The republic., 1853-05-28
Correspondence of tho Republic.
BosroN. Nav 25,

mlnlOns we naroly KNOW tndt mere lS SDy 6ucn
place as Washington. You may think strangely
of it, but such s the fact. 1t is certainly a
great merit Of our General Government that it
is so conducted that we are seldom reminded of
its existence. and hardly recognise the seat of
its operations as geographical entity. In
deed, it is matter of establishment to see the
little interest that is felt by the masses in any
governmental movements, State or Federal.
There are State Convention and State Le-
gislature now sitting in this very city. but it
seems to me that only the inveterate readers of
newspapers are at all aware Of it. A while
ago there was personal flare up in the lower
branch of the Legislature that excited some
interest, as such things always do but since
that event know of nothing legislative that
has caused any manner of public emotion.
With regard to the Federal Government,
not much has happened since the fourth of
March to direct our attention to its operations,
and we place little reliance on what we get
from your city in letters or telegraphic de-
spatches. But We are little anxious about
the foreign appointments, as we desire to be de-
dent PIERcE's selections have excited very
great surprise and regret in this meridian
among men of all parties. Wha could have
been worse in policy or diplomacy than the
appointment Of Partisan fop to represent the
yeomanry of New England at the Court of
Spain2 1t was perfectly monstrous. What
could commend such selection to a New
Hampshire Democrat? So the appointment of
Mr.. Senator BoRLAND to Central America 1t
was as bad as the appointment of Mr. SoULE
To be sure it answered one good purpose. 1t
took MIR. BoRLAND from the Senate, where he
has been very great expense 10 the nation
We should think that he occupied about as
much of the time of that body as all the other
Senators together. There was nothing to
which he did not address himself, and he al
ways insisted on the last word, Sometimes
too, it was word and blow with him, wit
ness his assault on Mr.. KENNEDY, of the Cen
sus Bureau, on the floor of the Senate-not
the first pugiisiic encounter in which he had
distinguished himself. If the mission to Cen
trail America involved the idea of long speech
or knockdown argument, Mr.. BoRLAND
would be just the man for it, but, in view of its
actual functions, it is thought in these parts
that he was about the last man in the country
that should have been selected for an import
ant di plomstic station.
With regard to the last batch of alleged ap-
pointments (by telegraph) most of them seem
quite as exceptionabe as those | have already
commented upon. The selection of the asent
of the RorHscHILps, Mr.. AUGUsrE BELMONT,
aslthe Charge to Sardinia, is incredble-abso.
Iutely incredibls. 1t is probably telegra phc
lie. 1t cannot be otherwise. Is Mr.. MEADE
- I'll,
brought his disunionsm to good market.
The 6re-eaters carry the day. And is Mr.
CHARLES Levi WOODBURY. to displace our rep
resen,ative at Copenhagsn2 Well, Mr.. WooD-
BURY is the son of his father, and his name is
LEVI. 1t will suit US Bostonans better to have
him in Denmark than in the Boston custom
house. The dispatches transfer Fay from the
mission to Switzerland to Belgium. If it is
more agreeable residence, ! am glad of it.
Many years have elapsed since have seen
FAY, but he was then kind, warm hearted
gentleman. 1t is said that he has been too
long abroad, and that he has not been sufficiently
attentive to his fellow-countrymen That has
been the fault of his purse and not his heart, if
there is any truth in the charge. A secretary
of legation, living on his pay, cannot well af
tord to be exceedingly hospitable to strangers
Fay owed his first appointment to VAN BUREN,
and has managed to live through several ad-
mnistrations, until he is now about our oldest
foreign representatives singular monument
of sparing mercy. 1t is rumored in the pa =
pers tnat MIR. SHREDDER is to be retained as
our Charge at Stockholm. hope it is true,
for no person can be better qualified for his po-
sition. But it is impossible. The Democracy
will no more tolerate the retention of Mr.. S.
than they would his original appointment by a
Democratic PRECEDENT. The way in which the
famished wolves of party will be bowling about
the State Department in pursuit of this bit of
prey will appal even Governor MARCY, who of
all men is forbidden to deny that the spoils be-
long to the victors.
If Mr.. r. ID. OwKN 10 sent as our Minister
to the Two Sicilies. he will be the third of our
foreign representatives born on the other side
Of the water. SoULE, BELMONT, and OWEN,
for three important missions! 1t would seem
better, as far as these appointments are con-
cernsd, to have been Graded in foreign parts
Young America stands no chance for them
alongside of old Europe. This, however, is
OF a piece with other indications. ! see tha,
the Union is eulogising Russia. 1t is a pity
there is not some clever Russian who can be
prevailed upon to figure in our diplomatic ap
Pointments. II BIssELL, of Illinois, has beg.
gsd the mission to Buenos Ayres he has been
lucky as well as deserving. Union men have
not generally been so successful under the pre-
sent Administration.
1t Is anniversary week here, and the streets
are filled with black coats and white cravats
In the way of news there is nothing stirring
that you will not get by telegraph. hea
(aside) that Mrs. MowArr, the deserved
ly celebrated actress, is passing the summer
at the house of her sister, the wife of THoMP
SON. the artist, who Is now on professional
visit to Italy. Mrs. MowArr is engaged,
am told. in preparing for the press a volume O
memoirs, after the fashion of an autobiography
After the completion of this work, she vii
play series of farewell engagements in tn,
: principal cities of the Union, and next spring
retire to private life. Mrs. MowArr's style il
full OF vivacity, and her stage experience il
this country and in Europe has supplied he
with ample materials for most entertaining
and popular volume.
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