire to arrange all subjects Of difference be-
tween the two governmen!sS
Ilepsst to you, SIR and to the country, that this
to some Of these the late Minister ought have been
able t. bear witness. Spain, through all her mstor
feeling and TIE Quality Of not being easily frishtsDeS
So lcng the Spanish psope have vol 70 in their
government need not fear the exercise OF undue
infue in their the part Of foreign
power
placed before the country Is sad indeed Either in two
years Of study and observation he has rightly compre
hended nothing of what passing Spain nothing OF
what Spaniards think and feel he has deceived you
sir ana the government of the United States He told
you that the sale of the sand OF Cuba by spain wa,
probable and he ought to have known that under his
menaces at least, it was i'm possible.
The government at Warrington cannot divine what is
passing in foreign Countries ana for tnat very it
seDds out its representatives.
am persuaded that the late Minister would have
needed to make his journey to ostend he had informsd
the government correctly By transmitting erroneous
information he compromised your government before
Europe.
wished to appeal did not the rst tins he appeared
within lis chamber rise spontaneously and unanmpusy
rent sxpectationsa Was there one voice one VOTE 10
give the slgbest color to his representations Yet hs
as &c a. Of %
1t Is sad; and II he did, sir, It Is sadder still.
lam uAded tina. he did not s1o for not only ass
wards the attainment OF what he called Its principal OBJ
iec the annexation Of Cuba but whatever might have
been the probabilities Of that question before his man
sgement Of It has now at Least made the peaceful acqui-
stion Of that island hopeless.
during the time that was subordinate officer, which
is already established By the printed correspondence
the world.
The country has understood that he undertook, and
followed up, far as he was able system of menace
and pressure upon the Spanish government, whose OBJ
ject was either to drive Spain into with to
has hoard tSat in pursuit Of this end he employed
means unused in honorable diplomacy and discredtable
70 the dignity with which he was invested and that he
Of the Spanish people IL has seen, however, that he
treated with much forbearance and met by the rn
determination to peaceful relations with in
spite OF his Efforts until such times he and his policy
should be out Of the and liberal Spain might show
us ker friendship without dishonor
II has also understood that when the affair Of the out
rage upon the Black Warrior at the Hsvana was put n
his hands with claim Tor reparation, ne took mold OF
that question and managed it. mot as to obtain the
Just which sought but TO obstruct and
impede Of the reclsmatons OF the American
government; that, whilst he acted thus ons sde
the other he persisted In declaring to the
at Washington that NO Of that question
of any other subject Of complaints with Spain was
practicable even for months after had informed him
that the Spanish government were desrous to arrange
that question and all others.
Meantime faithfully discharged my duties as secre
tary Of this legation seeing with pain how be
his mssion Of peace and the settlement of difficulties
into turbuleut game for the satisfaction Of old hates
for seconding the projects Of fbus,ers for the in
DILIGENCE Of personal caprices. suffered then and kept
silent. making TO himself alone observations ernng
affairs.
The treason his there any the loyalty
mine By my silence.