New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONSHIP So
PREME COURT.

PREME COURT.
Trn Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May Is, 1856.
1t u difficult to answer a charge or contrsdic-
ton which one has not seen, but it may be at
tempted in the present case without much hazard
The Courier des Etats Uais, as am informed,
denies the statement recently made in this CORE
spondence to tho effect that the French Minister
of War had grossly and gratuitously in'ulted the
American Commission which was sent to tho
Crimes, beside refusing civility which had been
previously promised, and which no other respect
able Government refused. The denial 10 un.
founded, and can only be extenuated upon the
superstition that respectable editor was unwilling
to believe the French Government would perpe.
trate such an outrage through any official char.
actef. But the facts are not to be expuDged by
any such polite Intervention, nor their truth dis
credited by declarations made with limited knowl.
edge and some prejudice. In order, however, to
put Che proposition on my side fairly, let me reeite
what has occurred officially, and then challenge
the Courier to contradict the statement upon any
sufficient authority. The public already knows the
nature of the occurrence and it is therefore un-
Necessary to repeat it. Our officers, who merely
asked the privilege Of inspecting the military
works and improvements in Faance, were Often
sively repulsed and CURLY bowed out, with taunt
from the Minister of War which entitled him to
acquaintance with their shoe leather.
Immediately after the occurrence, which was
reduced to writing by the officers respectively,
they waited upon Mr.. Mason and related all the
circumstances concurring precisely in the details.
It war; of course, expected he would ask an expls.
nation, but no information had reached here three
days ago, signifyiDg action upon his part AZ soon
as the Commission returned, formal report was
made to Secretary Davis on this subject who in
turn communicated il to the Department Of State,
AZ a matter of inquiry, within its appropriate ju-
risdiction. 1t Is not assuming too much to sup
pose that Mr.. Mason has been admonished 70 dis
charge duty that should have been performed
if it has not already been-without suggestion
from any quarter. And Is it may lead to some
correspondence, if the editor Of the Courier mas
access to the French bureaux, he may be able to
learn in few weeks how precipitate and errone-
Gus were bis first impulses. In this connection Is
should be stated, that the name Of Marshal Van.
LIANT. Minister of War, was COMPOUNDED with tnat
of NJ. Barian, which was improperly used. Inc
point of the indgnity was in the official character
of the person, and not in his name, which ID quite
immaterial.
No answer to the demand for Mr.. Champions
recall was received by the America, as was iuiiy
anticipated. There i. q bare chance 1t may nave
been sent to Mr.. Champion, as our request was
sent TO Mr.. Buchanan but time enough has elapsed
for the fact to have escaped even the cautious re-
serve of the British Minister At the last inter-
view between Mr.. Buchanan and Lord CLARENDON
touching this business, and just before the latter
started for Psris he assured our Minister the reply
would be given az soon az Mr.. Champions expla-
nations could be received and submitted to oar Lee
CATION. whether communicated through their Min
ister or not Since then no intimatiOn has been
piyen of the probable course which 1t would take
But DO sort Of doubt exists here as to the nature
of the answer, just as none need exist as 70 the
manner in which it will be met by our Govern
ment, and that most promptly. So it - after all
but question of time. Even the Stock Market
with all its tender susceptbilties, will scarcely
realize q sensation when the passports are mailed
The correspondence by the Atlantic was merely
glanced at to-day. Perhaps it may reveal some
thing tomorrow.
BY most ingenious, but not particularly cred
liable expedient the Supreme Court have evaded
the solution Of the Missouri case, which has
attracted 80 much attention, and to which the eye
of the country has been specially directed for the
last six weeks. 1t was fully arguedAt the regular
term in December, and the decree postponed until
this extra session, just before the adjournment
then. Since the reaesembipg 1t has been frequently
considered, and the public is not ignorant that
an attempt was made to stave of the real issue by
denial Of jurisdiction. As soon as that intelli.
sar.fa 90 ah-oad Thf rrhrtua t.sa abandoned aud