Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-08

cosry companionsho. are occasionally attended with CORE
spending penalties, paid for the honor of high association
One Of the ambassadors at the court Of Napoleon found hi
resources Diminished, though himself Of high rank and
resposding private and liberal official endowment by
conforming to the usage Of play which exavagany in
duged IN among The great that he appealed TO bis own Gov
ement for suitable allowance to meet the exgences Of the
gaming table, His request granted under the belsf thai
could not otherwise mantaa his position in the royal
looms; and the next settlement Of disclosed item
hundred thousand pouads sterling for this conformity the
habits of titled profgacy.
Not only will the contemplated arrangements be made in
exclusive conformity to foreign vewsvews in the develop
of which have had part and which home il
utterly impossible that weshoud maintain any resemblance
but they wh be IN subssrvence alliances between which
and ourselves there ar nprncp differences that
be We referred for guide the Congress
Vienna, which met at emoment of fsgrsn between
this country and one OF the strongest of the soyesegnes of
EuroPe-a prominent member Of the Congress. That
the body that declared Bonaparte outlaw and
price upon his head, after proceeding regulate the
monials of diplomatic precedence Yet they obliged to
admit how empty their scale of ode when they adopted
the suggestion of the autocrat Of Rasas them
selves from breaking up point Of etiquette and arranged
their signatures should probably do in disregard Of
rank IN the order of the aphabe This celebrated assembly
was followed by that of Ara chapes 1918 for similar
purposes and not long afterwards yet holy al
ilances composed IN great degrees of the materials
Principahes and Powersat Top9al aad Laybach There
assembled the alliance useaye" with desires TO
watch the prosperity of European thrones with
nat has become OF most ofihe integral parts Revolution
after revolution in France has proved the Insecurity Of the
basis which its Government under the shadow of the
Holy Alliance The vesran and sagacous dplomatist Of
Austria dad not foresee place sxe for himself and
other for the anonted head whom he served we'll The
whole confederacy which formed mainly for the over
throw OF free institutions is itself perhaps toeng TO itsa
An edition has lately been pubishedn London of SirTh
Mores Utopia, in which the (Brish) sntator takes,
occasion to introduce somaAing untitled to my purpose
The tezttelaes arrival of three ambassadors with hun
dred attendants among the Utopians, These ambassadors
are described of the mobility of their country in cloth of
gold and adorned with massey chans earrings and rnps Of
godset our, in word, with all those things that among
the Uopans either the badges of slavery the marks of
nfamy the chrens rales Anose to this curious page
informs that display much unlike this took place at
ashington the installation Of the President Van Huen
where the Senators of the great republic mads their
ance in the plainest dresseyand almost puranca
while the European ambassadors laden with Jewels feathers
and fEippery, excited the laughter and ccatempt of the
Americans"
What them the advantage or the object pert of ba
proposed change What do you hope gain by converting
your charges aares nso ministers resident have already
endeasoed to show that the inroaucon Of e rank of ann
bassador cannot be attended with any thing but evil 1t is
said that charges accredited minister foreign a
fairs from the corresponding officer home while ministers
called accredited 70 the head Of Government from
the Lead OF the other Thiss exactly The opera
ton OIL in practice will regard ourselves is that minister
takes aorma letter. pupong 10 be written by the President
HIMSELF addressed to great and good friend Don Pedro L.
while change daaresakesa less fona letter. purpor
ing to be written by the Secretary of State the proper Sc
cetaEy OF the Swedish, Danis Austrian Portuguese or
b. gian cabinet Of The cabinet Of the Netherlands
Mr. Rushs book has,beer quoted to show that important
negotiations carried by that experienced minister with
Mr.. Canning To prove that fact, orpany other which ii
processes to relate, tho book authentic and available But
far it only show any and all useful intercourse
between Mr.. Rush ard any body between him and the
foreign secretary though be accredited TO him. exactly
ast would have been hs had been accredited him and
af m tho A.. Al....z 49,
audence-once tie secretary and nobody bot the Sc
creary negoates Opportunities either upon mutual
at the instance of ethe Or Mr. Rush book
abundany shows the casual intercourse Of society," where
gentlemen associaewth fach other and with kings in
equal aud agreeable cOmpanophp and sometimes interchange
grave suggestions which connected with the fate OF en-
pes An Agreeable passage in he book informs us
ecsey OF the Character OF audience with he monarch or
other words he value Of being accredited TO him instead
OF bis foreign secretary. The and the language are de-
scnbed in the manuals OF diplomacy The minister being
introduced makes his three bows-presents bis letter AMI
speaks his short speesh br and formal reply terminates
TIE ceremony and nong e but for the accredited func,
onay hnd his way Of the hall Of audience-whch he
bound to DO without the eyes, With his face agays
directed towards the sovereign be backw ard over unac
eustomed ground and fortunate If he escapes by virtue of
skiul but hlEed reconnaissance he entered the dacar
and the awkwardnsss OF a ce-emonious IetEeat.
Being accredited to the sovereign does answer any good
purpose among European soserelgnies. But it yelfur-
her from e mark in anoher region which the proposed
embassies
sent at dlserent lines by Gsea Britain China Lord Ma
cartney at the head Of and Lord Amherof the
other They Of duly accredited but no,her of
them was able, with every effort believe to overcome the
difficulties OF humia.ng preservation Bows and rever-
ences do not suffice al the Of Pekn. The unhappy
minister must knee ard, prostrang himself sko the floor
with rs head. Without these marks Of reverence an audi
ence cannot be allowed Nor il necessary Our treaty
was made at great distance from the capital. as all treaties
are made without any immediate agency Of the sovereign
Thus II is impossible sometimes to effect any hinr with
letter st credence the head Of the Government All all
times nothing is effected by il but an unuitfal ceremony
which leaves the business OF the mission exactly where il
would have been had the diplomatic agent been accredited
only 10 the minister. Kings neither can nor will enter into
the duties of negotiation. They cannot because their ac
oas the responsibility of the minister who NAV lose
his bead for his supposed advice TO his master
They will because their hours are devoted to burden
ome ceremonies enough Cor occupation and TO much for in
iermixure with the Of business s said that the late
George w Of England could with difficulty be prevailed on
to subscribe his papers which require the sign
manuel YET be eminent and exemplary IN the pracss Of
his person. and in the performance Of al the offices Of cee
mony. Sr Walter Raleigh Is said to have written poem
the night before his execution n which he thus describes the
incapaciiy Of monarchs for active duty
"Tel potentates they live
Acting by others, actions;
Not loyed-unless they give;
Not strong-but by their factions
II potentstes reply,
Give potenises the lie. -
Our countrymen not unspt get into difficulties from
want Of familiarity with lis peculiar and somewhat in
fvt~. onnI. IL. - ~.