Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-30
Noe E:xact.Y .eight

70 W11id be foolish we presume, t. look for abso-
Tue perfeehen in the workings Of any human sys-
en- and we suppose. the best thing we
IAN do. to take hiass We find them, and set the
I'D against the evil aud if the good dependencies,
hen let rs he thankful
The system of publicity whiehe.at aches to every
sovernm ntal ac, in the United States. diplomacy
not excepted, is. think in the main right and
proper because is but fair that the people, the re-
Al severe gns, should be kept fully apprzod Of The
hc act~ of theirpublic servants; but it cannot he
denied. that it has evil reSults-more especial
Iy affecting the diplomacy of the country and that
it certainly tends to give sort of ad cGptandum
character to "hcal communications to other gov
ernmeus. since such communications. being invaria-
bly, published, seem a much designed to gain popu
Iarity and applause in the nome market, as oper
a e upon the foreign government, governments to
which they addressed.
An pxribitinn partaking ofIhs character, but GER
tainly much less excu,abe. has recently been made
~ M. Everett. Ex-Secretary of State. During the
time when Mr. Everett, was in Office the British and
Pr nch governments hddre -sed communication TO
h government of the United States. inviting this
ounry to join in a -parte guarantee of the Island
of Cuba to Spain. pledging the contracting parties
to become posses ed of that Island. Mr. Ever
etts reply to that communication able conclu-
siye, and eminently American in it's tone, setting
forth the which Influenced this country in
declining to accept the proposal showing that the
future of the Island of Cuba purely Ameri-
question not to be entanged bound up with
European alliances. AMI demonstrating the abSur-
dty of endesvoring to CHECK circumscrbe. for all
nation in its own hemisphere. Fe State papers
of any kind experienced marked
more deservedly favorable reception from the press
and from the country; it was complimented by po-
l'tica opponents in the Senate-among The resi- by
General Cass and other leading Democrats and
few felt, and expressed. dissent from the gen.
eral fat of appreciation SO far, in this matter, Mr.
Everett had done himself credit, and nothing but
credit and might f rly have been contented to rest
upon his laurels. But unfortunately the possession
of even the highest abilities affords no safeguard
against the vanity excited by general commenda
ton. and of this weakness Mr.. Everetts subsequent
course, recently developed presents a melancholy
instance. note of Instructions from Lord John
Russell the British Secretary of Foreign Affairs
the British Minister at Washington, in rel tion to
this matter, has recently been made public. In that
document the British Minister endeavors to contro-
vert some of the arguments embodied in the com
munication of the american Minister, and this in
strictly diplomatic language. Of course, these in
structIons the equivalent of them were intended
to be laid before the American Stale Department,
the communication from which they a
reply, and it for that Department to furnish
answer if any was deemed necessary
But it seems that Mr. Everett either thinking that
We. : Il private individual. bound to attend to
SKATERS of which the present Secretary. MIR. Marcy,
not capable or surprising that the official COM
mun'cations of Secretary Everett required the addi
iona bolsterng up of Mr. EVerett the private cti-
en-, jumps out in the papers with long reply to
Lord John RUSSELL the unques lone ability of which
cannot hide the bad taste of an Cabinet Minister
eking his official life by private communications
-furestalling as far as he could the official action
of the Department. assuming to himself sort Of
diplomatic perpeuty and regarding the official re-
iuions with foreign governments of the depar tment
over which he presided as his personal relations to
he personally maintained by himself after the expi-
ration of his official service. 1t is for any
gentleman TO suppose that, because he has been
secretary of State for four months he is to be
garded as a quasi Secretary all time to come
Verify, ten men can bear censure where one cannot
bear praise and of this MIR. Everett is example.
Feg~ We hear great fuss about Offices and dvis
IONS etc, in the Democratic Tarty; and about
3laimS negl cteh. and opposition to the President
aud that; yet from whom do these noises anC
pitts and fuses come? Do they originate with thu
men of the Democratic party-these who have al
WAYS served and always expect to serve it; those
from whom. if from any, some complaint might have
been excused. from men whose position and ser
y'eos might have led them TO hope for and reasona
bly, expect the CHEST position in the gift of tn
party, or of the American people Has Cass o
Douglas Buchanan or any other man of real ant
intrinsic strength. come out to join this faction
route Has any Of them put himself upon thi
Or that nd c0ptandum issue Has any of then
Irawled about Pacific Railroads. public land dis
frjbntions executive appointments? Not bit O
it few intriguing politicians-the creatures O
circumstances, and circumstances alone humbu
Neutral ma yazne, called Putman's, which, with it
proprietor. is deeply implicated in the speculation
Of the New York Crystal Palace humbug for whic
furnishes the catalogues. form. with small corp
re kIesS opposition journals, the whole 'yeIF
- cry" which assails the President, and ask
~ nr~-r-lcy upon this and upon that Fools! ID
y suppose tn''-- the President has nothing to d
hur To lie caterhsed- y c-5stal Palace humbugs
On they think HAT. for their accommodation, he
. RnessalI his official communications TO the onl
constitutional body qualified receive them tits
great world All sorts Of men talk about the polio
If the administration. when they knew, that, SO fa
as measures are concerned, the administration Ca