The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-11-01
From the ". o. Picay.ns.
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. UctOber 4. l8b

washington correspondence.
WASHINGTON, October A, 1850.
Mr.. Webster leaves here to-day for Marsh-
field, his farm in Massachusetts; and by that
means will escape from numerous boars who
still crowd the Federal City to snatch off some
appointment under the Government. Quite
number of invalids, wishing for a change of cli-
mate, and not a few defunct politicians, desiring
an honorable exile, are ready to serve as Minis
ters Plenipotentiaries, Charges, or even as Con-
sus, IT some emoluments were attached to the
office. Quite number of gentlemen from New
York Al here, tanning the fire which is now kim
dledby the opposing Seward and Fillmore parties
in that State; each claiming a position from
which to engage the common enemy. The
personal feud between Fillmore and Seward
will not be made up, either here or in the State
OF New York; but it may lead TO fusion of par
ties, and in the end to a reorganization Of them
on some national platform. Both Wings and
Democrats in New York are tired OF the slavery
agitation, and will let the Free Soilefs adopt
their own organization ss they please. In this
manner the Sewardites and few Of the Van
| Buren men may come together, while the Ad-
ministration Wings and the Hunkers will unite
on the platform of Clay, Cass and Webster.
Things in this city and 10 New York look very
much like such consummation. We shall
| have a National Union party, and extremists
North and South, each following and act~
ing out his own sectional prejudces The next
campaign will propabbly be fought by the Ma
tionals against the Provincias, and in such
| fight provincials are bound to be defeated and
scattered to the winds Of heaven.
We have not yet heard from Mr.. Clay, our
Charge to Portugal. The State Department is
not informed of his whereabouts, or whether he
means to return home. Thus, though an ap-
preparation was asked for an outfit to Lisbon no
| appointment has as yet been made, though Mr..
Haddock, Of New Hampshire, an early friend of
Mr.. Webster, is understood to be the gentleman
who will succeed Mr.. Clay, at Lisbon. Mr..
Clemson, our present Charge to Brussels,
will probably be withdrawn, as person unfit
for his place, and not representing more
than South Carolina. Mr.. Bayard. ex Senator
! from Delaware, is named as his successor.
Quite happy change, | suppose, and whIch
will be equally acceptable to the Belgans.
Our relations with Austria are not on the ve-
ry best footing, and should not wonder if there
were some interruption in our diplomatic inter.
course with that power. You will remember
that Chevalier Hulsemann, the Austrian Charge
here in Washington, presented protest of his
Government against the course pursued by the
Government OF the United States towards Hun
gary. Austria is perfectly frantic at the idea
that in any event the United States should have
been ready to recognise the independence OF
Hungary. The protest was handed to Mr..
Clayton. who, believe, very summarily dispoS-
ed of 1t, by assuring the Chevalier that the Uni.
ted States had their own policy to pursue, and
would do so whether that were acceptable or dis.
agreeable to any European power. His reply
to Hulsemann was, in snort, very little different
from the one he gave Mr.. Boussin, and the Chew
alier has ever since made himself recherche in
Washington. When Mr. Webster was called
to the State Department, Chevaler Hulsemann
committed the extreme gGuckerie of renewing
his protest; but doubt whether Mr.. Webster
attached much consequence TO the act, or treated
the Austrian Charge d'Affairs with more than
the most ordinary chvairy. The Charge re-
ceived a lesson in diplomacy instead of an an,
swer, If am able to Judge correctly of cause
and effect in the premises.
At this crisis the arrival OF Amin Bey at
Washington was quite diplomatic event, and
was shrewdly taken advantage of by Mr. Web
ster for the purpose o. saying to the Turk what
diplomatic etiquette or good breeding prevented
him from saying to Chivalier Hulsemann. The
President on receiving Amin Bey, alluded to
the Hungarian prisoners, and while declaiming
all oficious interference between the policy o.
the different States Of Europe, yet expressed his
warm sympathy for every struggle that is made
for liberty, and his thanks to the Sultan for hav-
ing generously protected and entertained those
fugitives from tyranny whom the fortunes of war
had brought into his dominions. This was a
cut direct to Austria, and cut direct to Russia,
who had aided Austria in her infamous war OF
oppression. Accordingly Austria and Russia
VIII resent II automatically; while poor Hulse-
mann mikes up good deal OF personal feeling
in the matter. Mr. Husemann has left Wash
ington ever since Amin Bey was made lion;
and it is doubted BY some, who might be suppo-
sed capable of judging, whether be will ever
come back to discharge the functions Of his Of
6ce. Under these circumstances, it is doubtful
whether Mr.. McCurdy, Of Connecticut, Col.
Web6's successor as Charge to Vienna, will
ever reach his place Of destination, or whether
the Court of Vienna will receive him in his off,
eial capacity. Austria will have recourse to
some exquisite diplomatic cal which will pro-
duce smile on the countenances Of all the
old dowager ladies' in Europe; but which our
Connecticut friend, who owes his appointment
to the intercession of Mr.. Truman Smith, will
no more comprehend than the French and Ger
man languages spoken at the Court OF Vienna.
The only excuse Of Mr.. McCurdy viii be that
the German spoken at Vienna is not easily un>
derstood in Berlin, nor the Austrian French in
the French metropolis 1t would nevertheless,
have been better had the President appointed
gentleman of some diplomatic tact and experi-
ence in his place. In dealing with such pow
er as Austria il is better TO avoid every opportu-
nifty o. being insulted, as there is no means of
redressing the injury except by similar insult.
which is unworthy of great nation.
LIE DIABLE BoITEUx.
"GIvE ME BID, gentlemen-some one