The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-09

The seorn. Indignation and disgust. which The Amer-
can people felt The appointment OF the more than noio
oas JAMES Watson Webb. as charge daiaresto Vienna.
were mingled with deTsye smile. rather mock ing
laughter a the peep,ale haste with which he hurried
on board The st and fastest ship thai could carry him
from the Americas shore That friend Of Taylor and ia
vone o. Layton ielt that there was an enemy in his
rear whose tire he could avoid far ras ony bv ihs
swiftness OF his heels Nothing 6ut ignobe Aight eond
save him iron being oseriaken BY the writ OF ne great
which we trust Will be issued against him by the Amer
can Senate II Webb, however. be the dplomate Nsns
OF the administration. Leleher cannot aspire 10 h. s
diplomatic EuTyaus
Ii is now, we believe some five or six months
Mr. Letcher was appointed minister TO Mexico To make
room for this favoriie pet OF Governor Cruenden Mr
Clifford, the abest and most popular minister who has
AS governor OF Kentucky. Mr. Leteher had sgnalized
his administration by refusing TO pay interest the
bonds OF Kentucky held by the board OF education
This attempt 10 despoil the children OF Kentucky OF
fund which had been sacredy apart for their educa
ton, although II may have been recommendation Of
Mr. Letcher TO the enlightened administration at Wash
present convention. which has declared that fund inyo
liable Kentucky, therefore, secured against the Bao
tian administration OF second Letcher
This newly appointed minister has made two trips ic
Washington, for the ostensble purpose Of receiving in
strucons Were these repeated journeys necessary be-
cause OF Mr. Claytons inability 10 give instructions, OF
because OF Mr. Leichers ncapacty 10 understand them
la the time, the minister's salary, al the rate OF
nearly thirty dollars day, has accrued from the date Of
his commission. What service has he rendered during
that period for the large pay which he has put into hs
pocket Has he devoted his time TO learning the Spanish
language. of which he knows about much OF the
Chinese II so, his lessons have been exorbtanily
costly to the government and fear OF little profit 70
himself II the people are to pay nearly thirty dollars
day until Mr. Letcher learns TO speak Spanish,
ture to predict that his education will not be finished
during the term of General Taylors service, and that
will be the most expensive school that
settled by too ndugent parent Did the fear Of the
yonao Vera Cruz deter dpomatst from taking his
departure during the summer solstce' We trusted that
the weather had long since become cool enough
BILE his exceency to traveiwhout danger detrent
his precious health. We had ventured in own mind
TO suppose, that minister would find thai weather
too warm in which TO travel which farmers had
deemed cold enough to justify them in killing their hogs
II the weather will pork, it surely njure the
health OF the plenipoteniary.
"Swift Webb slow as Letcher," will become a
proveb with the historian who shall record the antas-
tic tricks" by which Clayton has reduced diplomacy
10 farce. Our minister TO Mexico will never, like
Achilles be wounded in the heels; for, ii we may Judge
from his immo5ity, he has in which TO be wound
ed AT any rate, he takes very good not to SHOW
them Even il Congress were TO vote him pair oil
spurs, fear that his journey to Mexico would still
drag at each remove its lenghenng chain " and distant
fear, is the day when this heelless dplomast will
gaze on the cathedrals Of the capital OF the Aztecs