The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-20


SENATOR CLNGMAN AND THE CI.AYToN-BuI-
WEIR TREATY-It appears that quite commo-
ton has been stirred up among the little fussy
clique of fre-eaters and flibusters at Washing
ton in consequence of the natural and polite in
quiries, through this journal, addressed to Mr..
Senator Clingman, in reference to the origin of
certain scandalous personal accusations which
have found their way into the newspapers, in
| connection with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
But we can tell the parties implicated that there
is every reason to believe that the author or
authors of these false reports will be sought for
till detected, and held to rigid accountability
To aid the memory of our readers we may briefly
designate the character of the offence in CUES
ton.
Congress motion of Mr.. Clingman then mem
Der Of the House) to abrogate the Clayton-B Bull
wer treaty very decidedly failed. AS Chairman
on Foreign Affairs, this rebuff to Mr.. Clingman
was doubtless somewhat annoying; but, as we
intimated at the time, the fault was his own, in
having neglected to consult the administration
upon the subject, charged with the management
of these delicate Central American affairs. 1t is
also well known that during the present session,
Mr. Clingman as member Of the Senate, upon a
similar motion to abrogate The aforesaid treaty,
has met with similar repulse. From these
facts certain undisclosed parties sympathizing
with the silly schemes Of the ilibusters have been
very industrious in their inventions to account for
the milk in this cocoa nut. The most despicable
of these inventions has recently been published
in an obscure paper at New Orleans, and in
would-be Puritanical, but somewhat unscrupu-
lous Journal of this city. Thus it is charged that
the administration, at first in favor of the abro-
cation of the ClaytonBulwer treaty, changed It's
views, when least expected, and was thus in
fuenced by distinguished lady attached to one
Of the diplomatic legations at Washington. The
reader will at once detect in this mean and in
most despicable attack upon the unofending and
estinablc lady thus drawn into this scandalous
fabrication.
In every civilized country there is an unwrt-
ten law, which is regarded as sacredly binding
upon honorable men as constitutions and trea-
from the squabbles Of politics and diplomacy.
The most fragrant violation of this general law
in this country has been reserved for the cate
rers and the publishers Of the two journals we
have indicated. tn this matter these offending
newspapers have betrayed themselves to be as
destitute Of principle as they arc Of the public
confidence and support. But in casting about
for the origin of the base and infamous accusa-
ton in the premises, public suspicion, strange
ly enough, perhaps, has fixed the thing upon
some member of Congress; and still more I'M
justi6ably, no doubt, Madame RuiAor has point
ed her long bony finger at the chivalrous Scna-
tor from North Carolina, Mr.. Clingman
Doubling, disbelieving and repudiating this
rumor, and confident of q prompt and satisfac-
tory confirmation of this decision, we have APP
pealcd TO Mr.. Clingman for bis testimony. He
has not yet replied; he may probably think this
rumor against him unworthy Of notice; but we
observe, in the meantime, that the moutbpicces
Of the Washington clique Of 6libusters have be-
come very boisterous and abusive. This is a
matter of no consequence. The main point of
this business is this--tbat an inquiry, as we are
informed, has been resolved upon for the respon-
sblc author of this aforesaid scandalous fabrica-
ton, and that il will be pushed until the princi-
pal offending party shall have been discovered
Then, next in order, we may probably hear of an
affair at Bladcnsburg or on the Canadian from
tier which win put stop to such mean and
snealSing offences against the laws of social life
in Washington as this which we have been dis
cussing. And SO, for the present, we drop the
subject, and await The next scene in The drama.