Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-12
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on "nGn we rety, SatlSlylng us that the
probability is now two to one thu & this
gentleman will throw up the mission to
London; He pleads, officially, we take it
for granted, his great indisposition to sx-
change the repose. of Wheatland for the
excitement and labors of the station at
the British Capitol. And further, that
he is most anxious to continue uninter-
rupted, his labor of editing for the press,
his state papers, legislative as well as
administrative. This collection of his
speeches, reports and letters is designed,
we hear from his immediate friends, to
embrace history of the stateman ship of
the administration of James X. Polk.
Though there may be much in these
reasons, they were not sufficient to induce
Mr.. B. originally to refuse the tender of
the present Administration, existing as
they did in quite as much force at that
time. The scale was turned by the
fact that it has been thought prudent at
the White House not to entirely change
the plans upon which the fisheries ques-
ton is at present managed on our part.
Circumstances, very pressing in their
characteristic evident eminent danger of
a collision if the matter failed to be at
once taken in hand-caused it some time
since to be confided to the head of the
State Department, who, with the advice
of MIR. Buchanan, which we apprehend
has been freely sought and cheerfully
given, has brought the negotiation (which
has probably been pressed on this Gov
eminent as one of instant Importance by
England, almost to satisfactory issue;
or at least into condition from which
there can be little doubt that satisfac-
tory agreement will result. Mr.. Buch-
anan concieves that there is not at present
any other question between the two gov
ernments demanding great experience in
the American Minister to England, and as
circumstances render it impolitic for the
public interest to transfer the scene ofthe
current negotiations on this question to
London, he will decline going over. The
readers of the Star we think, may now
write it down settled that he declines.
Who will take the English mission :?
Gentlemen aspirants, don't all speak at
once. Mr.. Disney would probably take
it, or MIR. Sweetser, his late colleague or
MIR. John J. Barbour, Sem, of Virginia );
or Governor A. G. Brown. of Mississippi.
Indeed, there is no lack of Democratic
public men who fancy themselves each
precisely the man to fill the mission to
London. Our announcement will be the
signal inducing them to commence to get
their papers asking the place-ready
to be presented by influential friends as
soon as the President returns Poor man.
he will have hard time of it, in being
forced to listen to fulsome praises of gen
tlemen in this connection, which he will
know to be, every word of them, as untrue
as the back-biting ofall the other aspirants
with which such efforts never fail to be
accompanied.
Mr.. SOULE will remain among his rel
atives and friends in Paris for week or
two, on his way to Madrid. We shall
not be surprised if he then immediat ely
turns his steps towards the Spanish noun
tains of Navarro, where, when a mere
boy, he remained year in the disguise
of shepherd following a shepherd s
calling, having been compelled to flee the
wrath of the then existing Bourbon gov
eminent. How changed his position -
The man who cons the circumstances of
Mr.. Soule's eventful life without realizing
that he possesses even more force of char
acter than genius, is deficient in compre-
hension. r a.s, r.
Mr.. PERRY.-We have reason to believe
that the Administration have formally de-
termined to leave Mr.. Perry, our Secretary
of Legation at Madrid, undisturbed,
though host haveapplied for the position,
backed by proofs without number of the
expenditure of much wind and cash to
secure the election of Franklin Pierce.
They cannot fail to be written down as
ungrateful, as stupid, by each of these
applicants and his friends, for thus pre-
ferring to keep some one at Madrid for