Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-12-20
From the Home Journal.
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come an outlaw from the worlds good opinion There
are cool judging men amongst u.s. who say that, with
republican dignity and proper fear of God this land
can send no representative to that of slaughter
II policy require that ours, the pures and most pow
erful OF the many nations that sympathiZe with Hun
gary and the martyrs Of freedom, must send an am
bassador TO bow before the bloody throne, AT least he
should not be one, by whose careless selection here
and trivial bearing there, the Emperor might think
bis crimes. in American remembrance, were passed
gaIy over TO history.
IL seems TO that IF there was ever diplomatic
trust which required the appointment Of Just such
man as James Watson Webb is not, it is tie Charge
ship TO Vienna al the present moment The risk of
his confirmation strikes which overrues
the ordinary restraints of personal courtesy. of lit
erary silence upon such matters and calls upon all
who represent any portion Of the voice of public
opinion, TO speak openly and strongly. We could
not ourself, honoraby avoid expressing opinion,
because we chance to be better informed upon this
class of subjects than most editors. With dipo-
matte passport, kindly given by one of our Fo-
reign Minister'S we had access for fire gears, to the
Courts of Europe, and from the unconspcuous rank
given by such merely nominal introduction, we had
the best possible opportunity Chat Of the unnoticed)
to o6Serre. We know, perfectly well, what Court
standards are and define, with sufficient preci-
sion, the esteem in which the American Government
will be held in the person of this, its diplomatic
funconary, and the Interpretation that will be put
upon his ability to obtain the Office. Let speak of
the influence Mr. Webb is to in his official
character.
court is a small society Of men, and Foreign
Envoy. spite of the facts which might such
estimate, is looked fair exponent of his
cOuurys character and opinions. In the ordinary
relations between governments. nations dignity IS
vaguely weighed by the comparative dignity and in
telgence of any new sent to represent IT but,
when questions of interest up, when a
sovereign and his ministry have played part upon
which the verdict of distant nations is OF moment,
then change of Envoy is looked upon opPor-
tunty, which no government would lose, OF express
ing its approval dsa pproval and even if the new
Minister has no instructions on the subject there IS
eager scrutiny to interpret his Countrys good or
Ill will by his manners and bearng-to know by the
kind of men chosen to express the feeling of dis
tant nation, whether that nation is sitting silently IN
judgment upon what has been done, is thoughtful
of nothing but diplomatic formalities and unimpor-
tant bestowals Of Office.
Mr.. Webb's mission to Austria will be recognized
mans qualification of vanity, and one mans
search alter new varieties OF pleasure, and nothing
But, with the headmans axe guckening
reiardiDg by the smile the frown with which other
nations look on at the Imperial butcbery, is il of no
importance what America expresses by its Envoy
Would there be no difference in the effect AUSTRIA
between the presence of man like Calhoun, for in
stance-who would look at the gay court never
forgetting for moment how It's murderous Emperor
stands arraigned before God and the tribunal of
tions-and man like Mr. Webb, who would think
of nothing, as he has gone thither for nothing, but
his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and pleasure. In
the trivial character of this appointment, the Ausri
an Ministry 1cH read, that America has no dsap-
proval to express of its blood-tbrsty policy and the
lOorld oiR read. that let despot crush and butcher
he will, the purest of republics will still send
Minister kiss his hand before, and seek amuse
ment at his Court with uninterrupted international
appreciation
While our country's Christian and moral indepen-
dc17cp Ia liz ~ he frIf
appointment Of Mr.. Webb, there is also the lesser
eyils-(whch of itself would have induced to take
up the subect)-of the oft-repeated compromise of
our national dignity by an uniting representative.
As we said before, we speak with knowledge on
this point, and assure those of our readers who
have never seen the new Envoy Austria that he is
of the stamp which, in Europe, least wins respect.
Wanting the drectness and republican simplicity
which would best represent our institutions and our
frsclass Of men, he has, In his social phase, an a
fectaiion Of super6ne manners which will convey, TO
polished European, Just the impression which is
given of in England by carcatures. In the refn-
ed Court circles of the continent, men are respected
whose department Is simple and straightforward.
quite as much those OF consummae refinement
but nothing ridiculed aud avoided than POM
pous and poor imitation Of snowy manners, insincere
affectaion Of frankness, clumsy and fusome gallan
try, aud blindness of tact which knows neither the
time, place nor decacy of anything-than just such
a man, IN Short as the new minister sent by our GO
vernment to Austria.
OF Mr. Webs total want Of the attainn,ents ne
cessary for the discharge ofdiplomac duties,
useless to speak, for government obstlnately
fused TO recognise the need of them. We do not
speak, either, OF the objections to his appointment
which have weighed heaviest at Washington. We
confne remarks solely to his Intrinsic qualifca
tons to the Office and by all usage of public journals,
to stop ut these is a courtesy Of very unusual for
bearance. The unitness have mentioned belong
to the natural stamp of the man. rather to
animal ture of place in the walks of intellect
and refinement but he has other disqualification
for diplomacy, which, to great degree Is the result
of his vocation. We have space only to allude to It,
Ii is that preudiccd one-sidedness OF view, which,
with oil political wranglers and parisans. becomes
second nature. Mr.. Webb would give distorted
and misleading opinion, either OF ony public mea-
sure, or any public man, in the country.
As there English dplomatIsts ct Vienna, Eng
lish travellers, and foreigners who speak English and
as Mr.. Webbs tongue (as all who know him are well
alvarez gets beyond his reason with any degree of
convivlal excitement he is likely to thoroughly mis-
represent our country, and broadly to malign three
fourths of the statesmen who most honor IL. Those
of our cultivated men who have lived abroad will at
once understand US, when say that a liberal and
generalized estimate of political parties and fair
unprejudiced judgment Of public men, is absolute
ly necessary do Justice to country in
ton with foreigners-particularly for who speaks
with diplomatic and official authority.
Let close with one word more upon American
sentiment toodrdS Austria, and its call for
preston in our diplomatic relations.
The nations of Europe exercise over each others
policy monitory restraint, which powerfully keeps
in control the abuses of sovereign power. In our
distance by space and time, and in the youth and diff
ferent character Of our government, we have found
convenient reason, in former years, for calling our
selves New and another World, and meddling with
nothing but what directly concerned our commercial
InfP has draw u9 nea tn no