The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-29

Home Ccrrs:ponds0cs OF the Rspaeiic. Aug. %
cided not to keep his original Intention Of spposHag
Mr. Dix TO the French mission. Hoa Cattisg Of
. IL. so And IL.
quite lhsly to secure It, He In wAshington few
days sI CO. bad conference With the Pre.dsnt rue.
IL understood have intimated that he yin ACCEPT tae
appointment tendersd but Am net able to voueh for
but a. Mr. Marcy did not atteod 1t Is not Likely that
the mission in question was subject Of discussion.
va. not wrong last evening in doubling the story
indsnty said to have been offered him by Lieutenant
Thomas In New Mexico. have since the card pub
shsd Sy the later from which It appears that he in
striking him. Thomas made no ress tAnce at the time.
but subsequently, sent Weghtman challenge, which he
the Major the real facts In the should be kno
here. where he deservedly has 80 many and 60 warm
ffonds.
city contemporary in It's edition Of the oath Inst
fell into several serious errors mistake not In endea
yorng to excuse the Of Messrs John Brown and
d. Homes, In 1851. with reference to tho American
Consulate at Constannope Your contemporary surely
did not intend to do injustice, but must have been
msled BY some interested party.
will probably be little surprise to learn that Mr.
Francis DAnese not acting for absent consul in
1851 but that he the acting United States Consul
recognized by and under the direct orders Of the Depart
men Of State That the attempt Of Messrs Brown and
Homes to drive him of his consulate unqua-
fed act Of official treachery and that 1t consider
ed and condemned by the honorable Secretary Of State Of
the United States who refused to recognise any other
person than Mr. Dainese acting consul and continued
rect gnizng him 80 until he promoted him to full con.
tushp That thu former Consul at Constantinople did
not leave that city leave of absence in the year 1851
leave and returned; and that the consulate re-
manned under Mr. Daineses exclusive direction That Mr.
Danese is not now nor never On Austrian subject
Your contemporary upon inquiry, viii learn thst
il Austrian subject had been holding the Office Of
American Acting Consul in Turkish city tho fact Of his
holding that Office would according to the Laws and usages
OF Turkey place him under the protection Of tho Amer
can flag and therefore the application, by the subordi
mates of the American legation to the Austans would be
ard an acknowledgment of national impotence. Mr..
Websters condemnation of the Of Messrs Brown
and Homes, and his promotion of Mr. Danese, make it
established fact that Brown and Homes acted wrongly
which viii hardly Be denied by one. should suppose
The Hon. Hiram Walbrdge, of New York. is now In this
city and IL 10 understood is about making tr to Cali
ornia prior to the meeting OF Congress- partly for plea
sure but to inform himself with reference to the
condition. and prospects Of that sounty that
he may be able to vote intelgeny next winter when tho
Pacific railroad China steam lines, and other projects
looking to closer union With Pacific possessions
and the development Of with Asia shall
up for. discussion. Mr.. Wabridge is smnently
practical man. and bids fair to make efficient and
full member
Edmund Flagg, Esq, who years since filed the
post Of United States Consul at Venice has been In the
Venice" which will probably DO out in the of two
or three weeks.
J. Il. Durham, . New York democrat, has boon 10.
moved from 81 200 clerkshp in the Sixth Auditors
office, for violation of the rules laid down for the clerks
in that BUREAU. Caleb s. horton, of Indiana Was pro
NOTED to his desk and r f. Queen Of this CITY, WAS ap
pointed to the $500 desk vacated BY Mr.. Horton