Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-11
DIPLOMATIC APPolNTNFN1-

Abbott lawrence, # Mass. Minister to LonJoD
VIM. Q .Rives, Of Va. Minister 70 Paris
Balle Paytnn, Of La. Minister to Chii
Wm. A. G-ham, Of n G.. Minister /, Sn,;r
George ?. Marsh, Of !erm'nt, Minister 10 Cnns,...
nople. 0ons'anjl
Clay, Of Kentucky Charge 10 Por,uu,,
Edward Kent, of Maine Consul to Rio
D. T. Fooie, q Buffalo, New York, Charge u r.
Judge CHM. Of Louis, Charge 10 Naples.
Thomas 4. Crtenden, Of Kentucky, Consul !,
erpoo ny
Lorenzo Draper, Of New York, Consul to H,v,,
We annex the comments Of the Union
some Of these appointments. They are ey;5 Ipon
y from the pen Of the Junior, since, in an eS;.
rial career Of near half century, The Scn;or Ilo-
never guilty Of the weakness Of paving dix;, tS
estcd compliment to political opponent. Tl
temptation 10 ALTERATION was too StIour. II .l
case OF Mr. Lawrence, to enable the writer u
full Justice TO his merits though as we have III
totore sard, we do not regard the appontments
good one. The testimony, borne to the an;
nent fitness Of Mr.. Marsh for a diplomatic r"5,
is cordial and honorable to all concerned ~
motive, in copying the article, is TO say vou ul
with respect TO the charge here insnuatcd ,,,; 1u
Mr.. RiveS, of having boosted Of his diri@,,n'N
triumph over the French ministry in the In9
nifty Treaty of 1881 In announcing the conoIn
- fbnt
the amount Of indemnity secured was much "
low what the American people had expected "a
ry naturally and in the strict line of his dnt,
took pains to Justify himself, and to show h,,,
the five millions was more than some Of hiyrro
deceSsorS wcfe instructed and willing 10 taka an1
IN fact rather more than could be proven II II
Justly due. In thus writing to the Secrctar, u
State, he did no more than DipIoma;xts faya
over and over again done to propitiae the fayor.
able action Of their own Governments in rpoord
70 negotiations wherein certain latitude Of di,-
Crehon must necessarily be allowed No min;
mum OF indemnity had been prescribed bv b;s
instructions and, with a full knowledge ofthp r.
dIculously exaggerated notions which prevailed
as to the amount of French spoliatons. NJ
Rves would have failed in his duty ana indeed
jeoparded the fate of the treaty at home had II
not written he did. Gen. Jackson annror-
ed Of the treaty and laid it before the Senate NJ
which body it was ratified Afterwards tho
PreSdentIn answer to a call for documents trans
mlttcd the whole Of AIr. Rives' dcsparcb--
valing himself Of the usual reservation 10 oyoan
tive discretion. The French Chamber ac,;a.
IN bad faith, availed itself oflhe par,rr,nb y
Mr.. Rves letter, az a pretext u refuse tIe ~
preparation of the indemnify STIPULATED ~ II
ireaty-just as the French Ministry b,i iii
vlousiy, seized an inCautious expression II Gen
JackSOnS annual message, asa prctevt n All.
negotiations, alleging that it did not comnort witb
the dignity Of France to treat under menace
The party feeling Of the opposition in the Cham.
Der, and the want Of good faith in the ministry If
Louis Philippe Ted to the rejection Of The Iii h.
that body, and had well nigh induced \ NJ IL.
tween the two countries. France. after behay;n,,
ShametulIy, as shamelully backed out ana Hin
{. the money. ~ XII
Mr. Rlves was not blamed by the opposition u
Cen jackson at the period. The Admipistra.
tlon' itself, was blamed for publishing-not Mr.
klves Tor wrltlng-the despatch Ii NAV have
been through !nadvertence that the paracraDbs
OF WhIch French susceptibility and bad faith A.
Faiied themselves, were transmitted TO Congress
ana mus gwen to the prcSS-or, itmay Be- that
10 justify hmself.tor sanctioning treaty, which
ald not come up to popular expectation in show
ihg the considerations which influenced Mr.. Riyes
y rs negotiation, Gen. Jackson chose 10 run
the risk Of the disclosure, rather than be tbourht
; to have receded from bis favorite boast Of a2E-
ing nothing but what-was lust and receiving moth
ing less. However this NAV he At he t;mo ond
ever since, we have held Mr.. Rives euiItless. e.
ven OF indiscretion, in writing as he ala 70 His own
Government. The indiscretion. fauIt crime MN
Whatsoever it may have been, was On the Daft
OF the Administration. when it published the des-
patch.
1T IS not our right TO dissent from anv anp,inmpns
winch me present cabinet may make and therefore we
ueem ourselves bound 10 say that that Of Mr. Lawrence
IS capital one, and probably made from sIme s1p
posed conneXlrn between cotton and capacv wn,Ilens
and wisdom looms and London rentered in the person
OF inc proposed minister it'll regard 10 Mr. Riyes we
concede that he has all the Intellectual cana,v fr he
pace to which he has been appointed and probably the
requisite diplomatic tact 1t is possible the IA bne sp,
posed he was best qualified for the mission to France IN
consequence of the b.astful manner in which he an
honnced MS diplomatic triumph over the French minis
Wy n we mailer OF the indemnify during the admins
iraon o1 General Jackson-a proceeding however which
was then universally criticised and condemned bv tho
parry with which he IS now in association and from
Whlch ne receives his present appointment The an.
p"nnent OF MIR Graham to Spain perhaps NAV be vprv
wei 50 lar as the appolntee is concerned We under
stand lis was made through the influence of Mr. Senator
Badger who now, it is said contfoS all APP ntments in
the gift Of the cabinet Of North Carolina Hence H. III
feat OF General Barrnger Although regtetting the re-
ca OF our present minister at COnstantinope we must
express our appreciation Of the appointment Of Mr. Marsh
10 hat staon we seldom have opportunity to speak
IN terms OF commentator of political opponents vet
we are happy TO say that MI. Marsh possesses eminent
quallEcaons ffOf diplomatic employment and will .do
honor 10 the c!nntry abroaJ. Our wonder has always
been that he was not selected for The cabinet when if was
concluded to give the State Of Vermont seat in at body
~: Marsh being 50 much superior in talents and qnahh
cations 10 the Postmaster General upon whose shoulders
The greatness" was finally thrust.
Is Three Or four years since, nearly half Of
Plttsburg was DESTROYED by fire. The only in
dlcatonS now presented Of disaster 50 recent and
tremendous are lrthe increased size and beauty
OF the buildings which cover the whole of the
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