New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25
REPRESENTATION ABROAD.

The Netoayk Daily Adrertiser, in crtcisDg our article
of Friday, on our foreign missions, says;
"I it is apparen, that the American Ministers abroad
as GOOD a. those home, and constitute the whole "a
yerable specimen of the American what reason is
there for complaint What would you have the servant
better than the master That such is the fact is too PLAIN
to need enforcement 1.-THE agents Of the United States
abroad have done little body il was because there
little probably 10 be done That is not the misfortune but
the feCit, O our situation Have they not maintained the
dignity Of the Republic No evidence has been published
OF delinquency IN this respect
That our foreign Ministers have maintained the dig
nifty of the Republic is precisely what we contest. In
Fennimore CoOper's work England there is an ex-
tremey interesting example on that head which proves
they do not sustain the dignity Of the Republic. That
they do not do so has escaped the acumen OF Lord
Brougham, who asked Mr. Cooper what was the reason
that the American Ministers had nothing distinctive in
their opinions from the monarehs Of Europe If there
be any greater evidence Of the snoband-funkey part
which they have played We should like to know it.
They have as general rule, ignored or despsed oer-
aism in their public speeches, in order TO please the
functonares and fashienabes who live upon the sweat
OF betrayed peoples They have gone so far as 10
boast at agricultural dinners OF being descended from
royasts. They have attacked the memories OF the
earliest patriots and reformers of Engand-or exam
pie of Wat Tler-n order to please the servie trades
men who live chiefly on Court patronage. They have
discountenanced the best and nOblest efforts of the
radical reformers of this century. Mr.. McLane for
example, was addressed upon his leaving England, in
this manner. BIZ the illustrous Joseph Hume; Hope
Mr.. McLane, if you should return to England, you
Twill find il under a Constitutional Government such
" As your own" "I hope not" replied the RePresen-
tstiye of American Democracy. This aneedote was
published with an exultant editorial in the London
Court JoRrnGl-a paper supported by the nobility with
broad acres or living upon the public plumber in Wha
ever way; and il was made also staple argument o.
By all the English Liberal press, that the Americans
themselves did not consider EDslishmen &. for Re-
pubHesn Government, and that the Constitutional Gov
eminent (socaled because there is no Consttuton) OF
FL gland is the best for her
The men who 90 to represent US abroad are permea'
ted with English ideas as thoroughly as the bones OF p
fed on madden for several years are with red Ihey I'VE
in dread of violating the staggering British standard oil
good taste and accordingly attend many festivals every
wear where that model of such good TASTE God save the
Queen" is sung BY the whole company standing Grim
son in the face, with enthusiasm, while they below like
mad bulls such refined sentiments as the following
Confound their knsosh tricks-applied to all nations
who NAV have dispute with Her Sacred Majesty; and
when the American Minister joins in that beluPO Ohei
nations be is sppsuded in the Sacredm-je'Sc newsPa'