The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-20

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the great esntse Of human STAIRS, whevs property
to the largest amount changes hands, whore men
arrive and depart in multitudes, and where skil-
full and bold American citizen should be- sta tioned
to feel the pslss of the world, a. well as manifest
in his life and conversations the superiority of re-
publican institutions. II would give US no pain to
see man like George Sanders, born and reared
in the heart Of the continent, dispensing the nos-
pitalies Of great station for hs country At Lon.
don; and capitalist and merchants, as we'll A. ma
triots and philanthropiss, could find his aid in
their respective enterprises advantageous. Who
ever Jaw Mr.. Aspin walls household, or felt Mr..
AspinwaiPs weight in any sort of negotiations
And yet the authority OF the whole Union from the
time il was twenty States till now it ha. grown to
be thirty one, has been in hs bands, an tia .ccred
tied agent. He has not even been able to do the
banking business OF our Treasury Depa rtment.
Large sams Tor services are paid over to Barings,
Brothers Co., Engiishmen, and the bankers of
Spain and Rossia, as we'll IA of the United States
we think II - time for this thing to stop; and il
General Scott had been elected President we should
nave advised the Aspinwalis, who are a powerful
moneyed connexion at New York, that at least they
must lind proxy banker to do that business for
our Government and people independently at Lon
don. They are over rich to do nothing but receive
the emolaments of office. There is no end of con-
alterations why We should have a change; but we
do not wish to continue the discussion that point,
There is another point Shall an Old Fogy be put
in the place of Mr.. Aspinwall? We have never
read Thackeray on the advantage of being an Old
Fogy; nor shall we read anybody. We are in ia.
vor of the living, and not Of the departed-of the
vigorous, and not Of the super annuated. There ia
F~~t HI Al
tics than 10 worship the foges. Contemplate the
social fogy; and can leave the pohical fog to the
Imagination. Party is like fashion. and accepts as
its beau-ideal of perfection such fossil the
following: To be popular in private life requires
something like the following conditions. and the
public seems to be approximate The ga me ndard
man to be popular with the irst circles il first to
be gentleman in easy circumstances. He must
have abundance Of leisure, and do as little as pos
siole, and every thing quietly, and without any
appearance of violence haste. He should be a
quiet, easy philosopher, and book man, and a
closet man, perhaps preaching and praying man,
who takes his sober walk morning and evening at
regular hour, and with steady pace, both hands
behind, and an umbrella between them, with lar ge
overshoes to keep their feet warm, CATERS for the
legs, and sPencers and hannels to keep out phthy-
sic and rheumatism. Such man is universally
admired BY the biogrsphers of virtue They. can
discover no happier subject for eulogy; but in the
Affairs Of the world what kind Of figure does such
an Individual cut? In the incessant strip of ex-
istsncs he can take part, because bis period Of
activity past, and mis- ince ntive work is gone.
We mad far more merit. and virtue, and philoso-
pny IN reserving our admiration for the social he J..
roes whose breasts are bare, whose hs nds busy
whose hearts are strong, and whose sympathies
are adjusted TO bis species and his time than for
the dried q nd preserved specimen of humanity We
have set before the reader
we may have occasion to resume remark IA
in consequence of the general tenor of the list of
appointments which is soon to be announced by
the Presdent-the last Of this week. it 10 said The
individual instance We refer to will probably lie
surpassed in others, where in chan gnx the foreign
officers worse fogy will be sent out TO replace the
present, and the young statesmen be overslaughed.
SCRUTATOR.