Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-06-15
Our New Charges.

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Our New Charges.
Nine of the fourteen Chargeships were
filled last week by the President aud Cabi-
net, according to the Union's semi-ofhclal
announcement. On the whole, these are
quite equal in ability, experience and char
acter to the nine Plenipotentiaries, who are
paid so much better. Let US glance at
them, 'man by man, according to the scrip
Henry Bedinger, of Virginia, is sent to
Denmark. He is respectable man, un-
commonly thick-skulled, Member of the
House from the Virginia District above
Washington, from 1915 to 1851, when he
was run out by C.. j. Faulkner because the
Southern Nullifers had taken advantage of
his simplicity to inveigle him into bitter
opposition to the Compromise, which was
very popular in his District, as in fact in
all Virginia, above tide water. THIS is his
consolation for that disastrous result of his
own stupidity.
Henry R. Jackson, of Georgia. is the
new Charge toAustria. He is brother
in-law of Gov. Cobb, and Union man
the first Southern friend of the Compromise
who has obtained any respectable post
He has not been in Congress.
Auguste Belmont is our States contribu-
ton to the Diplomatic wisdom of the Ma
ton. He goes to the Hague, but there is
nothing to do there, and he will very prop
erly spend his money and sport his title at
the Courts from London to Naples, which
last was the place he had fixed his heart on.
Mr.. B. doesn't like US because we thought
It unfit that he, the agent of Rothchilds, the
Consul General of Austria and the channel
through which Hulseman, on leaving no.
tilted Mr.. Webster that his Government
might be addressed, should take a. conspic-
uous part in furnishing and raising funds
for Pierce's election but the People seem
ed to think otherwise, we bow to their will,
and approve Mr.. Belmont's selection. His
money is as good as any mans land, since
money won the election, it is but fair that
money should have liberal share of the
proceeds. .,-.,
James S. Green, of Missouri, is sent to
New Grenada. Green is another martyr
to Southern Rights, having been run out
of Congress three years since because Of
his bitter hostility to Col. Benton and>his
active sympathy with the Seccssionlsts.--
He tried again last year and was again
beaten. Green is very able man, who
will do credit to his selection, and would
have better graced full Mission than any
two of the men who have obtained such. ~
Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, is sent to
Naples. We are heartily glad of it. He
is not so thoroughly honest man as his
father, the Venerable Robert Owen, of La
nark;' but he is amiable, intelligent, kind
hearted, and, unlike the general run of par
ty hacks, has ideas in his head. He would
serve the Country faithfully il any chance
should occur to serve it at all during his
luxurious four years seryicein the modern
Capua, which, ever since Major Folks vo.
luptuous but discreditable experience there,
has been the sighed for goal of many Dem
ocratic aspirants. Dillaye, Belmont Polk
himself and dozens more longed for this
place.
Richard Kidder Meade, of Virginia, goes,
to Turin. We deeply regretlt. Mr. Meade
is respectable and honest man, OF very
fair talents, but so thoroughly rabid in his
devotion to Slavery that the free circulation
which Uncle Toms Cabin has obtained
among the more intelligent Sardinians will
make his stay at Turin very pugnacious
and unhappy one. AT that CCurt-the last
resting place of quasi Liberalism among the
ancient thrones Of Europe-it is important
that we should have an enlightened, ardent
wide awake Republican, who sees beyond
the fallaclous and insolent ascendency of
Despotism, and has heart and hand for
the cause o. European Democracy, soon to
reassert its nghtful predominance. The
Chargeship to Turin is more important than
most of the full Missions. We regret that
Mr.. Meade had not been sent almost any
where else.
William Fl. Bissell of Illinois is the
Charge to Buenos Ayres--a distant but
now important point where an able and
prompt representative of our Country is re-
quired, and such Mr.. Bissell will prove
himself He is New Hampshire man by
birth Ga clan in luck just now has been
three times chosen to Congress-the second
without opposition, and the third as a stump
candidate, over Wing and the regular
nominee of his party. We can hardly be-
heve that he will now give up his seat for
this Chargeship unless there be some fur
Their inducement than is apparent.
Charles Levi neutrality-suspicious. New
Hampshire boy, son of old Levi-goes to
Bolivia. He was to have been post-mas-
ter at Boston, and this is doubtless shift,
TO give that place 10 some other patriot
The dicker is not at all to MIR. Woodbury's
advantage, and we shall not be surprised if
he declines it. We have no dealings of
consequence with Bolivia, and no more
need Of Charge at its Court than at the
Tongo Islands. Still there must be places,
or how should Patriotism find its reward?
J.J. Seibles, of Alabama, goes to Belgi-
um, live knew anything of this gentle
man. we should not withhold it; yet we are
driven to confess that, up to the time that
his name began TO figure among those of
kindred Office seekers, in Washington dis
patches, we had stumbled on in drear un-
of the existence of ]. ]. Sci.
bles. AS there is no shadow of necessity,
however, for a Charge at Brussels, and
scarcely q chance for ones doing any harm
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