New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-25
MONDAY MORNING, JULY 25. 1853
OUR PEACEFJL RELATIONS NTH
THE TORLD

The New York Herald, in recent progressive
editorial, affects to perceive in the international
matrimonial alliances, past and present between
the corps diplomatique at Washington and our
fair countrywomen, one of the main causes OF the
peaceful relations that have happily existed for
the past twenty years between this country and
the other great powers of the earth,
In support of this proposition, the Herald
cites the rumored dissemination of Don Calderou
de la Bsrca to accept the Portfolio of Secre-
tary of Foreign Affairs at Madrid, that gentle
man having married resident American lady,
of Scotch birth, and the social and domestic
attachments, consequent upon long residence
at Washington, doubtless influencing him. An
other instance is cited in the case of NJ. Alexan-
Dire do Bodisco, the Russian Minister. He, too,
formed an international matrimonial alliance,
marrying Miss Williams, the then reigning belle
Of Georgetown, by whom he has had several
children. To this alliance the Herald is pleased
to attribute the friendly terms upon which we
have ever been with the reigning Autocrat of
all the Russias.
These international domestic alliances are no
doubt productive of an interchange Of good
political relations of this and foreign countries,
but we are not disposed to attach that import
ance to them the Herald affectsto perceive. 1t
is not by matrimonial alliances between the
fairest flowers of this land and resident foreign
ministers at Washington that we are to make
ourselves known abroad, and promote and pre-
serve amicable relations with the other power
full nations of the earth For one, we would
scorn to court friendly relations with any and
all foreign powers through the smiles, and have
it thrown into our teeth that we purchase peace
at the sacrifice and by the REIMBURSEMENT of
the charms Of the women of this free and indie
pendent Republic. The Herald doctrine would
render it q matter of policy on the part of this
Government to entrap all manageable foreign
diplomatic functionari9s at the Capital into an
international matrimonial alliance, and thus
through the influence of the wives upon the hus-
bands preserve amcable relations with their
masters at home As much as we feel indebted
to the ladies of the land We cannot adopt the
bold proposition advanced by the Herald, and
place ourselves under the obligations that paper
seeks to fasten upon us. Every many bosom
in the country will swell with honest indgna-
ton, and every right thinking, high minded
man spurn with contempt the foul impeachment.
Our remarks are not intended to reflect in the
least upon either of the honorable gentlemen
above named. Don Calderon de la Barca stands
high in the estimation of the American people,
as diplomatist of rare talent and excellence,
and with whom this Government has ever been
upon the most friendly terms. His departure
from Washington cannot fail to be regretted by
men of all parties For Mr. Bodisco, the Rus
sian Minister, and Oldest foreign diplomatist at
the capital, in common with the oft repeated
evidences of the nation, we entertain the highest
regard, but, we doubt not, that gentleman
would blush to confess that in his intercourse
with this Government, his official acts have at
all been Influenced by his estimable lady Our
only object in noticing the Herald's article was
to counsel that paper, that when it again in
dulges in its favorite dish of toadyism, not to
and traduce the dignity Of the ma
ton in support of its new tangled propositions.