Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-09

JACKSoNIAN NERVE NEEDEn.-Thcrc appcars
to he an almost universal dissatisfaction with
the conduct Of the President in reference t.
foreign appointments. Tine character of some
OF those appointments is very lcarlcssly and
generally i%mpugned, but that which %cxcitcs
most c"nsurc is the very evident want ufncrvc
and Scli-rcliancc ON the part of President
Pierce. The France and China missions are
eases in point. The former is not yet made,
only because the President cannot muster
courage to carry out what is well known To
have been his original intention, and is gene
rally believed also t. have been confirmed hv
II personal promise t. Mr.. Dix. On this sub
jcct the following cmincntly Just remarks
appear IN the toHri'r dnd Enguircr :-
1t isa little singular that the Union should off
clally announce the appointment of Hon. X. j.
Walker t" the Chimes mission At the very time
when it first become, known that he has declined it,
and is about To engage in undertakings the very OPP
l"Sltc "i diplomatic cmpluymcutS. Mr., Walker has
no design Whatever of going Ia China. The state of
his health and the imhrcility of the Government, as
evincrd in it. failure to furnish him any suitable
means of conveyance, alike preclude his departure
upon that Mission. We learn, however, that Mr..
Walker will bring hi admitted talent, to bear for
the Interests of the country in a different sphere,
but IN a not les, effective hammer.
We cannot but regret that every petty diplomatic
appointment should have horu made a - question:
worthy OF Cabinet dclibrratiuu, and that, after all,
the two principal vacancies, ~cNi-tlAG at the time this
list was made out, should have been left untitled.
The post of American Minister in Fran eco, at the
most important period of European polite, since
''cn. 'aSS by a bold stroke Il genius and policy de-
icatrd the %quiutuplc treaty, is still suffered to re-
mann untcuautci. The positive promise Of the ma.
tlonal executive to ton. DiN is yet uurcdccmcd, aud
the reported appointment At DR.. Calhoun, "a, Score
tary OF the same legation, iucuugruous Il, it seems,
Is neither confirmed nor coutrudIctcl.
thin well understood constitutional limitations.
the President OF the United states j. the executive
E"vcrn"r, the monarch Of the Republic. and In,
word should Ice more sacred than that Of Kings ha.
heretofore been, lie, ar least, should not let ., |
dare not, wait upon would, - but with a stately
energy that under all circumstances forces respect.
Sh"9ld march forward 20 tine accomplishment of hi,
lErro'rS.-Nc care not whether Gen. Dix or DR.
calhoun he appointed or both, or neither, but Wc
call upon the Chief Magistrate of the country. and
ms appropriate constitutional advisers in the cast.
To act am r%inativcly and promptly in flliu. ttE mis-
SION. Fhc country believe that that duty ha, been
neglected up to this time because General Pierce and
d"Ncrnor Marcy had not the Jacksoninu'ncryc re-
IIisitc to carry out their original rurpu,c. What
ever tho fact may he, .iN month, uI iu,lrci,,ou ba,c
given countcnance Ia tine Suspicion and have Llourbt
tht -ldmlultllt'na int ~ rcnllc