The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-26

avr,ro. C,NoMAN ..D THE LADIES A0AN.-
Our readers viii recollect that some days ago we
referred 20 reckless newspaper published at
New Orleans, and to an INSCRIPTIONS anti-admi-
nistration organ of this city as the public medi-
ums Of certain exceedingly offensive charges and
inuendoes against the estimable Lady Gore
Ouseley, in reference to the policy of the sdmi
nistration upon the question of the abrogation of
the Clay Bulwer treaty. 1t will also be re-
membered that Mr. Senator Clingman, who has
been defeated in several attempts to abrogate
said treaty, was suspected of knowing something
Of the origin of these disreputable accusations.
We now understand that when this suspicion first
appeared in print Mr. Clingman was disposed to
clear himself in a public vindication, but that
some of bis friends have since persuaded him to
pay no attention to the subject.
We have always supposed Mr.. Clingman to be
a heightened, chivalric gentleman. and partcu-
larly punctilious upon any matter affecting his
amicable relations with the ladies. "None but
the brave deserve the fair" And yet as it ap-
pears to us, there is mystery about this bust
ness from which it is the duty Of Mr.. Clingman
to exculpate himself, though in doing this he
may he unable to give us any solution as to the
author or authors of this aforesaid Infamous
scandal. According to our information, from
reliable sources at Washington, there never was
any correspondence or communication, official or
unofficial, at Washington, between Sir William
Gore Ouseley and any member Of the executive
branch of our government on Central American
affairs; and the first intimation Sir Will
liam received of his special line of duty
in the premises was through Lord Napier, many
weeks or months after the arrival of the former
in this country. There never was, therefore, the
least foundation for the malicious reports in
question, duplicating Lady Gore Ouseley as
the controlling genius of the Central American
policy of Mr.. Buchanan. Indeed, upon their
very face these reports bear all the evidence OF
wicked invention. The estimable lady, whose
name was thus meanly dragged into the misera-
BILE partizan squabbles of the day. is proof against
all such malicious fabrications, and needs no
other defence than her exemplary life.
The only real difficulty in the matter attaches
to Mr.. Clingman. His name has been mixed up
with the origin of these base inventions. He has
given no explanation upon the subject but
stands upon his dignity, when, as we are in
formed, he has, in his conversations with mem
bers of both houses charged the failure of his
movements to extinguish the Clayton-Bulwel
treaty to the influence at headquarters Of the
very parties who, of all parties, have had least
to do with the business at Washington. If this
be true, Mr.. Clingman, before he can assume the
right to dance polka or waltz with any beau
tifnl or charming lady among the social reunions
at Washington must first clear himself of the re-
hottest connection with the scandalous news
paper reports in question, doubtless invented by
some obscure and vindictive spirit, equally re-
gardless of truth, decorum, chivalry and the
obligations of hospitality.