Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-06

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rnus under lhs American ro"l, than anf ~
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h Wsa Isfsey Ouf party nov sep'it's' :"
The prime minister, ihs ssrfslhfYm l''e'f4 W
fairs, ihs Apiifisn and Engisf anbi''adl"i''
and ihs pfussian minister, With iheH wifss'
The Nunelo. lis Russian and Spanish awtAf-
,sdofs, tie swiss charge d'Aint W. 80.
Ming, Lord Clanncame, NJ Ms nnd VS.
gsllatlo, and tho other Americans already
mentioned, or twenty Eve 10 all " hah
bsee struck With the rapid and hlsine','lise
manner In which lhe company entered, VS.
spossd with the readiness with winch ihcy
haired oil when dinner was announced. "
was like eoHp ne theatre, every man ara e',
err woman knowing bic ~ her exact fahh ana
prccedency. and the time when To- move.
These things sound absurd, nnd sometimes
they afe ~. bat this social drilling, unless cat.
ried to extremes. u not without l's use. ~
America heye always understood that, on
snch occasions, silent laws of etiquette exist
in MI good company, which are FOUNDED on
propreiy and tact. The young give way 70
the old, the undslinguished to the Distinguish
ed. and he who is at home TO the stranger
These rules are certainly the most rational
and in the best taste, when they can DE OBJ
served, and, on the whole, they lead perhaps
to the iewest cnlbarrassments; always 50, II
there happen TO be none but the well pred
present, since seats become Of little consider
alton where no importance is attached 10
them. confess TO some mannuverlng In my
time, to get near or away from lire, out oil
a draught, or next some agreeable woman
but the idea whether | was at the head or the
foot of the table never crossed my mind; and
yet here, where they do mean the salt to come
into the account, begin to take care that
they do not "bie their thumbs" at me.
There was very little sentiment, however,
in marshalling the company at the dinner CIV
en- to Mr.. Canning.
Diplomatic etiquette made short work OF
the matter, notwithstanding, for the doors
were hardly thrown open before all the priv
! LEGGED vanished with a quickness that was
surprising. I he minister took Mad. de Vii
| lele M. de Vllele, Mrs. Brown; M. de Da-
mas, the wife of the oldest ambassador; and
the Nuncio, Mad. de Damas; after which, the
ambassadors and ministers took each others
wives in due order, and with a promptltude
that denoted great practice. Even the charge
disappeared, leaving the rest OF US to settle
matters among ourselves as well as we could
Mr.. Canning, Mr.. Gallatin, Lord Clanrlcarde,
the divine, the secretary and myself were lel'
with only the wife of the clergyman and Miss
Gaatin. As matter Of course, the Amer
cans, feeling themselves at home, made signs
for the two Engshmen to precede them, and
Mr.. Canning offered his arm to Mrs. -, ano
Lord Canricarde, his TO Miss Gallatin. Here
occurred touch of character that is worthy
to be mentioned, as showing of how very lit
tie account an American, male or female, Is IL
the estimation of European, and how very
; arbitrary are the laws of etiquette among ou1
English cousins. Mr.. Canning actually gave
way to his son-in- law, leaving the Oldest o
the two ladies to come after the youngest, be
cause as Marquis, his son.in-law took pre-
cedence of commoner! This was out o
: place in America, at least, where the parties
were, by fiction in law, if not in politeness
: and it greatly scandalized all our Yankee no.
tons of propriety. Mrs. - afterwards tolt
me that he apoogsed for the circumstance
giving Lord CIanricarde'S rank as the reason
ssSenper eadem," or "worSe and worse" a.
nv old friend On used to translate it,
What become of the presidency of the mar