Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-14
From The Home Journal.


ing amongst US, who that with republican dignity
and proper of God this Land representative
to thai court OF slaughter Ii policy require that ours the
purest and most powerful of the many nations that sypa-
hise with Hungary and the martyrs OF freedom, send
ambassador bow before The bloody throne least he
should not be by whose careless selection here and trivial
bearing there the Emperor might think his crimes in Amer
can remembrance passed galy over 10 history.
IL seems that if there diplomatic trust
which required the appointment of just such Mr.
James Watson Webb not, il the Chargeshp 10 Vienna
at the present The risk OF his confirmation strikes
courtesy oil literary silence upon such matters; calls
upon a VINO represent any portion of the voice of public
opinion, 10 speak openly and strongly We could not
SELF honoraby avoid expressing an opinion because we
chance to be better informed this class subjects than
editors With diplomatic passport kindly civen us
by Of our Foreign Minister'S had access for fire years
To the Courts Of Europe and from the rank
given BY s.ea merely nominal introduction had the
best possible opportunity hn OF the unnoced observe
We know perfectly WELL what Court standards are and can
Define with sufficient precision the esteem in which the
American Government will be held the person of this It's
diplomatic fun onary and the Interpretation that will
be put upon his ability TO obtain the office Let first speak
of the influence Mr. Webb in his official char
acer.
court is small society of men, and Foreign Envoy
spite OF the facts which might such estimate is
looked upon fair OF his counys character and
opinions III th ordinary relations between governments
nations dignity is vaguely weighed by the comparative dig
my ana intelligence OF any new man sent TO represent it,
but when questions OF more interest up, when
eregn and his ministry have played par, upon which tho
verdict Of distant nations is of moment then acange En-
voys is looked upon opportunity, which govern
ment would lose OF expressing its approval disapprora
and even the Minister has formal instructions on
the subject there Is eager scrutiny 10 INTERPRET hs conn
ry's good i'll will BY his manners and bcarng-o know
BY the kind OF mon chosen express the feeling Of distant
nation, whether that notion is sitting silently in Judgment
upon what has been DONE or is thoughtful OF nothing but
diplomatic ormates and unlportant bestowuls of office
Mr. Webs mission Austria viii bs recognised as one
varieties OF pleasure and nothing But with the head
mans axe quckeing or retading by The smile The rown
with which other nations look the Imperial hutchey
y OF no Importance what America expresses by its Envoy!
Would there be difference, in the effect Austria be- r
tween the presence of like Calhoun for
would look on al The gay court forgetting for o
nen how lis mndeous Emperor stands arraigned before h.
Tod and the tribunals of nationsand like Mr. Webb II
who would think nothing as he has gone hiter for no
hing but his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and pleasure n
the trivial character of this appointment the Austrian 81
Ministry rW read that America has dsapproya to ex- "
rcss OF It's boodthrsy pocy and The ro o read THAI nj
despot crush and butcher he will the pucst of re-
ublics will still send Minister kiss his hand as before b
nd seek amusement at his Court with uninterrupted inter- oil
aonal appreciation s.
While our counts Christian and moral independenc. is
nus painfully compromised by the ring appointment OF w
L. Webb there s also the lesser eyls-(which of itse
oud not have induced 10 take up the subecof the
repeated compromise of our naono dignity by unfit sh
As we said before ,rs ,,o,. viii, ,,o,,,,,-, ,. hal
ID We assure those of readers who have never seen "a.
new Envoy TO Austria that he is of the stamp which,
onbjcan simn hipS Mahg me oreetness and hin
TONS ana our st class OF he has in his social phase
aiectston OF superhnc manners which will convey 10 @
hshed European just the Impression which given OF us III
England by caricatures. In the refined Court circles OF
"a
md or,s 10 n,noh IS SIM the
lie refinement: but nothing ia more r,JcnS d ;I5 pro
IN uomnous and moor imitation of sho.v ra ueu neg
,ct;on of fr,otnaes cIrmay IA fisihife
1dness of tact which knows neither the mc place nor VIE
Minister San, by onr oorar, oe ~ 'o us inc ans
" Mr. Wehh,S tool ~. ., &c IN - - 80, chill
ischares If dnln,i d - 10 efec
our government obsna,s ,f,sod -, ] - pe subj
hem We do ~, snaa. ;,b ~ ~ l.ls heed abol
ointment which have weighed heaviest Washington "e
conhne our remarks solely TO his intrinsic qualifications
Inc once and by all usage OF public journals TO stop p.
h eouesy OF very unusual iooearanee The unfit Eng
we nave mentioned oeong 10 the natuai stamp OF the for
~ eI 70 coarse animal nature out OF place in ths ican
nhca'on for diplomacy which, great degree is the STATE