The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-20

SATURDAY MORNING. OCT. go, 1859
THE FRENCH ORGAN IN NEW YORK, AND IT'S
CALUMSIES


In exposing the idle and ridiculous fears which the
champions of know-nothingsm have pretended to feel
themselves, and have endeavored excite in Others
of the alleged dangers OF the great increase of
oreignborn population have frequently expressed
surprise that the only real of from foreign
influence entirely overlooked by them We have
pressed readiness to cooperate in waging upon
those kinds of foreign influence against which the Father
of his Country earnestly and eoqueny warned his
counuymen in his Farewell Address. 1t is in our power
to illustrate species of foreign Influence which
in the mind of General Washington and in bringing
il to the attention of the American people, feel that
doing service The country than has been done
by all the defamation and denuncation of the whole know
nothing party against the dangerous influence of for
cign-born citizens.
The liberality and federation which characterize
government eucdaed with special force by the that
we allow the citizens Of any foreign government whether
moparehical republican, to publish newspapers in
country which distinctive organs Of foreign govern
ments which openly and actously NEEDLE in the politics
of country which indulge in unjust structures
institutions and mpudenty to lecture and rebuLe
those intrusled by the people with the administration of
our government Whilst there is other government
which ioeraes such unbounded liberty of the press
prefers to submit to its evils rather than undertake to
throw restrictions around the freedom of thought and Of
speech trusting confidently that freedom Of discussion viii
always correct and counterfeit such evils.
Amongst others who have ayailed themselves of this
feature of unrestricted federation in institutions the
publishers ard editors of French journal in the city Of
New York called te Courier des Eqts Unis Ii is pub
shed in Che French language edited by French writer's
and thoroughly devoted to French politics and French in
teresis We question whether Louis Napoleon has in all
France devoted and subservent organ than
that published in the city of New York We doubt not
that this will excite surprise in the minds
of thousands who have dreamed that foreign gov
ernments have undertaken to exert influence our
government by the establishment Of foreign journals in
commercial cities, This surprise will be greatly in
when proceed expose the mpudence and ec
lesness with which this French organ cauniaes gov
in its eagerness advance the interests and
| tain the power Of the French Emperor.
In the issue of the Courier des Eats Us of October Ia
we find an elaborate article under the title of "Russan
Policy in The United States which teens with misrepre
senation falshood, and caumny from beginning eVd
1t is reelng caudron Of intensified hate and malignity
and revenge. We will make good this remark by few
specifications The article with the assertion,
that since there prospect Of rupture between
Russia and the western powers Russian diplomacy has Ia
bored incessanty to get he government at Washington to
spousc tic cause Of The cabinet Of ST. Ieters5mgho nuke
the psople Of the model republic The ally Of The Museoye aes-
potismr The only which ruth and selfrespect
will allow of in to these assertions of Louis Ma
poleons organ to pronounce them utterly false The
Russian minister is gentleman of too much intelligence
know that any effort his part 10 induce the cab
met at Washington to depart from policy Of strict
traty in the pending would be repealed with prompt
and with marks Of undisgused dissatisfaction When
therefore pronounce the assertion ofhe Courier fab
rcaon in all its length and BREADTH do but simple
justice 10 the Russian legation, well to the present
administration Of our government
But disrepuiable to the Cousri is the remark al
ready quoted, the contains by innuendo
calumny which will excite the indignation Of every good
American citizen. The Courier follows up the remark
quoted with this sentences IN order attain his Ito make
the American people the ally of Russa) nothing has becn
spared neither GOLD intrigue political faischo9ds
false cdressesp The first assertion that Russian
diplomacy has sought to influence government to cs
pouse the Of Russia; and it is affirmed that
gold has been used and the inference is irresistible that the
Russian legation has approached the cabinet Washing
ton with offers of gold and that this gold has been
cepted ceiumny like this-so deeply malignant so
coolly premedttaed so regotnely false every word
and syllablehas rarely been perpetraed by TIE most
embittered and Inscriptions political enemy; and when
foul offence against truth and decency has been com
mtted the offender has been scoed and scorned by all
good men. What then, should be thought OF a foreign
journalist who is tolerated by The lberay Of nsu
tons to publish here organ of bis government all
who would thus commit The double crime of sandering
the representative of the government with which his own
at war; and the Executive OF that government whose beali
ty permits him TO print his paper within its limits There
can be misunderstanding TO the character
Of the oharget applies necessarily to the Russian legation
and the American Executive These high funcicnaries
against whose honor American citizen would dare to
insnuae augh charged by the organ of the French
government with negotiating for gold; and this foul
charge goes abroad TO all The governments of Europe there
to exert lis influence upon the character of our govern
ment Truly did say that institutions are Hbga
when such nefarous Offences against morals and courtesy
tolerated in obedience cur devotion 10 the freedom
of the press.
We proceed sl further with the exposure After emu
merang long catalogue of appliances and adopt
cd " Russian agents in addition to the gold gues
aishood and caycses already quoted the Courier pro-
eeeds TO consummate lis inlamy by this remarks "The
perseverance and ability of these taccs have trunphe6
that which, in the end pursued seemed be beyond
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