New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-26
NOT JOLLY, DECIDEDLY!
Just listen to the calculated and unkiud frankness
vbereyih Tie ErcniHg Pos. discusses
4rHE FOnEIGN APPOINTMENTS

THE FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS.
ave are grateful to the President that in making his
lection Il diplomatic representatives, he has weakened the
home force Of the Democratic patty Of the country in the
least possible degree He could hardly have chosen an
equal nun Der Of prominent whose absence would be
less seriously felt than those whose copied yes
tsrday fro the official bulletin We speak especially Of
those whose incubation has been most prolonged.
Instead Of wondering at the tme consumed over these
APPOINTMENTS, marvel rather that selection could
have been made in so short time Of 30 large number
whose Punishment the nation has little reason 70 regret
and who at the time are personally so unexcepona
able There il nO one among them, unless he some OF
those whose names hesrd Of who VIII ever per
nit himself 10 b. picked up drunk in the public streets
while abroad and that saying more than could be said OF
all our foreign representative for many years There are
not MANY believe there are none OF the newly appoint
Cd Ministers who speak any 81 The IN use AZ
the courts to which they sccr ded and the same re-
mark may he made Of the Chsrges with the single excep
lion Of M Belmont but as II has long been customary for
the Government 10 employ men OF one tongue IN The d.
rlcmstc service bOuEd 10 presume that the usag
Is founded upon principle # public policy II NOS
of item talk abroad they do az home tbs lever ian
ousres The Y have a their command the better.
We have long felt that this country hsd little DC aston
for any permanent diplomatic force abroad but as there
must be somemode of satisfying politicians who only serve
their party for pay the best thing that can be done with
Them i to send them where they VIII be out OF the way
and where they may learn something though ihsy carr
rolling For this reason, perhaps the formahhes OF dpO
macy NAV as well be continued, especially H. as in the
present Gaze the lois to the country almost exclusively
a pecBnary enc!
New 1ork las as NIUE cause A. vi
complain Of this system Of honorable Punishment al
mnistered by tbs present Administration for she is re
CURED to supply but Charge:hip to the Hague, an,
two CoDsulsh 10 Cork IN Ireland and the other 4
Honolulu IN the Sandwich Islands. The two first do
paw expenses The last does il the incumbent is carrie,
cui and back at the expense Of the Government.
There is fun mission LEFT which rumOr assigns 70
New Yorker Should that rumor prove correct New Yor
will be charged with about half the diplomatic service
which, according 10 her population she 10 fairly bound
render II this forbearance and apparent partially Of t
plants from any Of her sister States we beg them to
member that she gave the President the largest vote an'
the largest majority that he received from any State 10 tn
Union This fact fairly entities her 10 some consideration
at bis hands and lie ought not TO b. censured Tor takn
roh suitable method q showing that he IS not msensio
OF his obligations.