The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-26
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washington
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hung upon the fate OF a battle, IS a very p'dih' 60"
rlemanly looking man, with a face somewhat care
worn and a complexion which belongs ~ .'o'e WIN
have lived long and well. His suite are hne young
men generally bald, but with intellectual heads,
Enough NOT yery remarkable countenances' The
nrvsts Secretary Of his LordshIp is said to be the
cIev.rest of the Legation. In manners, they are all
..,cnosssssed. somewhat stiff in the movements OF
,bs;r bodies. and few or no gestures escape them
.biIe speaking. How different from the others Of
,be foreign ministers here. Why, a lively French
man will gesticulate mere in a minute, with the
phalanges of his dexter hand, than Mr.. Mildmay
could in the whole course of his natural life.
But his Lordship's porter has admitted us into the
drawing room, and we are announced. Ariel :! the
tricksy ARIEL :!
The dinner was served mp soon after the hour Of
dining arrived. Late hours are, OF course, in IA
shion every where among The diplomatic glvers and
eaters of dinners, and this one was to take place AT
six. The table was of the longitudinal character,
and there were present about sixteen guests
Among them were the foreign ministers generally,
the heads of departments, and some OF our leading
men in Congress. There was no ceremony In en-
tering the dining room. The guests stood not
upon the order of their going but wenta at once"
Lsrd Ashburton took the centre of the table. On
his right was John Quincy Adams-on his left John
C Calhoun-opposite him sat General Scott.
Mr. Fox was not present 1t has been rumored
that Mr.. F. feels a little sore al this mission extra
ordinary. He perhaps supposes the business might
have better been entrusted to him. But while we
think very well of Mr.. Fox's abilities, we imagine
that the length Of time he has been in public life,
has somewhat case.hardened him-that he takes re
interest in public affairs beyond what his lnstruc-
tons require ofhim; in short that he has more head
than heart, and that a negotiation, controlling the
destinies of two great nations, affecting every cot
tage in remote England, and every log hut beyond
our mountains, is no more TO Mr.. Fox, than any
other negotiation, and that he would conduct it on
the same cold, skilful, and gentlemanly manner in
which he would a game of ecarie, and in no other
way.
Lord Ashburton is rather a man of the peoples
identified with the prosperity of the commercial
classes-wouId be unhappy, truly unhappy, to see
mother and daughter at variance, and he would
rather sacrifice the twenty five townships he owns
in the State of Maine. but to which he has scarcely
given a thought for many years, and OF which now,
for the fret time, he learns the real value. than In
vole US in a war the scourge OF nations and the de- |
ISOLATION of mankind. MIR. Fox was not present.
The table was beautifully laid out, but as all his
~lordship's plate has not arrived, there was no pla- |
teau in the centre, and no vases elaborate in art, and
perumlng the saloon win the choicest cuttings OF /
the conservatory. But, while it did not rival the
regal board of Mr.. Bodisco, ii was still very elegant,
and displayed the skill of an accomplished Major
Domo. There are twenty-one servants in The house,
and the reader may well imagine what q god-send a
score of beef eaters must be to the cattle grazie rs in
this city. Indeed, the out. 60 Of his lordship's estab.
lishment will be so large, and the profit SO immense
to the retailers here, that we should not be surprised
j they proposed, in the course of a few months, TO
purchase the claim of England to the disputed terri
tory, and present it, as q mark Of their gratitude, to
the people of Maine, for being so much the cause of
the present mission.
AS his Lordship has three cooks of the utmost
talent, artists whom Ude himself would not have
blushed to take by the hand. the dinner was not
only superb but magnificent. The meats were all
nicely carved, and handed round as is now the
fashion and the game, of which there was a great
variety, was all cut up and divided by the cooks. be-
tore II was served up then reinstated, In form aud
figure, ready 10 drop apart ct the touch OF the first
fork. Course after course succeeded, delicious to
the palate and agreeable to the eye; the wines were
rich and soft, and high favored, having the body
and strength which belong to the English cellar. }
Champagne was passed freely round, but no other
wines of France, and none from the Rhineland, met
our eyes. If diplomacy EXPIRE sses its feelings at the
dinner table, by its preferences as for meats and
drinks, then we say TO Germany and France, En-
gland likes not the Zoll Verein, nor the backing out
from the quintuple treaty for the right of search.
No! no! hard cider and Monongahela which stout
ly represent the apples and the cornstalks of Brother
Jonathan, shall lind favor on the festive board of
John Bull, when Chateau, Margeaux and Vim de
grave shall be forgotten.
The conversation it would be improper to divulgs.
We do not believe it right, though it may be fash
.en..S.iie to retail conversations and steal correspon-
dences. We will only say, that the remarks were
all Of a friendly spirit, now and then approaching
the confines of rigid %propriety, when they related TO
the quality of eur steamships and the differences of
cur discipline.
The dessert among other things exhibited a large
number of the choicest fruits OF England, beauti-
fully preserved, fair TO the eye and delightful to the
taste. They were much admired by the guests,
and produced a round Of enccmlums on the garden
from which they were brought.
In due time coffee succeeded, and then the guests
departed. much pleased with this first of a series of
entertainments, with which the new Envoy COM
mences his mission. For some years, the meteor
flag of England has no, tioated very gaily In Wash
ton. Mr.. Fox is a man Of retired habits, somewhat
peculiar. and does not care tor popularity with the
natives" A new system OF operation is commenced.
The Boundary line Is to be adjusted on the dinner
tabl. in streams of sherry, TIE right Of visitation is
10 be exercised in diplomatic Inequalities. and the
loss OF the Creole Is TO be made up IN black and
white. -,
IN taking our leave, we did not forget that the
fourteen servants in ~Lvery,-blue coats, black vel.
vet shorts and striped waistcoats, had done their
best to fill our plates with the dalnties OF his Lord
ships table. hoo.
made here relative to the pipe layers OF New YORK,
Illustrating their characteristic corruption and con-
summate impudence. A.
Sd was dispatched 10 Cincinnau WIN d Prv-
position TO this effect: that the State OF New YORK
could be carried in favor of Gen. II provided a GER
tain amount Of money could be raised for that pur-
pose that this money could be raised and the pipe
layers would see that IT was done provided zen
Harrison would give TO them the nomination OF the
officers in the City and State of N. York This pro-
position was submitted in writing to the Committee
of Wings at Cincinnati, who said nothing in reply, |
except that they advised Mr. s not TO make 1t 10
the old General personally. Nothing daunted by
this advice, Mr.. 5. proceeded TO North Bend and
opened the subject TO Gen. Harrison but he did
NOT proceed far before a single frown from the old
hero put an end to the business. After this they
very suddenly discovered that Gen. Harrison was
not popular, and that Scott was the favorite of New
York. and those who were so clamorous in 1896 for |
Harrison, discovered in 1889 thatGen Harrison W as
moi the favorite candidate Of New York. But the