The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-07-01
From the National Era.

ivueAu ssAo Alo' " AoA OiSl dppOlllt-
ments made by the new admin
'|istration. Some of the appoint
ices, it is understood, will decline.
The names, with some excep-
tons, are those of men hereto@
fore unknown to fame in die DO
litical world, though we hope
they will worthily represent the
people ofthe United States in the
countries to which they are ac-
Icredited. The EDeniagJ Post
remarks, with much aairete that
1.-THE President ''couldhardlyhaye
lchosenan equal number ofprom-
|inelit men, whose absence would
be less seriously felt than those
whose names are on this list.''--
This is rather a left-handed com.
lpliment. n .s5
We are pleased to see that the
press is speaking out on the SUBJ
ject Of this servility and flunkey-
ism displayed by our representa-
hves foreign courts, in corr
forming to the court etiquette
prescribed by despotic. powers.
The court-dress i. a tawdry uni
! form, a relic ola barbaroas age,
which the representatives Of the
sovereignty Of the people will
honor their country more by
ceasing to wear than by its dis
lplay. The appointeesot Of the last
administration exhibited suffi-
cient contempt for the people,
without aping the court-dress of
ef6te and Worn-out monarchies.
INhe Tribune calls upon the
President to'reform all this, and
to issue a strict orderto all our
functionaries abroad, forbidding
them to wear liveries On public,
and official occasions. Such an
order would meet with the plau-
dts of the people, who are justly
proud Of the example of Frank
lin at the French court, in refus-
sing to wearaa prescribed uni
form. Our Government exhibits
republican simplicity at home ~,
the President dresses like any
other citizen-why should not the
same simplicity characterize the
dresses Of our representatives at
foreign courts? Let it be seen
abroad as well as at home that
our officials are dependent upon
their dressfor their influence, and
thus will our country receive the
respect and esteem Of foreigners.
Augusta Belmont, a New York
millionaire, for many years and
even now the Austrian Consul
General for the United States,
land American Agent for the
RothsGhiIds, has been appointed
Charge d'Affairs to the Nether-
lands by President Pierce. We
take it that this appointment will
not find much favor with our
party. Our government should
send abroad representatives Of
The Franklin, Adams and Jefer-
son school, to whom money and
social position were nothing CONF
pared with the National interests
and honor. Mr.. Belmont may be
very acceptable to European
rulers and aristocrats, butto Re-
publican Americans he will be
looked upon as not exactly the
man to fill that or any other such
place. - Defiance Democrat go9
AM. Holhbaugb, editor ofthe
Napoleon HsNorth West,'' has
been appointed Postmaster at
that place. We wish that the fees
were ten times greater than they
are, that our neighbor might get
something phdtter than honor
out ofthe office. DJiaace Dem.
Not a single Whigis returned
from Virginia to Congress at the
recent election in May. In the
last delegation there were two
Wings. .AA''sa stisssi1 ,.loil
| 0r Andrew Morrison, ofWashiugton
city, shot his wife, Fanny, and dry