The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-10-18
M. Maray's Diplomatic Circular.

NJ. Naray's Diplomatic Circular.
We have been favored by the New. York
Daay 7fibuAe of the 9Th instant, with gll.
diatorial exhibition highly Interesting and
Instructive"
Our fellow -t,wusman, Mr.. Prescott, has
seen fit to write. and with singular good taste,
20 write upon the very subject with which he
happened to be best acquainted. The pre-
paraton Of his work on the Diplomacy Of the
Pevu!ul,n and his recent diplomatic cxpe
rence in England, have made him well ac
qlrainted with the intercourse of nations, and
though possible inclined to give undue mpor
tance to his subject to rely too much, per-
haps upon the artistic development Of sys.
ten, which in some shape or other must exist,
there can be little question but that in his re-
cent letter to the Hon. A. p. Butler, upon the
diplomatic system Of the United States, his
views are very clear and very Just This let
ter, however, has caught the eye OF the New
York Tribune That Journal is unw ling to
brook the presence of an Intruder upon the
plain of political philosophy. Maddened by
its wild pursuit of impalpable distractions,
every color becomes crimson to its trenzed
vision, and the arena smokes with the energy
of its attack upon this little effort oil our tel-
low-townsman.
Mr.. Trescolt writes upon the suppostion that
society requires organization, not only within
its own structure, but in its Intercourse with
=. other societies and that the more perfect its
organization the more perfectly it taccompliShes
the objects of its efforts. And hence it is that
he would have persons trained TO the service
they are intended to perfurm-he would have
them placed in circumstances of independence
upon personal effort for subsistence 1T foreign
courts and would have States through these
in constant connection with each other, that
they might feel the silent swe!ls and under.
currents of public sentiment.
The Tribune, OH the contrary, would have
no such mac hinery Of international Intercourse
and gives rs his reason that ndviiualism is
/, rising to tile dignity of a social truth" Now
IN the name of common or uncommon sense
what does the Tribune mean by "individual-
ism rising to the dignity of social truth! r
>aut in the event Of individualiSm rising or fall
ing to the dignity of social, or any other
truth, what possible objection does this cons,i!
tute to the organization and establishment Of a
Diplomatic system Does it mean that socie-
ties have advanced to such state that they
can have in:uitive knowledge of each others
wants aud wishes, that they can hold inter
course by visible approachment! That eec.
tric currents of intelligence can pass from sys.
TEN to system, in unbrokcn chains, through
the entire range of humanity? Or does it
mean that the barriers Of distinct societies are
broken down, and that individuals, standing on
a horizontal plan Of absolute equality, can de.
fpand ofa,ature'> chancery a recognition of its
sights, powers and privileges! So far as the
Tribune amuses the world with mere per-
isonal attack upon Mr.. Prescott, we have moth
ing to say about it. We'have little doubt but
that MIR. Trescott will look with as much amusc-
ment as we do, upon the dcxterity and skill
with which it t'sses his performance about {;
but if it makes this the occasion for the utter
ance OF great social truth-if it proposes to
abrogate the complicated social structure at
the South-to do away with the distinctions
eAisti,tg in society, irrespective of the natural
differences which occasion them-to make |
freen.en of slaves, and men Of women-to 10.
more the differences which divide society into |
the rulers and the ruled, and make of it Il min
gied mass of undistingushed clements, it be-
comes our affair, and not the affair of Mr. |
Prescott. Whatever may be the truth or error
of Mr.. Trescotts particular position, that in
teraational intercourse is best effected with in
structed agents, it is for US of the whole South
to bolster and sustain the great truth from which
he starts-that society as it is in fact, society
rs it comes to us from imperfect human nature
and wanting the highest efforts of human in.
telliseace for its direction, and not society as
it exists in the dreamy and distempered fancies
Of northern fanatics, is the thing with which
we have TO do; and from such society it will |
he our constant care to ward awav any such |
impracticabie dogma as that of which, it is to !
be presumed, the Tribune speaks
We are by no means certain, however, that
we have got at the TriJune's meaning. 1t |
may be that Mr.. Trescott has received bloy
which he has no possibility Of resisting, from
lns utter inability to comprehend its force.
Mr.. O'CoNNELL once vanquished an oyster
woman who was thought to be invincible be.
fore. by calling her Il paralIe1ipipodon and
Mr. Trescott, we are apprehensive. must sub.
nit to similar discontinue from hissequal ina
biiity to comprehend the lingo of the New
York TtiJuRe--C Charleston Standard
The EARTHQUAKE At THEBEs-1he follow
ing is the result OF the investigation instituted