The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-29
DipIonancy and Hfelar. fsIiss,

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Diplonaaoy and Bfa5ar aass. 4
Our contemporary Of thu Union newspaper,
now the 'esole organ" Of the Democracy in the
metropolis. recently assailed the whole diplo-
matte corps Of the United States now in Eu
rope, as incompetent and subseryient. rom
this sweeping censure, however. he excepted
Major CAss, who has been permitted BY the
misplaced forbearance of this Administration to
remain at Rome. But our Democratic con-
temporary Of the great central Reviesc of the
party takes different view of Major CAss's
case from that which is presented by the
Union. So far from regarding the major as
the only sound and wholesome limb of the
diplomatic corps, the Revie,o discusses his
merits in a style any thing but complimentary.
We annex SO much of the Revie,o's article on
this subject as is likely to be entertaining:
"There was also the more fragrant delinquency
of Lewis Cas-, jr., at Rome. The instructions of
this young gentleman came from Wing Presi
dent, but were said to give him power on arriving
in Rome torecognise any provisional government;
and to have expressed decided friendship for the
republicans and their cause. He was present dur
ing the existence of the Roman republic He did
worse than nothing He turned his back upon
Maxzini and his friends, whor1 the whole world
admired for their chivalry and patriotism, and
who made the most memorable defence the
Eternal City ever experienced. The siege of Rome
entirely redeemed from reproach and freed from
suspicion the character of the people of Italy; and
yet an American Minister looked on at the agony
of republicans. fighting and dying for freedom.
with an indifference which the British agent nei-
Their felt nor feigned. And the simple discharge of
the most sacred of duties by Mr.. Cass would have
probably determined the controversy Of the people
with the Pope.'
We are fully aware of the desperate attempts
to exc out diplomatic character for Cass, junior,
prior to the Baltimore nomination SO as not to lose
the votes in that body for which Italy was ADAM
doned and betrayed, to be assassnated by French
troops; but they are the most wretched failures.
The convention very properly took no heed Of
them whatever; and the biggest ass that ever
passed the diplomatic pons 0sin0r,sm is impounded
on the other side IN the person of the Minister of
the United States at Rome.''
ssWe have heard something of the saving of
Saint Peters by Minister from the United States
in pssris naturalbus, at midnight. from Mazzini's
Red Republicans, who were bent on blowing the
Cathedral to atoms with gunpowder. That lie was
promptly nailed by Avezzana at New York Then
we bad story of the Protestant religion being
recognised through direct Intervention of the same
functionary, who actually opened chapel within
the walls of the Eternal City. The story was soon
answered by the counter statement that the chapel
was opened and promptly shut up again and inter-
dicted. We do not know how many lives and
liberties of men of all nations said TO have been
preserved by this good for nothing meddler after
the catastrophe which the power of the United
States was then in his hands to avert, but which
he precipitated by his base and proigate court to
the Pope, and by the salIies of indifference with
which he regarded the death-struggle of the glo-
rious defenders of his own protested republican
faith on the walls and ramparts Of the most inter-
esting capital in the world, against assault and
battering cannon, and the explosion of the mines
A feeble handful of martyrs for free government
bled and died of violence for their patriotism and
heroism, while this diiIitani recreant to ali human
sympathy and public duty Ioled about in his live,
ried equipage, his father did at Paris or luxu-
rated in his sumptuous apartments as his father
did at Paris; or walked idly regarding the horrors
at distance in the Pincian promenade
We think that these specimens will serve to
make manifest the entire union of sentiment
between the different branches of the Demo-
cratic party. The Union plasters CAss with
fulsome laudaton. The Reuieac blisters him
with well-deserved censure. m